SPU C021-2016 - Provision of a survey and assessment of the conservation status of the EU Habitats Directive Annex 1 habitat, Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grassland in Ireland

Ireland is obliged to undertake surveillance/monitoring (Article 11) of the habitats listed on Annex 1 of the EU Habitats Directive and to report regularly on their conservation status (Article 17). The assessment of conservation status requires an understanding of the distribution, area, structures and functions and the pressures impacting on these habitats. Designing an effective surveillance programme involves monitoring a representative sample of the resource across its natural range. The first quantitative assessment of the conservation status of the EU Annex I Habitat Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grassland (EU HD Code 5130) in Ireland based on survey data was commissioned by NPWS in 2008. The field survey between 2008 and 2012 covered 174 sites and Juniper was found in 129 of these (Cooper et al., 2012) giving a calculated national area of juniper of 4,765ha. These sites vary considerably in size (ranging from 0.001 ha to 2,673.7 ha) and have a mean area of 38.1ha. (refer to RFT).

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