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… holm oak (Quercus ilex) and pines (Pinus halepensis). Deep gorges leading to the south coast harbour endemic plants … endemic to the Balearics live in the surrounding sea; their nesting sites are now protected in three Special … – a sign of environmental quality. Raptors soar above the deep gorges of Minorca. 2 Coordinator of the Minorca …

… the land behind the former Iron Curtain, from the Barents Sea in the north to the Adriatic and Black Seas in the south. … across Eurasia. The shallow steppe lake, less than 2 m deep, is the largest saline water body in Europe, covering … parks is the Thaya River valley, cut up to 150 metres deep into the rocks of the Bohemian granite massif. Ecosystem …

… 59 Case study 11. Wadden Sea of Lower Saxony (Germany) … beds and the rare impermeable bedrock make the rains seep deep into the ground soon after and during precipitation. … from serious water shortages. With the development of deep ground-water exploitation that started in the 1960s, …