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Biodiversity Report
“National Park Vikos-Aoos”
Markos Sarris
Supervisor: Maria Lazaridou- Dimitriadou
Introduction
The Vikos –Aoos
National Park (N. P.)
is situated in the
North-Western part
of Hellas
From Kasioumis & Gkatzogiannis
Introduction
Photo: Experiment, 1998
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
shelter to many kinds of birds and mammals species
•The alpine lakes Drakolimni
and Laka tou Tsoumani
•The great cultural
inheritance
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
Abies borisii-regis (North)
Quercus coccifera (South)
Astragalus creticus (Balcanic)
Callium sacrorum (Greek)
•Taxa with a wider
distribution
Saxifraga oppositifolia
•Taxa with a “strange”
distribution
Lilium candidum
(Balcans and SW Asia)
Vegetation
The characteristic
zones of forest
vegetation in the
N.P.
From: Hanlidou & Kokkini 1997
Fauna
The importance of the N.P. fauna is evident throughout
all Classes of Vertebrates:
FISHES
AMPHIBIANS
Orthrias pindus
Triturus alpestris
Photo: Experiment, 1998
REPTILES
Vipera ursinii graeca
Fauna
BIRDS
• 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
Fauna
MAMMALS
Special interest because of the declining populations of the N.P. mammals
Ursus arctus: One of the most
endangered mammals
in Europe
Canis lupus:
Photo: Arktouros
Decrease of the
populations of its prey
Fauna
MAMMALS
Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica
The illegal hunting
threatens
the “mammal-symbol”
for the region
Photo: Arktouros
Cultural Inheritance
Great traditional Greek
architecture and religious
monuments
Photo: Arktouros
Human Activities – Problems Caused
•Ecotourist activities
•Hunting
Lack of respect for the
environment
Downgrading
Reduce of some species population
•Forest exploitation
•Cattle breeding
Development of the area
reduce
•Lack of water monitoring
Destruction of the forest
Plants’ Biodevirsity
Food supplies of the Herbivors
Conclusions - Suggestions
Extension of the core - zone
More constant guard of the N.P.
Continuous research in the area
Monitoring of the waters
Include Aoos ravine
avoid
avoid
Illegal hunting and
woodcutting
Disappearance of
vulnerable populations