Biodiversity Report

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Biodiversity Report National Park Vikos-Aoos
Markos Sarris
Supervisor Maria Lazaridou- Dimitriadou
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Introduction
From Kasioumis Gkatzogiannis
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Introduction
Photo Experiment, 1998
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Introduction
The National Park of Vikos Aoos is important
because of

• The great variety of plant and animal species

• The caves and the craggy cliffs of Tymfi

• The alpine lakes Drakolimni and
  Laka tou Tsoumani

• The great cultural inheritance

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Flora
The N.P. is a unique floristic biotope because

• Refuge for several numbers of plants with North
  and South origin

• Greek and Balcanic endemic taxa protected as rare
  and threatened

• Taxa with a wider distribution

• Taxa with a strange distribution

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Vegetation
From Hanlidou Kokkini 1997
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Fauna
The importance of the N.P. fauna is evident
throughout all Classes of Vertebrates
Photo Experiment, 1998
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Fauna

• Great variability of birds of pray (15 species)

• Symbiosis in adjacent areas of different kinds of
  birds

• Plenary biocommunities of alpine birds

• Visit site of birds with narrow distribution

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Fauna
Special interest because of the declining
populations of the N.P. mammals
One of the most endangered mammals in Europe
Decrease of the populations of its prey
Photo Arktouros
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Fauna
Photo Arktouros
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Cultural Inheritance
Great traditional Greek architecture and
religious monuments
Photo Arktouros
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Human Activities Problems Caused

• Ecotourist activities

• Hunting

• Forest exploitation

• Cattle breeding

• Lack of water monitoring

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Conclusions - Suggestions