ll
The criterions selected to identify the key Oi‘ remarkable Species have been largely
debated and confronter} With- critèrioliS used for the definition of the SPAPIM (speciany
araèctfea Areas
Importanee defined in the framework of the Barcelena
PNUE CAR/ASP, 1999)“. ), The SPA… list includes sites which are of
for conserving the components of biological diVei'SÎîy in_the MEditerranean; {
contain eCosystems specific to the Mediterranean area Ol’ the habitats Of endangeree
species; are of special interest at the
aesth—etiC, sulteral _or educatlenal leve—ls
the 1995 Protete Conçernin_g Mediterranean Spec1ally Protected Areas
ane! Biglggical Diversity in the Mediterranean; Rais Elta/., 2003)..DuriD9 a first phase, lists of species were established looking at animal and vegetal
species mentioned in the conventions and protection acts, To these lists, specialists of
the Various taxonomic"groups have added other species considered important for the
ecological characterisation of the state Of the environment. They were
not tO
.
narrow the lists to the most interesting species, but to produce, for the group they were
in charge of,the most extensive lis—t possible. These lists, developed at first for the PAÇA
region have hence been adopted or are being produced in the other French -;
Mediterranean regions. In a second phase, these lists have been analysed using various
criterions to identify, within the most cited species, the most remarkable or significant
ones.
.
}
Establishing the criterlons far the selectmn af specnes
Six criterions have been shesen: ll) rarltv anal threat—s; (il) endemâ—5m; (IH)
evolution of the nnmber of lnlelduals of each 'specie; ..(I‘V) …aÇlsanda-ase; ..(V) natural
?
heritage lnteresïs‘ amd (Vi) funetional interests- Fer each si these
a semi
.
Quantitative scale was Prepesed in erder te evaluate lts relative importançe- Whatever -
the criterlen is, the smaller the values. are, the, mere sensitive the species are— in:
.
relationship ta this «.Ç‘ÎŒÜOD- Qn sontrary, the higher the values are, the less the species
are sensitive er ef interest—
'
il). Grades la melatianshlp te raritv anal thœats :
'
O: caaaderea as presumablv lost
;…1; ensansered
«
.
2: vulnerable due ta Its blolaglcal and ecolegmal characteristics
‘
3: endangered dueto human action
'
‘
.
4îï
.
5: net— rare and net enaangered
.
(Il) Grades la relatenshlp to the cancept ef enaemlsm
-
15pec1eendemlC ier the PAÇA re9ieia'
'
2=
-,
$—Pecie for which the %ÇA regian contains an impartant percentege of the
Mediterranean area ef dî—stnîbatîon
.
7
35 Specje PŒS€HÎ in the PACA E€gip but fer which the area of distribution is the
eeeidental Mediterranean region
'
'
4îïSÂPQC-Ï'e present ii” the PACA F@9îÎ-QÜ, but fer WhlCh the area of distribution is the
Mediterranean region
close Atlantic region
‘
'
155 SPeCÎ=Ê3 nen end—amie to the Mediterranean region and the close Atlantic
lili). Grades in relationship to the level and the evaletlen ef the number of individuals af
.
each SPÊÇlE
.
‘
”
'
O: S…peçie er which the aapaiatians are canstantly s@rapllea lay the mean af aemtars
OiltSide the PACA region
.
’
"
'
‘
'
'
20
The criterions selected to identify the key Oi‘ remarkable Species have been largely
debated and confronter} With- critèrioliS used for the definition of the SPAPIM (speciany
araèctfea Areas
Importanee defined in the framework of the Barcelena
PNUE CAR/ASP, 1999)“. ), The SPA… list includes sites which are of
for conserving the components of biological diVei'SÎîy in_the MEditerranean; {
contain eCosystems specific to the Mediterranean area Ol’ the habitats Of endangeree
species; are of special interest at the
aesth—etiC, sulteral _or educatlenal leve—ls
the 1995 Protete Conçernin_g Mediterranean Spec1ally Protected Areas
ane! Biglggical Diversity in the Mediterranean; Rais Elta/., 2003)..DuriD9 a first phase, lists of species were established looking at animal and vegetal
species mentioned in the conventions and protection acts, To these lists, specialists of
the Various taxonomic"groups have added other species considered important for the
ecological characterisation of the state Of the environment. They were
not tO
.
narrow the lists to the most interesting species, but to produce, for the group they were
in charge of,the most extensive lis—t possible. These lists, developed at first for the PAÇA
region have hence been adopted or are being produced in the other French -;
Mediterranean regions. In a second phase, these lists have been analysed using various
criterions to identify, within the most cited species, the most remarkable or significant
ones.
.
}
Establishing the criterlons far the selectmn af specnes
Six criterions have been shesen: ll) rarltv anal threat—s; (il) endemâ—5m; (IH)
evolution of the nnmber of lnlelduals of each 'specie; ..(I‘V) …aÇlsanda-ase; ..(V) natural
?
heritage lnteresïs‘ amd (Vi) funetional interests- Fer each si these
a semi
.
Quantitative scale was Prepesed in erder te evaluate lts relative importançe- Whatever -
the criterlen is, the smaller the values. are, the, mere sensitive the species are— in:
.
relationship ta this «.Ç‘ÎŒÜOD- Qn sontrary, the higher the values are, the less the species
are sensitive er ef interest—
'
il). Grades la melatianshlp te raritv anal thœats :
'
O: caaaderea as presumablv lost
;…1; ensansered
«
.
2: vulnerable due ta Its blolaglcal and ecolegmal characteristics
‘
3: endangered dueto human action
'
‘
.
4îï
.
5: net— rare and net enaangered
.
(Il) Grades la relatenshlp to the cancept ef enaemlsm
-
15pec1eendemlC ier the PAÇA re9ieia'
'
2=
-,
$—Pecie for which the %ÇA regian contains an impartant percentege of the
Mediterranean area ef dî—stnîbatîon
.
7
35 Specje PŒS€HÎ in the PACA E€gip but fer which the area of distribution is the
eeeidental Mediterranean region
'
'
4îïSÂPQC-Ï'e present ii” the PACA F@9îÎ-QÜ, but fer WhlCh the area of distribution is the
Mediterranean region
close Atlantic region
‘
'
155 SPeCÎ=Ê3 nen end—amie to the Mediterranean region and the close Atlantic
lili). Grades in relationship to the level and the evaletlen ef the number of individuals af
.
each SPÊÇlE
.
‘
”
'
O: S…peçie er which the aapaiatians are canstantly s@rapllea lay the mean af aemtars
OiltSide the PACA region
.
’
"
'
‘
'
'
20