Background
The São Mamede and Nisa - Lage da Prata Natura 2000 sites in the north-east of Alentejo, South-Central Portugal cover more than 120 000 ha. They are home to four priority habitats: Mediterranean temporary ponds; Southern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and E. Tetralix; semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous subs ...