Hyrcanian forests

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biodiversity hotspot temperate broadleaf forest

The Hyrcanian forests are ancient, temperate broadleaf woodlands along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea, renowned for their high biodiversity and many relict tree species dating back to the Tertiary period.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests 2
Hyrcanian Forests 1
Hyrcanian forest 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
temperate broadleaf forest ⓘ
areaApprox about 850,000 hectares in UNESCO-inscribed parts ⓘ
biome temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ⓘ
characterizedBy dense broadleaf canopy ⓘ
high annual precipitation ⓘ
climateInfluence Caspian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
climateType humid temperate ⓘ
conservationStatus globally significant relict forest ⓘ
containsEndemicSpecies Hyrcanian leopard population ⓘ
containsSpecies Acer velutinum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Alnus subcordata NERFINISHED ⓘ
Buxus hyrcana ⓘ
Carpinus betulus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caspian snowcock NERFINISHED ⓘ
Caspian tit NERFINISHED ⓘ
Diospyros lotus ⓘ
Fagus orientalis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Gleditsia caspica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ilex hyrcana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Parrotia persica NERFINISHED ⓘ
Persian leopard NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pterocarya fraxinifolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Quercus castaneifolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Taxus baccata NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tilia begonifolia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ulmus glabra NERFINISHED ⓘ
brown bear ⓘ
jungle cat ⓘ
lynx ⓘ
roe deer ⓘ
wild boar ⓘ
countryComponent Hirkan National Park in Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hyrcanian Forests of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
dominantVegetationType deciduous broadleaf trees ⓘ
ecoregionCode WWF PA0407 NERFINISHED ⓘ
extendsAlong Alborz Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalAge Tertiary period relict ⓘ
historicalNameOrigin Hyrcania region of antiquity NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Tertiary period flora ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ
relict tree species ⓘ
locatedIn Azerbaijan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn southern coast of the Caspian Sea ⓘ
managedBy Azerbaijan Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iranian Department of Environment NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ
threatenedBy deforestation ⓘ
illegal logging ⓘ
infrastructure development ⓘ
land-use change ⓘ
overgrazing ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2019 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteId 1584 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType natural ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

northern Iran → hasEcosystem → Hyrcanian forests ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Iran
Mazandaran Province → hasProtectedArea → Hyrcanian forests ⓘ
Mazandaran Province → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Hyrcanian forests ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyrcanian Forests
Gorgan → hasNearbyForest → Hyrcanian forests ⓘ
Gilaks → culturalArea → Hyrcanian forests ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests
Elburz Mountains → ecoregion → Hyrcanian forests ⓘ
this entity surface form: Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests
Gilan Province → hasForest → Hyrcanian forests ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hyrcanian forest