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The quality and importance of the site result from the following elements:1)The island of Kasos is very important for the avifauna of Greece. It is designated as Important Bird Area in Europe. Moreover, it is very important for its invertebrate subfossils (especially terrestrial molluscs subfossils). 2) The small island of Armathia is of great aesthetic value. Also, there is remarkable regeneration of Juniperus phoenicea, which means that the ecosystem follows an upgrade process and it must be protected. 3) In the small island of Armathia as well as in the most of the islets, the human impact is very restricted nowadays. 4) In addition to the included in Annex II animal species, there are many other rare and endemic species of plants and animals. 5) In general terms, the whole of the site is of great aesthetic value featuring also a variety of habitat types remarkable for their representativity as well as for their conservation status.OTHER IMPORTANT SPECIES IN WITH MOTIVATION DReptiles: The reptiles Cyrtodactylus kotschyi and Telescopus fallax pallidus are protected by the Greek Law (Presidential Decree 67/81). The species Telescopus fallax pallidus and Ablepharous kitaibellii fabichi are included IV Annex of the Directive 92/43/EEC. Plants: The species Arenaria fragilima, Astragalus austro-aegaeus, Campanula delicatula, Centaurea aegialophila, Nigella carpatha, Dianthus fruticosus carpathus, Phlomis flocosa, Phlomis pichleri, Salsola carpatha and Staehelina fruticosa are all protected by the Greek Law (Presidential Decree 67/81). Moreover the following endemic species are included in the IUCN Red Data List (1993) in the category of threatened plants: Phlomis pichleri, Salsola carpatha, Staehelina fruticosa, Dianthus fruticosus ssp. carpathus and Nigella carpatha are included 1993 (Greece, World) and 1988 (Europe) with the characterization «Rare». The following species are included in the IUCN Red Data List (1993) in the category of threatened plants: Hymenolobus procumbens (indeterminate), Pteris vittata (rare), Campanula delicatula (rare), Zygophyllum album (rare), Centaurea aegialophila (vulnerable), Leontice leontopetalum ssp. leontopetalum (endangered) Centaurea aegialophila is also included in the CORINE biotopes checklist of threatened plants. The following species are protected by the Greek Law (Presidential Decree 67/81) and are included in the IUCN Red Data List (1993) in the category of threatened plants:Noaea mucronata (rare), Papaver nigrotinctum (=Papaver argemone ssp. nigrotinctum) (rare), Carlina sitiensis (rare), Dianthus cinnamoneus (rare), Nigella fumariifolia (rare). Arum creticum is a species with distribution in Crete and the East Aegean (only in SW Turkey out of Greece). Brassica cretica ssp. aegaea is a chasmophyte with distribution in Greece, SW Anatolia, Mt Carmel. Didesmus aegyptius, an islet specialist, is an east mediterranean element. Lithodora hispidula ssp. hispidula is endemic to East Aegean Islands, Crete and W. Turkey. Trigonella spinosa is an east mediterranean endemic. Poa pelasgis (=Poa sinaica ssp. graeca) is a species with distribution in Greece and in SW Asia.The following orchid species are protected by the CITES Convention (Annex C): Anacamptis pyramidalis, Ophrys bombyliflora, Ophrys tenthredinifera, Orchis sancta.Teucrium brevifolium is an S. Aegean species occuring in Anatolia, Egypt and Libya out of Greece |
