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Sonfjället
Quick facts
- Natura 2000 site (code SE0720029)
- Under Birds Directive and Habitats Directive
- Since Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 UTC 1995
- Country: Sweden
- Administrative region: Not available
- Surface area: 113 km2 (11285.50 ha)
- Marine area: 0%
- Located in Alpine and Boreal biogeographical regions
- It protects 20 species of the Nature Directives
- It protects 13 habitat types of the Habitats Directive
Source and more information: Natura 2000 Standard Data Form
Species
List
Gallery
Species summary
Nature directives' species in this site (20)| Species group | Number |
|---|---|
| Birds | 19 |
| Mammals | 1 |
Habitat types
| Habitat type code | Habitat type english name | Cover [ha] |
|---|---|---|
| 3160 | Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds | 2.2 |
| 3220 | Alpine rivers and the herbaceous vegetation along their banks | 10.84 |
| 4060 | Alpine and Boreal heaths | 1731.69 |
| 6150 | Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands | 92.07 |
| 6430 | Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels | 1.52 |
| 6520 | Mountain hay meadows | 1.09 |
| 7140 | Transition mires and quaking bogs | 388.54 |
| 8110 | Siliceous scree of the montane to snow levels (Androsacetalia alpinae and Galeopsietalia ladani) | 113.03 |
| 8220 | Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation | 2.62 |
| 9010 | Western Taïga | 6087.35 |
| 9040 | Nordic subalpine/subarctic forests with Betula pubescens ssp czerepanovii | 1489.32 |
| 9070 | Fennoscandian wooded pastures | 124.44 |
| 91D0 | Bog woodland | 37.54 |
Designation information
NATURA 2000 is the ecological network for the conservation of wild animals and plant
species and natural habitats of Community importance within the Union. It consists of
sites classified under the Birds Directive and the Habitats Directive (the Nature Directives).
NATURA 2000 site under
| Birds Directive 2009/147/EC (SPA) |
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Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 UTC 1996 |
| Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (SCI) |
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Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 UTC 1995 |
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Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 UTC 2003 |
| Date designated as Special Area of Conservation (SAC) | Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 UTC 2009 |
| Date of Standard data form update | Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 UTC 2012 |
Other resources
| Natura 2000 map viewer | Interactive map designed for showing and querying Natura 2000 sites. Other information such as Nationally designated areas and LIFE projects are also available. |
| Protected planet map viewer | Interactive map showing the World Database on Protected Areas |
| European protected sites map viewer | Simple interactive map showing Natura 2000 sites and Nationally designated areas |
| Data download | The Natura 2000 dataset is available from the European Environment Agency website |
