Proposals for improvement of Annex I of Directive 92/43/EEC: Sardinia

By

Fois, Mauro
Bacchetta, Gianluigi
Caria, Maria Carmela
Cogoni, Donatella
Farris, Emmanuele
Fenu, Giuseppe
Manca, Manuela
Pinna, Maria Silvia
Pisanu, Stefania
Rivieccio, Giovanni
Bagella, Simonetta

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021-12-31

Original Publication

Plant sociology

Volume

58

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

65--76

Subjects

Annex I habitats , endemic species , European ‘Habitats’ Directive , habitat subtypes , habitat types , Mediterranean basin , Natura 2000 network , neglected habitats

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Pavia Società italiana di scienza della vegetazione 2012-2019

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/pls2021582/06

 

Abstract

The ‘Habitats’ Directive (HD 92/43/EEC) is one of the primary legal tools aiming at conserving nature in Europe. Due to the complex iter to revise it, the habitats listed in the Annex I have been seldom updated after the HD adoption. Basing on already available information and expert knowledge, this paper presents a preliminary list of relevant habitats occurring in Sardinia, not yet considered and worth to be placed in the Annex I. Two new habitat proposals, one habitat new for Italy, and nine new subtypes of already existing HD habitats are here described. Most of the proposed new habitats and subtypes have a limited distribution range, due to the high number of narrow, often endangered, endemic species that characterize them. Being neglected, they are consequently poorly investigated, inconstantly monitored and unprotected. Thus, the main aim of this paper is to promote their conservation through implementation of HD and its interpretation manuals.