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GR063 Farsala area
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Criteria: A1, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6
Coordinates:
39o 17' N
22o 24' E
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Altitude: 100-524 m
Area: 4500 ha
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Site Description
Hills on the southern edge of the Thessalian plain covered with phrygana and arable cultivation.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (25%, Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas), Coastline/rocky areas (10%, Inland cliffs), Shrubland (65%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis)
Land use: agriculture (85%), not utilised (10%), urban/industrial/transport (5%)
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Protection status
National Partial International None
Part of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Patima- Kyra Aposkia/Farsalon, 210ha)
Birds
This is an important site for species associated with scrub and arable land.
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel | breeding | 1995 | 100 | 100 | good | A1, B1iii, B2, C1, C2, C6
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Conservation issues
The main threats are from the intensification of agriculture and hunting. The demolition of old buildings is a particular threat to Falco naumanni (`Other' threats, above).
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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:
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