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The quality and importance of the site result from the following elements:1) The site is very important for its terrestrial molluscs subfossils. In particular, there are subfossils of the gastropode Assyriella rechingeri (which in the Greek area is distributed only on the mountain Kali Limni and it is likely to be still alive). 2) The natural environment is of great aesthetic value due to its singular geomorphology (cliffs, screes, chasms etc) and its coniferous woodland. 3) There are many rare and endemic species of plants and animals. Silene holzmanii (included in Annex II of the Directive 92/43/EEC) is a vulnerable Aegean endemic (IUCN 1993) protected by the Bern Convention and by the Greek Law (Presidential Decree 67/81). It is a vicariant chasmophyte found on circa 15 locations in the Aegean. 4) It is the most forested area of Karpathos island. 5) The composition of the rocks (calcareous and siliceous rocks) existing in the site has given rise to a striking combination of calciphile and silicicolous vegetation.NOTE: the population data for Monachus monachus (3.2.c) refer to the coasts of the whole Karpathos and Saria.OTHER IMPORTANT SPECIES WITH MOTIVATION D:1) The amphibian Rana ridibunda is included in the council directive 92/43/EEC (IV). The reptiles Cyrtodactylus kotschyi and Hemidactylus turcicus are protected by the Greek Law (Presidential Decree 67/81) The species Chalcides ocellatus ocellatus is included in Annex IV of the Directive 92/43/EEC and it is protected by the Greek Law (Presidential Decree 67/81).2) The bat Pipistrellus savii is included in in Annex IV of the Directive 92/43/EEC and it is protected by the Greek Law (Presidential Decree 67/81).3) The plant species Arenaria fragilima, Asplenium bourgeaui, Silene ammophila ssp. carpathae, Silene insularis, Origanum vetteri, Campanula carpatha, Crepis tybakiensis and Salsola carpatha are all protected by the Greek Law (Presidential Decree 67/81) and are also included in the IUCN Red List of threatened species (1993, Greece; 1988 Europe; and 1993, World) with the characterization «Rare». The endemic species Campanula laciniata is protected by the Greek Law (Presidential Decree 67/81) and is also included in the IUCN Red List of threatened species (1993, Greece; 1988 Europe; and 1993, World) with the characterization «Indeterminate».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: Campanula delicatula (rare), Dianthus cinnamoneus (rare), Ranunculus ficarioides (rare), Silene macrodonta (rare).The following species are included in the IUCN Red Data List (1993) in the category of threatened plants: Crepis pusilla (rare), Medicago heyniana (rare)Tulipa saxatilis is protected by the Greek Law (Presidential Decree 67/81)Arum creticum is a species with distribution in Crete and the East Aegean (only in SW Turkey out of Greece). Filago aegaea ssp. aristata is a plant with distribution in S. and E. Aegean, the Ionian Islands, Crete and Cyprus. Brassica cretica ssp. aegaea is a chasmophyte with distribution in Greece, SW Anatolia, Mt Carmel. Galium canum ssp. ovatum has distribution in the Cretan area East Aegean Islands and Turkey. Lithodora hispidula ssp. hispidula is endemic to East Aegean Islands, Crete and W. Turkey.The following orchid species are protected by the CITES Convention (Annex C): Ophrys bombyliflora, Barlia robertiana, Ophrys fusca, Orchis provincialis.Teucrium brevifolium is an S. Aegean species occuring in Anatolia, Egypt and Libya out of Greece.Note: The IUCN characterizations given concern the plant’s status in Greece, unless otherwise stated. |
