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GR135 Mount Lepetimnos, Lesvos
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Criteria: A1, B1ii, B2, B3, C1, C2, C6
Coordinates:
39o 22' N
26o 12' E
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Altitude: 0-968 m
Area: 9000 ha
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Site Description
A mountain in the north of Lesvos. The vegetation is a mix of dense maquis, oak Quercus woodland, phrygana and olive-groves.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (30%, Perennial crops, orchards and groves), Coastline/rocky areas (10%, Inland cliffs; Rock stacks and islets), Shrubland (45%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis), Wetland (5%, Shingle or stony beaches)
Land use: agriculture (40%), tourism/recreation (15%), urban/industrial/transport (10%)
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Protection status
National None International None
190 ha of the IBA are covered by Special Protection Area (SPA) NISIDES LESVOU (SYMPLEGMA TOMARONISION, KIDONAS, AGIOS GEORGIOS, GLARONISI, KLP)(GR4110009).
Birds
The site is of importance for breeding and passage raptors. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Larus audouinii (non-breeding).
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Dendrocopos medius Middle Spotted Woodpecker | resident | 1996 | Common | good | C6
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| Puffinus yelkouan Yelkouan Shearwater | resident | 1996 | - | 200 | good | B1ii, C2
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| Lanius nubicus Masked Shrike | breeding | 1996 | Uncommon | good | B2
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| Sylvia rueppelli Rueppell's Warbler | breeding | 1996 | Frequent | good | B3
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| Emberiza cineracea Cinereous Bunting | breeding | 1996 | 10 | 20 | good | A1, B2, C1, C2, C6
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Conservation issues
Threats include a developing road network, tourism development and illegal housing development.
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Threats:
construction/impact of dyke/dam/barrage (unknown), groundwater abstraction (unknown), industrialization/urbanization (medium), recreation/tourism (medium), unsustainable exploitation (medium)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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