Listed 23 sub titles with search on: Biotopes for wider area of: "WEST GREECE Region GREECE" .
AKARNANIKA MOUNTAINS (Mountain) ETOLOAKARNANIA
KALOGRIA (Settlement) PATRA
Kalogria Lagoon, Strofylia Forest and Lamia Marshes.
MESSOLONGI LAGOON (Lagoon) ETOLOAKARNANIA
Messolonghi and Aitolikon Lagoons, Acheloos and Evinos Delta
PANACHAIKO MOUNTAIN (Mountain) ACHAIA
FOLOE (Mountain) ILIA
From Olympia the road leads to the district of Lala
and the mountains of Pholoe.
The village of Lala is built at an altitude of 600 meters, in a lush
area filled with cherry and walnut trees.
The village boundaries mark the start of the enormous oak forest of
Pholoe, redolent with legends and traditions. Pholoe was the kingdom of the benevolent
centaur, Pholos, who gave shelter to Herakles.
At 800 meters, the settlement of Lambia
(Divri) stands out, drenched in greenery. It consists of seven neighborhoods,
each with its own name, church and fountain. A bit further on lies the village
of Tripotama. Ilia
has so many delightful mountain villages.
Dotting tree-filled slopes or tucked away in the heart of a forest,
they seem like hamlets out of a fairy tale.
This text is cited December 2004 from the West Greece Region General Secretariat URL below, which contains image.
Along the beach, the forest of Strofylia, which owes its name to the
extensive fir formations (strofylia) that dominate the area, continues, through
centuries, to have a powerful existence. According to some ancient writers, the
forests in the area were boundless. But, during the last centuries, they were
highly cleared in order to turn into arable land. Strofylia forest presents alternations
in its composition as in its sight.
The pine forest appears either as a pure forest of Pinus hallepensis
or as a pure forest of Pinus pinea or as a mixed pine forest.
Pinus hallepensis presents an extreme ecological interest since it's
the most extensive forest in Greece
and one of the biggest in Europe. In the pine forest, the mushrooms, in an impressive
variety, contribute to the natural recycling of the elements.
"Accipiter nisus", "Cuculus canorus", "Buteo
buteo" e.t.c. are the main species of the bird-fauna in the pine forest,
while "Martes foina" and "Mustela nivelis" are the most characteristic
mammal species.
In the inner-land the pine forest meets the forest of the oak tree
"Quercus marcolepis". In the oak forest, which is more open and sunny,
there is a larger variety of reptiles and birds such as "Carduelis carduelis"
, "Fringilla coelebs", "Corvus corone cornix" and "Pica
pica".
This text is cited December 2004 from the West Greece Region General Secretariat URL below, which contains image.
LECHENA (Municipality) ILIA
Brackish, coastby shallow (30-40 cm) lagoon, which is surrounded by
reeds at the side of land, while at the seaside it is surrounded by an oblong
sandy isle, in the center of which there is an orifice of communication with the
sea. Kotychi covers an expanse of nearly 800 hectares and it is the largest lagoon
of Peloponnese. It is characterized
by a big variety of flora, while it iis of great ecological interest, because
it is the southwest lagoon in the western corridor of migration, for many birds.
Every winter 5 to 10 thousand wild ducks of many species gather there to spend
the winter. The winter ornithological picture is completed with hundreds of other
aquatic birds plus many beautiful swans. During the spring and the autumn migration
period, Kotychi turns into a small paradise. Lots of aquatic birds find the suitable
conditions to rest and to find food in the shallow water.
This text is cited December 2004 from the West Greece Region General Secretariat URL below, which contains image.
PANACHAIKO MOUNTAIN (Mountain) ACHAIA
(Following URL information in Greek only)
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