Lower Argen and side valleys

	FFH area "Lower Argen and side valleys"
	Lower Argen between the A 96 and Geiselharz
location	Bodenseekreis , Ravensburg District , Baden-Württemberg , Germany
Identifier	DE-8324-343
WDPA ID	555522218
Natura 2000 ID	DE8324343
FFH area	9.51 km²
Geographical location	47 ° 44 ' N , 9 ° 54' E Coordinates: 47 ° 44 '16 " N , 9 ° 54' 8" E
Setup date	January 1, 2005
administration	Regional Council Tübingen

The Untere Argen and Seitentäler area is a protected area (SG number DE-8324343) in the south-east of the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, designated by the Tübingen regional council in accordance with Directive 92/43 / EEC (Fauna-Flora-Habitat Directive) .

location

The approximately 951 hectares (ha) large reserve Untere Argen and valleys is one natural area to Adelegg and Westallgäuer hills . Its nine partial areas are at an altitude of 496 to 737 m above sea level. NHN and extend to 3.1 hectares in the Lake Constance district ( Neukirch municipality ) and 979.7 hectares in the Ravensburg district (municipalities of Argenbühl , Amtzell , Bodnegg , Kißlegg and Waldburg , towns of Isny im Allgäu , Leutkirch im Allgäu and Wangen ).

The sub-areas essentially comprise the valley of the Lower Argen southeast of Isny up to the confluence with the Upper Argen near Neuravensburg , its tributaries, including the Eschach , Haslach and Karbach , and their peripheral areas.

Protection purpose

The main protection purpose is the preservation of the near-natural, alpine-influenced river landscape with high natural dynamics, deeply incised side valleys with sloping beech forests, spring areas ( spring moors , tuff formations), small, partly silted lakes, ponds , whistle grass meadows and alluvial forests .

Habitat types

The following habitat types according to Annex I of the Habitats Directive occur in the area:

EU code	*	Habitat type (official name)	Short name
3140		Oligo- to mesotrophic calcareous waters with benthic vegetation of chandelier algae	Lime-rich, nutrient-poor still waters with chandelier algae
3150		Natural eutrophic lakes with magnopotamion or hydrocharition vegetation	Natural nutrient-rich lakes
3240		Alpine rivers with riparian trees from Salix eleagnos	Alpine rivers with lavender-willow-bank trees
3260		Rivers of the planar to montane level with vegetation of the Ranunculion fluitantis and the Callitricho-Batrachion	Running waters with flooding aquatic vegetation
6210		Near-natural dry lime lawns and their stages of shrubbery (Festuco-Brometalia)	Lime grassland
6230	*	Species-rich montane grass grass (and submontane on mainland Europe) on silicate soils	Species-rich bristle grass lawn
6410		Pipe grass meadows on lime-rich soil, peaty and clayey-silty soils (Molinion caeruleae)	Pipe grass meadows
6430		Moist tall herbaceous vegetation of the planar and montane to alpine level	Moist tall herbaceous vegetation
6510		Lean lowland hay meadows ( Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis )	Lean, lowland hay meadows
7140		Transitional and swinging lawn bogs	Transitional and swinging lawn bogs
7210	*	Calcareous swamps with Cladium mariscus and species of Caricion davallianae	Lime-rich swamps with Schneidried
7220	*	Tufa springs (cratoneurion)	Tufa springs
7230		Lime-rich fens	Lime-rich fens
8210		Limestone cliffs with crevice vegetation	Limestone cliffs with crevice vegetation
9130		Woodruff beech forest (Asperulo-Fagetum)	Woodruff beech forest
9180	*	Mixed ravine and hillside forests (Tilio-Acerion)	Mixed ravine and hillside forests
91E0	*	Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)	Alluvial forests with alder, ash, willow
91F0		Hardwood forests with Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis, Ulmus minor, Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia (Ulmenion minoris)	Hardwood floodplain forests
9410		Montane to alpine acidic spruce forests (Vaccinio-Piceetea)	Acidic coniferous forests (short name)

Contiguous protected areas

The following protected areas are part of the FFH area:

No.	Surname	Places	Area share [%]
LSG 4.36.070	Adelegg and the associated tertiary foothills	Isny , Leutkirch	8th
NSG 4.282	Bad	Neukirch	1
NSG 4.109	Bimisdorf Mösle	Cheeks	1
LSG 4.35.040	Ice Age edges of the Argental with Argenaue	Neukirch	1
NSG 4.058	Slope spring moor Bachholz	Cheeks	1
LSG 4.36.072	Young moraine landscape between Amtzell and Vogt	Amtzell , Bodnegg , Waldburg	2
NSG 4.186	Karbachmoos	Cheeks	1
NSG 4.186	Karbachtal	Cheeks	4th
NSG 4.183	Krottental-Karbach	Amtzell , Wangen	2
LSG 4.36.034	Mittelsee and Oberer See	Cheeks	2
NSG 4.067	Devil's Lake	Cheeks	1

Species inventory

The following types of community interest exist in the area:

EU code	*	Art	scientific name	Species group
1013		Four-toothed diaper snail	Vertigo geyeri	Snails
1014		Narrow diaper snail	Vertigo angustior	Snails
1044		Helmet Azure Maiden	Coenagrion mercuriale	Dragonflies
1065	*	Golden piebald butterfly	Euphydryas aurinia	Butterflies
1093	*	Stone cancer	Austropotamobius torrentium	Crayfish
1131		Strömer	Leuciscus souffia agassizi	Fish and round mouths
1163		Bullhead	Cottus gobio	Fish and round mouths
1166		Crested newt	Triturus cristatus	Amphibians
1324		Great mouse ear	Myotis myotis	Mammals
1337		beaver	Castor fiber	Mammals
1381		Glossy sickle moss	Drepanocladus vernicosus	Mosses
1902		Yellow lady's slipper	Cypripedium calceolus	plants
1903		Marsh glosswort	Liparis loeselii	plants