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Camargue is a major world heritage wetland and is host to many fragile ecosystems
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Camargue is a major world heritage wetland and is host to many fragile ecosystems. The exceptional biological diversity is the result of water and salt in an "amphibious" land inhabited by numerous species. Location: France, Region : Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur ; Department : Bouches du Rhône ; 2 municipalities. Size: 86 300 ha. Nature & Landscape Woodlands They are a minute part of Camargue but they play a major role in the overall balance of nature. Some are along the Rhone, others are on former sand dunes south of Vaccarès (like the Rièges woods in the national wildlife preserve). The forest hosts many mammals (rodents, foxes, and boars) and insects eaten by nesting birds (little egrets and night herons). The sansouires The low-lying salt plains, which dry out and crack in summer, are carpeted with glasswort that the wild bulls and horses love to graze. Submerged in winter, by spring they provide...
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