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GR085 The Agia Dinati and Kokkini Rachi mountains of Kefallinia
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Criteria: C7
Coordinates:
38o 14' N
20o 33' E
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Altitude: 0-1131 m
Area: 20000 ha
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Site Description
An area of low mountains predominantly covered by maquis and phrygana with olive groves at lower altitudes. Human activities include livestock-farming and hunting.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (15%, Perennial crops, orchards and groves), Coastline/rocky areas (5%, Scree and boulders), Forest (10%, Broadleaved evergreen woodland; Native coniferous woodland), Shrubland (70%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis)
Land use: agriculture (80%), not utilised (5%), tourism/recreation (5%), urban/industrial/transport (5%)
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Protection status
National Low International Low
575 ha of IBA covered by National Park (Ainos, 2,862 ha). 1,787 ha of IBA covered by Wildlife Refuge (Vouno Atros/Ag. Nikolaou-Porou, 1,787 ha).
2779 ha of the IBA are covered by Special Protection Area (SPA) ETHNIKOS DRYMOS AINOU(GR2220002).
Birds
The site is important for raptors and a range of passerines associated with a mosaic of forest, scrub and agricultural land.
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Conservation issues
The main threats are from infrastructural developments, hunting and agricultural intensification. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
agricultural intensification/expansion (unknown), forest grazing (medium), industrialization/urbanization (medium), infrastructure (high), recreation/tourism (unknown), unsustainable exploitation (high)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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