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Åbyfjorden
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code SE0520175)
- Under Habitats Directive
- Since July 2000
- Country: Sweden
- Administrative region: Not available
- Surface area: 11 km2 (1061.00 ha)
- Marine area: 82%
- Located in Boreal and Marine Atlantic biogeographical regions
- It protects 0 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 9 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 1110 | Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time | 1.6 |
| 1130 | Estuaries | 131.5 |
| 1140 | Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide | 7.7 |
| 1160 | Large shallow inlets and bays | 143.7 |
| 1170 | Reefs | 17.2 |
| 1330 | Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) | 18 |
| 4030 | European dry heaths | 10.3 |
| 6270 | Fennoscandian lowland species-rich dry to mesic grasslands | 0.14 |
| 9070 | Fennoscandian wooded pastures | 0.4 |
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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July 2000 |
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January 2005 |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | March 2011 |
| Date of Standard data form update | August 2012 |
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 |
