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GR024 Artzan marshes
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Criteria: A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Coordinates:
41o 1' N
22o 39' E
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Altitude: 25-100 m
Area: 1700 ha
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Site Description
A freshwater lake, marshes and wet meadows 2km north-west of Vafiohori village. The area is divided by a canal. Human activities include arable agriculture, stock-raising, and hunting.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (Arable land), Coastline/rocky areas (Inland cliffs), Forest (Alluvial and very wet forest), Grassland (Humid grasslands), Wetland (Fens, transition mires and springs; Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation)
Land use: agriculture (90%), water management (90%)
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Protection status
National None International None
Birds
This is an important site for passage and wintering waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Haliaeetus albicilla (passage).
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Pelecanus crispus Dalmatian Pelican | passage | 0 | - | - | unknown | A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
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Conservation issues
The site is seriously threatened by construction of a large dam in the marshland which began in 1996. This will flood areas of marsh-land and wet meadows. Other threats include hunting and the expansion of agriculture. A quarry is to reopen at the southern end of the site.
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Threats:
agricultural intensification/expansion (high), burning of vegetation (unknown), construction/impact of dyke/dam/barrage (high), disturbance to birds (high), drainage (high), dredging/canalization (high), infrastructure (high), unsustainable exploitation (high)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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