Current landscape ecological research activities of the Greifswald University in Azerbaijan

摘要

The Republic of Azerbaijan, a country roughly the size of Austria (86,600 km~2), is situated between the Great and the Small Caucasus Ranges at the western shore of the Caspian Sea. Considering its biogeographical conditions, Azerbaijan has probably the highest biodiversity among all countries of Europe. As a part of the Eastern Submediterranean climatic region, its borders encompass the following ecosystems: 1. semi-deserts 2. steppes 3. cold-winter deciduous forests 4. high mountains 5. shores of the Caspian Sea 6. wetlands, e.g. river floodplains steppe lakes and coastal swamps.