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Editors:
  1. George Fayvush

    1. Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia

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  • First book that provides detailed information on unique biodiversity of Armenia as a hotspot and area of speciation
  • Mechanisms of biodiversity from a bio-geographical point of view
  • Integrated view of invasive species as a part of biodiversity discussion

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Armenia is a small landlocked mountainous country located in the Southern Caucasus. It is a typical mountainous country, having its lowest point of 375m above sea level and culminating at 4095m with an average altitude of 1850m, where the landscapes and ecosystems form a complex multi-functional system. In general, the ecosystems of Armenia are characterized by a number of peculiarities, which all together contribute to formation of rich and unique biodiversity. On the small territory of Armenia (less than 30 thousand km2) there are about 3800 species of vascular plants (about a half of the whole Caucasian flora), 428 species of soil and water algae, 399 species of mosses, 4207 species of fungi, 464 species of lichens, 549 species of vertebrates and about 17200 species of invertebrates. The biodiversity of Armenia is notable for high endemism: about 500 species of fauna (about 3% of the fauna) and 147 species of flora (3.8% of total flora) are considered endemics. Such a high level of endemism is typical only for some of the large islands. Due to the huge variety of climates (from dry subtropics to cold alpine) and soil conditions all the main Caucasian ecosystems (besides humid subtropics) are represented in Armenia – deserts and semi-deserts, steppes, meadow-steppes, forests and open woodlands, sub-alpine and alpine vegetation as well as intrazonal ecosystems. Therefore Armenia is a biodiversity hotspot both within the Caucasian ecoregion and around the globe. This book compiles, summarizes and analyzes data on flora, fauna and mycobiota of Armenia, with a special focus on the impact of forecasted climate change on biodiversity and ecosystems of the region.

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Natural Conditions of Armenia

    • George Fayvush
    Pages 1-18
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  3. Ecosystems of Armenia

    • George Fayvush, Alla Aleksanyan, Vardan Asatryan
    Pages 19-92
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  4. Flora of Armenia

    • George Fayvush, Lusine Hambaryan, Iren Shahazizyan, Arsen Gasparyan, Astghik Poghosyan, Siranush Nanagulyan et al.
    Pages 93-142
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  5. Mycobiota of Armenia

    • Siranush Nanagulyan, Lusine Margaryan
    Pages 143-164
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  6. Fauna of Armenia

    • Mark Kalashian, Karen Aghababyan, Noushig Zarikian, Bardukh Gabrielyan, Marine Arakelyan, Astghik Ghazaryan
    Pages 165-282
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  7. Biodiversity Conservation Problems

    • George Fayvush, Karen Aghababyan, Alla Aleksanyan, Marine Arakelyan, Arsen Gasparyan, Mark Kalashian et al.
    Pages 283-321
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  8. Problems of Invasive Plants and Animals

    • George Fayvush, Alla Aleksanyan, Marine Arakelyan, Hripsime Hovhannisyan, Mark Kalashian
    Pages 323-340
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  9. Back Matter

    Pages 341-440
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia

    George Fayvush

About the editor

Prof Fayvush George is the Head of Department of Geo-botany and Ecological Physiology at the Institute of Botany of the Armenian National Academy of Sciences. Among his many accomplishments, he is a member of some IUCN specialists group. His research interests are comparative floristic, global climate change, habitats and ecosystems, phyto-geography, endemic species, invasive plants, nature conservation and sustainable use of plant resources, biodiversity, special protected areas. He has published more than 200 papers, book chapters and monographs.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Biodiversity of Armenia

  • Editors: George Fayvush

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-34332-2

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-34331-5Published: 10 September 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-34334-6Published: 11 September 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-34332-2Published: 08 September 2023

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 440

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 172 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Biodiversity, Ecology, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Geography, general, Zoology, Plant Sciences

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