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Serra da Tronqueira / Planalto dos Graminhais
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code PTMIG0024)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 CET 2012
- Country: Portugal
- Administrative region: Região Autónoma dos Açores (PT20)
- Surface area: 20 km2 (2010.63 ha)
- Marine area: 0%
- Located in Macaronesia biogeographical region
- It protects 17 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 6 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Species
List
Gallery
Species summary
Nature directives' species in this site (17)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Birds | 8 |
| Ferns | 3 |
| Flowering Plants | 6 |
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 4050 | Endemic macaronesian heaths | 547.847 |
| 6180 | Macaronesian mesophile grasslands | 346.055 |
| 7120 | Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration | 16.0032 |
| 7130 | Blanket bogs (* if active bog) | 204.038 |
| 91D0 | Bog woodland | 97.02 |
| 9360 | Macaronesian laurel forests (Laurus, Ocotea) | 265.044 |
Designation information
NATURA 2000 is the ecological network for the conservation of wild animals and plant
species and natural habitats of Community importance within the Union. It consists of
sites classified under the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive (the Nature Directives).
NATURA 2000 site under
| Birds Directive 2009/147/EC (SPA) |
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| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 CET 2012 |
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Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 CET 2013 |
| Date of Standard data form update | Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 CET 2015 |
Other resources
| Natura 2000 map viewer | Interactive map designed for showing and querying Natura 2000 sites. Other information such as Nationally designated areas and LIFE projects are also available. |
| Protected planet map viewer | Interactive map showing the World Database on Protected Areas |
| European protected sites map viewer | Simple interactive map showing Natura 2000 sites and Nationally designated areas |
| Data download | The Natura 2000 dataset is available from the European Environment Agency website |
