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GR055 Elassona area
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Criteria: A1, B2, C1, C6
Coordinates:
39o 52' N
22o 11' E
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Altitude: 400-564 m
Area: 7500 ha
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Site Description
An area of plain south of Elassona. It is dominated by arable agriculture.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (95%, Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas), Shrubland (5%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis)
Land use: agriculture (95%), urban/industrial/transport
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Protection status
National None International None
Birds
The site is important for species associated with arable agriculture.
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel | breeding | 1995 | 49 | 49 | good | A1, B2, C1, C6
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Conservation issues
The main threat is from the intensification of agriculture. The demolition of old buildings is a particular threat to Falco naumanni (`Other' threats).
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Threats:
abandonment/reduction of land management (medium), agricultural intensification/expansion (high), industrialization/urbanization (unknown), other (medium), unsustainable exploitation (unknown)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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