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Ioannina

Biodiverse Urban Habitats in Ioannina, Greece


Posted in Blog, News & Publications, Urban on 03/18/14

By: Austin Perez One of Greece's largest cities has proven to be an unexpected biodiversity hotspot supporting an urban habitat for a diverse array of vegetative species. Ioannina is a city in the northwestern region of Greece with a population of over 112,000 people, and is full of centuries worth of history and culture. But researchers have recently discovered that Ioannina is also a biodiversity hotspot and provides a fruitful habitat for a...

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