Site description (2000 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 (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Mount Koutroulis, Mount Agios Dikaios and Modia plateau, Crete (Greece). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/mount-koutroulis-mount-agios-dikaios-and-modia-plateau-crete-iba-greece on 25/12/2024.