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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
This site is dominated by maquis and phrygana. Fires have created large barren areas. The main human activity is livestock-farming.
The site is important for species characteristic of Mediterranean scrub.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The main threats are from fire and infrastructural developments. Part of the area is a candidate SAC.
National None
International Partial2,210 ha of IBA covered by Special Protection Area (Meterizia-Agios Dikaios-Tsounara-Vitsilia Lefkon Oren, 2,210 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Koutroulis, Mount Agios Dikaios and Modia plateau, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-koutroulis-mount-agios-dikaios-and-modia-plateau-crete-iba-greece on 23/11/2024.
