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GR034 Agios Mamas marsh
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Criteria: A1, B1i, B2, C1, C2
Coordinates:
40o 14' N
23o 20' E
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Altitude: 0-4 m
Area: 633 ha
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Site Description
A small coastal wetland with standing water, sand-dunes, and reedbeds ( Phragmites ).
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Habitats: Wetland (100%, Sand dunes and beaches; Standing brackish and salt water; Water fringe vegetation)
Land use: military, not utilised, tourism/recreation (40%)
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Protection status
National None International None
633 ha of the IBA are covered by Special Protection Area (SPA) LIMNOTHALASSA AGIOY MAMA(GR1270004).
Birds
This is an important location for breeding and passage waders.
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Numenius tenuirostris Slender-billed Curlew | passage | 1987 | 1 | - | good | A1, C1
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| Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt | breeding | 1996 | 70 | 300 | good | B1i, C2
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| Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole | breeding | 1996 | 20 | 50 | average | B1i, B2, C2
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Conservation issues
The main threats are from illegal house construction, filling-in of the wetland and rubbish tipping (`Other' threats). A small part of the wetland is used by the military. The area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
dredging/canalization (low), filling-in of wetlands (medium), industrialization/urbanization (medium), other (low), recreation/tourism (medium), unsustainable exploitation (high)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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