Irano-Anatolian
![A map of the Irano-Anatolian biodiversity hotspot ranging from Central Turkey to South Iran and West Turkmenistan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/34/Irano-Anatolian_biodiversity_hotspot.jpg/440px-Irano-Anatolian_biodiversity_hotspot.jpg)
The Irano-Anatolian region is a biodiversity hotspot designated by Conservation International's Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, extending across portions of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, and Turkmenistan.[1] This hotspot covers the South-West portion of the Irano-Turanian floristic region, connecting the Mediterranean Basin with Western Asia.[2]
It includes highlands of the central and eastern Anatolian Plateau as well as the Zagros, Alborz, and Kopet Dag mountain ranges.
The ecoregions included within the hotspot are:
- Central Anatolian steppe
- Central Anatolian deciduous forests
- Eastern Anatolian deciduous forests
- Eastern Anatolian montane steppe
- Elburz Range forest steppe
- Kopet Dag woodlands and forest steppe
- Zagros Mountains forest steppe
References
External links
- Conservation International: Irano-Anatolian Biodiversity hotspot
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