NATURA 2000 network and protected areas in Greece

Kingdom: | Animalia
Phylum: | Chordata
Class: | Mammalia
Order: | Carnivora
Family: | Ursidae
Genus: | Ursus

Scientific Name: | Ursus Arctos
Type: | Mammal
Diet: | Omnivore
Size (H): | 1.5m - 2.8m (5ft - 9.2ft)
Weight: | 136kg - 390kg (300lbs - 860lbs)
Top Speed: | 56km/h (35mph)
Lifespan: | 20 - 30 years
Lifestyle: | Solitary
Conservation Status: | Endangered

Colour: | Brown, Black, Tan
Skin Type: | Fur
Favourite Food: | Fish
Habitat: | Forest and mountainous regions
Average Litter Size: | 3
Main Prey: | Fish, Fruit, Insects
Predators: | Human, Wolf, Cougar
Distinctive Features: | Powerful forearms and hibernate in the winter

_{(source:http://www.arcturos.gr/en, https://a-z-animals.com/animals/location/europe/greece/)}

In fact, regional temperatures in the Mediterranean basin are now ~1.3°C higher than during 1880-1920, compared with an increase of ~0.85°C worldwide. Climate model projections indicate that the projected warming in the Mediterranean basin this century continues to exceed the global trend. Without ambitious mitigation policies anthropogenic climate change will likely alter ecosystems in the Mediterranean this century in a way that is without precedent during the past 10,000 years. The highly ambitious low-end scenario of climate change (the so-called RCP2.6 scenario) seems to be the only possible pathway toward more limited impacts. Under a high-end scenario of climate change (the RCP8.5 scenario), all of southern Spain turns into desert, deciduous forests invade most of the mountains, and Mediterranean vegetation replaces most of the deciduous forests in a large part of the Mediterranean basin. 
In addition to climate change, other human impacts affect ecosystems, such as land-use change, urbanization, and soil degradation. Many of these effects are likely to become even stronger in the future because of the expanding human population and economic activity. Without ambitious climate targets, the potential for future managed or unmanaged ecosystems to host biodiversity or deliver services to society is likely to be greatly reduced by climate change and direct local effects. 

Various ecosystems in the Mediterranean are close to the environmental limits, for example with respect to their ability to cope with drought stress.

A 3.6°C global warming could lead to a loss of over 50% of plant species in the northern Mediterranean and the Mediterranean mountain region, while species loss is likely to exceed 80% in north central Spain and the Cevennes and Massif Central in France.
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