Larrucea, Juan Rita and Borrini-Feyerabend, Grazia and Synge, Hugh (2002) Island of the biosphere. Policy Matters (10). pp. 83-89.
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Minorca— one of the four Balearics islands— is a drop of gentle undulating landscape in the Mediterranean sea, harmoniously mixing natural and man-made features. Its farmed countryside is a mosaic of meadows rich in wild flowers, enlaced by stonewalls and stone-edged waterways. Fingers of grazed land stretch into the wooded hillsides where the maquis is dominated by wild olive, oak and pine species. In the southern side of the island, deep gorges leading towards the coast harbour endemic plants on their cliffs and are home to spectacular birds of prey. On the north side, the vegetation around the rocky coast is reduced by wind and grazing to garrique— low spiny shrubs with occasional herbs, mainly endemic to the Balearics. In the north, there are also wetlands and salt marshes. Wild flora, avifauna and agro-biodiversity are at the heart of the island’s conservation values. Some seventy species of plants are endemic, as are various species of lizards, beetles, snails and seabirds. Several variants of fruit trees and domestic animals are also uniquely found here.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Mediterranean Sea, Wetlands, Endemic, Seagrasses, Biodiversity, Tourism, Natural Resources Management, Traditional Management Systems, NGO, Sustainable Development, Agriculture, UNESCO, Biosphere Reserve, Policy, Conflict Resolution, Protected Areas, Environmental Planning, Trade Unions, Community Based Management, People's Forum, Marine Resources, Co-management |
| Subjects: | Biodiversity |
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| Date Deposited: | 11 May 2022 10:53 |
| Last Modified: | 11 May 2022 10:53 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/14116 |
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