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GR099 Kotychi lagoon
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Criteria: A1, A4i, B1i, C1, C2
Coordinates:
38o 0' N
21o 18' E
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Altitude: 0-2 m
Area: 2700 ha
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Site Description
A small brackish lagoon separated from the sea by dunes and surrounded by patches of saltmarsh and agricultural land. Human activities include aquaculture, agriculture, and tourism.
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Habitats: Artificial landscapes (14%, Arable land; Other urban and industrial areas), Forest (21%, Native coniferous woodland), Shrubland (20%, Sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis), Wetland (45%, Coastal lagoons; Fens, transition mires and springs; Salt marshes; Sand dunes and beaches; Water fringe vegetation)
Land use: agriculture (40%), fisheries/aquaculture (20%), tourism/recreation (15%), urban/industrial/transport (5%), water management (20%)
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Protection status
National None International Partial
Part of IBA covered by Ramsar Site (Kotychi Lagoon, 3,700 ha).
2351 ha of the IBA are covered by Special Protection Area (SPA) LIMNOTHALASSA KOTHYCI - ALYKI LECHENON(GR2330009).
Birds
The site is important for breeding, passage and wintering waterbirds. Species of global conservation concern that do not meet IBA criteria: Pelecanus crispus (5- 11 non-breeding individuals), Aythya nyroca (passage).
| Species | Season | Year | Min | Max | Acc | Criteria |
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| Falco naumanni Lesser Kestrel | breeding | 0 | 6 | 10 | unknown | A1, C1
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| Egretta garzetta Little Egret | passage | 0 | 500 | 1000 | unknown | A4i, B1i, C2
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| Casmerodius albus Great Egret | winter | 1996 | 40 | 120 | good | A4i, B1i, C2
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| Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis | passage | 0 | 200 | 500 | unknown | A4i, B1i, C2
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Conservation issues
Hunting is a serious problem, despite a partial prohibition. Additional threats are from aquaculture, road construction and tourism development. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
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Threats:
agricultural intensification/expansion (medium), aquaculture/fisheries (medium), forest grazing (unknown), infrastructure (medium), recreation/tourism (medium), unsustainable exploitation (high)
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Source:
Copyright © Hellenic Ornithological Society
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