Data Zone
Country/territory: Greece
IBA criteria met: B2, C6 (2000)
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Area: 20,000 ha
Site description (baseline)
This site is dominated by maquis and phrygana. Fires have created large barren areas. The main human activity is livestock-farming.
Key biodiversity
The site is important for species characteristic of Mediterranean scrub.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Koutroulis, Mount Agios Dikaios and Modia plateau, Crete. Downloaded from
http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/1066 on 05/06/2023.
