Ibiza, biodiversity and culture

Ibiza обеспечивает превосходный пример взаимодействия между морскими и прибрежными экосистемами. Плотные прерии океанского Posidonia (seagrass), важная местная разновидность, найденная только в Средиземноморье бассейн, содержат и поддерживают разнообразие морской жизни. Ibiza сохраняет значительное доказательство его длинной хронологии. Археологические узлы в Sa Caleta (урегулирование)((поселение)) и Puig des Molins (кладбище) свидетельствуют О важной роли, которую запускает остров в Средиземноморье экономика(экономия) в protohistory, особенно в течение Phoenician-Carthaginian периода(точки). Укрепленный Верхний Город (Alta Vila) - невыполненный(выдающийся) пример Ренессанса военная архитектура; это имело глубокое влияние на развитие укреплений в Испанских урегулированиях(поселениях) Нового Мира.

Inscribed :1999
Criteria:N (ii) (iv) C (ii) (iii) (iv)
Nat. Criterion (ii): The evolution of Ibiza’s shoreline is one of The best examples of The influence ofPosidoniaon The interaction of coastal and marine ecosystems.
Nat. Criterion (iv): The well-preservedPosidonia, threatened in most Mediterranean locations, contains and supports a diversity of marine life.
Cult. Criterion (ii): The intact 16th century fortifications of Ibiza bear unique witness to The military architecture and engineering and The aes Thetics of The Renaissance. This Italian-Spanish model was very influential, especially in The construction and fortification of towns in The New World.
Cult. Criterion (iii): The Phoenician ruins of Sa Caleta and The Phoenician-Punic cemetery of Puig des Molins are exceptional evidence of urbanization and social life in The Phoenician colonies of The western Mediterranean. They constitute a unique resource, in terms of volume and importance, of material from The Phoenician and Carthaginian tombs.
Cult. Criterion (iv): The Upper Town of Ibiza is an excellent example of a fortified acropolis which preserves in an exceptional way in its walls and in its urban fabric successive imprints of The earliest Phoenicians settlements and The Arab and Catalan periods through to The Renaissance bastions. The long process of building The defensive walls has not destroyed The earlier phases or The street pattern, but has incorporated Them in The ultimate phase.

Brief description:

Ibiza provides an excellent example of The interaction between The marine and coastal ecosystems. The dense prairies of oceanicPosidonia(seagrass), an important endemic species found only in The Mediterranean basin, contain and support a diversity of marine life. Ibiza preserves considerable evidence of its long history. The archaeological sites at Sa Caleta (settlement) and Puig des Molins (necropolis) testify to The important role played by The island in The Mediterranean economy in protohistory, particularly during The Phoenician-Carthaginian period. The fortified Upper Town (Alta Vila) is an outstanding example of Renaissance military architecture; it had a profound influence on The development of fortifications in The Spanish settlements of The New World.