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GR168 Tilos island
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Criteria: A1, A4ii, B1iii, B2, C1, C2
Coordinates:
36o 25' N
27o 23' E
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Altitude: 0-654 m
Area: 6300 ha
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Site Description
A group of rocky islands dominated by phrygana. Human activities include agriculture, livestock-farming, and fishing.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (30%, Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas; Perennial crops, orchards and groves; Ruderal land), Coastline/rocky areas (20%, Rock stacks and islets; Scree and boulders; Sea cliffs and rocky shores), Sea/marine area (5%, Sea inlets and coastal features), Shrubland (65%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis)
Land use: agriculture (80%), not utilised (10%), tourism/recreation (10%), urban/industrial/transport (5%)
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Protection status
National None International None
6300 ha of the IBA are covered by Special Protection Area (SPA) NISOS TILOS KAI NISIDES: ANTITILOS, PELEKOUSA, GAIDOURONISI, GIAKOUMI, AGIOS ANDREAS, PRASOUDA, NISI(GR4210024).
Birds
This is an important site for resident raptors and species of Mediterranean scrub.
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Larus audouinii Audouin's Gull | resident | 1997 | 18 | 25 | good | A1, C1
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| Falco eleonorae Eleonora's Falcon | breeding | 1996 | 50 | - | average | A4ii, B1iii, B2, C2
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Conservation issues
The main threat is overgrazing. A planned quarry may also pose a serious threat.
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Threats:
agricultural intensification/expansion (high), extraction industry (medium), groundwater abstraction (unknown), infrastructure (medium), recreation/tourism (low), unsustainable exploitation (low)
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Source:
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