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GR188 Mount Jouchtas
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Criteria: B2, C6
Coordinates:
35o 15' N
25o 10' E
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Altitude: 130-809 m
Area: 600 ha
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Site Description
A rocky mountain with very steep slopes covered with phrygana, maquis, and olive-groves. Human activities include stock-raising, agriculture and hunting.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (20%, Perennial crops, orchards and groves), Coastline/rocky areas (5%, Inland cliffs), Shrubland (75%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis)
Land use: agriculture (95%), not utilised (5%)
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Protection status
National None International None
480 ha of the IBA are covered by Special Protection Area (SPA) OROS GIOYXTAS(GR4310010).
Birds
This is an important site for species associated with Mediterranean scrub and olive-groves.
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Gyps fulvus Eurasian Griffon | resident | 1996 | 25 | 30 | good | B2, C6
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Conservation issues
The main threats are from hunting and infrastructure development. The area is protected as an important archaeological site. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
burning of vegetation (unknown), disturbance to birds (low), infrastructure (high), recreation/tourism (unknown), unsustainable exploitation (high)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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