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GR057 Mati of Tirnavos
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Criteria: A1, C1
Coordinates:
39o 49' N
22o 17' E
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Altitude: 74-100 m
Area: 500 ha
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Site Description
A spring-fed wetland dominated by reedbeds ( Phragmites ) and surrounded by arable agriculture.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (10%, Arable land; Forestry plantations), Forest (5%, Alluvial and very wet forest), Grassland (20%, Humid grasslands), Shrubland (5%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis), Wetland (65%, Rivers and streams; Standing freshwater; Water fringe vegetation)
Land use: agriculture (20%), fisheries/aquaculture, tourism/recreation (5%), water management (90%)
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Protection status
National None International None
Birds
The site is important for species breeding in reedbeds and passage waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Aythya nyroca.
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel | non-breeding | 1996 | Frequent | average | A1, C1
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Conservation issues
Water abstraction, both groundwater and surface water, for irrigation of crops is a serious threat.
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Threats:
agricultural intensification/expansion (high), aquaculture/fisheries (low), construction/impact of dyke/dam/barrage (unknown), drainage (high), groundwater abstraction (low), recreation/tourism (low), unsustainable exploitation (high)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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