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EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

The European Topic Centre on Biological Diversity (ETC/BD) is a consortium of nine organisations under a Framework Partnership Agreement with the European Environment Agency

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Revised Pre-scoping Document

for the Natura 2000Seminar at the Alpine Region

Prepared by:

Marita Arvela, Jerome Bailly Maitre, Zelmira Sipkova, Doug Evans, Brian Mac Sharry (MNHN), Mora Aronsson, Martin Tjernberg (SLU), Lubos Halada, Peter Gajdos (ILE-SAS) – ETC/BD Carlos Romao - EEA

ETC/BD task manager: Marita Arvela, [email protected]

Work package no.: 1.2.1.A.3

Date: 18/10/2012

Alpine pre-scoping document

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Contents

1. Background ...................................................................................................... 2

2. General information on the Alpine region ...................................................... 4

3. The Article 17 (conservation status) reporting .............................................. 7

4. How to use Art 17 data in the work towards improving conservation status? ............................................................................................................ 10

4.1. Qualifiers (U2+, U2-, U2=, U1+, U1-. U1= and x) ................................. 10

4.2. Trend information ................................................................................ 10

4.3. Pressures .............................................................................................. 12

4.4. Coverage of the habitat types and species in the Natura 2000 network ............................................................................................................ 13

4.5. How certain parameters can help pointing out possibilities to improve the conservation status? ................................................................ 15

5. Identifying habitat types & species for the Alpine Seminar – preparatory work ................................................................................................................. 17

5.1 Data and method used for the analysis & ranking of species and habitat types and habitat groups .................................................................. 17

5.1.1 Data used for the analysis............................................................ 17

5.1.2 Methods used ................................................................................ 18

5.1.3 Results – ranking of the habitats and species ........................... 22

5.1.4 Results – clustering habitats and species under six habitat groups 24

5.2. Selection of the habitat types and associated species .................... 24

6. Background information sheets for selected 22 habitat types .................. 29

Appendix 1. List of species and habitats types of the Alpine region .......... 118

Appendix 2. Ranking of species & habitat types and habitat groups per Alpine subregion .......................................................................................... 141

Appendix 3. List of threatened habitat types in Bulgaria.............................. 151


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The new Natura 2000 Seminars at the biogeographical level aim to exchange and analyse information on measures necessary to achieving favourable conservation status of species and habitats of Community interest, with special attention to the management and coherence of the Natura 2000network. The seminars involve Member States, key user groups, NGOs and independent experts.

It is important to keep in mind that the Natura 2000 Seminars under discussion are a new process and should not be confused with the biogeographical seminars examining the Member State proposals for SCIs which started in the late 1990s.

The draft Terms of Reference for the new process of Natura 2000 seminars dated 8.4.2011 identifies a pre-scoping phase with the following preparatory work (page 3 and 4):

Background work to identify relevant criteria to focus further analysis and discussions (e.g. focus on species and habitats related to ecosystems that are of special importance or under particular threat for a biogeographical region, focus on the most threatened species and habitats or focus on species and habitats for which response to measures is likely, focus on habitats that provide important ecosystem services,. including in relation to climate change mitigation and adaptation, not to select species and habitats present only in one Member State or where already at favourable conservation status).

Identifying the species and habitat types considered to be priorities for discussion at a seminar, using existing data from the biogeographical region and the Article 17 reporting process, also having regard to the nature sub-target of the new EU biodiversity strategy.

A consultation phase with Member States, Commission and stakeholders to agree which criteria to use and to decide on the species and habitat types or clusters of species or habitat types that will finally be selected. The expert group on Natura 2000 management being the most appropriate forum for this consultation.

NB: The "pre-scoping documents" for Natura 2000 Seminars are developed in two or three stages; at each drafting stage there will be additional information and sections. Draft versions are subsequently expanded and completed to take into account decisions by the Steering Committees of each region.

The pre-scoping document for the Alpine region by the ETC/BD is part of the pre-scoping phase and follows largely the approach developed for the pilot seminar at the Boreal and the Atlantic region. The document is targeted to serve the discussion and planning of the seminar for the Alpine region.

The 1st draft pre-scoping document of 22.6.2012 was prepared to describe the methodology to rank the habitat types and species and to provide some additional information based mainly on the Article 17 data. The 2nd version continued from the work of the 1st draft, adding the results of the selection of the habitat types by the Steering Committee, proposing the associated species to the selected 20 habitats and other additional information using Article 17 data. The current version, the revised pre-scoping document (3rd version) is provided after amendments on habitats’ selection was decided by the Steering Committee on 3.10.2012. The pre-scoping document (3rd version) will contribute to the preparation of the seminar background document which will be drafted by the Commission consultant.


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How to use the information of the pre-scoping document?

The pre-scoping document includes the information that the ETC/BD has collated during the preparatory phase of the Alpine Natura 2000 seminar. It aims

1) at supporting the Member States, DG ENV and the involved stakeholders to make decisions on the habitat groups, habitat types and species to be covered in the Alpine seminar and

2) at giving detailed information using Article 17 and Natura 2000 data on those habitat types and species that the Alpine Steering Committee decided to select for discussion in the seminar. The latter is in the format of background information sheets in the chapter 6 of this document. This information will be included in the Seminar background document as well.

3) at promoting and addressing elements on how to use Article 17 data in the work towards improved conservation status. This is particularly the aim of the chapter 4. For example coverage of Natura 2000 network (N2K coverage) has been added to Appendix 1 to give indications on how big proportion of the habitat types is within the network – this is to help getting ideas whether the needs for actions are rather outside of the network or vice versa. The coverage proportion is given with simple symbols for all habitat types and species. In addition, a “positive trend” is included in the table as this could give ideas about “quick gains” (potential easy improvement of species/habitat status with management measures). This kind of information can potentially be used in later stages while working on the conservation measures.


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The European Union has nine biogeographical regions (map 1), each with its own characteristic blend of vegetation, climate and geology. Working at the biogeographical level makes it easier to discuss conservation of species and habitat types under similar natural conditions across a suite of countries, irrespective of political and administrative boundaries.

The Alpine region includes six of the longest and highest mountain chains within the EU. These include the Alps (in France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Slovenia and outside EU in Switzerland and Monaco), the Apennines (in Italy), the Pyrenees (in Spain, France and Andorra outside the EU), the Scandes (in Finland, Sweden and outside the EU in Norway), the Carpathians (in Slovakia, Poland, Romania and Ukraine outside the EU) and the Bulgarian mountains (Balkan, Rila, Rhodopes, Pirin).

Mountain areas are vulnerable ecosystems, characterized by low productivity, slow response rates and isolation. The Alpine region exhibits a high level of endemism.

Human impacts such as tourism, transportation, infrastructure causing i the fragmentation of biotopes, land-use change and also atmospheric pollution strongly affect many mountain areas with generally negative effects on biodiversity.

Mountains are amongst the regions most sensitive to climate change and some of the most visible indicators of climate change come from mountain areas. Due to climate warming lowland species are expected to move upwards in altitude and highland species may become extinct, as nowhere them to migrate.

Map 1. The biogeographical regions of the European Union (EEA 2009).

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/sites_hab/biogeog_regions/index_en.htm


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Table 1. Natura 2000 sites per biogeographical region

Biogeographical region Area of Natura 2000 sites

per region (km²) Number of

sites

Alpine 143 515 1 908 Atlantic 83 068 3 667 Black sea 6 285 57 Boreal 75 186 7534 Continental 198 784 9 678 Macaronesia 3 838 234 Mediterranean 217 196 3 987 Pannonian 25 206 895 Steppic 7 999 89

Source: Natura 2000 database, end 2011

Figure 1. Total area of Natura 2000 sites in nine biogeographical regions (Natura 2000 database, end 2011)


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Map 2. Natura 2000 sites across the Alpine region

Source: Natura 2000 database, end 2011


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For further information on the Alpine region, please see:

European Commission (2005) Natura 2000 in the Alpine region (characteristics of the region, number of Annex I habitat types and Annex II species compared to other biogeographical regions etc)

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/info/pubs/docs/brochures/nat2000_alpine.pdf

EEA (2003)Europe’s biodiversity – biogeographical regions and seas. Biogeographical regions in Europe.The Alpine region – the mountains of Europe

http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/report_2002_0524_154909 EEA (2010) Europe’s ecological backbone: recognizing the true value of our

mountains. http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/europes-ecological-backbone

Natura 2000 Barometer provides figures for the global Natura 2000 sites (SPAs+ SCIs) which have been obtained by GIS analysis, using the electronic spatialboundaries provided by Member States for each of their sites)

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/barometer/index_en.htm

All Member States are required by the Habitats Directive to monitor habitat types and species of Community interest. Article 17 of the Directive requires that every 6 years Member States prepare reports to be sent to the European Commission on the implementation of the Directive. The Article 17 report for the period 2001-2006is the first reporting period that includes assessments on the conservation status of the habitat types and species of Community interest. The Article 17 reports (http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/article17) cover the habitat types and species across the whole territory of the Member State concerned, not only within Natura 2000 sites.

The Article 17 reports prepared by the Member States have three sections; (i) general information about the implementation of the Habitats Directive, (ii) the assessments of conservation status of species and (iii) for habitats. Conservation status was assessed using a standard methodology to facilitate comparisons between Member States and to allow aggregation to give assessments for biogeographical regions. Conservation status is assessed as being either ‘favourable’ (FV), ‘unfavourable-inadequate’ (U1) and ‘unfavourable-bad’ (U2), based on four parameters as defined in Article 1 of the Directive.

The parameters for habitat types are ‘range’, ‘area covered by the habitat type’, ‘structure and functions’ and ‘future prospects’ and for species they are ‘range’, ‘population’, ‘habitat of species’ and ‘future prospects’. Member States were encouraged to use expert opinions where there was insufficient data to inform judgements. However, where there was great uncertainty it was also possible to report the conservation status as ‘unknown’. The assessments of the four parameters were combined following an agreed method to give an overall assessment of conservation status. The conservation status is assessed separately for each of the biogeographical region occurring in a Member State.

The current reporting period covers the period of 2007-2012. Lessons from the first assessment period have been learnt and taken into account as much as possible and a revised reporting format and guidance document were made available in 2011. The harmonisation process will continue after 2013.

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/info/pubs/docs/brochures/nat2000_alpine.pdf

http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/report_2002_0524_154909

http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/europes-ecological-backbone

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/natura2000/barometer/index_en.htm

http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/article17


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Conservation status of habitat types and species in the Alpine region

Figure 2 shows the percentages of overall assessments of habitat types and species in each class for habitat groups in the Alpine region. The number in brackets shows the number of assessments in each group. The statistics are based on the MS level biogeographical assessments of conservation status. All habitat types and Annex II and IV species are used in the graph1. More details on listing habitats and species in habitats groups can be found in the Appendix I. Some of the habitats or species can be listed in two habitat groups.

Figure 2. Conservation status of habitat types and species in the Alpine region (number of assessments in brackets).

To compare the conservation status of the habitat types and species between different biogeographical and marine regions, please see the Figure 3 and 4 (taken from the EEA Technical report on EU 2010 Biodiversity Baseline).Romania and Bulgaria are not part of the statistics in figures 2-4.

1There are 4 assessments for which no conservation status were reported by Sweden (Gulo gulo, Ursus arctos, Lynx lynx)

thus these are not part of the statistics.

Overall assessment (assessed at MS level) for Habitats and

Species in the ALP region

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Wetlands (303)

Scrubs (162)

Rocks (247)

Grasslands (451)

Freshwater (317)

Forests (496)

FV

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Figure 3. Conservation status of habitat types per biogeographical and marine region

Figure 4. Conservation status of species per biogeographical and marine region


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This chapter explores the use of Article 17 data and in some extent also Natura 2000 data giving ideas on how these data can potentially help in the work to improve the conservation status. However, when interpreting the Article 17 data one must bear in mind the particular data quality problems of the reporting round of 2001-20062.In addition, Romania and Bulgaria are not included in the calculations of this chapter.

4.1. Qualifiers (U2+, U2-, U2=, U1+, U1-. U1= and x)

In the 2001-2006 Article 17 reporting the Member States were given the option to indicate if habitats or species reported as unfavourable-bad or unfavourable-inadequate were at the same time either improving (+), declining (-), stable (=) or not known (x). This was not used systematically between the Member States, so for the Alpine and Atlantic pre-scoping work the qualifiers could not be used. In the Boreal Natura 2000 seminar the qualifiers for the parameter structures & functions could be used to assess the trend in the status of this parameter and combined with the trend of habitat area, it was used to calculate the Criterion C. (see also under sub-section 5.1.2, criterion C for the parameter ‘structure and functions’).

The indication of a change of direction is potentially a very useful way to detect positive developments. For example if the overall conclusion for a species is unfavourable-bad, but improving (U2+), it may give indications that the status can change relatively easily to unfavourable-inadequate if certain actions are taken. Similarly, if qualifiers are used between two reporting rounds, an improvement can be demonstrated within unfavourable status if for example U1- changes to U1+ between two consequent reporting rounds.

In the current reporting round of 2007-2012 and future reporting rounds the qualifiers are expected to be used more systematically as each overall conclusion reported as unfavourable should include the use of qualifier. In addition, use of qualifier is recommended for each parameter. This can add new elements to the preparation of future Natura 2000 seminars too. For example, trend information and qualifier information could be combined: if any of the real trend information or qualifier for a parameter is negative the criterion C (trend) can be considered as negative.

Qualifiers will be exploited in future policy analysis and for the Target 1 of the EU 2020 Biodiversity target.

4.2. Trend information

There are four parameters which include information on trend: ‘range’, ‘population’, ‘habitat for the species’ and ‘area covered by the habitat type’. Trend data can be either stable =, increasing +, decreasing - or unknown x.

When a parameter is reported having unfavourable status and at the same time the trend of this parameter is decreasing, the trend information can help in priority setting of actions to be taken.

2Data quality and completeness http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/article17/chapter2

http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/article17/chapter2


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However, information on range trend is not used in the examples below as range trend is not changing much over six years reporting period. In addition, changes in range area mostly reflect simultaneous changes at the level of population (for species) or habitat area (for habitat).

Habitat types

The Table 2 below shows percentages of the assessments of habitat types with increasing, decreasing, stable and unknown trend of the parameter ‘area covered by the habitat type’ where at the same time the parameter is reported having unfavourable status (either unfavourable bad U2 or inadequate U1). The statistics are based on the assessments provided by the Member States.

Table 2. Habitat types – trend of ‘area covered by the habitat type’

Trend Unfavourable-bad

(U2) Unfavourable-

inadequate (U1) Unfavourable (both U1+U2)

Decreasing - 83.7 62.6 69

Increasing + 0 2 1.4

Stable = 9.3 30.3 24

Unknown X 7 5.1 5.6

The figures indicate that in high proportion of the assessments (around 60-80%) when the parameter is assessed as unfavourable-bad (U2) or unfavourable-inadequate (U1), this is linked to decreasing trend of this parameter. In principle most of the habitat types with unfavourable assessment are in a need of immediate action in order to prevent further decrease of the habitat area. According to the ETC/BD calculations (separate work to the pre-scoping work) for approximately 40% of Member State’s habitats’ assessments with unfavourable conclusion for the area, both components of this parameter (this means trend and difference between the actual area and the favourable reference area) are negative. This indicates that lot of effort will be required, first to stop a decline of the habitat area and then to restore the habitat at favourable status.

Species

Table 3 and 4 show percentages of species assessments with increasing, decreasing, stable and unknown population trend and trend of the habitat for species where the parameters are at unfavourable status. The statistics are based on the assessments provided by Member States.

Table 3. Species - trend for population


(U2) Unfavourable-


Decreasing - 66.7 48.6 56

Increasing + 4.8 10.5 8.1

Stable = 10.3 19.9 16

Unknown X 18.2 21 19.9


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Table 4. Species – trend of habitat for the species


(U2) Unfavourable-


Decreasing - 67.1 70.9 69.9

Increasing + 0 1.7 1.3

Stable = 5.1 15.6 13

Unknown X 27.8 11.8 15.8

The figures in the table 3 and 4 illustrate that most of the unfavourable assessments show decreasing trend and relatively high proportion of trend direction is not even known. Increasing trend is rarely reported and this may indicate that habitat restoration has not yet taken place or it is not possible to say whether restoration has been successful.

In addition to the examples given above, the statistics on trend information support the idea to use negative trend for the priority criteria (the criteria C).

Positive (increasing ) trend

Information on ‘positive trend’ (increasing trend) could give ideas about ‘quick gains’ meaning potential easy improvement of species/habitat status with management measures. This information can potentially be useful when working on the conservation measures. The positive trend information is provided for all habitat types and species in the Appendix 1.

The figures in Appendix 1 were calculated considering habitats and species in any conservation status (regardless whether the status reported by the Member State is unfavourable or favourable or unknown). Positive trends of ‘population’ and ‘habitat for the species’ for species, positive trends of ‘area of the habitat type’ were taken into account. Unfortunately, the qualifier of ‘Structure &functions conclusion’ could not be used for the Alpine region as it was not systematically used by the countries.

4.3. Pressures

The pressure information of Article 17 reports of 2007 cause problems for statistical purposes as the reporting format did not include a classification of pressures in the order of importance and the number of pressures to report was not limited either. Some Member States reported all possible pressures and others just two or three most important ones. Also the list available may have left some level of interpretation on which pressure to use. In addition, climate change did not appear in the list of pressures but it was possible to indicate under the information of ‘reasons for trend’.

The pre-scoping documents for the Boreal and Atlantic region included statistics for pressures per habitat groups, however this is no longer done for other regions due to the problems mentioned above and thus limited value in this exercise (see more on the Pre-scoping document for the Atlantic region dated 27.3.20123).

3http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/env/natura_2000/library?l=/biogeographic_atlantic/pre-

scoping_final/_EN_1.0_&a=i

http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/env/natura_2000/library?l=/biogeographic_atlantic/pre-scoping_final/_EN_1.0_&a=i

http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/env/natura_2000/library?l=/biogeographic_atlantic/pre-scoping_final/_EN_1.0_&a=i


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For the current reporting round the list of pressures and threats has been revised, number of pressures is limited to 20 per assessment and importance must be reported using high-medium-low ranking and the information is expected to improve for each future reporting cycle. Thus the use of pressure information for statistics in the second round of Natura 2000 seminars should be easier once the results of the 2007-2012 reports are available.

4.4. Coverage of the habitat types and species in the Natura

2000 network

Coverage of the Natura 2000 sites was estimated as percentage of habitat area or species distribution covered by the Natura 2000 network.

Ideally this kind of information gives an indication of the importance of site based measures compared to wider countryside measures for each habitat or species. However, the data from the Natura 2000 Standard Data Forms(SDF) varies between different Member States (not systematically updated data, difference in the interpretation of habitat types etc) and habitat types often have an uneven distribution so it is necessary to be very careful with the interpretation of the result of the analysis. In addition, for species only an approximate importance could have been assessed based on the overlap of Article 17 distribution with SCIs. More reliable image of the importance of the network would have been derived from the information on population size which was not available.

Further to the figures below, an analysis was made covering all habitat types and species of the Alpine region and using symbols indicating how many % of habitat area/species’ distribution are within SCIs: ● = 0-50 %, ●● = 51-75 % and ●●● = 76-100 % (see the column “N2K coverage” in the table of the Appendix).These symbols give a rough indication on how much of the habitat area or species distribution are covered by the Natura 2000 network.

Method used

The method used to estimate the coverage in the Natura 2000 network is different between habitat types and species due to the available data quality.

For habitat types the area of the habitat types in the sites indicated in the SDF and the total habitats’ area in the Member State/ biogeographical region reported in the Article 17 were used to estimate percentage of habitat area in the network. This information should be more precise in comparison with estimates based on the Article 17 distribution alone (which is the only method which can be used for species).

As the information on percentage of the population of species covered by the Natura 2000 network is not available for most of the species the importance of the network was estimated based on generalised gridded distribution of the species. The percentage of coverage by the Natura 2000 network was calculated as a spatial overlap between the generalised article 17 distribution and generalised boundaries of sites proposed for a particular species.

Results

The coverage by the Natura 2000 network in the Alpine region was first calculated for all habitats and species. The average percentages of the coverage by the Natura 2000 network are presented for all six habitat groups of the Alpine region in Figure 5. Due to the use of different methods the statistics for habitat types and species are presented separately. Habitat types and species present in only one MS are excluded from calculations as these are not discussed during the Natura 2000 seminar.


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Figure 5. Percentage of habitat types in six habitat groups covered by the Natura 2000 network using information from SDF.

Figure 6. Percentage of species in six habitat groups covered by the Natura 2000 network using spatial information from Art 17.

These results show that there is a big variation in percentage of coverage (demonstrated by a cat whisker) within all habitat groups. This indicates that for some habitat types and species within a group, the Natura 2000 network covers an important proportion of the habitat area or species distribution while for the others the important proportion of the habitat/species is found outside the network.

A recent analysis by ETC/BD showed that there is a positive relationship between the rarity of the habitats/species and the coverage by the network. This means that the smaller is the area where the habitat/species occurs the higher is the coverage by SCIs.

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4.5. How certain parameters can help pointing out possibilities

to improve the conservation status?

The overall conservation status for habitats and species is composed of four parameters which are all assessed separately and subsequently combined to produce an overall assessment. When an evaluation result is unfavourable for the parameters, this represents different challenges from the management point of view. For example, if mainly structure and functions of a habitat type are unfavourable, the main challenge for management would be to avoid further deterioration of the structure and functions of the existing localities of the habitats. If the area of the habitat is at unfavourable status and its favourable reference area is higher than the actual area, then restoration of suitable localities will be necessary in order to achieve favourable conservation status.

In this example information is given on the conclusion of conservation status for the parameters “area” and “structure and functions” of certain habitat types and “population” and ‘habitat for species’ of certain species. This kind of information can give ideas whether the limiting factor is related to management or to limited area, the latter being harder to tackle.

Habitat types

The percentages of the conclusions for parameters habitat area and structure& functions for habitat types with overall conservation status being assessed as unfavourable bad (U2) and unfavourable inadequate (U1) are presented below. Forest and rock habitats are given as an example. The statistics are based on the assessment provided by the Member States.

The tables 5 and 6 suggest that the status of structure & functions alone or together with habitat area is the parameter mostly responsible for the overall assessment being unfavourable. For example concerning forest habitats at unfavourable-bad status, in almost 90 % of the assessments either structure & functions and/or habitat area at unfavourable-bad status were reasons to conclude the overall assessment as unfavourable-bad.

Unfavourable-bad status under rock habitats was reported only for permanent glaciers and indicates that in 2/3 of the assessments habitat area (not structure & functions) has a crucial role in determining the bad status (in all these assessments future prospects were reported bad as well).

Table 5.Forest habitats. Assessments of the parameters ‘habitat area’ and ‘structures & functions’ when the overall assessment of CS is unfavourable

Overall assessment = U2 % Overall assessment = U1 %

Both structures&functions and habitat area U2

37.5 Both structures&functions and habitat area U1

22

Only structures&functions U2 25 Only structures&functions U1 22

Only habitat area U2 25 Only habitat area U1 32

None of structures&functions and habitat area are U2

12.5 None of structures&functions and habitat area are U1

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Table 6. Rock habitats. Assessments of the parameters ‘habitat area’ and ‘structures & functions’ when the overall assessment of CS is unfavourable


Both structures&functions and habitat area U2

0 Both structures&functions and habitat area U1

33

Only structures&functions U2 0 Only structures&functions U1 33

Only habitat area U2 67 Only habitat area U1 17

None of structures&functions and habitat area are U2

33 None of structures&functions and habitat area are U1

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Species (Annex II and IV)

The percentages of the conclusions for the parameters population and for species with overall conservation status being assessed as unfavourable bad (U2) and unfavourable inadequate (U1) are presented below. Forest and freshwater species are given as an example. The statistics are based on the assessments provided by the Member States.

The tables7 and 8 show for example that where the overall assessment was unfavourable, it was in most cases the population and/or habitat for the species being both at unfavourable status and thus influencing the overall assessment of the conservation status.

While management measures frequently focus habitat quality of species, at the same time its quality indirectly influences population numbers. Thus it is important to bear in mind the impact of habitat orientated management measures to the population dynamics.

Table 7. Forest species. Assessments of parameters ‘population’ and ‘habitat of species’ when the overall assessment for CS is unfavourable


Both population and habitats of species U2

29 Both population and habitats of species U1

31

Only population U2 38 Only population U1 21

Only habitat of species U2 13 Only habitat of species U1 30

None of population and habitat of species are U2

20 None of population and habitat of species are U1

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Table 8. Freshwater species. Assessments of parameters ‘population’ and ‘habitat of species’ when the overall assessment for CS is unfavourable


Both population and habitats of species U2

47 Both population and habitats of species U1

39

Only population U2 23 Only population U1 24

Only habitat of species U2 10 Only habitat of species U1 26

None of population and habitat of species are U2

20 None of population and habitat of species are U1

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5. –

This chapter summarises the work provided by the ETC/BD to help the Alpine Steering Committee in narrowing down the selection of habitat types and species during the preparatory stage of the Alpine Natura 2000 Seminar. The methodology and ranking of species and habitat types (chapter 5.1.) were introduced to the Alpine Steering Committee on 3.7.2012 and the linking of species to the 20 selected habitat types (chapter 5.2.) on 3.10.2012

5.1 Data and method used for the analysis & ranking of species

and habitat types and habitat groups

5.1.1 Data used for the analysis One of the aims of the new process of the Natura 2000 seminars at biogeographical level is to assess and discuss how the management of the Natura 2000 network can best contribute to the improvement of the conservation status of the targeted species and habitat types (and status of birds). This is why the main source of information for the identification of the criteria is the Article 17 reports (http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/article17) (see also chapter 4). In addition, there are practical reasons for this choice: this information is easily accessible and it is the most recent data at the European level (covering period 2001-2006, EU25 species listed in the Annex II, IV and V and habitat types of Annex I of the Habitats Directive).

Bulgaria and Romania were not yet part of the previous Art 17 reporting round, so we used information from the Natura 2000 reference list as well as expert opinion. These two Member States are taken into account as they were having “unknown” status in the analysis to ease their involvement in the selection of the habitat types. The next reports are due in June 2013 and Article 17 data from Bulgaria and Romania will be available for the first time.

The Article 17 data from the Member State level were used in this proposal as the potential measures deriving from this process would be taken at the national level. The Article 17 data quality issues are not repeated here as they are discussed in details in the Article 17 Technical report http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/article17/chapter2.

There are 231 habitat types listed in Annex I of the Habitats Directive and altogether 106 habitat types are found in the Alpine region. However, there are only three habitat types which occur only in the Alpine region. These are

Permanent glaciers (8340)

Alpine Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra forests (9420) and

Western Carpathian calcicolous Pinus sylvestris forests (91Q0)

In total 120 plants and 230 animal species listed in the Habitats Directive are found in the Alpine region (based on Art 17 data).

The criteria for prioritisation are presented in this document for the whole Alpine region (including all 12 Member States) to keep it simple, but the calculations are made also for the following sub regions as the Alpine region covers several mountain areas:

http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/article17

http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/article17/chapter2


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Proposed Alpine sub region MS involved

The Scandes (Fennoscandia) Finland, Sweden

The Alps (including the Apennines) France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Slovenia

The Pyrenees France, Spain

The Carpathian and the Bulgarian mountains

Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria

5.1.2 Methods used For all calculations concerning the species and habitat types listed in the Annex I, II and IV of the Habitats Directive, the Article 17 reporting data of 2001-2006 are used. Annex V species are excluded following the approach of the Pilot Boreal and Atlantic processes. In addition, species and habitat types occurring only in one Member States are excluded (following the same approach as in the Atlantic seminar process).

Criteria for prioritisation (Criterion A, B and C)

Given the need to focus on a limited number of issues in the seminar the priority for discussions of habitat types and species was assessed and ranked. Identifying priorities should reflect on one side the conservation ‘urgency/priority’ (unfavourable conservation status and declining trends) and on the other side joint interest of all Member States involved in the seminar (the priority should be given to habitat types and species which occur in most of the countries in the region).

The following criteria based on the Article 17 reporting are proposed to be used for the first step to narrow down the selection of species and habitat types (criteria for prioritisation). There are three criteria A, B and C. This work was developed for the Pilot Seminar.

Criterion A. Number of MS where species/habitat types are present

The proposal is to give a higher weight to species and habitat types which occur in several Alpine Member States. Habitat types and species only occurring in one Member State or habitat type and species that just have some outliers in the Alpine region from e.g. the Continental region are less important to discuss in such a setting than the habitat types and species that are shared by many Member States in the region and with their main distribution there. As explained above, species and habitat types occurring in one Member State only are left out from the analysis.

If for example a species is only present in two Member State it scores only 2 points, but if it is present in all twelve Member States it scores 12 points. Criterion A has a multiplier effect as shown below under the paragraph ‘Filtering the species and habitat types based on criteria A, B and C’.

Criterion B. Species and habitat types at unfavourable conservation status (U2 & U1 & XX)

The terms of reference for the biogeographical seminars excludes from the discussion species and habitats already at favourable conservation status. The remaining species and habitats are allocated a score based on their conservation status in each Member State. For Bulgaria and Romania, “unknown” is used for all species and habitats..

The habitat/species scores


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2 points for each Member State in which it has been assessed as Unfavourable-Bad (U2) and

1 point if Unfavourable-Inadequate (U1) or Unknown (XX), thus all Bulgarian and Romanian species and habitat types score 1 point.

and these scores summed up give the overall score.

For example the Alpine river habitat 3220 was assessed as follows

B = 2(N°U2) +N°U1 + N°XX = 2*2 + 4 + 1 = 9

B = score for criterion B

N°U2, N°U1, N°XX = number of Member States with the conclusion U2, U1, XX.

Member State Article 17 evaluation

Score

SE FV -

IT FV -

FI FV -

SL U1 1

AT U2 2

FR U1 1

DE U1 1

PL U1 1

Sl U2 2

RO unknown 1

Overall score 9

This criterion reflects the importance to agree on management for habitat types and species that are far from being at favourable conservation status compared to those ones which are close to favourable status. The higher is the number of Member States with unfavourable conclusions the higher the score. This method works with absolute numbers, it is not sensitive to the percentage of the habitat area or species population having an unfavourable status. For example if the conclusion in 2 out of 12 Member States is U2 the species has 4 points (considering it is favourable in remaining 7 MS). But the species scores 4 points also if the species occur only in 2 Member States and both have reported U2 conservation status.

On the other hand the score is dependent on the number of Member States where the habitat/or species occurs. The habitats/species present in several Member States have higher probability to get high scores.


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Criterion C. Trend information

All species and habitat types that were reported as having a negative trend in the Article 17 reports are taken into account using the following parameters:

Feature Trend

Species “Population”

“Habitat for the species”

Habitat types “Area of the habitat type”

Qualifier for “Structure & functions”

Ideally, the qualifier information (U1-, U2-) could have been used under the parameter “Structure and functions”, however only three Member States (FI, SL and SE) of the Alpine region used the qualifier systematically, so it is not used under this criteria.

For these parameters each negative trend information (scoring 1) is counted per species or habitat type. For Bulgaria and Romania the score is 0.

If both parameters for a species are negative in ten Member States, the score would be 20 points.

C = N° trend1 + N° trend2

C = score for criterion C

N° trend1, N° trend2 = number of Member States where the trend1, trend2 is negative

NB: For the Boreal region (Pilot seminar) the qualifier information for structure and functions (U1-, U2-) was used to support this criterion as this information is available from Boreal Member States. Information on structure and function is closely linked to potential management needs, so its use can be justified in this context.

It is expected that in the current reporting round the Member States will use the qualifier in a more systematic way and the information could be used for the future seminars.

Filtering the species and habitat types based on criteria A, B and C and use of the Priority Index

After the scores are given to each habitat type and species according to the criteria A, B and C, the scores are then used to calculate a Priority Index for each species and habitat type. The algorithm for calculation should be understandable and simple and the Steering Committees for the Boreal and the Atlantic regions agreed to use the sum of scores for unfavourable conservation status and negative trend multiplied by the number of countries where habitat/species is present: A*(B+C). For the Alpine region and giving the fact that the region is scattered in different mountain systems we are also giving the scores based on an algorithm (B+C) that excludes criterion A (number of countries).

The other options for the algorithm are described in the draft pre-scoping document for the Boreal region of 2.5.2011 by the ETC/BD:

http://circa.europa.eu/Public/irc/env/natura_2000/library?l=/biogeographic_seminar/pre-scoping_2011pdf/_EN_1.0_&a=d




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Criteria for clustering habitats and species

The first discussions on the new Natura 2000 seminars at biogeographical level identified a need to cluster the habitats and species in to broader ecosystems. The original clustering of habitat types and species developed by the EEA and the ETC/BD for the EU 2010 Biodiversity Baseline4 is used here as a basis to group species and habitat types under broad habitat groups as this is the most recent available grouping covering all Member States and relatively easy to be adjusted for the purposes of these seminars. In this earlier background work all species and habitat types are allocated to at least one of the thirteen habitat groups or 'ecosystems' (forests, freshwater, wetlands, grasslands, agro-ecosystems, rocks etc).

In addition, the background work (thirteen habitat groups) includes the following approaches:

a) a species or habitat can occur under more than one habitat group depending on its ecology and

b) there are “preferred”, “suitable” and “occasional” habitat types for the species and

c) Annex V species are not included.

For the Alpine seminar, the ETC has adjusted the above mentioned thirteen habitat groups to better reflect the ecological conditions of the Alpine region. These adjustments are region specific and therefore some habitats and mainly species can be grouped under different groups in different regions.

The following criteria were adopted when developing the Grouping for the Alpine region (compared to the grouping of the thirteen broad habitat groups):

Habitat types and species are grouped under one habitat group only wherever possible and limited to maximum of two habitat groups5;

Wetlands cover mires, bogs, fens (thus excluding rivers and lakes).Freshwater cover only lakes and rivers;

Heaths are covered under Grasslands;

Habitat group Ice/polar covers only one habitat type, “permanent glaciers”, thus it was merged under Rocks;

Underground is also merged with Rocks.

NB: For some species e.g. bats the clustering may be too narrow, because breeding, foraging, resting and wintering habitat can cover more than two habitats.

As a result, the ETC/BD proposes to use six broad habitat groups and habitat types and species are attributed to these groups using Article 17 checklist and ETC/BD expert opinion: Freshwater, Wetlands, Grasslands, Scrub, Forests and Rock.

Using the Priority Index to rank habitat groups

To finalise the ranking of different habitat groups, for each group of habitat type and species the cumulative Priority Index was calculated by summing up the index of each habitat and species and then divided it with the number of habitats and species in the group.

4The EU 2010 Biodiversity Baseline provides facts and figures on the state and trends of the different

biodiversity and ecosystem components and supports the EU in developing the post-2010 sub-targets and provides factual data for measuring and monitoring progress in the EU from 2011 to 2020 (http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/eu-2010-biodiversity-baseline ) 5It should be noticed that some Annex II/IV species may be missing under relevant habitat group, but normally Member

States should be able to pick them up during the process, at latest when species are selected under discussion.

http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/eu-2010-biodiversity-baseline


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We can use the freshwater group as an example for how the Priority Index was calculated. First we use the algorithm A*(B + C). Each species and habitat types linked to freshwater group gets a figure (index) by using this agreed formula. The figures are summed up and divided by the number of freshwater species/habitats giving the cumulative Priority Index 45.1. If the algorithm B+C was to be used, then the cumulative Priority Index for freshwater group would be 7.3.

Ranking of the six habitat groups is shown under subsection 2.4. Results – clustering habitats and species under six habitat groups.

5.1.3 Results – ranking of the habitats and species Given the need to focus on a limited number of issues in the Natura 2000 seminar, we have used the algorithm A*(B+C) where A = number of MS, B = unfavourable conservation status and C = negative trend, to calculate a Priority Index for each habitat types and species following the steps as described above. We ranked the top13-25habitat types (habitat types with the highest Priority Index) for the whole Alpine region (see below, table 1) and in addition for four subregions (see results in the Appendix 2).

For comparison, ranking by using algorithm B + C is shown as well.

Information from the Bulgarian red data book on the threatened habitat types is included in Appendix 3 to support the decision making of the Steering Committee. Additional information on species and habitats in French Pyrenees and Alps is given in Appendix 2 (France is the only MS covering species and habitats in two separate proposed Alpine subregions).

Legend of table 9

Prio = priority habitat type

A = number of MS where species/habitat type is present, B = species/habitat types at U2, U1 or unknown status and C= negative trend

ALP CS = conservation status in the Alpine region

N2K overlap = symbols indicate how many % of habitat area/species distribution are within the SCIs (● = 0-50 %, ●● = 51-75 % and ●●● = 76-100 %)

Alps = the Alps incl. the Apennines, Car = Carpathian, Balkan and other Bulgarian mountains, Pyr = the Pyrenees, Scan = the Scandes


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Table 9. Top 20 habitat types of the Alpine region. The last columns (Alps, Car, Pyr, Scan) refers to the Alpine subregions as in the Appendix 2.

N2K

code Habitat type Prio

A

B

C

Positive

trends A*(B+C) B+C

ALP

CS

N2K

coverage Alps Car Pyr Scan

6520 Mountain hay meadows 0 11 15 8 0 253 23 U2 ●●● x x x x

7230 Alkaline fens 0 12 11 7 0 216 18 U1 ●● x x x

6210

Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)

0 11 12 6 0 198 18 XX ●● x x x x

6230

Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)

1 11 12 6 0 198 18 U1 ● x x x x

6410 Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)

0 11 13 4 0 187 17 U2 ●● x x x x

6510 Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)

0 10 12 5 1 170 17 U1 ● x x x

91E0

Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)

1 12 10 4 1 168 14 U2 ● x x x

3230 Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica

0 10 12 4 0 160 16 U2 ●●● x x x

7140 Transition mires and quaking bogs

0 12 9 3 0 144 12 U2 ● x x x

3220 Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks

0 10 9 5 0 140 14 U1 ● x x

3160 Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds

0 11 8 4 1 132 12 FV ●●● x x x

7220 Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)

1 12 9 2 0 132 11 U1 ●●● x x

8340 Permanent glaciers 0 7 13 5 0 126 18 U2 ●● x x x

3240 Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos

0 9 8 5 0 117 13 U1 ●●● x x

3150 Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation

0 11 8 2 0 110 10 XX ● x x

91D0 Bog woodland 1 11 8 2 1 110 10 U1 ● x x

3260

Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation

0 10 8 2 0 100 10 U1 ●●● x

7110 Active raised bogs 1 9 9 2 0 99 11 U2 ●●● x x x

3140 Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.

0 9 8 1 1 81 9 U1 ● x

6430 Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels

0 12 6 0 0 72 6 U1 ●●● x


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5.1.4 Results – clustering habitats and species under six habitat groups

The results of this analysis give Scrubs and Wetlands (mires & bogs) the highest ranking regardless which algorithm is used (see Table 2) suggesting that these habitat groups (their habitat types and species) require particular attention in the Alpine region. These are followed by Grasslands, Forests and Freshwater in both calculations, but in slightly different order.

Table 10. The cumulative priority index using A(B+C) and B+C and ranking. These resultsexclude Annex I habitat types and Annex II & IV species occurring only in one MS.

Habitat group

Number of species

and habitat types

Index

A*(B+C)

Index

B+C

Ranking

A*(B+C)

Ranking

A*B

Scrubs 31 60.8 7.5 1 2

Wetlands 62 54.2 7.6 2 1

Grasslands 95 50.3 6.9 3 4

Forests 96 48.6 6.4 4 5

Freshwater 70 45.1 7.3 5 3

Rocks 50 33.2 4.7 6 6

The results for the proposed four Alpine subregions are available in the Appendix 2.

5.2. Selection of the habitat types and associated species

In its meeting of 3.7.2012 the Steering Committee for the Alpine region decided that each Member State selects a maximum of 20 habitat types from the list of 89 habitat types identified in the draft pre-scoping document, of which at least 15 needed to be chosen from the short list prepared by the ETC/BD(see Table 1 above). In addition the Member States were invited to nominate up to 3 species.

The lists and instructions for further selection were sent to Member States and NGOs by the Commission consultant and it prepared a final list of 20 habitat types (table 11) and 30 species based on the Member States’ proposals (see details of the results on the ECNC note of “Habitats and species selection document” of 27.8.2012).

However, the Steering Committee of 3.10.2012 decided to delete the habitat types 7220 and 8340 and to add four new forest habitat types 9410, 9130, 9260 and 9170. Thus, the Committee selected finally altogether 22 habitat types.


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Table 11. Results from the habitat selection exercise. Score MS is the ranking based on 11 of the 12 Member States.

N2K code

Habitat type Score MS

Score ETC/BD

6520 Mountain hay meadows 11 253

7230 Alkaline fens 11 216

7140 Transition mires and quaking bogs 11 144

3220 Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks 11 140

6230 Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)

10 198

3230 Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricariagermanica 10 160

91D0 Bog woodland 10 110

6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)

9 198

6410 Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinioncaeruleae)

9 187

91E0 Alluvial forests with Alnusglutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnionincanae, Salicionalbae)

9 168

7220 Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion) 9 132

3240 Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos 8 117

3260 Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculionfluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation

8 100

6510 Lowland hay meadows (Alopecuruspratensis, Sanguisorbaofficinalis) 7 170

7110 Active raised bogs 7 99


6 110

3140 Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp. 6 81


5 72

8340 Permanent glaciers 4 126

9180 Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines 4 70

Habitat types added on 3.10. by the Steering Committee:

9410 Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)

NA 45

9130 Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests NA 40

9260 Castanea sativa woods NA 30

9170 Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests NA 30

Linking species to the selected habitat types

The ETC/BC followed the same approach than in the Boreal and Atlantic seminar process, namely that all Annex II and IV (also those Annex IV species listed only under


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Annex IV) of the Habitats Directive were taken into account for the proposal to link the species to each selected habitat type. Some species can appear under more than one habitat type. However, species occurring in one or two Member States only are not considered. This approach can help getting an overview on shared interest in the Alpine countries.

The list of 30 species nominated by the Member States was used as a checklist (ten species proposed by MS overlap with the ETC/BD work).

Bird species in this work cover only Annex I species under the Birds Directive (the ETC/BD did not have time to cover SPA trigger species). Information from standard data forms for SPAs was used as a basis of the work to identify Annex I bird species for the Alpine region.

The ETC/BD proposal in table 12 tries to identify those species which can be considered clearly associated/dependent to/of the selected habitat types in the Alpine region using expert opinion of the ETC/BD. Due to the challenge of the Alpine region being scattered in different parts of the EU, the proposal should be considered as a very general overview to the Alpine region. The draft Seminar background document allows Member States to propose also other species of Member States’ interest.

The species are grouped in two groups using different colours:

species which occur in eight to twelve Member States and

species which occur only in three to seven Member States.

The table in the Appendix 1 scores all Annex II and IV species for the Alpine region, except those ones occurring only in one Member State (work done in the context of clustering the six habitat groups) and the Member States can use this list as an additional source of information to identify other Annex II and IV species that deserves to be discussed in the Alpine region.

Please note that the exercise to link species is not done for the four habitat types 9410, 9130, 9260 and 9170 which were added only on 3.10. by the Steering Committee.

Table 12. Habitat types selected by the Alpine Steering Committee and the associated species proposed by the ETC.

Explanations:

HD Annex II & IV species occurring in 8-12 MS

HD Annex II & IV species occurring in 3-7 MS

BD Annex I species occurring in 8-12 MS

BD Annex I species occurring in 3-7 MS


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No species linked by the ETC to habitat types 9130, 9170, 9260 and 9410


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6.

More information is provided for the selected habitat types in the background information sheets. Each of the selected habitat types has an information sheet including also information on the associated species (using Art 17 data).

A background information sheet for each habitat type includes

the description of each habitat type as in the EU Interpretation Manual of 20076,

conservation status of the habitat types and the associated Annex II/IV species both at the Alpine region and at MS level (except for 9410, 9130, 9260 and 9170 no associated species given)

most frequently reported threats and pressures (except for 9410, 9130, 9260 and 9170)

number of SCIs and habitat area in hectares within the SCIs for the habitat type7 and

a map with SCIs and Article 17 distribution area of the habitat type in the Alpine region. The maps include information from D sites as well.

Explanation for the threats and pressures statistics:

Pressures/threats listed under the chapter 6 are driven by the habitat type and the species sharing the same pressures/threats are noted in the table as well. This means that a species may have other pressures/threats as well which do not appear in the table. Only those pressures/threats for habitat types are taken into account when they are reported by more than 1/3 of MS where the habitat type/species is present. If a pressure/threat is reported by more than 2/3 of MS this is indicated in light blue color. If a pressure/threat is reported by all MS where the habitat type or species occurs, it is indicated with darker blue colour.

6http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/legislation/habitatsdirective/docs/2007_07_im.pdf 7The habitat area is calculated bit differently compared to the calculations for the Natura coverage , thus the

habitat area in hectares given in tables of the chapter 6 should be considered as a minimum area.

http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/legislation/habitatsdirective/docs/2007_07_im.pdf


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N2K code Priority Habitats name

3140 Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.


3220 Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks

3230 Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica


3260 Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation


6230 * Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)

6410 Moliniameadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)



6520 Mountain hay meadows

7110 * Active raised bogs

7140 Transition mires and quaking bogs

7230 Alkaline fens

91D0 * Bog woodland

91E0 * Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnionincanae, Salicion albae)

9130 Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests

9170 Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests

9180 * Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines

9260 Castanea sativa woods

9410 Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)


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Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp. (3140)

Habitats Manual 2007 (only the most relevant parts taken):

Lakes and pools with waters fairly rich in dissolved bases (pH often 6-7) (21.12) or with mostly blue to greenish, very clear, waters poor (to moderate) in nutrients, base-rich (pH often >7.5)(21.15). The bottom of these unpolluted water bodies are covered with charophyte, Chara and Nitella, algal carpets. In the Boreal region this habitat type includes small calcareous-rich oligomesotrophicgyttja pools with dense Chara (dominating species is C. strigosa) carpets, often surrounded by various eutrophic fens and pine bogs.

Conservation status (CS) assessed at the Alpine region and MS level:

N2K code

Habitat name AT BG DE ES FR IT SE SI SK REGION

3140 Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with

benthic vegetation of Chara spp.

range XX FV XX FV FV FV FV XX FV

area XX FV XX XX U1 FV U1 XX XX

structure XX XX XX XX XX FV U2 XX XX

future XX FV XX U1 FV FV U1 XX U1

overall XX FV XX U1 U1 FV U2 XX U1

Stone worts (Chara spp) are aquatic green algae usually found in lakes which are nutrient poor but base rich. The plants often become encrusted with lime. Such lakes are widespread, particularly in northern Europe and the habitat has been reported from all biogeographical regions except Macaronesia. Although reported as ‘favourable' in Poland (Continental), Portugal (Mediterranean) and Alpine Sweden this habitat is assessed as unfavourable by most countries and for all regions except the Pannonic where it is assessed as ‘unknown' with ‘unfavourable-bad' inthe Atlantic and Continental regions. ‘Structure & functions' and ‘future prospects' are assessed as unfavourable (or unknown) in all regions. Many countries note that the threats to this habitat include problems with water quality, together with drainage and habitat destruction.

Main pressures to Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.and their importance to associated species

Pressure description (2nd level) Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with


Outdoor sports and leisure activities x

Modification of hydrographic functioning x

Biocenotic evolution x

Main threats to Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.and their importance to associated species

Threats description (2nd level) Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with



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Pollution x

Landfill, land reclamation and drying out x


Biocenotic evolution

Other information

According to the ETC/BD calculations 0-50% of the area of this habitat type are within SCIs (see Appendix 1). This means that potentially important part of the management needs of this habitat types occurs outside Natura 2000 network.

Number of SCIs and habitat area (ha) within SCIs per Member State in the Alpine biogeographical region

AT BG DE ES FR IT SE SI SK

Nu

mb

er

of

sit

es

17 2 13 4 15 20 4 2 3

Hab

itat

are

a (

ha

)

996 0 741 384 1013 1332 3692 894 10

The figures include all SCIs where the habitat type is mentioned including sites coded as D.


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Map of SCIs proposed for Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.& Article 17 distribution


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Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation (3150)

Habitats Manual 2007(only the most relevant parts taken):

Lakes and ponds with mostly dirty grey to blue-green, more or less turbid, waters, particularly rich in dissolved bases (pH usually > 7), with free-floating surface communities of the Hydrocharition or, in deep, open waters, with associations of large pondweeds (Magnopotamion).

The Habitats Manual lists the following Annex II/IV plant species: Aldrovanda vesiculosa


N2K code

Habitat name AT BG DE ES FR IT PL RO SE SI SK REGION

3150

Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or

Hydrocharition - type vegetation

range XX FV XX FV FV XX FV FV XX XX

area XX FV U1 U2 FV XX FV FV XX XX

structure XX XX U1 U2 XX XX FV FV XX XX

future XX FV U1 U1 FV U1 FV FV XX XX

overall XX FV U1 U2 FV U1 FV FV XX XX

These are lakes which are naturally rich in nutrients and with many floating aquatic plants, this habitat is found in all biogeographical regions. Lakes which become eutrophic because of pollution are not included in this habitat type.

Although reported as ‘favourable' in Italy (all three regions), Portugal (Mediterranean)and Alpine Sweden this habitat is assessed as unfavourable or unknown by most countries and for all regions, with ‘unfavourable-bad' in the Atlantic and Continenta lregions. ‘Structure & functions' and ‘future prospects' are assessed as unfavourable (or unknown) in all regions.

The pressures and threats reported include changes in water quality due to pollution and it seems unlikely that Italian lakes have escaped the pollution found else where in Europe. Better information required (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).

Species associated to Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation and their CS at the Alpine region and MS level

N2K code

Species name

Group AT ES PL RO SK REGION

1042 Leucorrhinia

pectoralis Invertebrates

range FV XX XX U2 XX

population XX XX XX U2 XX

habitat U2 XX XX U1 U2

future U2 XX XX U1 U2

overall U2 XX XX U2 U2


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N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG DE SI SK REGION

1134 Rhodeus sericeus amarus

Fish

range XX XX FV FV XX

population U1 XX XX FV U1

habitat U1 XX U1 FV U1

future U1 XX U1 FV U1

overall U1 XX U1 FV U1

N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG DE FR PL RO SK REGION

1166 Triturus cristatus

Amphibians

range FV XX U2 FV U2 U2

population U1 U1 U2 XX U2 U2

habitat U1 U1 U2 U1 U2 U2

future U2 U2 U2 XX U2 U2

overall U2 U2 U2 U1 U2 U2

N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG IT SI REGION

1167 Triturus carnifex

Amphibians

range FV U1 FV U1

population U1 U1 XX U1

habitat U1 U1 U1 U1

future U1 XX U1 XX

overall U1 U1 U1 U1

N2K code

Species name

Group AT DE FR IT SI REGION

1177 Salamandra

atra Amphibians

range FV FV U2 U1 FV FV

population XX FV U2 U1 XX XX

habitat FV FV XX FV XX FV

future FV FV XX U1 FV FV

overall FV FV U2 U1 XX FV

N2K code

Species name

Group BG PL RO SK REGION

1197 Pelobates

fuscus Amphibians

range XX U1 U1

population XX U1 U1

habitat XX U1 U1

future XX U1 U1

overall XX U1 U1

N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG DE IT PL RO SI SK REGION

1201 Bufo viridis Amphibians

range U1 U2 FV FV FV FV FV

population U1 U2 FV XX XX U1 U1

habitat U1 U2 FV XX XX U1 U1

future U1 U1 FV FV XX FV FV

overall U1 U2 FV XX XX U1 U1


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N2K code

Species name

Group AT ES FR REGION

1202 Bufo

calamita Amphibians

range U1 XX U2 U2

population U2 XX U2 U2

habitat U2 XX U2 U2

future U2 XX U2 U2

overall U2 XX U2 U2

N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG DE ES FR IT PL RO SI SK REGION

1203 Hyla

arborea Amphibians

range FV FV XX U2 U1 FV FV FV FV

population U1 U1 XX U2 U1 XX XX XX XX

habitat U1 U1 XX U2 FV XX U1 U1 U1

future U1 U1 XX U2 U1 FV XX XX XX

overall U1 U1 XX U2 U1 XX U1 U1 U1

N2K code

Species name

Group AT DE PL SI SK REGION

1207 Rana

lessonae Amphibians

range XX XX FV FV U2 XX

population U1 XX XX XX U2 XX

habitat U1 XX XX U1 U2 XX

future U1 XX XX XX U2 XX

overall U1 XX XX U1 U2 XX

N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG DE FR IT RO SI SK REGION

1209 Rana

dalmatina Amphibians

range FV FV U1 XX FV FV U1

population U1 XX U2 XX XX U1 U1

habitat U1 XX U2 XX U1 U1 U1

future U1 XX U1 XX FV U1 U1

overall U1 XX U2 XX U1 U1 U1

N2K code

Species name

Group AT PL RO SE REGION

1214 Rana

arvalis Amphibians

range FV XX FV FV

population U1 XX FV FV

habitat U1 XX FV FV

future U1 XX FV FV

overall U1 XX FV FV


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N2K code

Species name

Group BG ES IT SI REGION

1220 Emys

orbicularis Reptiles

range XX XX XX XX

population XX XX XX XX

habitat XX XX U1 XX

future XX XX U2 U2

overall XX XX U2 U2

N2K code

Species name Group BG PL SI SK REGION

4045 Coenagrion

ornatum Invertebrates

range XX U1 U2 U2

population XX U1 U1 U1

habitat XX U1 U1 U1

future XX U1 FV U1

overall XX U1 U2 U2

N2K code

Species name Group BG RO SI SK REGION

4046 Cordulegaster

heros Invertebrates

range FV U2 FV

population FV XX FV

habitat FV FV FV

future FV FV FV

overall FV U2 FV

Main pressures to Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation and their importance to associated species

Pressure description (2nd level)

Natural eutrophic lakes with

Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type

vegetation

Leucorrhinia pectoralis

Rhodeus sericeus amarus

Triturus cristatus

Triturus carnifex

Salamandra atra

Pelobates fuscus

Bufo viridis

Fertilisation x x

Modification of hydrographic functioning

x x


x


Bufo calamita

Hyla arborea

Rana lessonae

Rana dalmatina

Rana arvalis

Emys orbicularis

Coenagrion ornatum

Cordulegaster heros

Fertilisation x x


x x x x



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Main threats to Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation and their importance to associated species

Threats description (2nd level)

Natural eutrophic lakes with

Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation


Rhodeus sericeus amarus

Triturus cristatus

Triturus carnifex

Salamandra atra

Pelobates fuscus

Bufo viridis

Fertilisation x x

Landfill, land reclamation and drying out

x x x


x x x


x


Bufo calamita

Hyla arborea

Rana lessonae

Rana dalmatina

Rana arvalis

Emys orbicularis

Coenagrion ornatum

Cordulegaster heros

Fertilisation x x


x x x


x x x x


x

Other information



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Map of SCIs proposed for Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation& Article 17 distribution


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Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks (3220)


- Open assemblages of herbaceous or suffrutescent pioneering plants, rich in alpine species, colonising gravel beds of streams with an alpine, summer-high, flow regime, formed in northern boreal and lower Arctic mountains, hills and sometimes lowlands, as well as in the alpine and subalpine zones of higher, glaciated, mountains of more southern regions, sometimes with abyssalstations at lower altitudes (Epilobion fleischeri p.).

- Open or closed assemblages of herbaceous or suffrutescent pioneering plants, colonising, within the montane or sub-montane levels, gravel beds of streams with an alpine, summer-high, flowregime, born in high mountains (Epilobion fleischeri p., Calamagrostion pseudophragmitis).


N2K code

Habitat name AT DE FI FR IT PL RO SE SI SK REGION

3220 Alpine rivers and the herbaceous

vegetation along their banks

range U2 U1 FV U1 FV FV FV FV XX U1

area U2 U1 FV U1 FV U1 FV U1 XX U1

structure XX U1 FV U1 XX FV FV U2 U1 U1

future U1 U1 FV U1 FV XX FV U2 XX U1

overall U2 U1 FV U1 FV U1 FV U2 U1 U1

This habitat includes rivers in the Alps and other high mountains where the banks are dominated by herbaceous plants rather than trees or scrubs. Although typical of the Alpine biogeographical region it is also reported from the Boreal, Continental, Macaronesian and Mediterranean regions. In the Alps, where some 98% of this habitat occurs within the Europe an Union, the habitat is assessed as ‘unfavourable-inadequate' both overall and for all four parameters. This covers a wide range of variation, from ‘unfavourable-bad' in Austria and Slovenia to ‘favourable' in Italy and in the Finnish-Swedish subregion. The habitat is also assessed as ‘favourable ' in the Boreal region giving a clear difference in conservation status between north and central/southern Europe , it is also ‘favourable ' in Macaronesia where this is a rare habitat and only in Portugal. In the Continental region the assessment is ‘unfavourable-bad' overall and for all parameters except structure and function' which is unknown but unlikely to favourable given the reported threats and pressures which are mostly linked to human impact such as river engineering. In both the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions where the habitat is only reported by Spain the assessment is ‘unknown' for all parameters. Better information required, especially from Spain.


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Species associated to Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks and their CS at the Alpine region and MS level

N2K code

Species name Group AT DE RO SI SK REGION

1105 Hucho hucho Fish

range U2 XX FV XX U2

population U2 XX U1 XX U2

habitat U2 XX U1 XX U2

future U2 XX U1 XX U2

overall U2 XX U1 XX U2

N2K code

Species name Group AT IT SI SK REGION

1114 Rutilus pigus Fish

range U2 U1 FV XX U1

population U2 U1 U1 XX U1


future U2 U1 U1 XX U1

overall U2 U1 U1 XX U1

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG RO SI SK REGION

1122 Gobio uranoscopus Fish

range U2 XX XX U2

population U2 XX XX U2

habitat U2 XX XX U2

future U2 U1 XX U2

overall U2 U1 XX U2

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG FR IT RO SI REGION

1131 Leuciscus souffia Fish

range U2 U1 FV FV U2

population U2 U1 FV XX U2

habitat U2 U1 XX XX U2

future U2 U1 FV U1 U2

overall U2 U1 FV U1 U2

N2K code

Species name Group BG ES IT SI REGION

1137 Barbus plebejus Fish

range XX U1 FV U1


habitat XX XX U1 XX

future XX U1 U1 U1

overall XX U1 U1 U1


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N2K code

Species name Group BG ES FR IT PL RO SI SK REGION

1138 Barbus meridionalis Fish

range XX U1 U1 U1 FV XX U1

population XX U1 U1 U2 XX XX U2

habitat XX U1 XX U1 U1 XX U1

future XX U1 U1 U1 U1 XX U1

overall XX U1 U1 U2 U1 XX U2

N2K code

Species name Group AT SI SK REGION

1160 Zingel streber Fish

range U2 FV XX U2

population U2 XX XX U2

habitat U2 U1 XX U2

future U2 U1 XX U2

overall U2 U1 XX U2

N2K code

Species name Group AT FR IT REGION

1545 Trifolium saxatile Vascular plants

range XX FV FV XX

population XX FV FV XX

habitat XX FV XX XX

future U1 U1 FV U1

overall U1 U1 FV U1

N2K code

Species name Group PL SI SK REGION

2511 Gobio kessleri Fish

range FV FV XX XX

population FV XX XX XX

habitat FV XX XX XX

future FV XX XX XX

overall FV XX XX XX

Main pressures to Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks and their importance to associated species


Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along

their banks

Hucho hucho

Rutilus pigus

Gobio uranoscopus

Leuciscus souffia


x


Barbus plebejus Barbus

meridionalis Zingel streber Trifolium saxatile Gobio kessleri


x x x


October 2012 43

Main threats to Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks and their importance to associated species


Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation

along their banks

Hucho hucho

Rutilus pigus

Gobio uranoscopus

Leuciscus souffia

Sand and gravel extraction x


x x x x


Barbus plebejus Barbus

meridionalis Zingel streber Trifolium saxatile Gobio kessleri

Sand and gravel extraction


x x

Other information



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October 2012 44

Map of SCIs proposed for Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks & Article 17 distribution


October 2012 45

Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica (3230)


Communities of low shrubby pioneers invading the herbaceous formations of 24.221 and 24.222 on gravel deposits rich in fine silt, of mountain and northern boreal streams with an alpine, summer-high, flow regime. Myricaria germanica and Salix spp. are characteristic (Salici-Myricarietum).


N2K code

Habitat name AT DE ES FI FR IT PL RO SI SK REGION

3230 Alpine rivers and their ligneous

vegetation with Myricaria germanica

range U2 FV XX FV U1 FV U1 U1 U1 U1

area U2 U2 XX FV U2 U1 U1 U1 U1 U2

structure XX U1 XX FV U1 XX FV U1 FV U1

future U1 U1 XX FV U2 FV XX U1 U1 U2

overall U2 U2 XX FV U2 U1 U1 U1 U1 U2

German tamarisk (Myricaria germanica) occurs along rivers in the Alps and other mountains growing on silt rich gravel deposits. These deposits are usually dynamic, often being destroyed and recreated in floods.

Assessed as ‘unfavourable-bad' in all three regions. Only in Finland is the habitat considered ‘favourable ' (although the species itself is noted as ‘vulnerable' on the 2001 Finnish Redlist). Elsewhere ‘area' is always assessed as unfavourable except in Spain where it is unknown and ‘unfavourable-bad' in the countries where the habitat is most wide spread. This is due to habitat destruction, often resulting from river engineering, which in many cases alters the natural flood regime. Several countries report one or more parameters as ‘unknown' and better information is required, particularly from Spain.

Species associated to Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica and their CS at the Alpine region and MS level

N2K code









October 2012 46

Main pressures to Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica and their importance to associated species

Pressure description (2nd level) Alpine rivers and their ligneous

vegetation with Myricaria germanica Hucho hucho


Main threats to Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica and their importance to associated species

Threats description (2nd level) Alpine rivers and their ligneous

vegetation with Myricaria germanica Hucho hucho



Other information

According to the ETC/BD calculations 76-100% of the area of this habitat type are within SCIs (see Appendix 1). This means that Natura 2000 network provides an important framework for the management of this habitat type.


AT DE ES FI FR IT PL RO SI SK

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October 2012 47

Map of SCIs proposed for Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica & Article 17 distribution


October 2012 48

Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos (3240)


Thickets or woods of, among others, Salix spp., Hippophae rhamnoides, Alnus spp., Betula spp., on stream gravels of mountain and northern boreal streams with an alpine, summer-high, flow regime. Formations of Salix elaeagnos, Salix purpurea ssp. gracilis, Salix daphnoides, Salix nigricans andHippophae rhamnoides of higher gravel shoals in Alpine and peri-Alpine valleys.


N2K code

Habitat name AT DE ES FR IT PL RO SI SK REGION


range FV FV XX U1 FV U1 FV FV U1

area U1 U1 XX U1 FV U1 U1 FV U1

structure U1 U1 XX U1 FV FV U1 U1 U1

future U1 U1 XX U1 FV XX U1 FV U1

overall U1 U1 XX U1 FV U1 U1 U1 U1

This habitat occurs along alpine rivers with banks dominated by woody vegetation including rosemary willow (Salix elaeagnos), other species of willow (Salix spp), birch (Betula spp), alder (Alnus spp) and sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides). The habitat occurs in the Alps together with other mountain ranges such as the Apennines, Cantabrians, Carpathians, and Pyrenees. Spain has reported all parameters for this habitat as ‘unknown' leading to regional assessm ents as ‘unknown' for both the Atlantic and Mediterranean regions although reported as ‘favourable' in the other Mediterranean countries where the habitat is present. Assessed as ‘unfavourable-inadequate ' in the Alpine region for all parameters, with only. Italy assessing the habitat as ‘favourable'. In many cases ‘range' is assessed as ‘favourable ' but the other parameters are mostly unfavourable, usually as a result of human impact including modification of the riverbed, including canalisation, and gravel extraction. Assessed as ‘unfavourable-bad' in the Continental region and also for Austria, CzechRepublic and France within the region with similar pressures as found in the Alpine region. Again only Italy has reported this habitat as ‘favourable' although similar pressures and threats are noted.Better information is needed, particularly from Spain.

Species associated to Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos and their CS at the Alpine region and MS level

N2K code









October 2012 49

Main pressures to Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos and their importance to associated species

Pressure description (2nd level) Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos

Hucho hucho



Main threats to Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos and their importance to associated species

Threats description (2nd level) Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos

Hucho hucho


Canalisation x


Other information



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17 18 34 34 85 7 18 6 9

Hab

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1531 781 2100 4614 5649 75 5977 997 63



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Map of SCIs proposed for Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos & Article 17 distribution


October 2012 51

Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation (3260)


Water courses of plain to montane levels, with submerged or floating vegetation of the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion (low water level during summer) or aquatic mosses.

This habitat is sometimes associated with Butomus umbellatus bank communities. It is important to take this point into account in the process of site selection.


N2K code

Habitat name AT BG DE FI FR IT RO SE SI SK REGION

3260 Water courses of plain to montane

levels with the Ranunculionfluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation

range XX FV FV FV FV FV FV XX FV

area XX FV FV U1 U1 FV XX XX U1

structure XX XX FV U1 XX FV U1 FV U1

future XX XX FV U1 FV FV XX FV U1

overall XX XX FV U1 U1 FV U1 XX U1

Rivers of temperate and northern Europe with floating vegetation often dominated by water crowfoot (Ranuculus spp) and other aquatic plants including mosses. The habitat is very wide spread throughout Europe, although rare to the south. Assessed as ‘unfavourable-inadequate' in the Alpine and Continental regions, ‘unfavourable-bad' in the Atlantic, Boreal and Pannonic regions while in the Mediterranean region it is ‘unknown but not favourable'. Only in the Alpine regions of Finland and Sweden and in Greece is the habitat reported as ‘favourable'. The former is probably a result of the low human impact in these areas while in Greece the habitat is naturally rare. Reported threats and pressures mostly relate to human impact including modification of rivers (often related to navigation) and pollution. Many countries (EU25) reported one or more parameters as unknown and better information is required, particularly from Austria, Luxembourg and Spain (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).

Species associated to Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation and their CS at the Alpine region and MS level

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG DE PL SI SK REGION

1032 Unio crassus Molluscs

range U2 U2 FV XX FV U2

population U2 U2 U2 U1 FV U2

habitat U2 U2 U2 U1 FV U2

future U2 U2 U1 U1 FV U2

overall U2 U2 U2 U1 FV U2


October 2012 52

N2K code

Species name Group AT PL RO SK REGION

1037 Ophiogomphuscecilia Invertebrates

range U1 XX U2 U1


habitat U1 XX FV U1

future U1 XX U1 U1

overall U1 XX U2 U1

N2K code

Species name Group AT DE PL SK REGION

1039 Sympecma braueri Invertebrates

range U1 XX XX U2 XX

population U1 XX XX U2 XX

habitat U2 XX XX U2 XX

future U2 XX XX U1 XX

overall U2 XX XX U2 XX

N2K code

Species name Group AT DE FR REGION

1044 Coenagrion mercuriale

Invertebrates

range FV FV U2 U2

population U2 U1 U2 U2

habitat U2 XX U2 U2

future U2 U1 U2 U2

overall U2 U1 U2 U2

N2K code

Species name Group AT ES FR IT SI REGION

1092 Austropotamobius

pallipes Invertebrates

range FV U1 U1 U1 FV U1

population U2 XX U2 U1 XX U2

habitat FV XX U2 U1 U1 U2

future U2 U2 U2 U1 U1 U2


N2K code

Species name Group AT BG DE IT SI SK REGION

1093 Austropotamobius

torrentium Invertebrates

range U1 XX XX FV U1 U1

population U1 U1 XX XX U2 U1

habitat FV U1 U1 U1 FV U1

future U1 XX U1 U1 U1 U1


N2K code

Species name

Group FR PL SK REGION

1096 Lampetra

planeri Fish

range FV XX XX XX


habitat XX FV XX XX


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future U1 FV XX U1

overall U1 XX XX U1

N2K code

Species name

Group ES FI FR SE REGION

1106 Salmo salar Fish

range XX FV U2 FV FV

population XX FV U2 U2 U2

habitat XX FV U2 FV FV

future XX FV U2 U1 U1

overall XX FV U2 U2 U2

N2K code

Species name

Group BG PL RO SI SK REGION

1146 Sabanejewia

aurata Fish

range FV FV XX XX

population FV XX XX XX

habitat FV XX XX XX

future FV U1 XX XX

overall FV U1 XX XX

N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG IT PL SI SK REGION

1149 Cobitis taenia

Fish

range U2 U1 XX FV XX XX

population U2 U1 FV XX XX XX

habitat U2 XX FV U1 XX XX

future U2 U1 FV U1 XX U1

overall U2 U1 FV U1 XX U1

N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG DE ES FR IT PL RO SE SI SK REGION

1163 Cottus gobio

Fish

range FV FV XX FV U1 FV FV FV XX FV

population FV XX XX FV U1 FV FV XX XX U1

habitat FV FV XX XX XX FV FV U1 XX XX

future FV FV U1 FV U1 FV FV U1 XX U1

overall FV FV U1 FV U1 FV FV U1 XX U1

N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG DE FR IT PL RO SI SK REGION

1193 Bombina variegata

Amphibians

range FV FV U2 U1 FV FV FV FV

population U1 XX U2 U1 FV XX U1 U1

habitat U1 FV XX U1 XX U1 U1 U1

future U1 FV U1 U1 FV FV U1 U1

overall U1 FV U2 U1 FV U1 U1 U1


October 2012 54

N2K code

Species name

Group AT DE FR PL RO SE SK REGION

1337 Castor fiber Mammals

range U1 FV FV FV FV FV FV

population U1 FV FV FV FV FV FV

habitat XX FV XX FV FV FV FV

future U1 FV FV FV FV FV FV

overall U1 FV FV FV FV FV FV

N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG DE ES FI PL RO SE SI SK REGION

1355 Lutra lutra Mammals

range U2 XX XX FV FV FV U1 U1 U1

population U2 XX XX FV FV FV U1 U1 U1

habitat XX XX XX FV FV FV FV U1 U1

future U1 XX XX FV FV FV U1 FV FV

overall U2 XX XX FV FV FV U1 U1 U1

Main pressures to Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation and their importance to associated species


Water courses of plain to montane levels with

the Ranunculionfluitantis

and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation

Unio crassus

Ophiogomphus cecilia

Sympecma braueri

Coenagrion mercuriale

Austropotamobius pallipes

Fertilisation x x

Pollution x


x x x x x


Austropotamobius torrentium

Lampetra planeri

Salmo salar

Sabanejewia aurata

Cobitis taenia

Cottus gobio

Bombina variegata

Castor fiber

Lutra lutra

Fertilisation x

Pollution x x x x


x x x


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Main threats to Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation and their importance to associated species


Water courses of plain to montane levels with

the Ranunculionfluitantis

and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation

Unio crassus

Ophiogomphus cecilia

Sympecma braueri

Coenagrion mercuriale

Austropotamobius pallipes

Fertilisation x x

Pollution x x x


x x x x x


Austropotamobius torrentium

Lampetra planeri

Salmo salar

Sabanejewia aurata

Cobitis taenia

Cottus gobio

Bombina variegata

Castor fiber

Lutra lutra

Fertilisation x

Pollution x x x x x


x x x

Other information



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Map of SCIs proposed for Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation & Article 17 distribution


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(6210)


Dry to semi-dry calcareous grasslands of the Festuco-Brometea. This habitat is formed on the one hand by steppic or subcontinental grasslands (Festucetalia valesiacae) and, on the other, by the grasslands of more oceanic and sub-Mediterranean regions (Brometalia erecti); in the latter case, a distinction is made between primary Xerobromion grasslands and secondary (semi-natural) Mesobromion grasslands with Bromus erectus; the latter are characterised by their rich orchid flora. Abandonment results in thermophile scrub with an intermediate stage of thermophile fringe vegetation (Trifolio-Geranietea).

Important orchid sites should be interpreted as sites that are important on the basis of one or more of the following three criteria:

(a) the site hosts a rich suite of orchid species

(b) the site hosts an important population of at least one orchid species considered not very common on the national territory

(c) the site hosts one or several orchid species considered to be rare, very rare or exceptional on the national territory.

Often in association with scrubland and thermophile forests and with dry pioneer Sedum meadows (Sedo-Scleranthea).

Conservation status (CS) assessed at the Alpine region and MS level

N2K code


6210

Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia)

(* important orchid sites)

range FV FV XX FV FV U1 FV FV U1 XX

area U1 U1 XX U1 FV U1 U2 U2 XX XX

structure XX U1 XX XX FV U1 U2 U2 FV XX

future U1 U1 XX U1 FV U1 U2 U2 XX XX

overall U1 U1 XX U1 FV U1 U2 U2 U1 XX

Grasslands on chalk or limestone typical of much of Europe, where the habitat is orchid rich it is considered to be a ‘priority' habitat.

Assessed as ‘unfavourable-bad' in the Atlantic, Boreal, Continental and Pannonic regions. In all these regions all parameters except ‘range' are ‘unfavourable-bad'. Within these regions only Italy (Continental) assessed this habitat as ‘favourable' although Spain reported ‘unknown' for its Atlantic region.

Assessed as ‘unknown but not favourable' for the Alpine and Mediterranean regions largely as a result of Spain reporting ‘unknown' for both regions. Again Italy assessedthe habitat as ‘favourable' for both regions as did Portugal (Mediterranean).Many threats and pressures are reported but many countries note changes in agriculture, leading to both abandonment and overgrazing. Better information required, especially from Spain (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).


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Species associated to Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) and their CS at the Alpine region and MS level

N2K code

Species name Group AT IT RO SK REGION

1050 Saga pedo Invertebrates

range FV U2 U1 U1


habitat U1 U1 U1 U1

future U1 U1 XX XX

overall U1 U2 U1 U1

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG FR IT RO SI SK REGION

1053 Zerynthia polyxena

Invertebrates

range XX XX FV FV FV XX

population XX XX FV U1 FV XX

habitat XX XX FV U1 FV XX

future XX XX U1 U1 FV XX

overall XX XX U1 U1 FV XX

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG DE ES FR IT PL RO SI SK REGION

1056 Parnassius mnemosyne

Invertebrates

range FV FV XX FV U2 U1 FV FV U1

population FV XX XX FV U1 U1 U1 FV U1

habitat U1 FV U1 FV FV XX U1 FV U1

future U1 FV XX FV FV U1 U1 FV U1

overall U1 FV U1 FV U2 U1 U1 FV U1

N2K code


1057 Parnassius

apollo Invertebrates

range U1 FV XX FV FV FV U2 U1 U1

population U1 FV XX FV FV FV U2 U1 U1

habitat U1 FV XX FV FV U1 U2 U1 U1

future U1 FV XX FV U1 FV U2 U1 U1

overall U1 FV XX FV U1 U1 U2 U1 U1

N2K code


1058 Maculinea

arion Invertebrates

range FV FV XX FV U2 XX FV FV U1

population FV FV XX XX U2 U2 U1 U1 U2

habitat U1 FV XX FV U1 U1 U1 U1 U1

future U1 FV XX FV U1 U1 U1 U1 U1



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N2K code

Species name Group AT BG DE ES FR IT RO SI REGION

1065 Euphydryas

aurinia Invertebrates

range FV FV XX FV FV FV FV

population FV XX XX FV FV U1 U1

habitat U1 FV XX FV FV U1 U1

future U1 FV U1 FV FV U1 U1

overall U1 FV U1 FV FV U1 U1

N2K code

Species name Group AT DE FR IT SI SK REGION

1067 Lopinga achine

Invertebrates

range U1 XX U1 FV FV U2 U1

population FV U1 XX FV FV U2 FV

habitat U1 U1 U1 FV FV FV U1


overall U2 U1 U1 FV FV U2 U2

N2K code

Species name Group AT IT SI REGION

1072 Erebia

calcaria Invertebrates

range FV U1 U1 U1

population FV FV FV FV

habitat U1 FV FV FV

future U1 FV U1 U1

overall U1 U1 U1 U1

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG ES FR IT RO SI SK REGION

1310 Miniopterus schreibersii

Mammals

range U2 XX U1 U1 FV U1 U1

population U2 XX U2 U1 U1 U2 U2

habitat U2 XX XX U2 XX XX XX

future U2 U1 U2 U1 XX XX U2

overall U2 U1 U2 U2 U1 U2 U2

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG SK REGION

1335 Spermophilus

citellus Mammals

range U2 U2 U2

population U2 U2 U2

habitat U2 U1 U1

future U2 U2 U2

overall U2 U2 U2

N2K code


1419 Botrychium

simplex Vascular

plants

range FV FV U2 U2


habitat XX FV XX XX

future U1 U2 U2 U2

overall U1 U2 U2 U2


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N2K code

Species name Group AT ES FR IT RO SK REGION

1689 Dracocephalum

austriacum Vascular

plants

range FV U2 FV FV U1 FV

population U1 XX FV FV U2 U1

habitat U1 XX U1 XX U1 U1

future U2 XX U1 FV U1 U1

overall U2 U2 U1 FV U2 U1

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG DE ES FR IT PL RO SE SI SK REGION

1902 Cypripedium

calceolus Vascular

plants

range FV FV U1 U1 FV U1 FV FV FV FV

population XX FV XX FV FV U1 FV FV U1 XX

habitat FV FV XX FV XX U1 FV FV FV FV

future FV FV U1 U1 FV U1 FV FV U1 FV

overall FV FV U1 U1 FV U1 FV FV U1 FV

Main pressures to Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) and their importance to associated species

Pressure description

(2nd level)

Semi-natural dry grasslands and

scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)

Saga pedo

Zerynthia polyxena

Parnassius mnemosyne

Parnassius apollo

Maculinea arion

Euphydryas aurinia

Cultivation x x x x

Fertilisation x

Grazing x x x x

General Forestry management

x x x x



(2nd level)

Lopinga achine

Erebia calcaria

Miniopterus schreibersii

Spermophilus citellus

Botrychium simplex

Dracocephalum austriacum

Cypripedium calceolus

Cultivation x

Fertilisation x

Grazing x


x x x



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Main threats to Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) and their importance to associated species

Threats description

(2nd level)

Semi-natural dry grasslands and

scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)

Saga pedo

Zerynthia polyxena


Parnassius apollo

Maculinea arion

Euphydryas aurinia

Cultivation x x x

Fertilisation x

Grazing x x x x


x x x x


x

Threats description

(2nd level)

Lopinga achine

Erebia calcaria



Botrychium simplex

Dracocephalum austriacum

Cypripedium calceolus

Cultivation x

Fertilisation x

Grazing x x


x x x x x


Other information




Nu

mb

er

of

sit

es

18 13 22 53 77 130 5 9 2 4 103

Hab

itat

are

a (

ha

)

3687 39895 2313 24515 29221 41794 107 4482 5 2072 2987



October 2012 62

Map of SCIs proposed for Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) & Article 17 distribution


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(6230)


Closed, dry or mesophile, perennial Nardus grasslands occupying siliceous soils in Atlantic or sub-Atlantic or boreal lowland, hill and montane regions. Vegetation highly varied, but the variation is characterised by continuity. Nardetalia: 35.1-Violo-Nardion (Nardo-Galion saxatilis, Violioncaninae); 36.31- Nardion. Species-rich sites should be intrepreted as sites with are remarkable for a high number of species. In general, the habitats which have become irreversibly degraded through overgrazing should be excluded.


N2K code


6230

Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in

mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)

range FV FV XX U1 FV U1 FV FV XX FV

area U1 U1 XX U1 FV U2 U1 U1 XX U1

structure XX FV XX FV FV U1 U2 U1 U1 XX

future U1 U1 XX FV FV U2 U2 U1 XX U1

overall U1 U1 XX U1 FV U2 U2 U1 U1 U1

This is a semi-natural grassland widespread across much of the European Union with distinct upland and lowland subtypes. The definition of this habitat has caused problems as several countries have large areas of species poor grassland dominated by matgrass (Nardus stricta) as a result of long periods of overgrazing of little interest for nature conservation - these grasslands should not be included in this habitat.

Assessed as either ‘unfavourable-inadequate' or ‘unfavourable-bad' across all countries except for Greece and Italy who reported ‘favourable' in all regions. As the pressures reported elsewhere as responsible for its unfavourable conservation status (abandonment of grazing or overgrazing) are likely to exist in these countries it is not clear why there should be such a difference (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).

Species associated to Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe) and their CS at the Alpine region and MS level

N2K code

Species name Group AT IT RO SK REGION

1050 Saga pedo Invertebrates

range FV U2 U1 U1


habitat U1 U1 U1 U1

future U1 U1 XX XX

overall U1 U2 U1 U1


October 2012 64

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG FR IT RO SI SK REGION

1053 Zerynthia polyxena

Invertebrates

range XX XX FV FV FV XX

population XX XX FV U1 FV XX

habitat XX XX FV U1 FV XX

future XX XX U1 U1 FV XX

overall XX XX U1 U1 FV XX

N2K code


1056 Parnassius mnemosyne

Invertebrates

range FV FV XX FV U2 U1 FV FV U1

population FV XX XX FV U1 U1 U1 FV U1

habitat U1 FV U1 FV FV XX U1 FV U1

future U1 FV XX FV FV U1 U1 FV U1

overall U1 FV U1 FV U2 U1 U1 FV U1

N2K code


1057 Parnassius

apollo Invertebrates

range U1 FV XX FV FV FV U2 U1 U1

population U1 FV XX FV FV FV U2 U1 U1

habitat U1 FV XX FV FV U1 U2 U1 U1

future U1 FV XX FV U1 FV U2 U1 U1


N2K code


1058 Maculinea

arion Invertebrates






N2K code

Species name Group AT BG DE ES FR IT RO SI REGION

1065 Euphydryas







N2K code

Species name Group AT DE FR IT SI SK REGION

1067 Lopinga achine

Invertebrates

range U1 XX U1 FV FV U2 U1

population FV U1 XX FV FV U2 FV

habitat U1 U1 U1 FV FV FV U1


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overall U2 U1 U1 FV FV U2 U2

N2K code

Species name Group AT IT SI REGION

1072 Erebia

calcaria Invertebrates

range FV U1 U1 U1


habitat U1 FV FV FV

future U1 FV U1 U1

overall U1 U1 U1 U1

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG ES FR IT RO SI SK REGION

1310 Miniopterus schreibersii

Mammals

range U2 XX U1 U1 FV U1 U1

population U2 XX U2 U1 U1 U2 U2

habitat U2 XX XX U2 XX XX XX

future U2 U1 U2 U1 XX XX U2

overall U2 U1 U2 U2 U1 U2 U2

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG SK REGION

1335 Spermophilus

citellus Mammals

range U2 U2 U2

population U2 U2 U2

habitat U2 U1 U1

future U2 U2 U2

overall U2 U2 U2

N2K code


1419 Botrychium

simplex Vascular

plants

range FV FV U2 U2


habitat XX FV XX XX

future U1 U2 U2 U2

overall U1 U2 U2 U2

N2K code

Species name Group AT FR IT SI REGION

1604 Eryngium alpinum

Vascular plants

range FV FV U1 U1 U1


habitat XX U1 XX U1 XX

future XX U1 U1 U1 U1

overall XX U1 U1 U1 U1


October 2012 66

N2K code

Species name Group PL RO SK REGION

4070 Campanula

serrata Vascular

plants

range FV FV U1

population FV FV U1

habitat U1 FV U1

future FV XX XX

overall U1 FV U1

Main pressures to Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe) and their importance to associated species


(2nd level)

Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on

silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain

areas in Continental Europe)

Saga pedo

Zerynthia polyxena


Parnassius apollo

Maculinea arion

Euphydryas aurinia

Cultivation x x x x

Fertilisation x

Grazing x x x x


x x x x

Sport and leisure structures

x

Outdoor sports and leisure activities

x


x


(2nd level)

Lopinga achine

Erebia calcaria



Botrychium simplex

Eryngium alpinum

Campanula serrata

Cultivation x x

Fertilisation x

Grazing x x


x x x

Sport and leisure structures

x x x

Outdoor sports and leisure activities

x x



October 2012 67

Main threats to Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe) and their importance to associated species


Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on

silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain

areas in Continental Europe)

Saga pedo

Zerynthia polyxena


Parnassius apollo

Maculinea arion

Euphydryas aurinia

Cultivation x x x

Fertilisation x

Grazing x x x x


x x x x


x


Lopinga achine

Erebia calcaria



Botrychium simplex

Eryngium alpinum

Campanula serrata

Cultivation x

Fertilisation x

Grazing x


x x x


Other information




Nu

mb

er

of

sit

es

28 9 11 6 45 165 16 23 13 5 34

Hab

itat

are

a (

ha

)

17046 25343 122 4227 24701 37716 1406 3912 115 2785 6269



October 2012 68

Map of SCIs proposed for Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe) & Article 17 distribution


October 2012 69

Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae) (6410)


Molinia meadows of plain to montane levels, on more or less wet nutrient poor soils (nitrogen, phosphorus). They stem from extensive management, sometimes with a mowing late in the year or, they correspond to a deteriorated stage of draining peat bogs.

Sub-types: 37.311: on neutro-alkaline to calcareous soils with a fluctuating water table, relatively rich in species (Eu-molinion). The soil is sometimes peaty and becomes dry in summer. 37.312: on more acid soils of the Junco-Molinion (Juncion acutiflori) except species-poor meadows or on degraded peaty soils.

In some regions, these grasslands are in close contact with Nardetalia communities. For the Molinia meadows of river valleys, a transition toward Cnidion dubii alliance is observed.


N2K code


6410

Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-

silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)

range FV FV XX U1 FV FV U2 FV U1 U1

area U1 FV XX U1 U1 U1 U2 U2 U1 U2

structure XX XX U1 U1 FV U1 U2 U1 U1 U1

future U1 XX U1 U1 XX U1 U2 U2 FV U2

overall U1 XX U1 U1 U1 U1 U2 U2 U1 U2

Meadows with purple moorgrass (Molinia caerulea) on wet, unfertile soils resulting from long periods of traditional management such as mowing. Species-poor meadows dominated by purple moorgrass, often a result of draining peat bogs, are not included in this habitat. This habitat is wide spread across central, northern and western Europe, it also occurs more rarely in the Mediterranean region.

Assessed as ‘unfavourable-bad' in all regions in which it occurs except for the Mediterranean region where it is ‘unknown' as a result of Spain reporting all parameters as ‘unknown'. Only in Estonia (Boreal) and Portugal (Atlantic and Mediterranean) has this habitat been assessed as ‘favourable '. Most countries include changes in agricultural management amongst threats and pressures, many also note drainage. Better information required, particularly from Spain and Luxembourg (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).


October 2012 70

Species associated to Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae) and their CS at the Alpine region and MS level

N2K code

Species name Group AT ES PL RO SK REGION

1042 Leucorrhinia

pectoralis Invertebrates

range FV XX XX U2 XX

population XX XX XX U2 XX

habitat U2 XX XX U1 U2

future U2 XX XX U1 U2

overall U2 XX XX U2 U2

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG FR IT PL RO SI SK REGION

1060 Lycaena dispar

Invertebrates

range FV FV U1 FV FV FV FV

population FV XX U1 XX U1 FV U1

habitat FV FV U1 FV U1 FV FV

future FV FV U1 FV U1 FV FV

overall FV FV U1 FV U1 FV U1

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG DE FR IT PL RO SI SK REGION

1193 Bombina variegata

Amphibians

range FV FV U2 U1 FV FV FV FV

population U1 XX U2 U1 FV XX U1 U1

habitat U1 FV XX U1 XX U1 U1 U1

future U1 FV U1 U1 FV FV U1 U1

overall U1 FV U2 U1 FV U1 U1 U1

N2K code

Species name Group BG PL RO SK REGION

1197 Pelobates

fuscus Amphibians

range XX U1 U1

population XX U1 U1

habitat XX U1 U1

future XX U1 U1

overall XX U1 U1

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG DE IT PL RO SI SK REGION

1201 Bufo viridis Amphibians

range U1 U2 FV FV FV FV FV

population U1 U2 FV XX XX U1 U1

habitat U1 U2 FV XX XX U1 U1

future U1 U1 FV FV XX FV FV

overall U1 U2 FV XX XX U1 U1


October 2012 71

N2K code

Species name Group AT ES FR REGION

1202 Bufo calamita Amphibians

range U1 XX U2 U2


habitat U2 XX U2 U2

future U2 XX U2 U2

overall U2 XX U2 U2

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG FR PL RO SK REGION

1758 Ligularia sibirica

Vascular plants

range FV FV XX FV U2

population U1 FV U1 FV U1

habitat U1 FV U1 U1 U1

future U2 U1 XX U1 U2

overall U2 U1 U1 U1 U2

N2K code

Species name Group BG PL SI SK REGION

4045 Coenagrion

ornatum Invertebrates

range XX U1 U2 U2


habitat XX U1 U1 U1

future XX U1 FV U1

overall XX U1 U2 U2

N2K code

Species name Group BG RO SI SK REGION

4046 Cordulegaster

heros Invertebrates

range FV U2 FV

population FV XX FV

habitat FV FV FV

future FV FV FV

overall FV U2 FV

N2K code

Species name Group IT SI SK REGION

4068 Adenophora

lilifolia Vascular

plants

range FV FV FV FV


habitat XX FV XX XX

future FV FV XX XX

overall FV FV XX XX

N2K code

Species name Group BG DE FR IT SI REGION

4096 Gladiolus palustris

Vascular plants

range FV XX FV FV FV

population FV XX FV U1 U1

habitat FV XX XX U1 XX

future FV XX FV U1 U1

overall FV XX FV U1 U1


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Main pressures to Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae) and their importance to associated species


(2nd level)




Lycaena dispar

Bombina variegata

Pelobates fuscus

Bufo viridis

Cultivation x x x

Grazing x


x x

Drainage x x x



(2nd level) Bufo calamita

Ligularia sibirica

Coenagrion ornatum

Cordulegaster heros

Adenophora lilifolia

Gladiolus palustris

Cultivation x x x

Grazing x x


x x

Drainage x x


Main threats to Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae) and their importance to associated species

Threats description

(2nd level)




Lycaena dispar

Bombina variegata

Pelobates fuscus

Bufo viridis

Cultivation x x x x

Fertilisation x x


x x


x x x

Drainage x x


Threats description

(2nd level) Bufo calamita

Ligularia sibirica

Coenagrion ornatum

Cordulegaster heros

Adenophora lilifolia

Gladiolus palustris

Cultivation x x x

Fertilisation x


x x


x x x

Drainage x x

Biocenotic evolution x x x


October 2012 73

Other information




Nu

mb

er

of

sit

es

33 4 21 24 34 100 1 15 5 12 13

Hab

itat

are

a (

ha

)

1421 69 432 1821 4403 4211 14 873 854 2301 84



October 2012 74

Map of SCIs proposed for Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae) & Article 17 distribution


October 2012 75

Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels (6430)


- Wet and nitrophilous tall herb edge communities, along water courses and woodland borders belonging to the Glechometalia hederaceae and the Convolvuletalia sepium orders (Senecionfluviatilis, Aegopodion podagrariae, Convolvulion sepium, Filipendulion) (37.7.) - Hygrophilous perennial tall herb communities of montane to alpine levels of the Betulo- Adenostyletea class (37.8.).

Similar communities to 37.8, with a weak development, occur at lower altitude along rivers and forest borders (in Wallonia -Belgium for example). Nitrophilous edge communities comprising only basal, common species in the region have no conservation priority. These tall herb communities could also develop in wet meadows, let lie fallow, without any cutting. Large areas of wet meadows let lie fallow and neophyte communities with Helianthus tuberosus, Impatiens glandulifera, should not be taken into account.


N2K code

Habitat name AT BG DE ES FI FR IT PL RO SE SI SK REGION

6430

Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of

plains and of the montane to alpine levels

range XX FV XX FV FV FV FV FV FV FV FV

area XX FV XX XX XX FV FV FV XX FV XX

structure XX FV XX FV FV FV FV FV U1 U1 U1

future FV FV XX FV FV FV FV FV XX FV FV

overall XX FV XX FV FV FV FV FV U1 U1 U1

This habitat is formed by tall herbs (sometimes known as ‘megaforbs') typical of wet, fertile soils often on cliff ledges, woodland margins and riverbanks. The habitat is wide spread throughout Europe although restricted to mountains in some countries. Assessed as ‘unfavourable-inadequate' Alpine, Boreal and Continental regions. In the Alpine region this is due to ‘structure and function' in Slovenia and Slovakia. All other countries in the Alpine region assessed this habitat as ‘favourable ' except Spain where all parameters were reported as ‘unknown'. In the Boreal region the assessment is a result of poor ‘structure and function' and ‘future prospects' in Finland and Lithuania, else where the habitat has been assessed as ‘favourable' except for Sweden where it is ‘unknown'. Countries in the Continental region reported a range of assessments, including ‘unfavourable-bad' (Czech R epublic), ‘favourable ' (Germany, Italy) and ‘unknown' (Austria, Denmark, Luxembourg). Assessed as ‘unfavourable-bad' for the Atlantic and Pannonian regions due to ‘structure and functions' in Belgium, France and the United Kingdom (Atlantic) and all parameters in Hungary. No country in these regions has assessed this habitat as ‘favourable'. Assessed as ‘unknown but not favourable ' in the Mediterranean region due to all parameters in Spain being reported as ‘unknown'. Assessed as ‘favourable' by Italy and ‘unfavourable-inadequate ' else where in the region, excluding Spain would lead to a regional assessment as ‘unfavourable-inadequate'. Better information required.


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Species associated to Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels and their CS at the Alpine region and MS level

N2K code



Vascular plants






N2K code

Species name Group AT BG FR PL RO SK REGION

1758 Ligularia sibirica Vascular

plants






N2K code


4116 Tozzia

carpathica Vascular

plants

range FV FV FV

population FV FV FV

habitat FV FV FV

future FV XX XX

overall FV FV FV

Main pressures to Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels and their importance to associated species

Pressure description (2nd level) Hydrophilous tall herb fringe

communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels

Eryngium alpinum

Ligularia sibirica

Tozzia carpathica

Drainage x x x


x x

Biocenotic evolution x x

Main threats to Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels and their importance to associated species

Threats description (2nd level) Hydrophilous tall herb fringe

communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels

Eryngium alpinum

Ligularia sibirica

Tozzia carpathica

Drainage x x x


x x



October 2012 77

Other information



AT BG DE ES FI FR IT PL RO SE SI SK

Nu

mb

er

of

sit

es

60 12 38 23 4 85 212 18 48 26 9 97

Hab

itat

are

a (

ha

)

3608 4327 4143 1687 776 9408 17095 918 12811 5327 1756 1507



October 2012 78

Map of SCIs proposed for Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels & Article 17 distribution


October 2012 79

Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis) (6510)


Species-rich hay meadows on lightly to moderately fertilised soils of the plain to submontane levels, belonging to the Arrhenatherion and the Brachypodio-Centaureion nemoralis alliances. These extensive grasslands are rich in flowers and are not cut before the grasses flower and then only one or two times per year.

Wet to dry sub-types occur. If management practices become intensive with heavy applications of fertiliser, the species diversity rapidly declines.


N2K code

Habitat name AT BG DE ES FR IT PL RO SI SK REGION


range U1 U1 XX FV FV FV FV FV FV

area U1 U2 XX U1 U1 U1 U1 FV U1

structure XX XX XX U1 FV U1 U1 FV U1

future U2 U1 XX U1 FV U1 U2 FV U1

overall U2 U2 XX U1 U1 U1 U2 FV U1

Haymeadows at low altitudes which are mown after most of the plants have flowered, they maybe lightly fertilised but frequent or heavy fertilisation quickly reduces the species diversity. These meadows are important for a wide range of invertebrates as well as plants. This habitat is wide spread in central and northern Europe, also occurring, but more rarely, in the Mediterranean region.

Unfavourable-inadequate' in the Alpine and Continental regions where the habitat is most abundant with only ‘range' assessed as ‘favourable'. Only Slovakia (Alpine) has assessed this habitat as ‘favourable' for these two regions although Spain reported all parameters as ‘unknown' for the Alpine region.

Assessed as ‘unfavourable-bad' in the Atlantic and Pannonian regions with no country reporting ‘favourable' although Spain reported all parameters as ‘unknown'. The UnitedKingdom reported ‘unfavourable-bad but improving'. Assessed as ‘unknown but not favourable' for the Mediterranean region as Spain reported all parameters as ‘unknown'.

Excluding Spain from the regional assessment would lead to ‘unfavourable-bad' due to the French assessment although reported as ‘favourable' by Italy. The threats and pressures reported by the countries are varied but most note changes to agricultural practice. Better information required, especially from Spain (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).


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Species associated to Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis) and their CS at the Alpine region and MS level

N2K code


1058 Maculinea

arion Invertebrates






N2K code

Species name Group AT DE FR IT PL RO SI SK REGION

1059 Maculinea

teleius Invertebrates

range FV U1 U1 U2 XX U2 FV U1

population FV U1 XX U2 XX U2 FV U1

habitat U1 U1 U2 U2 XX U2 FV U2

future U1 U1 XX U2 XX U2 FV U1

overall U1 U1 U2 U2 XX U2 FV U2

N2K code

Species name Group AT BG DE FR PL SK REGION

1061 Maculinea nausithous

Invertebrates

range FV FV U1 XX U2 FV

population FV FV XX XX U1 FV

habitat U1 FV U1 XX XX U1

future U1 FV U2 XX XX U1

overall U1 FV U2 XX U2 U1

N2K code

Species name Group DE FR RO SE REGION

4038 Lycaena helle Invertebrates

range U2 FV XX U2

population U1 XX XX XX

habitat U1 FV XX U1

future U1 FV XX U1

overall U2 FV XX U2

Main pressures to Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis) and their importance to associated species


(2nd level)

Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)

Maculinea arion

Maculinea teleius

Maculinea nausithous

Lycaena helle

Cultivation x

Fertilisation x x x

Grazing x x x

Restructuring agricultural land holding

x

General Forestry management x x x x

Urbanised areas, human habitation

x x x


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Main threats to Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis) and their importance to associated species

Threats description

(2nd level)

Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)

Maculinea arion

Maculinea teleius


Lycaena helle

Cultivation

Fertilisation x x x

Grazing x x x

Restructuring agricultural land holding

x x

General Forestry management x x x x

Urbanised areas, human habitation

x x x


Other information



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Map of SCIs proposed for Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis) & Article 17 distribution


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Mountain hay meadows (6520)


Species-rich mesophile hay meadows of the montane and sub-alpine levels (mostly above 600 metres) usually dominated by Trisetum flavescens and with Heracleum sphondylium, Viola cornuta, Astrantiamajor, Carum carvi, Crepis mollis, C. pyrenaica, Bistorta major, (Polygonum bistorta), Silene dioica, S. vulgaris, Campanula glomerata, Salvia pratensis, Centaurea nemoralis, Anthoxanthum odoratum, Crocus albiflorus, Geranium phaeum, G. sylvaticum, Narcissus poeticus, Malva moschata, Valerianarepens, Trollius europaeus, Pimpinella major, Muscari botryoides, Lilium bulbiferum, Thlaspicaerulescens, Viola tricolor ssp. subalpina, Phyteuma halleri, P. orbiculare, Primula elatior, Chaerophyllum hirsutum and many others.


N2K code Habitat name AT BG DE ES FR IT PL RO SE SI SK REGION

6520 Mountain hay meadows

range U1 FV XX FV FV FV FV FV U1 FV

area U2 U1 XX U2 U1 U2 U2 U1 U1 U2

structure XX XX XX U1 FV U2 U2 U1 U1 U1

future U2 U1 XX U2 FV U1 U2 U1 FV U2

overall U2 U1 XX U2 U1 U2 U2 U1 U1 U2

Hay meadows at higher altitudes (usually 600m or higher), often in mountain valleys. These meadows are traditionally managed for hay production and are often very species-rich. Most wide spread in the hills and mountains of central Europe, this habitat also occurs in other mountain ranges such as the Pyrenees, Massif Central and the hills of Great Britain and Fenno-Scandanavia. Assessed as ‘unfavourable-bad' in all regions except for the Continental region where it has been assessed as ‘unfavourable-inadequate. No country has assessed this habitat as ‘favourable' although Spain has reported ‘unknown' for the Alpine region. The United Kingdom (Atlantic) reported ‘unfavourable-bad but improving' while in the Boreal region, both Finland and Sweden reported ‘unfavourable-bad and deteriorating'. A variety of threats and pressures have been reported, most countries note changes in agricultural and several ski developments (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).

Species associated to Mountain hay meadows and their CS at the Alpine region and MS level

N2K code



Vascular plants







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N2K code



range U2 FV XX U2


habitat U1 FV XX U1

future U1 FV XX U1

overall U2 FV XX U2

N2K code

Species name Group PL RO SK REGION

4070 Campanula

serrata Vascular

plants

range FV FV U1

population FV FV U1

habitat U1 FV U1

future FV XX XX

overall U1 FV U1

Main pressurestoMountain hay meadowsand their importance to associated species


Mountain hay meadows Eryngium alpinum Lycaena helle Campanula serrata

Cultivation x x

Fertilisation x

Grazing x


Main threatstoMountain hay meadowsand their importance to associated species


Mountain hay meadows Eryngium alpinum Lycaena helle Campanula serrata

Cultivation x

Grazing x


Other information




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Map of SCIs proposed for Mountain hay meadows & Article 17 distribution


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Active raised bogs (7110)


Acid bogs, ombrotrophic, poor in mineral nutrients, sustained mainly by rainwater, with a water level generally higher than the surrounding water table, with perennial vegetation dominated by colourful Sphagna hummocks allowing for the growth of the bog (Erico-Sphagnetalia magellanici,Scheuchzerietalia palustris p., Utricularietalia intermedio-minoris p., Caricetalia fuscae p.). The term "active" must be taken to mean still supporting a significant area of vegetation that is normally peat forming, but bogs where active peat formation is temporarily at a standstill, such as after a fire or during a natural climatic cycle e.g., a period of drought, are also included.

In order to support the conservation of this ecosystem over its geographic range and its genetic diversity, marginal areas of lower quality as a result of damage or degradation which abut active raised bogs may need to be included, protected and, where practicable, regenerated. There are very few intact or near-intact raised bogs in Europe, except in Finland and Sweden where active raised bogs are the predominant mire complex type in hemiboreal and southern boreal regions.


N2K code Habitat name AT DE ES FR IT PL RO SI SK REGION

7110 Active raised bogs

range U1 FV XX U1 FV FV FV FV U1

area U2 FV XX U2 FV U1 FV U1 U2

structure U1 XX XX U2 XX U1 U1 FV U2

future U1 FV XX U2 FV U1 FV U1 U2

overall U2 FV XX U2 FV U1 U1 U1 U2

Raised bogs are formed by bog mosses (Sphagnum species) and are dependent on rainfall for their nutrients. They often form a dome with an internal watertable higherthan the surrounding watertable. The habitat is widely distributed across northernEurope, particularly in the Atlantic, Boreal and Continental regions. Active raised bogs are those which are peat forming, disturbed bogs which are no longer active are the non-priority habitat type ‘7120 Degraded raised bogs capable of natural regeneration'.

Assessed as ‘unfavourable -bad' in the Alpine, Atlantic, Continental, Macaronesian andMediterranean regions. Within these regions only Germany and Italy (both for the Alpine region) have reported this habitat as ‘favourable' although Spain reported Alpine, Atlantic and Mediterranean regions as ‘unknown'. The United Kingdom (Atlantic) reports thehabitat as ‘improving' whileSweden (Continental') notes ‘deteriorating.‘Unfavourable-inadequate' for the Boreal and Pannonic regions with Estonia noting that the conservation status is deteriorating.

A variety of threats and pressures have been reported but many countries mention drainage, peat extraction and pollution/eutrophication. Better information required, particularly from Spain (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).

Main pressures to Active raised bogs and their importance to associated species


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Pressure description (2nd level) Active raised bogs

General Forestry management x

Peat extraction x


Pollution x

Trampling, overuse x



Main threats to Active raised bogs and their importance to associated species

Threats description (2nd level) Active raised bogs


Pollution x

Trampling, overuse x



Other information



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Map of Active raised bog


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Transition mires and quaking bogs (7140)


Peat-forming communities developed at the surface of oligotrophic to mesotrophic waters, with characteristics intermediate between soligenous and ombrogenous types. They present a large and diverse range of plant communities. In large peaty systems, the most prominent communities are swaying swards, floating carpets or quaking mires formed by medium-sized or small sedges, associated with sphagnum or brown mosses. They are generally accompanied by aquatic and amphibious communities. In the Boreal region this habitat type includes minerotrophic fens that are not part of a larger mire complex, open swamps and small fens in the transition zone between water (lakes, ponds) and mineral soil. These mires and bogs belong to the Scheuchzerietalia palustris order (oligotrophic floating carpets among others) and to the Caricetalia fuscae order (quaking communities). Oligotrophic water-land interfaces with Carex rostrata are included.

The Habitats Manual lists the following Annex II/IV plant:Liparis loeselii.

Associated with amphibious communities (22.3), fens (54.2 et 54.4), bogs (51.1-2) or humid grasslands (37.2-3).


N2K code


7140 Transition mires and

quaking bogs

range XX FV XX FV U1 FV FV FV FV U1 U1

area U2 FV XX FV U2 FV U1 FV FV U1 U2

structure XX XX XX FV U2 FV U1 FV FV U1 U2

future U2 FV XX FV U2 FV U1 FV FV U1 U2

overall U2 FV XX FV U2 FV U1 FV FV U1 U2

Peat forming plant communities with a wide range of variation depending on local conditions and often associated with aquatic, open water habitats. Widely distributed across the European Union although more local to the south, the distribution in Spain is much greater than shown on the map.

Assessed as ‘unfavourable-bad' in the Alpine, Atlantic, Continental, Mediterranean and Pannonian regions with no parameters assessed as ‘favourable'. Several countries assessed the Alpine region as ‘favourable' and the regional assessment is largely a result of the French report and it is possible that the French proportion of this habitat has been overestimated. Elsewhere the habitat has been assessed as ‘favourable for Italy (Continental) and CzechRepublic (Pannonic). Assessed as ‘unfavourable-inade quate' in the Boreal and Macaronesian regions. In the Boreal region ‘range' is the parameter conside red ‘favourable' although the habitat was assessed as ‘favourable' in Latvia. A variety of threats and pressures have been reported but many countries mentionchanges to the water regime, peat extraction and pollution/eutrophication. Better information required, especially from Spain (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).

Species associated to Transition mires and quaking bogsand their CS at the Alpine region and MS level


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N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG FR IT PL RO SI SK REGION

1060 Lycaena dispar

Invertebrates


population FV XX U1 XX U1 FV U1

habitat FV FV U1 FV U1 FV FV

future FV FV U1 FV U1 FV FV

overall FV FV U1 FV U1 FV U1

N2K code

Species name

Group BG PL RO SE REGION

1389 Meesia

longiseta

Non-vascular plants

range FV FV FV

population XX FV FV

habitat XX FV FV

future XX FV FV

overall XX FV FV

N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG DE ES FI FR IT PL RO SE SI SK REGION

1393

Drepano-

cladus vernicosus

Non-vascular

plants

range U2 U1 XX XX FV U1 FV FV FV XX XX

population U2 U1 XX XX U2 U1 U1 FV XX XX XX

habitat U1 U1 XX XX U2 XX U1 FV U1 XX XX

future U2 U1 XX XX U2 U1 U1 FV U1 XX XX

overall U2 U1 XX XX U2 U1 U1 FV U1 XX XX

N2K code

Species name

Group AT DE ES FR IT SI REGION

1900 Spiranthes aestivalis

Vascular plants

range FV FV XX U2 FV U1 U1

population U1 U1 XX U2 FV U1 U1

habitat XX XX XX U2 XX U2 XX

future U1 FV XX U2 FV U1 U1

overall U1 U1 XX U2 FV U2 U1

Main pressures to Transition mires and quaking bogs and their importance to associated species


(2nd level)

Transition mires and quaking bogs

Lycaena dispar

Meesia longiseta

Drepanocladus vernicosus

Spiranthes aestivalis

Grazing x


x x


Main threats to Transition mires and quaking bogs and their importance to associated species


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Threats description

(2nd level)

Transition mires and quaking bogs

Lycaena dispar

Meesia longiseta

Drepanocladus vernicosus

Spiranthes aestivalis

Grazing x

Pollution x


x x

Biocenotic evolution x x x x

Other information




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1950 525 249 90 32388 3505 3291 924 1707 72616 1205 292



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Map of Transition mires and quaking bogs


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Alkaline fens (7230)


Wetlands mostly or largely occupied by peat- or tufa-producing small sedge and brown moss communities developed on soils permanently waterlogged, with a soligenous or topogenous baserich, often calcareous water supply, and with the water table at, or slightly above or below, the substratum. Peat formation, when it occurs, is infra-aquatic. Calciphile small sedges and other Cyperaceae usually dominate the mire communities, which belong to the Caricion davallianae, characterised by a usually prominent "brown moss" carpet formed by Campylium stellatum, Drepanocladus intermedius, D. revolvens, Cratoneuron commutatum, Acrocladium cuspidatum, Ctenidium molluscum, Fissidens adianthoides, Bryum pseudotriquetrum and others, a grasslike growth of Schoenus nigricans, S. ferrugineus, Eriophorum latifolium, Carex davalliana, C. flava, C. lepidocarpa, C. hostiana, C. panicea, Juncus subnodulosus, Scirpus cespitosus, Eleocharisquinqueflora, and a very rich herbaceous flora including Tofieldia calyculata, Dactylorhizaincarnata, D. traunsteineri, D. traunsteinerioides, D. russowii, D. majalis ssp.brevifolia, D.cruenta, #Liparis loeselii, Herminium monorchis, Epipactis palustris, Pinguicula vulgaris, Pedicularis sceptrum-carolinum, Primula farinosa, Swertia perennis. Wet grasslands (Molinietaliacaerulaea, e.g. Juncetum subnodulosi &Cirsietum rivularis, 37), tall sedge beds (Magnocaricion,53.2), reed formations (Phragmition, 53.1), fen sedge beds (Cladietum mariscae, 53.3), may form part of the fen system, with communities related to transition mires (54.5, 54.6) and amphibious or aquatic vegetation (22.3, 22.4) or spring communities (54.1) developing in depressions.

The subunits listed in the Habitats Manual, which can, alone or in combination, and together with codes selected from the categories just mentioned, describe the composition of the fen, are understood to include the mire communities sensu stricto (Caricion davallianae), their transition to the Molinion, and assemblages that, although they may be phytosociologically referable to alkaline Molinion associations, contain a large representation of the Caricion davallianae species listed, in addition to being integrated in the fen system; this somewhat parallels the definition of an integrated class Molinio-Caricetaliadavallianae in Rameau et al., 1989. Outside of rich fen systems, fen communities can occur as small areas in dune slack systems (16.3), in transition mires (54.5), in wet grasslands (37), on tufa cones (54.121) and in a few other situations. Rich fens are exceptionally endowed with spectacular, specialised, strictly restricted species. They are among the habitats that have undergone the most serious decline. They are essentially extinct in several regions and gravely endangered in most.


N2K code


7230 Alkaline fens

range FV FV XX FV FV FV FV FV FV U1 FV

area U1 U1 XX FV U1 FV FV FV U2 U1 U1

structure XX U1 XX FV U1 FV U1 FV U1 U1 U1

future U2 FV XX FV U1 FV FV FV U1 U1 U1

overall U2 U1 XX FV U1 FV U1 FV U2 U1 U1

This habitat includes a wide variety of fens with alkaline groundwater, they occur where the groundwater is suitable throughout Europe but rare in the south. The vegetation is usually dominated by small sedges (Carex species), is often species rich and sometimes with Annex II and IV species such as the fen orchid (Liparis loeselii).


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Assessed as ‘unfavourable-inadequate' for the Alpine and Boreal regions. However inthe Alpine region there is much variation between countries and the habitat is ‘favourable' in the Fennoscandian subregion. Assessed as ‘unfavourable-bad' for the Atlantic, Continental, Mediterranean andPannonic regions. Within these regions only Greece (Mediterranean) and Italy (Continental and Mediterranean) assessed this habitat as ‘favourable'. A variety of threats and pressures have been reported but many countries mention changes to the water regime, changes in agricultural practices and pollution/eutrophication. Better information required particularly from Spain (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).

Species associated to Alkaline fens and their CS at the Alpine region and MS level

N2K code

Species name

Group AT DE PL SE SI SK REGION

1013 Vertigo geyeri

Molluscs

range XX XX XX FV XX XX XX

population XX XX XX FV XX XX XX

habitat U2 U1 XX FV XX XX U1

future U2 U1 U1 FV XX XX U1

overall U2 U1 U1 FV XX XX U1

N2K code

Species name

Group AT DE FR IT PL RO SI SK REGION

1014 Vertigo

angustior Molluscs

range XX FV U2 FV FV FV FV XX

population XX XX U2 FV XX FV FV XX

habitat U1 U1 U2 FV XX U1 FV XX

future U1 U1 XX XX XX U1 FV XX

overall U1 U1 U2 FV XX U1 FV XX

N2K code

Species name

Group AT ES RO SK REGION

1016 Vertigo

moulinsiana Molluscs

range XX XX XX XX


habitat U1 XX XX XX

future U1 XX U1 XX

overall U1 XX U1 XX

N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG DE ES FR IT RO SI REGION

1065 Euphydryas







N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG DE ES FI FR IT PL RO SE SI SK REGION


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1393

Drepano-

cladus vernicosus

Non-vascular plants

range U2 U1 XX XX FV U1 FV FV FV XX XX

population U2 U1 XX XX U2 U1 U1 FV XX XX XX

habitat U1 U1 XX XX U2 XX U1 FV U1 XX XX

future U2 U1 XX XX U2 U1 U1 FV U1 XX XX

overall U2 U1 XX XX U2 U1 U1 FV U1 XX XX

N2K code

Species name

Group FI RO SE REGION

1528 Saxifraga hirculus

Vascular plants

range FV FV FV

population FV FV FV

habitat FV FV FV

future FV FV FV

overall FV FV FV

N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG FR PL RO SK REGION

1758 Ligularia sibirica

Vascular plants






N2K code

Species name

Group AT DE FR IT RO SI SK REGION

1903 Liparis loeselii

Vascular plants


population FV U1 U1 FV U1 U2 U1

habitat U1 XX U2 XX U1 U1 XX

future U1 FV U2 FV U1 FV U1

overall U1 U1 U2 FV U1 U2 U1

N2K code



range U2 FV XX U2


habitat U1 FV XX U1

future U1 FV XX U1

overall U2 FV XX U2


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Main pressures to Alkaline fens and their importance to associated species

Pressure description (2nd level) Alkaline fens Vertigo geyeri

Vertigo angustior

Vertigo moulinsiana

Euphydryas aurinia

Cultivation x x

Grazing x x


Drainage x x x x

Modification of hydrographic functioning x x

Pressure description (2nd level) Drepanocladus

vernicosus Saxifraga hirculus

Ligularia sibirica

Liparis loeselii

Lycaena helle

Cultivation

Grazing x


Drainage x x x x


Main threats to Alkaline fens and their importance to associated species

Threats description (2nd level) Alkaline fens Vertigo geyeri

Vertigo angustior

Vertigo moulinsiana

Euphydryas aurinia

Cultivation x x

Grazing x x


Drainage x x x x


x x


Threats description (2nd level) Drepanocladus

vernicosus Saxifraga hirculus

Ligularia sibirica

Liparis loeselii Lycaena helle

Cultivation x

Grazing x

General Forestry management x x

Drainage x x x


x


Other information

According to the ETC/BD calculations 51-75 % of the area of this habitat type are within SCIs (see Appendix 1). This means that Natura 2000 network provides an important framework for the management of this habitat type.



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Map of SCIs proposed for Alkaline fens & Article 17 distribution


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Bog woodland (91D0)


Coniferous and broad-leaved forests on a humid to wet peaty substrate, with the water level permanently high and even higher than the surrounding water table. The water is always very poor in nutrients (raised bogs and acid fens). These communities are generally dominated by Betulapubescens, Frangula alnus, Pinus sylvestris, Pinus rotundata and Picea abies, with species specific to bogland or, more generally, to oligotrophic environments, such as Vaccinium spp., Sphagnum spp., Carex spp. [Vaccinio-Piceetea: Piceo-Vaccinienion uliginosi (Betulion pubescentis, Ledo-Pinion) i.a.]. In the Boreal region, also spruce swamp woods, which are minerotrophic mire sites along margins of different mire complexes, as well as in separate strips in valleys and along brooks.

Sub-types :

44.A1 - Sphagnum birch woods

44.A2 - Scots pine mire woods

44.A3 - Mountain pine bog woods

44.A4 - Mire spruce woods


N2K code Habitat name AT BG DE FI FR IT PL RO SE SI SK REGION

91D0 Bog woodland

range FV FV FV FV FV FV FV FV U1 FV

area FV FV FV U2 U1 U1 FV FV U1 U1

structure XX XX FV U1 FV U1 FV FV U1 U1

future U1 FV FV U1 FV U1 FV FV U1 U1

overall U1 FV FV U2 U1 U1 FV FV U1 U1

Coniferous and broad-leaved forests on peaty soils where the water level is permanently high and the groundwater is very poor in nutrients. Downy birch (Betula pubescens), alder buck thorn (Frangula alnus), pines (Pinus sylvestris, P. rotundata) or spruce (Picea abies) form the tree layer which is often low with many stunted trees while Vaccinium spp., bogmosse s (Sphagnum spp) and sedges (Carex spp) form the undergrowth. This habitat is often found in association with bog habitats such as 7110 and 7140. The conservation status in the Pannonian region, where the habitat occurs at only one locality in the CzechRepublic is ‘favourable’. The conservation status in the Boreal, Alpine and Macaronesian regions is ‘unfavourable -inadequate’ and only assessed as ‘unfavourable-bad’ for the Alpine region in France. The anthropogenic pressure in these regions is lower than in the Atlantic and Continental, where the status is assessed as ’unfavourable-bad’. Structure and functions of this habitat are closely connected to the oligotrophic character of the peat and its water regime. The major threats to this habitat are changes in hydrologic conditions due to various human activities but also include natural processes (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).


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Main pressures to Bog woodland and their importance to associated species

Pressure description (2nd level) Bog woodland


Peat extraction x

Drainage x


Main threats to Bog woodland and their importance to associated species

Threats description (2nd level) Bog woodland


Peat extraction x

Pollution x



Other information




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Map of SCIs proposed for Bog woodland & Article 17 distribution


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Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines (9180)


Mixed forests of secondary species (Acer pseudoplatanus, Fraxinus excelsior, Ulmus glabra, Tiliacordata) of coarse scree, abrupt rocky slopes or coarse colluvions of slopes, particularly oncalcareous, but also on siliceous, substrates (Tilio-Acerion Klika 55). A distinction can be madebetween one grouping which is typical of cool and humid environments (hygroscopic and shadetolerant forests), generally dominated by the sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) - sub-allianceLunario-Acerenion, and another which is typical of dry, warm screes (xerothermophile forests),generally dominated by limes (Tilia cordata, T. platyphyllos) - sub-alliance Tilio-Acerenion.The habitat types belonging to the Carpinion should not be included here.


N2K code

Habitat name AT BG DE ES FR IT PL RO SI SK REGION

9180 Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and

ravines

range FV FV XX FV FV FV FV U1 U1

area FV FV XX U1 FV FV FV FV FV

structure U1 FV XX XX FV FV FV FV U1

future U1 FV XX U1 FV FV FV FV U1

overall U1 FV XX U1 FV FV FV U1 U1

Mixed forests composed of secondary species such as sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus), ash (Fraxinus excelsior), elm (Ulmus glabra), and limes (Tilia spp) occurring on coarse scree , coarse sediments at the base of slopes or weathered, rocky slopes. Depending on the local climatic conditions, two subtypes can be recognised, a subtype with sycamore dominating in cooler and more humid environments and a second subtype with limes dominating in warm and dry situations. The conservation status in the Pannonian and in the Atlantic region was assessed as ‘unfavourable bad’, in the other regions it was assessed as ‘unfavourable inadequate’ (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).

Species associated to Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines and their CS at the Alpine region and MS level

N2K code

Species name


1381 Dicranum

viride

Non-vascular plants

range U1 FV XX XX U1 FV FV XX U1

population XX FV XX XX U1 U1 XX XX XX

habitat U1 FV U2 XX XX U1 U1 XX U1

future U1 FV U2 XX XX U1 U1 XX U1

overall U1 FV U2 XX U1 U1 U1 XX U1

N2K code

Species name



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1386 Buxbaumia

viridis

Non-vascular plants

range U2 XX U2 FV FV U1 FV XX U2

population U2 XX XX FV FV U2 XX XX U2

habitat U1 XX XX FV XX U1 FV XX XX

future U2 XX U2 XX FV U2 XX XX U2

overall U2 XX U2 FV FV U2 XX XX U2

N2K code

Species name

Group AT BG DE ES FR IT PL RO SE SI SK REGION

1902 Cypripedium

calceolus Vascular

plants

range FV FV U1 U1 FV U1 FV FV FV FV

population XX FV XX FV FV U1 FV FV U1 XX

habitat FV FV XX FV XX U1 FV FV FV FV

future FV FV U1 U1 FV U1 FV FV U1 FV

overall FV FV U1 U1 FV U1 FV FV U1 FV

Main pressures to Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines and their importance to associated species

Pressure description (2nd level) Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes,

screes and ravines Dicranum

viride Buxbaumia

viridis Cypripedium

calceolus


Communication networks x

Main threats to Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines and their importance to associated species

Threats description (2nd level) Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes,

screes and ravines Dicranum

viride Buxbaumia

viridis Cypripedium

calceolus


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Map of SCIs proposed for Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines & Article 17 distribution


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Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnionincanae, Salicionalbae) (91E0)


Riparian forests of Fraxinus excelsior and Alnus glutinosa, of temperate and Boreal Europe lowland and hill watercourses (44.3: Alno-Padion); riparian woods of Alnus incanae of montane and sub-montane rivers of the Alps and the northern Apennines (44.2: Alnion incanae); arborescent galleries of tall Salix alba, S. fragilis and Populus nigra, along medio-European lowland, hill or sub-montane rivers (44.13: Salicion albae). All types occur on heavy soils (generally rich in alluvial deposits) periodically inundated by the annual rise of the river (or brook) level, but otherwise well-drained and aerated during low-water. The herbaceous layer invariably includes many large species (Filipendula ulmaria, Angelica sylvestris, Cardamine spp., Rumex sanguineus, Carex spp., Cirsium oleraceum) and various vernal geophytes can occur, such as Ranunculus ficaria, Anemonenemorosa, A. ranunculoides, Corydalis solida.

This habitat includes several sub-types: ash-alder woods of springs and their rivers (44.31 – Carici remotae-Fraxinetum); ash-alder woods of fast-flowing rivers (44.32 - Stellario-Alnetum glutinosae);ash-alder woods of slow-flowing rivers (44.33 - Pruno-Fraxinetum, Ulmo-Fraxinetum); montanegrey alder galleries (44.21 - Calamagrosti variae-Alnetum incanae Moor 58); sub-montane grey aldergalleries (44.22 - Equiseto hyemalis-Alnetum incanae Moor 58); white willow gallery forests (44.13 - Salicion albae). The Spanish types belong to the alliance Osmundo-Alnion (Cantabric atlantic andsoutheast Iberia peninsula).

Most of these forests are in contact with humid meadows or ravine forests (Tilio-Acerion). A succession towards Carpinion (Primulo-Carpinetum) can be observed (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).


N2K code


91E0

Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosaand Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion

albae)

range FV FV U1 FV FV FV FV FV FV U1 FV

area U1 FV U1 FV U2 U1 U1 FV U1 U1 U2

structure U1 XX U1 FV U2 XX U1 FV FV U1 U2

future U1 FV U2 FV U2 FV XX FV FV FV U2

overall U1 FV U1 FV U2 U1 U1 FV U1 U1 U2

This varied habitat type includes riparian ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and alder (Alnusglutinosa) forests and willow (Salix alba, S. fragilis) and black poplar (Populus nigra )galleries along lowland and hill watercourses together with grey alder (Alnus incana)riparian forests of sub-montane to sub-alpine rivers. The habitat occurs on heavy andperiodically inundated soils. The herb layer is composed of tall herb species preferring humid and nutrients rich soils.

This habitat type is relatively wide-spread, but occurs as fragmentary stands where the hydrologic regime is favourable. It is, especially in lowland areas, seriously threatened due to management of water levels and regulation of water courses. The conservation status is ‘unfavourable bad’ in all regions. Member State assessments for the Atlantic, Continental and Pannonian regions are mostly ‘unfavourable-bad’. In the Alpine and Mediterranean regions only France assessed this habitat as ‘unfavourable-bad’ while in the Boreal only Finland assessed this habitat as ‘unfavourable-bad’. In these regions, at


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the country level, the status of the habitat was mostly ‘unfavourable-inadequate’ (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).

Species associated toAlluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnionincanae, Salicionalbae) and their CS at the Alpine region and MS level

N2K code

Species name Group AT DE FR PL RO SE SK REGION

1337 Castor fiber Mammals

range U1 FV FV FV FV FV FV

population U1 FV FV FV FV FV FV

habitat XX FV XX FV FV FV FV

future U1 FV FV FV FV FV FV

overall U1 FV FV FV FV FV FV

N2K code


1381 Dicranum

viride

Non-vascular plants

range U1 FV XX XX U1 FV FV XX U1

population XX FV XX XX U1 U1 XX XX XX

habitat U1 FV U2 XX XX U1 U1 XX U1

future U1 FV U2 XX XX U1 U1 XX U1

overall U1 FV U2 XX U1 U1 U1 XX U1

N2K code


1386 Buxbaumia

viridis

Non-vascular plants

range U2 XX U2 FV FV U1 FV XX U2

population U2 XX XX FV FV U2 XX XX U2

habitat U1 XX XX FV XX U1 FV XX XX

future U2 XX U2 XX FV U2 XX XX U2

overall U2 XX U2 FV FV U2 XX XX U2

N2K code

Species name Group AT ES FR IT REGION

1387 Orthotrichum

rogeri

Non-vascular plants

range U1 XX FV XX XX

population U2 XX FV XX U2

habitat U1 XX XX XX XX

future U1 XX XX XX XX

overall U2 XX XX XX U2

N2K code


4116 Tozzia

carpathica Vascular

plants

range FV FV FV

population FV FV FV

habitat FV FV FV

future FV XX XX

overall FV FV FV


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Main pressures to Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnionincanae, Salicionalbae) and their importance to associated species


(2nd level)

Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus

excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)

Castor fiber

Dicranum viride

Buxbaumia viridis

Orthotrichum rogeri

Tozzia carpathica


x x x

Communication networks

x x


x

Main threats to Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnionincanae, Salicionalbae) and their importance to associated species

Threats description

(2nd level)

Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus

excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)

Castor fiber

Dicranum viride

Buxbaumia viridis

Orthotrichum rogeri

Tozzia carpathica


x x

Communication networks

x x

Pollution x x x


x

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Map of SCIs proposed for Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnionincanae, Salicionalbae) & Article 17 distribution


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Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests (9130)


Fagus sylvatica and, in higher mountains, Fagus sylvatica-Abies alba or Fagus sylvatica-Abies alba-Picea abies forests developed on neutral or near-neutral soils, with mild humus (mull), of the medio-European and Atlantic domains of Western Europe and of central and northern Central Europe, characterised by a strong representation of species belonging to the ecological groups of Anemone nemorosa, of Lamiastrum (Lamium) galeobdolon, of Galium odoratum and Melica uniflora and, in mountains, various Dentaria spp., forming a richer and more abundant herb layer than in the forests of 9110 and 9120.

Sub-types : 41.131 - Medio-European collinar neutrophilous beech forests Neutrocline or basicline Fagus sylvatica and Fagus sylvatica-Quercus petraea-Quercus robur forests of hills, low mountains and plateaux of the Hercynian arc and its peripheral regions, of the Jura, Lorraine, the Paris basin, Burgundy, the Alpine piedmont, the Carpathians and a few localities of the North Sea-Baltic plain. 41.132 - Atlantic neutrophile beech forests Atlantic beech and beech-oak forests with Hyacinthoides non-scripta, of southern England, the Boulonnais, Picardy, the Oise, Lys and Schelde basins. 41.133 - Medio-European montane neutrophilous beech forests Neutrophile forests of Fagus sylvatica, Fagus sylvatica and Abies alba, Fagus sylvatica and Picea abies, or Fagus sylvatica, Abies alba and Picea abies of the montane and high-montane levels of the Jura, the northern and eastern Alps, the western Carpathians and the great Hercynian ranges. 41.134 - Bohemian lime-beech forests Fagus sylvatica or Fagus sylvatica-Abies alba forests rich in Tilia spp., of the Bohemian basin. 41.135 - Pannonic neutrophilme beech forests Neutrophilous beech forests of medio-European affinities of the hills of the Pannonic plain and its western periphery.

Relict stands of collinar neutrophilous beech forests of the Macin Mountains of Dobrogea, Romania are the priority habitat 91X0*Dobrogean Beech forests.


N2K code Habitat name AT BG DE ES IT PL RO SK REGION

9130 Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests

range FV FV FV FV FV FV FV

area U1 FV FV FV FV FV U1

structure U1 FV U1 FV FV FV U1

future U1 FV FV FV XX FV U1

overall U1 FV U1 FV FV FV U1

This type of beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest represents the climax vegetation on neutral or near-neutral soils of Western Europe, of central and northern Central Europe, and of mountainous regions of southern Europe. Beech dominates the tree layer, together with spruce (Picea abies ) and Europe an silver fir (Abies alba) in the mountains. The herb layer is more diverse and abundant than with habitat type 9110, and is composed mainly of typical beech forest species. The conse rvation status was assessed as favourable only in the Mediterranean region, where the habitat is present mainly in mountainous areas. The conservation status in


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the Pannonian and in the Boreal regions, where the climatic condition are in general inappropriate, the status of the habitat was assessed as ‘unfavourable bad’. The conservation status in other regions is ‘unfavourable inadequate ’. However the range and habitat area are stable or increasing and sufficient in most of the countries except UK, Austria and Sweden. Unfavourable status of structure and function reflecting inappropriate forest management is usually responsible for unfavourable overall assessment (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).

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Conservation status (CS) assessed at the Alpine region and MS level for Rosalia alpine (this species is added here as the Steering Committee expressed a general interest to this species):

N2K code


1087 Rosalia alpina Invertebrates

range U1 FV XX FV U2 XX FV FV U1

population U1 FV XX XX U2 XX XX FV XX

habitat U1 FV XX FV FV XX U1 FV U1

future U1 FV XX FV U1 XX U1 FV U1

overall U1 FV XX FV U2 XX U1 FV U1

The rosalia longicorn is a beetle which is widely spread across Europe. Its preferred habitat is beech forest wherein it lays its eggs. In all geographical regions (Alpine, Atlantic, Continental, Mediterranean and Pannonian) its overall assessment is ‘inadequate’ or ‘unknown’. However, in the Atlantic region its range is assessed to be ‘favourable’ and in the Pannonian region its range and future prospects are reported as ‘favourable’. The overall assessments differ among the countries, but most countries assessed its status as ‘inadequate’ or ‘unknown but not favourable’. Since species numbers are decreasing it has a protected status in several countries (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive8). The IUCN conservation status is of Least Concern at European level9.

8 http://forum.eionet.europa.eu/x_habitat-

art17report/library/datasheets/species/invertebrates/invertebrates/rosalia_alpinapdf/download/1/Rosalia%20alpina.pdf?action=view

http://forum.eionet.europa.eu/x_habitat-art17report/library/datasheets/species/invertebrates/invertebrates/rosalia_alpinapdf/download/1/Rosalia%20alpina.pdf?action=view




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Map of SCIs proposed for Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests (9130) & Article 17 distribution

9 Nieto, A. and Alexander, K.N.A. 2010. European Red List of Saproxylic Beetles. Luxembourg: Publications Office of the

European Union.


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Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests (9170)


Quercus petraea-Carpinus betulus forests of regions with sub-continental climate within the central European range of Fagus sylvatica, dominated by Quercus petraea (41.261). Also included are related lime-oak forests of eastern and eastern-central European regions with a continental climate, east of the range of F. sylvatica (41.262).


N2K code Habitat name AT BG PL RO SK REGION

9170 Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests

range FV FV U1 FV

area FV U1 U1 U1

structure XX U1 U2 XX

future U1 U1 U2 U1

overall U1 U1 U2 U1

Mixed oak-hornbeam (Quercus spp-Carpinus betulus) forests of central Europe occurring mostly in the areas with a sub-continental climate on various types of soil. The conservation status in the Atlantic region, where the habitat occurs only in Germany and in the Pannonian region, where the species occurs only in the Czech republic is ‘unfavourable bad’. The status in the Atlantic and Continental regions is ‘unfavourable inadequate ’ (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).

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Map of SCIs proposed for Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests (9170) & Article 17 distribution


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Castanea sativa woods (9260)


Supra-Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean Castanea sativa-dominated forests and old established plantations with semi-natural undergrowth.


N2K code Habitat name AT BG FR IT RO REGION

9260 Castanea sativa woods

range FV FV FV FV

area XX U2 FV U2

structure XX U2 FV U2

future U1 U2 FV U2

overall U1 U2 FV U2

Natural forests and old established plantations of chestnut (Castanea sativa) with semi-natural undergrowth of Mediterranean mountains and the area to their north. The conservation status in the Alpine and Continental regions is ‘unfavourable -bad’. In both regions this assessment results from the situation in France, where the habitat area has declined. Chestnut is subject to several diseases which decrease its competivity with other trees such as oaks (Quercus spp). The conservation status in the Atlantic and in the Mediterranean regions is ’unknown’ due to the incomplete reports from Spain. However, for the Mediterranean regions, where there is a high proportion of the habitat reported as ‘unfavourable-inadequate’, it cannot be not be ‘favourable’ (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).

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Map of SCIs proposed for Castanea sative woods (9260) & Article 17 distribution


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Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea) (9410)



N2K code Habitat name AT BG DE FR IT PL RO SI SK REGION

9410 Acidophilous Picea forests of the

montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)

range FV FV FV FV FV FV FV FV

area FV FV FV FV FV FV U1 FV

structure U1 FV XX FV FV FV FV U1

future FV XX FV FV FV FV FV FV

overall U1 FV FV FV FV FV U1 U1

Sub-alpine and alpine coniferous forests dominated by Norway spruce (Picea abies) and oriental spruce (Picea orientalis). This habitat is wide spread in the Alps, Carpathians and Hercynian ranges. These forests also occur in the montane zone of the inner Alps and inner Carpathian basins in areas with a climate unfavourable to both beech (Fagus sylvatica) and fir (Abies alba). Outlying Norway spruce formations can also be found in the mountain ranges of southern and southeastern Europe and locally within the montane level of above mentioned mountain ranges. Although at the national level in the Alpine region ‘favourable’ assessments are widespread, the biogeographical assessment is ‘unfavourable-inadequate’ as a result of assessments by Austria and Slovakia. In the Continental region, the status is ‘unfavourable-bad’ and this conclusion was provided by all the countries of the Hercynian mountain range. In the Mediterranean region the habitat is present only in Greece, where the conservation status is ‘favourable’. The major threats to this habitat include inappropriate forestry management, air pollution and at the higher altitudes development of resorts for winter sports (Summary sheet of the online report on Article 17 of the Habitats Directive).

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Map of SCIs proposed for Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (9410) & Article 17 distribution


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Different colours are used for different habitat groups. Species/habitat types present in only one MS are excluded.

H= habitat type, A = amphibian, I = invertebrate, M = mammal, P = plant

Prio = priority habitat type or species

I, II and IV refer to Annexes of the Habitats Directive.

ALP CS = Conservation status at the Alpine region, red = unfavourable-bad, amber = unfavourable-inadequate, grey = unknown.

Positive trend: positive trend for population & habitat for species or area of the habitat were used. 0 means that there was not any positive trend

reported under the used parameters.Maximum value for species is 20 and 10 for habitat types.

N2K coverage: symbols indicate how many % of habitat area/species distribution are within the SCIs (● = 0-50, ●● = 51-75 and ●●● = 76-100).

Empty cell means that the available data did not allow calculation. NB this information has been updated with the latest Natura 2000 data (end of 2011), so information for some species/habitat types can be different compared to the previous pre-scoping document dated 22.6.2012.

Criterion A= number of MS where species/habitat type is present, Criterion B = species/habitat types at U2, U1 or unknown status and Criterion

C= negative trend and A(B+C) = the agreed algorithm.

Cells in yellow highlight the data that was used for ranking the habitat types and species.

Ye= exception for some MS

Habitat group

N2K code

Taxono-mical group

Description Prio I II IV V ALP CS

Positive trends

N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Forests 91E0 H Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)

Y Y U2 1 ● 12 10 4 168 14

Forests 91D0 H Bog woodland Y Y U1 1 ● 11 8 2 110 10

Forests 9180 H Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines

Y Y U1 2 ●● 10 6 1 70 7

Forests 9150 H Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion

N Y U1 4 ●●● 9 5 0 45 5


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Habitat group

N2K code

Taxono-mical group


Positive trends

N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Forests 9410 H Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)

N Y U1 0 ●●● 9 4 1 45 5

Forests 9110 H Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests N Y U1 4 ●●● 10 4 0 40 4

Forests 9130 H Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests N Y U1 3 ●● 8 4 1 40 5

Forests 9170 H Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests

N Y U1 1 ●●● 5 6 0 30 6

Forests 9260 H Castanea sativa woods N Y U2 0 ●●● 5 5 1 30 6

Forests 9530 H (Sub-) Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines

Y Y U1 0 ●●● 6 4 0 24 4

Forests 9140 H Medio-European subalpine beech woods with Acer and Rumex arifolius

N Y XX 2 ●● 6 3 0 18 3

Forests 9160 H Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli

N Y U2 1 ●●● 3 4 1 15 5

Forests 9420 H Alpine Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra forests

N Y U1 1 ●● 7 2 0 14 2

Forests 91F0 H

Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)

N Y U2 0 ●●● 3 3 1 12 4


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Habitat group

N2K code

Taxono-mical group


Positive trends

N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Forests 91H0 H Pannonian woods with Quercus pubescens

Y Y U1 1 ●● 4 3 0 12 3

Forests 91M0 H Pannonian-Balkanic turkey oak –sessile oak forests

N Y U1 1 ●●● 3 3 0 9 3

Forests 92A0 H Salix alba and Populus alba galleries N Y FV 0 ●●● 3 2 1 9 3

Forests 9430 H Subalpine and montane Pinus uncinata forests (* if on gypsum or limestone)

N Y XX 2 ●●● 4 2 0 8 2

Forests 9010 H Western Taïga Y Y U2 0 ●●● 2 2 1 6 3

Forests 91G0 H Pannonic woods with Quercus petraea and Carpinus betulus

Y Y FV 0 ●●● 3 2 0 6 2

Forests 91L0 H Illyrian oak-hornbeam forests (Erythronio-Carpinion)

N Y FV 0 ●●● 3 2 0 6 2

Forests 9340 H Quercus ilex and Quercus rotundifolia forests

N Y XX 1 ●●● 3 2 0 6 2

Forests 9040 H Nordic subalpine/subarctic forests with Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii

N Y FV 0 ●● 2 1 1 4 2

Forests 9120 H

Atlantic acidophilous beech forests with Ilex and sometimes also Taxus in the shrublayer (Quercion robori-petraeae or Ilici-Fagenion)

N Y XX 1 ●●● 2 2 0 4 2

Forests 9560 H Endemic forests with Juniperus spp. Y Y U1 0 ●●● 2 2 0 4 2


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Habitat group

N2K code

Taxono-mical group


Positive trends

N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Forests 91K0 H Illyrian Fagus sylvatica forests (Aremonio-Fagion)

N Y FV 1 ●●● 3 1 0 3 1

Forests 91Q0 H Western Carpathian calcicolous Pinus sylvestris forests

N Y FV 2 ●●● 3 1 0 3 1

Forests 9050 H Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies

N Y FV 0 ● 2 0 1 2 1

Forests 1361 M Lynx lynx N Ye Y

e Y

e U1 2 ● 11 13 4 187 17

Forests 1323 M Myotis bechsteinii N Y Y N XX 2 ● 10 12 3 150 15

Forests 1084 I Osmoderma eremita Y Y Y N U2 0 ● 9 12 4 144 16

Forests 1386 P Buxbaumia viridis N Y N N U2 1 ● 10 11 3 140 14

Forests 1281 R Elaphe longissima N N Y N XX 0 10 10 4 140 14

Forests 1166 A Triturus cristatus N Y Y N U2 0 ● 7 11 8 133 19

Forests 1308 M Barbastella barbastellus N Y Y N XX 2 ● 10 10 3 130 13

Forests 1331 M Nyctalus leisleri N N Y N XX 0 10 10 3 130 13

Forests 1312 M Nyctalus noctula N N Y N U2 0 10 11 2 130 13

Forests 1083 I Lucanus cervus N Y N N U1 0 ●● 9 10 4 126 14

Forests 1381 P Dicranum viride N Y N N U1 0 ● 10 10 2 120 12

Forests 1209 A Rana dalmatina N N Y N U1 1 8 9 5 112 14

Forests 1307 M Myotis blythii N Y Y N U2 1 ● 8 10 3 104 13

Forests 1087 I Rosalia alpina Y Y Y N U1 0 ●●● 10 8 2 100 10

Forests 1324 M Myotis myotis N Y Y N U1 4 ● 10 9 1 100 10

Forests 1322 M Myotis nattereri N N Y N XX 0 10 8 2 100 10

Forests 1354 M Ursus arctos Y Ye Y

e N FV 10 ● 11 8 1 99 9

Forests 1304 M Rhinolophus ferrumequinum N Y Y N XX 1 ● 8 9 3 96 12

Forests 1330 M Myotis mystacinus N N Y N U1 1 10 7 2 90 9


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Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Forests 1088 I Cerambyx cerdo N Y Y N XX 0 ●●● 8 8 3 88 11

Forests 1363 M Felis silvestris N N Y N U1 0 8 7 4 88 11

Forests 1305 M Rhinolophus euryale N Y Y N U2 1 ●● 7 9 3 84 12

Forests 1317 M Pipistrellus nathusii N N Y N XX 0 9 8 1 81 9

Forests 1326 M Plecotus auritus N N Y N XX 0 10 7 1 80 8

Forests 1902 P Cypripedium calceolus N Y Y N FV 3 ●● 11 6 1 77 7

Forests 1332 M Vespertilio murinus N N Y N XX 1 9 8 0 72 8

Forests 1078 I Callimorpha quadripunctaria Y Y N N FV 0 ●● 10 5 2 70 7

Forests 1313 M Eptesicus nilssonii N N Y N XX 1 10 7 0 70 7

Forests 4026 I Rhysodes sulcatus N Y N N XX 0 ● 6 8 2 60 10

Forests 1207 A Rana lessonae N N Y N XX 0 5 6 5 55 11

Forests 1052 I Hypodryas maturna N Y Y N U2 0 ● 5 7 4 55 11

Forests 1309 M Pipistrellus pipistrellus N N Y N XX 1 10 5 0 50 5

Forests 1927 I Stephanopachys substriatus N Y N N U2 0 ● 5 8 1 45 9

Forests 1341 M Muscardinus avellanarius N N Y N U1 0 9 5 0 45 5

Forests 1320 M Myotis brandtii N N Y N XX 1 7 6 0 42 6

Forests 1342 M Dryomys nitedula N N Y N U1 0 8 5 0 40 5

Forests 1314 M Myotis daubentonii N N Y N XX 1 10 4 0 40 4

Forests 1167 A Triturus carnifex N Y Y N U1 0 ● 4 4 5 36 9

Forests 1352 M Canis lupus Y Ye Y

e Y

e FV 6 ● 8 4 0 32 4

Forests 1086 I Cucujus cinnaberinus N Y Y N U2 0 ●● 5 5 1 30 6

Forests 5009 M Pipistrellus pygmaeus N N Y N XX 1 5 5 1 30 6

Forests 1311 M Pipistrellus savii N N Y N XX 1 6 5 0 30 5

Forests 1343 M Sicista betulina N N Y N U1 0 6 5 0 30 5


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Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Forests 1387 P Orthotrichum rogeri N Y N N U2 1 ● 4 5 2 28 7

Forests 1214 A Rana arvalis N N Y N FV 0 4 3 3 24 6

Forests 4036 I Leptidea morsei N Y Y N U2 0 ●● 3 4 3 21 7

Forests 1337 M Castor fiber N Ye Y

e Y

e FV 5 ● 7 2 1 21 3

Forests 1177 A Salamandra atra N N Y N FV 0 5 4 0 20 4

Forests 5008 M Pipistrellus kuhlii N N Y N XX 1 5 4 0 20 4

Forests 1328 M Nyctalus lasiopterus N N Y N XX 0 4 4 0 16 4

Forests 1333 M Tadarida teniotis N N Y N XX 0 4 3 0 12 3

Forests 1399 P Tayloria rudolphiana N Y N N XX 0 ●● 2 3 2 10 5

Forests 4015 I Carabus zawadszkii N Y Y N XX 0 ●●● 3 3 0 9 3

Forests 4052 I Odontopodisma rubripes N Y Y N XX 0 ●●● 3 3 0 9 3

Forests 1394 P Scapania massolongi N Y N N XX 0 ●● 3 3 0 9 3

Forests 1089 I Morimus funereus N Y N N FV 0 ●● 4 2 0 8 2

Forests 4054 I Pholidoptera transsylvanica N Y Y N U1 0 ● 2 2 2 8 4

Forests 4116 P Tozzia carpathica N Y Y N FV 0 ● 4 2 0 8 2

Forests 2001 A Triturus montandoni N Y Y N U1 0 ●● 3 2 0 6 2

Forests 2647 M Bison bonasus Y Y Y N U2 2 ●●● 2 3 0 6 3

Forests 1356 M Mustela lutreola Y Y Y N XX 0 ● 2 2 1 6 3

Forests 1480 P Aquilegia alpina N N Y N U1 1 3 2 0 6 2

Forests 2094 P Pulsatilla slavica Y Y Y N U1 0 ●●● 2 1 2 6 3

Forests 1926 I Stephanopachys linearis N Y N N XX 0 2 2 0 4 2

Forests 1474 P Aquilegia bertolonii N Y Y N FV 1 ●● 3 1 0 3 1

Forests 1075 I Graellsia isabellae N Y N Y XX 0 ●●● 2 1 0 2 1

Forests 1955 P Diplazium sibiricum N Y Y N FV 0 ●●● 2 0 0 0 0

Forests 1972 P Ranunculus lapponicus N Y Y N FV 0 ●●● 2 0 0 0 0


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N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Freshwater 3230 H Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica

N Y U2 0 ●●● 10 12 4 160 16

Freshwater 3220 H Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks

N Y U1 0 ● 10 9 5 140 14

Freshwater 3160 H Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds N Y FV 1 ●●● 11 8 4 132 12

Freshwater 3240 H Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos

N Y U1 0 ●●● 9 8 5 117 13

Freshwater 3150 H Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation

N Y XX 0 ● 11 8 2 110 10

Freshwater 3260 H Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation

N Y U1 0 ●●● 10 8 2 100 10

Freshwater 3140 H Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp.

N Y U1 1 ● 9 8 1 81 9

Freshwater 3130 H

Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea

N Y FV 0 ●●● 7 8 1 63 9


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N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Freshwater 3270 H Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation

N Y U2 0 ●●● 5 5 2 35 7

Freshwater 3110 H Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae)

N Y FV 0 ●●● 3 3 1 12 4

Freshwater 3210 H Fennoscandian natural rivers N Y FV 0 ●●● 2 1 0 2 1

Freshwater 1203 A Hyla arborea N N Y N U1 0 10 11 11 220 22

Freshwater 1193 A Bombina variegata N Y Y N U1 0 ●● 9 8 8 144 16

Freshwater 1166 A Triturus cristatus N Y Y N U2 0 ● 7 11 8 133 19

Freshwater 1163 F Cottus gobio N Ye N N U1 0 ●● 11 6 6 132 12

Freshwater 1209 A Rana dalmatina N N Y N U1 1 8 9 5 112 14

Freshwater 1201 A Bufo viridis N N Y N U1 0 8 8 5 104 13

Freshwater 1138 F Barbus meridionalis N Y N Y U2 0 ● 8 9 4 104 13

Freshwater 1032 I Unio crassus N Y Y N U2 0 ● 6 8 8 96 16

Freshwater 1355 M Lutra lutra N Y Y N U1 3 ● 10 8 0 80 8

Freshwater 1093 I Austropotamobius torrentium Y Y N Y U1 0 ● 6 7 5 72 12

Freshwater 1092 I Austropotamobius pallipes N Y N Y U2 1 ● 5 8 5 65 13

Freshwater 1207 A Rana lessonae N N Y N XX 0 5 6 5 55 11

Freshwater 1105 F Hucho hucho N Y N Y U2 0 ●● 5 6 4 50 10

Freshwater 1042 I Leucorrhinia pectoralis N Y Y N U2 0 ● 5 7 3 50 10

Freshwater 1149 F Cobitis taenia N Ye N N U1 0 ● 6 6 2 48 8

Freshwater 1131 F Leuciscus souffia N Y N N U2 0 ●● 6 6 2 48 8


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Positive trends

N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Freshwater 2484 F Eudontomyzon mariae N Y N N U1 0 5 5 3 40 8

Freshwater 1039 I Sympecma braueri N N Y N XX 0 4 6 4 40 10

Freshwater 1167 A Triturus carnifex N Y Y N U1 0 ● 4 4 5 36 9

Freshwater 1134 F Rhodeus sericeus amarus N Y N N U1 1 ● 5 4 3 35 7

Freshwater 1114 F Rutilus pigus N Y N Y U1 0 ●● 4 5 3 32 8

Freshwater 1202 A Bufo calamita N N Y N U2 0 3 5 5 30 10

Freshwater 1122 F Gobio uranoscopus N Y N N U2 0 ●● 5 6 0 30 6

Freshwater 1106 F Salmo salar N Ye N Y

e U2 0 ● 4 5 2 28 7

Freshwater 4045 I Coenagrion ornatum N Y N N U2 2 ●●● 4 5 2 28 7

Freshwater 1220 R Emys orbicularis N Y Y N U2 0 ● 4 5 2 28 7

Freshwater 1044 I Coenagrion mercuriale N Y N N U2 0 ●● 3 5 4 27 9

Freshwater 1197 A Pelobates fuscus N N Y N U1 0 4 4 2 24 6

Freshwater 1214 A Rana arvalis N N Y N FV 0 4 3 3 24 6

Freshwater 1137 F Barbus plebejus N Y N Y U1 0 ● 4 4 2 24 6

Freshwater 1037 I Ophiogomphus cecilia N Y Y N U1 1 ● 4 5 1 24 6

Freshwater 1337 M Castor fiber N Ye Y

e Y

e FV 5 ● 7 2 1 21 3

Freshwater 1177 A Salamandra atra N N Y N FV 0 5 4 0 20 4

Freshwater 1146 F Sabanejewia aurata N Y N N XX 0 ● 5 4 0 20 4

Freshwater 4046 I Cordulegaster heros N Y Y N FV 1 ● 4 4 0 16 4

Freshwater 1301 M Galemys pyrenaicus N Y Y N U2 0 ●●● 2 4 4 16 8

Freshwater 1160 F Zingel streber N Y N N U2 0 ●● 3 4 1 15 5

Freshwater 1035 I Leucorrhinia caudalis N N Y N U2 0 2 4 3 14 7

Freshwater 1038 I Leucorrhinia albifrons N N Y N U2 0 2 3 3 12 6

Freshwater 1041 I Oxygastra curtisii N Y Y N U2 0 ●●● 2 3 3 12 6

Freshwater 1173 A Euproctus asper N N Y N U2 0 2 3 2 10 5


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Positive trends

N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Freshwater 1096 F Lampetra planeri N Ye N N U1 0 ●● 3 3 0 9 3

Freshwater 1179 A Salamandra lanzai N N Y N U2 0 2 3 1 8 4

Freshwater 1082 I Graphoderus bilineatus N Y Y N U2 0 ● 2 4 0 8 4

Freshwater 2001 A Triturus montandoni N Y Y N U1 0 ●● 3 2 0 6 2

Freshwater 1124 F Gobio albipinnatus N Y N N U2 0 ● 2 3 0 6 3

Freshwater 2511 F Gobio kessleri N Y N N XX 0 ● 3 2 0 6 2

Freshwater 1136 F Rutilus rubilio N Y N N XX 0 ●●● 2 2 1 6 3

Freshwater 1107 F Salmo marmoratus N Y N N U1 1 ●●● 2 2 1 6 3

Freshwater 1356 M Mustela lutreola Y Y Y N XX 0 ● 2 2 1 6 3

Freshwater 1205 A Hyla meridionalis N N Y N XX 0 2 2 0 4 2

Freshwater 1174 A Triturus marmoratus N N Y N U1 0 2 2 0 4 2

Freshwater 1141 F Chalcalburnus chalcoides N Y N N U1 0 ● 2 2 0 4 2

Freshwater 4123 F Eudontomyzon danfordi N Y N N XX 0 2 2 0 4 2

Freshwater 1145 F Misgurnus fossilis N Y N N U1 0 ● 2 2 0 4 2

Freshwater 1029 I Margaritifera margaritifera N Y N Y U2 0 ● 2 2 0 4 2

Freshwater 1130 F Aspius aspius N Ye N Y

e FV 0 ● 2 1 0 2 1

Freshwater 1994 A Hydromantes strinatii N Y Y N FV 0 ●● 2 0 0 0 0

Freshwater 1977 P Trisetum subalpestre N Y Y N FV 0 ●●● 2 0 0 0 0

Grasslands 6520 H Mountain hay meadows N Y U2 0 ●●● 11 15 8 253 23

Grasslands 6210 H


N Y XX 0 ●●● 11 12 6 198 18


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N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Grasslands 6230 H


Y Y U1 0 ●● 11 12 6 198 18

Grasslands 6410 H Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)

N Y U2 0 ●●● 11 13 4 187 17

Grasslands 6510 H Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)

N Y U1 1 ● 10 12 5 170 17

Grasslands 6430 H Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels

N Y U1 0 ●●● 12 6 0 72 6

Grasslands 6150 H Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands

N Y U1 0 ● 11 5 1 66 6

Grasslands 6170 H Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands

N Y U1 0 ●● 11 6 0 66 6

Grasslands 4060 H Alpine and Boreal heaths N Y U1 3 ● 12 5 0 60 5

Grasslands 6110 H Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi

Y Y XX 0 ●●● 8 6 1 56 7

Grasslands 8230 H Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii

N Y FV 0 ●●● 7 6 1 49 7

Grasslands 4030 H European dry heaths N Y U1 1 ●●● 6 6 0 36 6


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Positive trends

N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Grasslands 6240 H Sub-Pannonic steppic grasslands Y Y U1 0 ●●● 4 5 2 28 7

Grasslands 4090 H Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse

N Y XX 0 ●● 4 3 1 16 4

Grasslands 62A0 H Eastern sub-Mediterranean dry grasslands (Scorzoneratalia villosae)

N Y U2 0 ● 3 3 1 12 4

Grasslands 1340 H Inland salt meadows Y Y U2 0 ●●● 2 4 1 10 5

Grasslands 4020 H Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix

Y Y U2 0 ●●● 2 3 2 10 5

Grasslands 6220 H Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea

Y Y XX 0 ●●● 3 2 0 6 2

Grasslands 6140 H Siliceous Pyrenean Festuca eskia grasslands

N Y U2 0 ●●● 2 2 0 4 2

Grasslands 6420 H Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of the Molinio-Holoschoenion

N Y XX 0 ●●● 2 2 0 4 2

Grasslands 6130 H Calaminarian grasslands of the Violetalia calaminariae

N Y U1 0 ● 3 1 0 3 1

Grasslands 6190 H Rupicolous pannonic grasslands (Stipo-Festucetalia pallentis)

N Y FV 0 ●●● 2 1 0 2 1

Grasslands 8240 H Limestone pavements Y Y FV 0 ●● 4 0 0 0 0

Grasslands 1058 I Maculinea arion N N Y N U2 0 10 10 6 160 16

Grasslands 1057 I Parnassius apollo N N Y N U1 1 10 9 7 160 16

Grasslands 1261 R Lacerta agilis N N Y N U1 0 10 10 6 160 16

Grasslands 1303 M Rhinolophus hipposideros N Y Y N XX 5 ● 10 12 3 150 15


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Positive trends

N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Grasslands 1059 I Maculinea teleius N Y Y N U2 0 ● 8 10 8 144 18

Grasslands 1056 I Parnassius mnemosyne N N Y N U1 0 10 8 6 140 14

Grasslands 1310 M Miniopterus schreibersii N Y Y N U2 0 ● 8 12 5 136 17

Grasslands 1308 M Barbastella barbastellus N Y Y N XX 2 ● 10 10 3 130 13

Grasslands 1312 M Nyctalus noctula N N Y N U2 0 10 11 2 130 13

Grasslands 1083 I Lucanus cervus N Y N N U1 0 ●● 9 10 4 126 14

Grasslands 1327 M Eptesicus serotinus N N Y N XX 1 10 9 3 120 12

Grasslands 1321 M Myotis emarginatus N Y Y N XX 3 ● 10 10 2 120 12

Grasslands 1307 M Myotis blythii N Y Y N U2 1 ● 8 10 3 104 13

Grasslands 1263 R Lacerta viridis (including L. bilineata) N N Y N U1 0 8 8 5 104 13

Grasslands 1329 M Plecotus austriacus N N Y N XX 1 9 9 2 99 11

Grasslands 1354 M Ursus arctos Y Ye Y

e N FV 10 ● 11 8 1 99 9

Grasslands 1304 M Rhinolophus ferrumequinum N Y Y N XX 1 ● 8 9 3 96 12

Grasslands 1076 I Proserpinus proserpina N N Y N XX 1 8 8 3 88 11

Grasslands 1902 P Cypripedium calceolus N Y Y N FV 3 ●● 11 6 1 77 7

Grasslands 1065 I Euphydryas aurinia N Y N N U1 0 ●● 8 5 4 72 9

Grasslands 1689 P Dracocephalum austriacum N Y Y N U1 0 ●●● 6 8 3 66 11

Grasslands 1060 I Lycaena dispar N Y Y N U1 2 ● 8 4 4 64 8

Grasslands 1758 P Ligularia sibirica N Y Y N U2 0 ●●● 6 7 3 60 10

Grasslands 1053 I Zerynthia polyxena N N Y N XX 0 7 6 2 56 8

Grasslands 1061 I Maculinea nausithous N Y Y N U1 0 ● 6 7 2 54 9

Grasslands 1067 I Lopinga achine N N Y N U2 0 6 6 2 48 8

Grasslands 4030 I Colias myrmidone N Y Y N U2 0 ● 4 6 4 40 10

Grasslands 1050 I Saga pedo N N Y N U1 0 4 5 4 36 9


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N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Grasslands 1604 P Eryngium alpinum N Y Y N U1 1 ●● 4 4 4 32 8

Grasslands 1335 M Spermophilus citellus N Y Y N U2 0 ● 3 5 4 27 9

Grasslands 4096 P Gladiolus palustris N Y Y N U1 0 ● 5 3 2 25 5

Grasslands 1197 A Pelobates fuscus N N Y N U1 0 4 4 2 24 6

Grasslands 4038 I Lycaena helle N Y Y N U2 0 4 4 1 20 5

Grasslands 5008 M Pipistrellus kuhlii N N Y N XX 1 5 4 0 20 4

Grasslands 1419 P Botrychium simplex N Y Y N U2 0 ● 3 5 1 18 6

Grasslands 1384 P Riccia breidleri N Y N N U2 0 ●● 3 4 2 18 6

Grasslands 5012 M Plecotus macrobullaris N N Y N XX 0 4 4 0 16 4

Grasslands 1072 I Erebia calcaria N Y Y N U1 0 ●● 3 3 1 12 4

Grasslands 1911 M Alopex lagopus Y Y Y N U2 0 ●● 2 4 2 12 6

Grasslands 4003 M Marmota marmota latirostris Y Y Y N U2 0 ●●● 2 3 3 12 6

Grasslands 2612 M Microtus tatricus N Y Y N U2 0 ●●● 3 3 1 12 4

Grasslands 4070 P Campanula serrata Y Y Y N U1 0 ●● 3 2 2 12 4

Grasslands 1298 R Vipera ursinii (except Vipera ursinii rakosiensis)

N Y Y N U2 0 ●● 2 3 3 12 6

Grasslands 4006 M Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica Y Y Y N U2 1 ●●● 2 3 2 10 5

Grasslands 4067 P Echium russicum N Y Y N U2 0 ● 2 3 2 10 5

Grasslands 1995 R Lacerta bonnali N Y Y N U2 0 ● 2 4 1 10 5

Grasslands 4015 I Carabus zawadszkii N Y Y N XX 0 ●●● 3 3 0 9 3

Grasslands 1191 A Alytes obstetricans N N Y N U2 0 2 3 1 8 4

Grasslands 1179 A Salamandra lanzai N N Y N U2 0 2 3 1 8 4

Grasslands 4050 I Isophya stysi N Y Y N U1 0 ●● 2 2 2 8 4

Grasslands 4055 I Stenobothrus eurasius N Y Y N U1 0 ●● 2 2 2 8 4

Grasslands 2327 P Himantoglossum caprinum N Y Y N U2 0 ●●● 2 3 1 8 4


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Positive trends

N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Grasslands 4116 P Tozzia carpathica N Y Y N FV 0 ● 4 2 0 8 2

Grasslands 4011 I Bolbelasmus unicornis N Y Y N U2 0 ●●● 2 3 0 6 3

Grasslands 1054 I Papilio alexanor N N Y N FV 0 2 2 1 6 3

Grasslands 2647 M Bison bonasus Y Y Y N U2 2 ●●● 2 3 0 6 3

Grasslands 1480 P Aquilegia alpina N N Y N U1 1 3 2 0 6 2

Grasslands 4097 P Iris aphylla ssp. hungarica N Y Y N U1 0 2 2 1 6 3

Grasslands 2094 P Pulsatilla slavica Y Y Y N U1 0 ●●● 2 1 2 6 3

Grasslands 1262 R Lacerta horvathi N N Y N U1 0 3 2 0 6 2

Grasslands 1930 I Agriades glandon aquilo N Y N N U2 0 ●●● 2 2 0 4 2

Grasslands 1931 I Clossiana improba N Y N N U2 0 ●●● 2 2 0 4 2

Grasslands 1070 I Coenonympha hero N N Y N FV 0 2 2 0 4 2

Grasslands 1933 I Hesperia comma catena N Y N N U2 0 ●●● 2 2 0 4 2

Grasslands 4053 I Paracaloptenus caloptenoides N Y Y N XX 0 2 2 0 4 2

Grasslands 4068 P Adenophora lilifolia N Y Y N XX 0 ● 3 1 0 3 1

Grasslands 4109 P Aconitum firmum ssp. moravicum N Y Y N U1 0 2 1 0 2 1

Grasslands 1557 P Astragalus centralpinus N Y Y N U1 0 ●●● 2 1 0 2 1

Grasslands 1522 P Saxifraga valdensis N N Y N FV 1 2 1 0 2 1

Grasslands 1912 M Gulo gulo Y Y N N XX 0 ●● 2 0 0 0 0

Grasslands 1950 P Carex holostoma N Y Y N FV 0 ●●● 2 0 0 0 0

Grasslands 1656 P Gentiana ligustica N Y Y N FV 1 ●●● 2 0 0 0 0

Rocks 8340 H Permanent glaciers N Y U2 0 ●● 7 13 5 126 18

Rocks 8310 H Caves not open to the public N Y FV 2 ● 11 5 1 66 6


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N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Rocks 8230 H Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii

N Y FV 0 ●●● 7 6 1 49 7

Rocks 8210 H Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation

N Y FV 0 ● 12 4 0 48 4

Rocks 8220 H Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation

N Y FV 0 ● 12 4 0 48 4

Rocks 8160 H Medio-European calcareous scree of hill and montane levels

Y Y FV 0 ●● 8 3 1 32 4

Rocks 8110 H Siliceous scree of the montane to snow levels (Androsacetalia alpinae and Galeopsietalia ladani)

N Y FV 0 ●●● 10 2 0 20 2

Rocks 8120 H Calcareous and calcshist screes of the montane to alpine levels (Thlaspietea rotundifolii)

N Y FV 0 ● 10 2 0 20 2

Rocks 8150 H Medio-European upland siliceous screes

N Y XX 0 ● 4 3 1 16 4

Rocks 8130 H Western Mediterranean and thermophilous scree

N Y FV 0 ●●● 4 1 0 4 1

Rocks 8240 H Limestone pavements Y Y FV 0 ●● 4 0 0 0 0

Rocks 1057 I Parnassius apollo N N Y N U1 1 10 9 7 160 16

Rocks 1283 R Coronella austriaca N N Y N U1 0 10 11 5 160 16

Rocks 1310 M Miniopterus schreibersii N Y Y N U2 0 ● 8 12 5 136 17

Rocks 1321 M Myotis emarginatus N Y Y N XX 3 ● 10 10 2 120 12


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N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Rocks 1329 M Plecotus austriacus N N Y N XX 1 9 9 2 99 11

Rocks 1256 R Podarcis muralis N N Y N FV 2 9 6 4 90 10

Rocks 1305 M Rhinolophus euryale N Y Y N U2 1 ●● 7 9 3 84 12

Rocks 1689 P Dracocephalum austriacum N Y Y N U1 0 ●●● 6 8 3 66 11

Rocks 1295 R Vipera ammodytes N N Y N U2 0 5 6 5 55 11

Rocks 1309 M Pipistrellus pipistrellus N N Y N XX 1 10 5 0 50 5

Rocks 1379 P Mannia triandra N Y N N XX 0 ● 6 6 2 48 8

Rocks 1311 M Pipistrellus savii N N Y N XX 1 6 5 0 30 5

Rocks 1316 M Myotis capaccinii N Y Y N U2 0 ● 4 5 2 28 7

Rocks 1284 R Coluber viridiflavus N N Y N U1 0 4 3 1 16 4

Rocks 4003 M Marmota marmota latirostris Y Y Y N U2 0 ●●● 2 3 3 12 6

Rocks 4006 M Rupicapra rupicapra tatrica Y Y Y N U2 1 ●●● 2 3 2 10 5

Rocks 1995 R Lacerta bonnali N Y Y N U2 0 ● 2 4 1 10 5

Rocks 1318 M Myotis dasycneme N Y Y N XX 1 ● 3 3 0 9 3

Rocks 4055 I Stenobothrus eurasius N Y Y N U1 0 ●● 2 2 2 8 4

Rocks 1054 I Papilio alexanor N N Y N FV 0 2 2 1 6 3

Rocks 4066 P Asplenium adulterinum N Y Y N U1 1 ● 3 2 0 6 2

Rocks 1545 P Trifolium saxatile N Y Y N U1 0 ●● 3 2 0 6 2

Rocks 1262 R Lacerta horvathi N N Y N U1 0 3 2 0 6 2

Rocks 1474 P Aquilegia bertolonii N Y Y N FV 1 ●● 3 1 0 3 1

Rocks 1749 P Physoplexis comosa N N Y N FV 0 3 1 0 3 1

Rocks 1631 P Androsace cylindrica N N Y N XX 0 2 1 0 2 1

Rocks 1632 P Androsace pyrenaica N Y Y N XX 0 ●●● 2 1 0 2 1

Rocks 1981 P Cynodontium suecicum N Y N N FV 0 ● 2 1 0 2 1


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Habitat group

N2K code

Taxono-mical group


Positive trends

N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Rocks 1982 P Encalypta mutica N Y N N FV 0 ● 2 1 0 2 1

Rocks 1986 P Orthothecium lapponicum N Y N N FV 0 ●●● 2 1 0 2 1

Rocks 1522 P Saxifraga valdensis N N Y N FV 1 2 1 0 2 1

Rocks 1994 A Hydromantes strinatii N Y Y N FV 0 ●● 2 0 0 0 0

Rocks 4071 P Campanula zoysii N Y Y N FV 0 ●●● 2 0 0 0 0

Rocks 1950 P Carex holostoma N Y Y N FV 0 ●●● 2 0 0 0 0

Rocks 4090 P Cochlearia tatrae Y Y Y N FV 0 ●●● 2 0 0 0 0

Rocks 1656 P Gentiana ligustica N Y Y N FV 1 ●●● 2 0 0 0 0

Rocks 1527 P Saxifraga florulenta N Y Y N FV 1 ●●● 2 0 0 0 0

Rocks 1977 P Trisetum subalpestre N Y Y N FV 0 ●●● 2 0 0 0 0

Rocks 1978 P Viola rupestris ssp. relicta N Y Y N FV 0 ● 2 0 0 0 0

Scrubs 4080 H Sub-Arctic Salix spp. scrub N Y FV 0 ●●● 8 5 1 48 6

Scrubs 5130 H Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands

N Y U2 3 ● 8 4 0 32 4

Scrubs 4070 H Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti)

Y Y FV 1 ●● 9 3 0 27 3

Scrubs 40A0 H Subcontinental peri-Pannonic scrub Y Y U1 1 ●●● 3 3 0 9 3

Scrubs 5210 H Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp.

N Y FV 0 ●●● 4 2 0 8 2

Scrubs 5110 H Stable xerothermophilous formations with Buxus sempervirens on rock slopes (Berberidion p.p.)

N Y FV 2 ●●● 3 1 0 3 1


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Habitat group

N2K code

Taxono-mical group


Positive trends

N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Scrubs 5120 H Mountain Cytisus purgans formations N Y U1 2 ●● 2 1 0 2 1

Scrubs 1203 A Hyla arborea N N Y N U1 0 10 11 11 220 22

Scrubs 1283 R Coronella austriaca N N Y N U1 0 10 11 5 160 16

Scrubs 1261 R Lacerta agilis N N Y N U1 0 10 10 6 160 16

Scrubs 1323 M Myotis bechsteinii N Y Y N XX 2 ● 10 12 3 150 15

Scrubs 1056 I Parnassius mnemosyne N N Y N U1 0 10 8 6 140 14

Scrubs 1281 R Elaphe longissima N N Y N XX 0 10 10 4 140 14

Scrubs 1327 M Eptesicus serotinus N N Y N XX 1 10 9 3 120 12

Scrubs 1256 R Podarcis muralis N N Y N FV 2 9 6 4 90 10

Scrubs 1076 I Proserpinus proserpina N N Y N XX 1 8 8 3 88 11

Scrubs 1363 M Felis silvestris N N Y N U1 0 8 7 4 88 11

Scrubs 1078 I Callimorpha quadripunctaria Y Y N N FV 0 ●● 10 5 2 70 7

Scrubs 1074 I Eriogaster catax N Y Y N XX 0 ●●● 7 7 1 56 8

Scrubs 1053 I Zerynthia polyxena N N Y N XX 0 7 6 2 56 8

Scrubs 1067 I Lopinga achine N N Y N U2 0 6 6 2 48 8

Scrubs 1341 M Muscardinus avellanarius N N Y N U1 0 9 5 0 45 5

Scrubs 1050 I Saga pedo N N Y N U1 0 4 5 4 36 9

Scrubs 1352 M Canis lupus Y Ye Y

e Y

e FV 6 ● 8 4 0 32 4

Scrubs 1284 R Coluber viridiflavus N N Y N U1 0 4 3 1 16 4

Scrubs 4024 I Pseudogaurotina excellens Y Y Y N XX 0 ●● 3 3 1 12 4

Scrubs 1077 I Hyles hippophaes N N Y N U2 0 2 3 2 10 5

Scrubs 4011 I Bolbelasmus unicornis N Y Y N U2 0 ●●● 2 3 0 6 3

Scrubs 1279 R Elaphe quatuorlineata N Y Y N U1 0 ●●● 2 2 1 6 3

Scrubs 1931 I Clossiana improba N Y N N U2 0 ●●● 2 2 0 4 2


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Habitat group

N2K code

Taxono-mical group


Positive trends

N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Scrubs 1070 I Coenonympha hero N N Y N FV 0 2 2 0 4 2

Wetlands 7230 H Alkaline fens N Y U1 0 ●● 12 11 7 216 18

Wetlands 91E0 H Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)

Y Y U2 1 ● 12 10 4 168 14

Wetlands 7140 H Transition mires and quaking bogs N Y U2 0 ● 12 9 3 144 12

Wetlands 7220 H Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion)

Y Y U1 0 ●●● 12 9 2 132 11

Wetlands 91D0 H Bog woodland Y Y U1 1 ● 11 8 2 110 10

Wetlands 7110 H Active raised bogs Y Y U2 0 ●●● 9 9 2 99 11

Wetlands 7120 H Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration

N Y U2 2 ●● 7 8 0 56 8

Wetlands 7210 H Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae

Y Y U1 0 ●●● 6 6 3 54 9

Wetlands 7240 H Alpine pioneer formations of the Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae

Y Y U2 0 ●●● 7 5 2 49 7

Wetlands 7150 H Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion

N Y U2 0 ●●● 6 5 2 42 7

Wetlands 7320 H Palsa mires Y Y U2 0 ●●● 2 3 1 8 4

Wetlands 7160 H Fennoscandian mineral-rich springs and springfens

N Y FV 0 ●●● 2 0 0 0 0


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Habitat group

N2K code

Taxono-mical group


Positive trends

N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Wetlands 7310 H Aapa mires Y Y FV 0 ●●● 2 0 0 0 0

Wetlands 1393 P Drepanocladus vernicosus N Y N N XX 0 ● 12 13 9 264 22

Wetlands 1303 M Rhinolophus hipposideros N Y Y N XX 5 ● 10 12 3 150 15

Wetlands 1193 A Bombina variegata N Y Y N U1 0 ●● 9 8 8 144 16

Wetlands 1059 I Maculinea teleius N Y Y N U2 0 ● 8 10 8 144 18

Wetlands 1201 A Bufo viridis N N Y N U1 0 8 8 5 104 13

Wetlands 1014 I Vertigo angustior N Y N N XX 1 ● 8 7 5 96 12

Wetlands 1330 M Myotis mystacinus N N Y N U1 1 10 7 2 90 9

Wetlands 1317 M Pipistrellus nathusii N N Y N XX 0 9 8 1 81 9

Wetlands 1355 M Lutra lutra N Y Y N U1 3 ● 10 8 0 80 8

Wetlands 1903 P Liparis loeselii N Y Y N U1 0 ●● 7 8 3 77 11

Wetlands 1065 I Euphydryas aurinia N Y N N U1 0 ●● 8 5 4 72 9

Wetlands 1292 R Natrix tessellata N N Y N U1 0 6 7 4 66 11

Wetlands 1060 I Lycaena dispar N Y Y N U1 2 ● 8 4 4 64 8

Wetlands 1900 P Spiranthes aestivalis N N Y N U1 0 6 7 3 60 10

Wetlands 1061 I Maculinea nausithous N Y Y N U1 0 ● 6 7 2 54 9

Wetlands 1071 I Coenonympha oedippus N Y Y N U2 0 ●● 4 7 6 52 13

Wetlands 1042 I Leucorrhinia pectoralis N Y Y N U2 0 ● 5 7 3 50 10

Wetlands 1898 P Eleocharis carniolica N Y Y N U1 0 ● 5 6 3 45 9

Wetlands 1013 I Vertigo geyeri N Y N N U1 1 ● 6 6 1 42 7

Wetlands 1320 M Myotis brandtii N N Y N XX 1 7 6 0 42 6

Wetlands 1039 I Sympecma braueri N N Y N XX 0 4 6 4 40 10

Wetlands 1314 M Myotis daubentonii N N Y N XX 1 10 4 0 40 4

Wetlands 4014 I Carabus variolosus N Y Y N XX 0 ● 6 5 1 36 6

Wetlands 1202 A Bufo calamita N N Y N U2 0 3 5 5 30 10


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Habitat group

N2K code

Taxono-mical group


Positive trends

N2K coverage

Criterion A

Criterion B

Criterion C

A*(B+C) B+C

Wetlands 5009 M Pipistrellus pygmaeus N N Y N XX 1 5 5 1 30 6

Wetlands 1343 M Sicista betulina N N Y N U1 0 6 5 0 30 5

Wetlands 4045 I Coenagrion ornatum N Y N N U2 2 ●●● 4 5 2 28 7

Wetlands 1316 M Myotis capaccinii N Y Y N U2 0 ● 4 5 2 28 7

Wetlands 1044 I Coenagrion mercuriale N Y N N U2 0 ●● 3 5 4 27 9

Wetlands 1037 I Ophiogomphus cecilia N Y Y N U1 1 ● 4 5 1 24 6

Wetlands 1016 I Vertigo moulinsiana N Y N N XX 0 ● 4 4 2 24 6

Wetlands 4038 I Lycaena helle N Y Y N U2 0 4 4 1 20 5

Wetlands 1384 P Riccia breidleri N Y N N U2 0 ●● 3 4 2 18 6

Wetlands 4046 I Cordulegaster heros N Y Y N FV 1 ● 4 4 0 16 4

Wetlands 1035 I Leucorrhinia caudalis N N Y N U2 0 2 4 3 14 7

Wetlands 1038 I Leucorrhinia albifrons N N Y N U2 0 2 3 3 12 6

Wetlands 1041 I Oxygastra curtisii N Y Y N U2 0 ●●● 2 3 3 12 6

Wetlands 1333 M Tadarida teniotis N N Y N XX 0 4 3 0 12 3

Wetlands 1389 P Meesia longiseta N Y N N FV 0 ●● 4 3 0 12 3

Wetlands 1614 P Apium repens N Y Y N U2 0 ● 2 3 2 10 5

Wetlands 1318 M Myotis dasycneme N Y Y N XX 1 ● 3 3 0 9 3

Wetlands 1725 P Lindernia procumbens N N Y N U2 0 3 3 0 9 3

Wetlands 1191 A Alytes obstetricans N N Y N U2 0 2 3 1 8 4

Wetlands 1205 A Hyla meridionalis N N Y N XX 0 2 2 0 4 2

Wetlands 1174 A Triturus marmoratus N N Y N U1 0 2 2 0 4 2

Wetlands 1670 P Myosotis rehsteineri N Y Y N U1 2 ●● 2 2 0 4 2

Wetlands 1528 P Saxifraga hirculus N Y Y N FV 1 ● 3 1 0 3 1

Wetlands 4090 P Cochlearia tatrae Y Y Y N FV 0 ●●● 2 0 0 0 0

Wetlands 1972 P Ranunculus lapponicus N Y Y N FV 0 ●●● 2 0 0 0 0


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Prio = priority habitat type

Criterion A = number of MS where species/habitat type is present, B = species/habitat types at U2, U1 or unknown status andC= negative trend

ALP CS = conservation status at the Alpine region

N2K overlap = symbols indicate how many % of habitat area/species distribution are within the SCIs (● = 0-50, ●● = 51-75 and ●●● = 76-100)

Subregional approachfor the Alps including the Apennines (FR+IT+DE+AT+SI):

ALPS Number of

species and habitat types

Index

A*(B+C)

Index

B+C

Ranking

A*(B+C)

Ranking

A*B

Wetlands 46 24,5 6,2 1 2

Freshwater 45 23,4 6,5 2 1

Scrubs 24 23,2 5,3 3 4

Grasslands 60 22,3 5,4 4 3

Forests 71 16,9 4,2 5 5

Rocks 35 13,4 3,4 6 6


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N2K


Criterion

A

Criterion

B

Criterion

C

Positive

trends A*(B+C) B+C

ALP

CS

N2K

coverage

8340 Permanent glaciers 0 5 10 4 0 70 14 U2 ●●

6510 Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis) 0 5 8 4 0 60 12 U1 ●●

6520 Mountain hay meadows 0 5 7 4 0 55 11 U2 ●●●

3230 Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica 0 5 8 3 0 55 11 U2 ●●●

7230 Alkaline fens 0 5 6 4 0 50 10 U1 ●●●

3220 Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks 0 5 6 4 0 50 10 U1 ●


0 5 5 4 0 45 9 XX ●●

6410 Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae) 0 5 6 3 0 45 9 U2 ●●

7210 Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae 1 5 5 3 0 40 8 U1 ●●●

3240 Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos 0 5 4 4 0 40 8 U1 ●●


1 5 4 4 0 40 8 U1 ●


0 5 5 2 0 35 7 U1 ●●●

91E0 Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)

1 5 5 2 0 35 7 U2 ●

3160 Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds 0 5 4 2 1 30 6 FV ●●●

7110 Active raised bogs 1 5 5 1 0 30 6 U2 ●●●

7140 Transition mires and quaking bogs 0 5 4 2 0 30 6 U2 ●●●

3140 Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp. 0 5 5 1 1 30 6 U1 ●●

3130 Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea

0 4 6 1 0 28 7 FV ●

7220 Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion) 1 5 4 1 0 25 5 U1 ●●

91D0 Bog woodland 1 5 4 1 1 25 5 U1 ●


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Subregional approach for the Carpathiansincluding the Bulgarian mountains (SK+PL+RO+BG):

CARP Number of


Index

A*(B+C)

Index

B+C

Ranking

A*(B+C)

Ranking

A*B

Grasslands 57 12,7 3,9 1 1

Scrubs 21 12,1 3,3 2 5

Wetlands 37 11,9 3,6 3 2

Forests 67 11,9 3,4 4 4

Freshwater 39 11,2 3,6 5 3

Rocks 26 9,8 3,2 6 6

N2K


Criterion

A

Criterion

B

Criterion

C

Positive

trends A*(B+C) B+C

ALP

CS

N2K

coverage

6520 Mountain hay meadows 0 4 5 2 0 28 7 U2 ●


1 4 5 1 0 24 6 U1 ●●


0 4 4 2 0 24 6 XX ●

7230 Alkaline fens 0 4 4 2 0 24 6 U1 ●●●


1 4 4 1 1 20 5 U2 ●

7220 Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion) 1 4 4 1 0 20 5 U1 ●

9170 Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests 0 4 5 0 1 20 5 U1 ●●●

91D0 Bog woodland 1 4 4 1 0 20 5 U1 ●


9410 Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea) 0 4 3 1 0 16 4 U1 ●●●


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N2K


Criterion

A

Criterion

B

Criterion

C

Positive

trends A*(B+C) B+C

ALP

CS

N2K

coverage

3150 Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation 0 4 4 0 0 16 4 XX ●●●

6510 Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis) 0 4 3 1 1 16 4 U1 ●

6410 Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae) 0 4 4 0 0 16 4 U2 ●

6150 Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands 0 4 4 0 0 16 4 U1 ●●●


9180 Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines 1 4 3 0 1 12 3 U1 ●


8220 Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation 0 4 3 0 0 12 3 FV ●●●

3220 Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks 0 3 3 1 0 12 4 U1 ●

6430 Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels 0 4 3 0 0 12 3 U1 ●●●

6170 Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands 0 4 3 0 0 12 3 U1 ●●●

4080 Sub-Arctic Salix spp. scrub 0 4 3 0 0 12 3 FV ●●●

3230 Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica 0 3 3 1 0 12 4 U2 ●

4070 Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum (Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti) 1 4 3 0 0 12 3 FV ●●●

8310 Caves not open to the public 0 4 3 0 1 12 3 FV ●

NB : The calculation for the N2K overlap does not include data from Romania and Bulgaria (link between Natura 2000 data and the Art17 data not available).


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Subregional approach for the Pyrenees (ES+FR):

PYR Number of


Index

A*(B+C)

Index

B+C

Ranking

A*(B+C)

Ranking

A*B

Freshwater 15 8,4 4,2 1 1

Wetlands 18 6,4 3,2 2 2

Grasslands 35 4,9 2,4 3 3

Rocks 19 4,2 2,1 4 4

Forests 40 4,1 2 5 5

Scrubs 17 4 2 6 6


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N2K


Criterion

A

Criterion

B

Criterion

C

Positive

trends A*(B+C) B+C

ALP

CS

N2K

coverage


3150 Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation 0 2 3 2 0 10 5 XX ●●●

4020 Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix 1 2 3 2 0 10 5 U2 ●●●


1 2 3 2 0 10 5 U2 ●


3230 Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Myricaria germanica 0 2 3 1 0 8 4 U2 ●●●

3240 Alpine rivers and their ligneous vegetation with Salix elaeagnos 0 2 2 2 0 8 4 U1 ●●●



7230 Alkaline fens 0 2 2 2 0 8 4 U1 ●●●

7240 Alpine pioneer formations of the Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae 1 2 3 1 0 8 4 U2 ●●●

8340 Permanent glaciers 0 2 3 1 0 8 4 U2 ●●●

6410 Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae) 0 2 2 1 0 6 3 U2 ●●●

4090 Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse 0 2 2 1 0 6 3 XX ●●

6110 Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi 1 2 2 1 0 6 3 XX ●●●


0 2 2 1 0 6 3 XX ●●


1 2 2 1 0 6 3 U1 ●●●

6510 Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis) 0 2 2 1 0 6 3 U1 ●

8230 Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii

0 2 2 1 0 6 3 FV ●●●

9180 Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines 1 2 2 1 0 6 3 U1 ●●●


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Subregional approach for the Scandes (Fennoscandia) (FI+SE):

SCAN Number of


Index

A*(B+C)

Index

B+C

Ranking

A*(B+C)

Ranking

A*B

Grasslands 10 2,6 1,3 1 1

Scrubs 2 2,0 1,0 2 2

Forests 10 1,6 0,8 3 3

Freshwater 8 1,3 0,6 4 4

Wetlands 13 0,8 0,4 5 5

Rocks 9 0,7 0,3 6 6


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N2K


Criterion

A

Criterion

B

Criterion

C

Positive

trends A*(B+C) B+C

ALP

CS

N2K

coverage

7320 Palsa mires 1 2 3 1 0 8 4 U2 ●●●

9010 Western Taïga 1 2 2 1 0 6 3 U2 ●●●

9040 Nordic subalpine/subarctic forests with Betula pubescens ssp. czerepanovii 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 FV ●●

6450 Northern boreal alluvial meadows 0 1 2 1 0 3 3 U2 ●


1 1 2 1 0 3 3 U1 ●

8340 Permanent glaciers 0 1 2 1 0 3 3 U2 ●

6410 Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae) 0 1 2 1 0 3 3 U2 ●



0 1 2 0 0 2 2 XX ●

4060 Alpine and Boreal heaths 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 U1 ●●

3210 Fennoscandian natural rivers 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 FV ●●●

9050 Fennoscandian herb-rich forests with Picea abies 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 FV ●

9070 Fennoscandian wooded pastures 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 U2 ●

NB: The table shows the 13 top ranked habitats. The 26 others occurring in Scandes get a score null (criteria B and C = 0). The calculations for Scandes include exceptionally habitat types which occur only in one MS as otherwise the list would include only six habitat types.


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List of habitats and species occurring only in the French part of Pyrenees or Alps

Habitats in Alps but not in Pyrenees Habitats in Pyrenees but not in Alps

None 4020

5120

6130

6140

7150

9120

Species in Alps but not in Pyrenees Species in Pyreenes but not in Alps

Aquilegia alpina Alyssum pyrenaicum

Aquilegia bertolonii Androsace cylindrica

Astragalus centralpinus Androsace pyrenaica

Bombina variegata Aster pyrenaeus

Castor fiber Euproctus asper

Dracocephalum austriacum Galemys pyrenaicus

Eptesicus nilssonii Lacerta bonnali

Erebia sudetica Ligularia sibirica

Eryngium alpinum Orthotrichum rogeri

Gentiana ligustica Rhysodes sulcatus

Gladiolus palustris Salmo salar

Hydromantes strinatii Triturus marmoratus


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Species in Alps but not in Pyrenees Species in Pyreenes but not in Alps

Hyles hippophaes Ursus arctos

Leuciscus souffia

Leucorrhinia albifrons

Leucorrhinia caudalis

Liparis loeselii


Maculinea teleius

Muscardinus avellanarius

Papilio alexanor

Plecotus macrobullaris

Potentilla delphinensis

Riccia breidleri

Salamandra atra

Salamandra lanzai

Saxifraga florulenta

Saxifraga valdensis

Stephanopachys substriatus

Trifolium saxatile

Triturus cristatus

Vespertilio murinus

Vipera ursinii (except Vipera ursinii rakosiensis)


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This information is based on the Red data book for habitats in Bulgaria, http://e-ecodb.bas.bg/rdb/en/vol3/.

Bulgarian habitat type Category of threat Habitat type as in Annex I of the Habitats Directive

Acidophilic common beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests VU 9110 Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests.

Alkaline swamps and mires EN 7230 Alkaline fens

Alpine acidophilic Dwarf willow (Salix herbacea) communities EN 6150 Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands

Alpine acidophilic grasslands VU 6150 Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands

Alpine acidophilic herbaceous communities near melting snow patches EN 6150 Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands

Alpine and sub-alpine closed calcareous grasslands VU 6170 Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands

Alpine and sub-alpine open calcareous grasslands EN 6170 Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands

Alpine calcareous open wind edge grasslands EN 6170 Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands

Alpine calcicolous herbaceous communities near melting snow-patches CR 6170 Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands

Bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum) Alpine communities VU 4060 Alpine and boreal heaths

Bog conifer forests and shrubs VU 91D0 *Bog woodland

Calcareous rocks with chasmophytic vegetation VU 8210 Calcareous rocky slopes with hasmophytic vegetation

Calcareous steep rocks with lichens VU 8210 Calcareous rocky slopes with hasmophytic vegetation

Cave entrances VU 8310 Caves not open to the public

Charophyte communities in stagnant water bodies EN 3140 Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara formation.

Charophytic vegetation in oligotrophic lime-rich running water EN 3140 Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara formation.

Chestnut (Castanea sativa) forests EN 9260 Castanea sativa woods

Common juniper (Juniperus communis) scrub NT 5130 Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grassland

Communities of Astracantha aitosensis CR 4090 Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse

Communities of Milk vetch (Astragalus angustifolius) EN 4090 Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse

Communities of quillwort (Isoetes lacustris) EN 3130 Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of Isoeto-Nanojuncetea

Continental caves VU 8310 Caves not open to the public

Continental petrophytic saline steppes EN 6240 *Sub-Pannonic steppic grasslands

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Danubian loess steppess EN 6250 *Pannonic loess steppe grasslands

Dwarf pine (Pinus mugo) mountain scrub VU 4070 *Bushes with Pinus mugo and Rhododendron hirsutum(Mugo-Rhododendretum hirsuti)

Dystrophic lakes EN 3160 Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds

Fen beds with Cladium mariscus EN 7210 *Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae

Flooded forests of Common alder (Alnus glutinosa) EN 91E0 *Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)

Forests of Black pine (Pinus nigra subsp. pallasiana) VU 9530 *(Sub-) Mediterranean pine forests with endemic black pines

Forests of Grecian juniper (Juniperus excelsa) CR 9560 *Endemic forests with Juniperus sp.

High-mountain communities of Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) EN 4060 Alpine and boreal heaths

High-mountain ericoid communities of mountain crowberry (Empetrum nigrum) and heather (Vaccinium spp.) CR 4060 Alpine and Boreal heaths

Humid riverside clover (Trifolium spp.) meadows EN 6510 Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)

Inland saline meadows EN 1340 *Inland salt meadows

Karst springs and stream with travertine formations EN 7220 *Petrifying springs with tufa formations (Cratoneurion)

Limestone forests of Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) NT 9150 Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion

Lowland hay meadows EN 6510 Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)

Lowland mesophilic oak and hornbeam forests NT 91G0 *Pannonic woods with Quercus petraea and Carpinus betulus

Lowland riverside tall-herb communities EN 6430 Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of mountain to alpine levels

Meadow steppes VU 6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (*important orchid sites)

Mediterranean tall-grass communities along rivers and in dune depressions CR 6420 Mediterranean tall humid grasslands of Molinio-Holoshoenion

Mixed forests on screes, steep slopes and mountain ravines EN 9180 *Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines

Moesian forests of White oak (Quercus pubescens) EN 91H0 *Pannonian woods with Quercus pubescens

Moesian mixed thermophilicoak forests EN 91M0 Pannonian-BalkanicTurkey oak-sessile oak forests

Mountain calcareous screes VU 8120 Calcareous and calk schist screes of the montane to alpine levels (Thlaspietea rotundifolii)

Mountain communities of Dryas octopetala EN 4060 Alpine and Boreal heaths

Mountain communities of Vaccinium spp. NT 4060 Alpine and boreal heaths

Mountain forests of Carpinus betulus and Quercus dalechampii NT 9170 Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests

Mountain Grey alder (Alnus incana) galleries VU 91E0 *Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)


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Mountain hay meadows VU 6520 Mountain hay meadows

Mountain heaths of Chamaecytisus absinthioides NT 4060 Alpine and boreal heaths

Mountain pastures EN 6520 Mountain hay meadows

Mountain petrophytic steppes VU 62A0 Eastern sub-Mediterranean dry grasslands (Scorzoneretalia villosae)

Mountain purple moorgrass (Molinia caerulea) meadows VU 6410 Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae)

Mountain scrub of Siberian juniper (Juniperus sibirica) NT 4060 Alpine and Boreal heaths

Mountain siliceous screes VU 8110 Siliceous screes of montane to snow level (Androsacetalia alpinae and Galeopsetalia ladani)

Mountain streams and fast flowing rivers VU 3260 Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation

Muddy and sandy river banks with communities of small, annual hygrophytes EN

3130 Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters of plains to subalpine levels of continental and Alpine region and mountains areas of other regions with vegetation belong to the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or Isoeto-Nanojuncetea.

Muddy river banks with semi-ruderal communities of tall annual hygrophytes EN

3270 Rivers with muddy banks with Chenopodion rubri p.p. and Bidention p.p. vegetation.

Myrtle-leaf rhododendron (Rhododendron myrtifolium) communities EN 4060 Alpine and boreal heaths

Neutrophilic common beech forests NT 9130 Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests

Norway spruce (Picea abies) forests NT 9410 Acidophillous Picea forests of the montane to alpine levels (Vaccinio-Piceetea)

Oligotrophic mountain lakes VU 3130 Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of Isoeto-Nanojuncetea

Oriental durmast (Quercus polycarpa) forests EN 91M0 Pannonian-BalkanicTurkey oak-sessile oak forests

Peat bogs dominated by sedges and grasses EN 7140 Transition mires and quaking bogs;

Pioneer thermophilic herbaceous communities in calcareous rocky and stony places NT 6110 *Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of Alysso-Sedion albi.

Prickly juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus) scrub NT 5210 Arborescent matorral with Juniperus spp.

Pyramids of Trias sandstones (Belogradchik rocks) VU 8220 Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation

Riparian and lowland mixed woodland and longozes CR

91F0 Riparian mixed forests of Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia, along the great rivers (Ulmenion minoris)

Riverside poplar-willow forests EN 91E0 *Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)

Riverside tall-herb communities in the mountains VU 6430 Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plans and of mountain to alpine levels.


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Riverside woodlands of Ader (Alnus spp.) and Common ash (Fraxinus excelsior) VU

91E0 *Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)

Savin juniper (Juniperus sabina) scrub CR 4060 Alpine and boreal heaths

Silicate rocks with chasmophytic vegetation VU 8220 Siliceous rocky slopes with hasmophytic vegetation.

Silicate rocks with pioneer herbaceous vegetation VU 8230 Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of the Sedo-Scleranthion or of the Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii.

Siliceous steep rocks with lichens VU 8220 Siliceous rocky slopes with hasmophytic vegetation.

Slow-flowting rivers with macrophytic vegetation EN 3260 Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation.

Spiky heath (Bruckenthalia spiculifolia) heaths NT 4060 Alpine and Boreal heaths

Steppic woods of Pedunculate oak (Quercus pedunculiflora) CR 91I0 *Euro-Siberian steppic woods with Quercus spp

Steppic woods of Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) EN 91I0 *Euro-Siberian steppic woods with Quercus spp

Strandzha heaths of Tree heath (Erica arborea) and Common Heather (Calluna vulgaris) EN 4030 European dry heaths

Streams and small rivers with macrophytic vegetation of plain to mountain levels EN

3260 Water courses of plain to mountain levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation.

Sub-alpine acidophilic mesophytic grasslands mainly with mat-grass swards of Nardus stricta VU

6230 *Species-rich Nardus grasslands on siliceous substrates in mountain areas

Sub-alpine willow (Salix spp.) communities EN 4080 Sub-arctic Salix spp. scrub

Sub-Continental petrophytic steppes VU 6240 *Sub-Pannonic steppes;

Sub-Mediterranean petrophytic steppes VU 62A0 Eastern sub-Mediterranean dry grasslands (Scorzoneratalia villosae)

Sub-Mediterranean pseudo-steppes with annual herbs VU 6220 *Pseudo-steppe with grasses and annuals of the Thero-Brachypodietea;

Subcontinental steppe scrub EN 40A0 *Subcontinental peri-Pannonic scrub

Thracian mixed thermophilicoak forests EN 91M0 Pannonian-BalkanicTurkey oak-sessile oak forests

Transitional mires and quaking bogs EN 7140 Transition mires and quaking bogs

Vegetation of oligotrophic, fast flowing mountain streams and rivers VU


Volcanic caves VU 8310 Caves not open to the public

Willow-poplar galleries in South Bulgaria VU 92A0 Salix alba and Populus alba galleries

Xerothermic meadows and pastures of Chrysopogon gryllus, Bothriochloa ischaemum and Festuca valesiaca NT

6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (*important orchid sites)

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