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GR036 Mount Itamos
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Criteria: B2, C6
Coordinates:
40o 8' N
23o 50' E
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Altitude: 0-823 m
Area: 27000 ha
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Site Description
A hilly coastal region dominated at higher altitudes by conifer forest. At lower altitudes there is a mosaic of maquis, small wetlands and olive-groves.
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Habitats: Forest (70%, Native coniferous woodland), Sea/marine area (5%, Sea inlets and coastal features), Shrubland (12%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis)
Land use: agriculture (30%), forestry (70%), tourism/recreation (10%)
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Protection status
National Partial International None
8,500ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Dragounteli N. Marmara/Sithonias Sikeas- Sartis, 8,500ha). Part of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Ktima Karra/N. Marmara, 1,700ha).
Birds
This is an important area for breeding and passage raptors and resident forest species.
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Falco biarmicus Lanner Falcon | resident | 1996 | Rare | unknown | B2, C6
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Conservation issues
Logging of the Pinus nigra forest is a major threat, particularly to large raptors. Other threats include tourism developments along the coast, spreading urbanization, and hunting. A management plan has existed since 1996. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
agricultural intensification/expansion (low), filling-in of wetlands (medium), industrialization/urbanization (medium), recreation/tourism (medium), selective logging/cutting (high), unsustainable exploitation (medium)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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