Στοιχεία Τόπου
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Γενικά Στοιχεία
| Όνομα | PERIOCHI CHORTATON (LEFKADA) | ||||||
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| Κατηγορία Τόπου | Βιότοπος NATURA | ||||||
| Κωδικός Τόπου | GR2240002 | ||||||
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| Διοικητική Υποδιαίρεση | Νομός Λευκάδος | ||||||
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| Συνολική Έκταση (ha) | 1255.59 | ||||||
| Χερσαία Έκταση (ha) | 1255.59 | ||||||
| Συνολική Περίμετρος (km) | 15.4 | ||||||
| Μέγιστο Υψόμετρο (m) | 1160.0 | ||||||
| Ελάχιστο Υψόμετρο (m) | 257.0 | ||||||
| Ένταξη στο Υπάρχον Θεσμικό Πλαίσιο |
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Χαρακτηριστικά
Αξίες
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| Κοινωνικοοικονομική/πολιτιστική Αξία |
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| Αισθητική Αξία |
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| Σχόλιο για τις αξίες | The significance of this site is based on the presence of some floristically and biogeographically important elements. Among them are several Ionian or Greek endemic taxa already listed but also two species of the attractive and biogeographically important genus Paeonia, which is rare in Greece namely: P. mascula subsp. russi and P. peregrina. The area of our site is the northwestern end of the distribution range of P. mascula subsp. russi and the southern corresponding one for P. peregrina. It is worthnoting that Lefkada is the only site in Greece where the distribution ranges of two Paeonia species overlap. Consequently this site should be considered as "living" and remarkable evidence, possibly suggesting that Central Greece was an area where different phytogeographical elements met each other. Distribution patterns like these are very important as they help us to understand the richness and diversity of the Greek flora. The limited number of taxa known to occur in this site does not necessarily represent the diversity of its fauna. Additional research will provide a more complete picture of the site’s fauna. For the time being, only some non-bird vertebrate taxa evaluated as Other Important Species are given (see section 3.3). All these species are protected by the Bern Convention and are therefore marked with motivation C. The lizard Ablepharus kitaibelii, being evaluated by the CORINE-Biotopes Project, receives the motivation D. The same motivation has been given to the lacertid lizard Algyroides nigropunctatus and the colubrid snake Coluber gemonensis since they are both Balkan endemics and mentioned in the Greek Presidential Decree 67/1981. The invertebrate species Zerynthia polyxena (section 3.3, motivation C) is protected by the Bern Convention. |
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| Τρωτότητα | Today vineyards and other related agricultural activities have been restricted but the opposite seems to be the case with the raising of stock. As it is well known that stock raising affects flora and vegetation in different ways (overgrazing, firing the land to encourage the growth of pastures, construction of new roads to facilitate transportation etc.). The construction of new roads very often takes place without any environmental study which in this case could be catastrophic for the rare small, localized and reproducing paeony populations. In addition, the development of a mountain road network may promote the establishment of quarrying in the area which is another danger for specialized plant species and communities. Stock farming, hunting and shooting are also activities which threaten the fauna of this site and its broader mountain area. For the time being, the recorded snakes are probably safe, but the rare vultures and other avifauna are exposed to illegal hunting. |
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