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GR139 Mount Olympos, Lesvos
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Criteria: A3, B3, C2, C6
Coordinates:
39o 5' N
26o 20' E
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Altitude: 50-968 m
Area: 15000 ha
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Site Description
The top of the mountain is unvegetated. Below this is a band of mixed Pinus and Castanea woodland, with olive-groves in the lowland area. Human activities include livestock-farming, forestry and quarrying.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (20%, Forestry plantations; Perennial crops, orchards and groves), Coastline/rocky areas (5%, Inland cliffs), Forest (80%, Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Mixed woodland; Native coniferous woodland)
Land use: agriculture (40%), forestry (10%), not utilised (35%), tourism/recreation (5%), urban/industrial/transport (10%)
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Protection status
National Partial International None
Part of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Koutra- Chorafi Agrias- Chorafelia/Agiasou Lesv, 700ha). Part of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Plati/Asomaton- Sikounta- Mychou).
Birds
This is an important site for species typical of Pinus forest and non-intensive olive groves. Breeding birds include six of the 21 species in Europe that are restricted (when breeding) to the Mediterranean biome.
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| Dendrocopos medius Middle Spotted Woodpecker | resident | 1996 | Frequent | good | C6
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| Oenanthe hispanica Black-eared Wheatear | breeding | 1996 | Frequent | good | A3
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| Sitta krueperi Krueper's Nuthatch | resident | 1996 | 30 | 50 | good | A3, B3, C2, C6
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| Sitta neumayer Western Rock-nuthatch | resident | 1996 | Uncommon | good | A3
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| Sylvia melanocephala Sardinian Warbler | resident | 1996 | Common | good | A3
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| Sylvia cantillans Subalpine Warbler | breeding | 1996 | Common | good | A3
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| Emberiza melanocephala Black-headed Bunting | breeding | 1996 | Frequent | good | A3
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Conservation issues
Threats include fires, forestry operations, overgrazing and road building. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
burning of vegetation (high), disturbance to birds (low), firewood collection (medium), selective logging/cutting (medium), unsustainable exploitation (low)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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