biological diversity and tropical forests in tunisia - PART
biological diversity and tropical forests in tunisia - PART
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Area: 105,000 ha<br />
N. MONASTIR<br />
Major Ecosystems: Low Steppe<br />
Coast: Gulf of Hammamet<br />
Specific Sites Importact to Biological Diversity:<br />
Kuriate Islacd: Sectioc 3.2.3<br />
Lake Monastir: Section 3.3.1.4<br />
Mocastir Salt Pocds: Sectioc 3.3.1.5<br />
Flora :<br />
Steppe: Artemisia. Mostly cultivated to graics <strong>and</strong> olive groves<br />
Cdtivated: 80,000 ha<br />
Halophiles<br />
Ecdemlc Plact: NAS Lirnociastrxm g~yociacm<br />
Yedici ca? Platts:<br />
Artenisla SD. Pi stacia lectiscas<br />
Phoecix dactylifera Lavar.dcla multifida<br />
Solanum sodomaezm Tamarix sp.<br />
Gecetic Resocrce Plart: Crataegus azarol~s<br />
Kanmals :<br />
Jackal MA European rabbit ssp. (~uriate)<br />
Red fox )!A Cerbillus campestris (gerbil)<br />
Algeriac hedeehog !IA Shaw's jird<br />
Rrowc hare<br />
-<br />
Little grebe Herricg gull<br />
Grey heror.<br />
Lesser black back<br />
Birds: Gdfs of Hammamet acd Gabes waders (~ecti.0~ 3.1.3 & 4) <strong>and</strong>:<br />
Little egret Slender-billed gull<br />
Greater flam<strong>in</strong>go n Little terc<br />
n Shelduck Collared praticcole<br />
Sardiciac warbler Sky lark<br />
Lesser short-toed lark Spectacled warbler<br />
Medi terraceac gull Brambl<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Icfluecces: Cultivatioc, grazixg , erosior.<br />
Pollutior.: Sewage discharge, dumpi.eg<br />
r. = r1estir.g Xrds NAS = North Africar. Sahara Ecdemic<br />
!]A = 3orth Africa Ecdenlc
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