Cyprus​



 

 

   Cyprus is an island of European Union with high diversity of habitats and species.​

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    Is a very bio-diverse Mediterranean island having 9,251 Km2 of land area which makes it the third largest island in Mediterranean after Sardinia and Sicily.​

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    The precipitation and temperature of Cyprus varies because of its location, as it is a crossroad of three continents: Asia, Africa and Europe. Therefore instead of an only Mediterranean climate it has semi-desert habitats like in Mesaoria, grasslands, and mountains that have forests with pine and oak trees.​

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    All those different habitats of Cyprus create a variety in both fauna and flora resulting very different ecosystems that can be located o mountains, around rivers or sea, salted lakes etc. ​

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    The variety of landscapes and the fact that it is an island there is isolation in species and an increase in the number of endemic species.