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GR167 Nisiros island and nearby islets
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Criteria: A4ii, B1iii, B2, B3, C2, C6
Coordinates:
36o 35' N
27o 10' E
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Altitude: 0-698 m
Area: 5325 ha
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Site Description
A volcanic island south of the island of Kos. The island is covered by a mixture of phrygana, maquis and areas of Quercus and Pinus woodland. Half of the islet of Giali is Pinus forest the other half a pumice-stone mine. Human activities include livestock-farming, tourism, and hunting.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (15%, Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas), Coastline/rocky areas (15%, Scree and boulders; Sea cliffs and rocky shores), Forest (5%, Broadleaved deciduous woodland; Broadleaved evergreen woodland; Native coniferous woodland), Sea/marine area (5%, Open Sea; Sea inlets and coastal features), Shrubland (70%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis)
Land use: agriculture (80%), fisheries/aquaculture, not utilised (10%), urban/industrial/transport (10%)
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Protection status
National None International None
Birds
The area is important for migratory species.
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Alectoris chukar Chukar | resident | 1996 | Abundant | average | B2
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| Hieraaetus fasciatus Bonelli's Eagle | resident | 1996 | 2 | - | good | B2
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| Falco eleonorae Eleonora's Falcon | breeding | 1997 | 60 | - | good | A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2
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| Sylvia rueppelli Rueppell's Warbler | breeding | 1996 | Frequent | poor | B3
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| Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar's Bunting | breeding | 1996 | Common | average | B3, C6
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Conservation issues
The main threats to the site are from forest destruction for firewood, pumice-stone mining on Giali, overgrazing, fires set by shepherds, increasing tourism and seasonal hunting. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
abandonment/reduction of land management (low), extraction industry (medium), firewood collection (medium), forest grazing (medium), recreation/tourism (low), unsustainable exploitation (medium)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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