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Administration of PLA Ponitrie

tel: +421 37 77 64 901
fax: +421 37 77 64 903
Slovak Republic
Nitra
Samova ul. 3

Čierna Lehota, Dubnička, Kšinná, Ľutov, Podlužany, Prusy, Radiša, Slatina nad Bebravou, Šípkov, Timoradza, Trebichava, Valaská Belá, Závada pod Čiernym vrchom

alpský región

• 5130 - Porasty borievky obyčajnej
• 6110 - Pionierske porasty na plytkých karbonátových a bázických substrátoch zväzu Alysso-Sedion albi
• 6190 - Dealpínske travinnobylinné porasty
• 6210 - Suchomilné travinnobylinné a krovinové porasty na vápnitom podloží (*dôležité stanovištia Orchideaceae)
• 6510 - Nížinné a podhorské kosné lúky
• 8160 - Nespevnené karbonátové skalné sutiny montánneho až kolinného stupňa
• 8210 - Karbonátové skalné steny a svahy so štrbinovou vegetáciou
• 9110 - Kyslomilné bukové lesy
• 9130 - Bukové a jedľové kvetnaté lesy
• 9150 - Vápnomilné bukové lesy
• 9180 - Lipovo-javorové sutinové lesy
• 91E0 - Lužné vŕbovo-topoľové a jelšové lesy
• 91H0 - Teplomilné panónske dubové lesy
• 91I0 - Eurosibírske dubové lesy na spraši a piesku
• 91M0 - Panónsko-balkánske cerové lesy

Bombina variegata, Lucanus cervus, Lynx lynx, Myotis myotis, Pulsatilla grandis, Pulsatilla subslavica, Rhinolophus hipposideros, Rosalia alpina, Ursus arctos

The site is covered with the continuous beech forest complex with a mosaic representation of the xerophilous grassland habitats and Orchidaceae. From the geomorphological point of view, it predominates an upland relief with the rocky cliffs and mountain ranges. Geological basement consists of limestones and dolomites. Substantial amount of underground water used as a drinking source is accumulated in the site.

The aim of protection is to preserve the vast complex of habitats on limestones and dolomites. Extensive beech forests on the north and oak forests on the south of the site are of high significance. Xerophilous grassland vegetation is the habitat of Pulsatilla grandis s.I. Forest and rocky habitats and screes host the large carnivores. Part of the area is presently protected on a national level (Nature Reserve Udrina, Nature Reserve Lutovsky Drienovec, Nature Reserve Knazi stol, Nature Monument Stara Bebrava, National Nature Reserve Bradlo). Quality and importance: The most valuable parts of the site are protected as the nature reserves Udrina, Ľútovský Drienovec, Kňaží stôl, Bradlo and Nature Monument Stará Bebrava. Occurence of the orchids species is significant.

The site is threatened by the existing forest management practices. Beech forests are altered with the spruce and larch forests. Potential threat is represented by uncontrolled and often illegal construction of the tourism facilities. On the other hand, grassland communities are endangered by lack of management (land abandonment, mowing and extensive grazing is missing). Pastures abandoned in the past were partly afforested by pine or they overgrowed by juniper tree. In the future, it is necessary to eliminate the pine tree stands (it causes change of the soil acidity) and replace it with the oak forests. The juniper stands are necessary to be protected from self-seeding of trees. Borders with the occurence of xerophilous vegetation is necessary to keep without any or only dispersed wood vegetation. They represent the non-stable habitats with the valuable orchids, e.g. Ophrys holubyana. In the belts where pine, juniper stands and xerophilous vegetation overlap, special management plan is required to be elaborated. A management plan can become sustainable when it is implemented by local communities or alternative when it is implemented by nature protection institution.

agricultural organizations - 3.397 % other communities - 0.012 % private - 2.094 % state - 86.903 % towns and municipalities - 5.043 % urbarial communities - 2.551 %

Vyssia kategoria(kod - nazov)	Nazov aktivity
A - poľnohospodárstvo
	kosenie
	pasenie
	opustenie pasenia, nedostačné pasenie
C - baníctvo, ťažba materiálu, výroba energie
	lomy

Ampedus (Ampedus) hjorti, Baetis niger, Bromella falcigera, Carorita limnaea, Cryptocheilus richardsi, Emblethis duplicatus, Lacerta muralis, Parnasius mnemosine