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Platanakia creek
2. Shrub Layer
Quinius
coccifera
General description
Erica
arboria
Our ecosystem includes a mountain
creek and his surrounding area and an
artificial lake created by a dam, which
attracts a lot of bird fauna.
3. Field Layer ( herbs )
Location – area
Our creek lies between Platanakia location
near the city of Panorama and the Thermi
dam near the city of Thermi.
Vegetation – Habitats
Reseda
alba
Arnithogallum sp.
4. Ground layer
(moss, lichen, fungi )
We find 3 types of vegetation and habitats:
1.Vegetation of intermittently flowing
mediterranean creeks
2.Mediterranean maquis
5. Fauna
3.Vegetation around artificial lakes
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Rana arborea
(european tree frog)
Biotic factors in water
Wolf spider
(lycosidae)
1. Aquatic flora
2. Reptiles - Terrapins
Lysimachia
hunctate
Mauremys caspica
3. Reptiles - Snakes
The grass snake
(natrix natrix)
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4. Birds - Waterfowl
Invasive species:
Grey heron
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Turtles
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Buttercup weed
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Silver leaf
nightshades
Thrachemys scripta elegaus
5. Arthropods
Our ecosystem
6. Green algae
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Is characterized by high biodiversity.
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Suffers from the presence of invasive
Potamo potamios
species.
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Has a pollution problem (litter,..).
Abiotic factors
The ecosystem that includes an artificial
Proposals for the future:
lake. The depth of the lake is 320 cm, the
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presence of litter.
turbidity is 79 cm. The water pH is around
8,30. The lake water contains average
Actions to minimize the
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Programs to promote
residue. The water temperature is around
the natural beauty and
14,5 degrees Celsius. The air humidity is
biodiversity of the area
around 50%. The air temperature is
around 24°C. This is measured on
22/10/2011.
Management and human impact
The area from
Platanakia to
Thermi’s artificial
lake is owned by
the municipalities of
Panorama and
In our investigation area:
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Hiking
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Bird watching
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Police shooting training
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A hunter’s recreation hut
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Promotion of the area by :
environmental organizations