Information about the Irano-Anatolian Biodiversity Hotspot was developed using the book Hotspots Revisited, which cites:
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Breckle, S.W. 1983. Temperate deserts and semi-deserts of Afghanistan and Iran. In N.E. West. (Ed.), Ecosystems of the World 5: Temperate Deserts and Semi-Deserts. New York: Elsevier Scientific Publishing Company.
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Davis, P.H. (Ed.). 1965-1985. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Vol.1-9. Edinburgh: Edinburg University Press.
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Eken, G., Aydemir, G., Kurt, B., Yal¸ G., Basak, E. & Can, O.E. 2000. Türkiye'nin Biyolojik Çesitlilik Atlasi. Yesil Atlas 3, Istanbul.
Ekim, T., & Günerm, A. 1986. The Anatolian diagonal: fact or fiction. In I.C. Hedge. (Ed.), Plant life of South-West Asia. U.K. Botanical Society of Edinburgh.
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Ekim, T., Koyuncu, M., Vural, M., Duman, H., Aytaç, Z., & Adıgüzel, N. 2000. Türkiye Bitkileri Kırmızı Kitabı. Türkiye Tabiatını Koruma Derneği, Ankara.
Ertan, A., Kılıç A., & Kasparek, M. 1989. Türkiye'nin Önemli Kuş Alanları. İstanbul. Doğal Hayatı Koruma Derneği ve International Council for Bird Preservation.
Evans, M.I. 1994. Important Bird Areas in the Middle East. BirdLife Conservation Series 2. Cambridge. BirdLife International.
Feh, C., Shah, N., Rowen, M., Reading, R. & Goyal, S.P. 2002. Status and action plan for the Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus). In: P.D. Moehlman. (Ed.), Equids: Zebras, Asses and Horses: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Equid Specialist Group. pp. 62-71. Gland & Cambridge: IUCN.
Fet, V., Sissom, W.D., Lowe, G., & Braunwalder, M.E. 2000. Catalog of the Scorpions of the World (1758-1998). New York: The New York Entomological Society.
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Georgia. 2000. Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. Tbilisi. Ministry of Environment, the WB.
Geldiay & Balık. 1998. Türkiye Tatlısu Balıkları İzmir. Turkey: Ege Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Kitaplar Serisi.
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IUCN. 2001. The 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, United Kingdom: IUCN.
Kılıç, T. & Eken, G. 2004. Türkiye'nin Önemli Kuş Alanları Güncellemesi, Doğa Derneği. Ankara: BirdLife International.
KuşBank. Veritabanı, Erciyes Üniversitesi, Doğa Derneği: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and BirdLife International. www.kusbank.org.
Lukarevskii, V.S. 2001. Leopard, Striped Hyena and Wolf in Turkmenistan. Moscow.
Magnin, G. & Yarar, M. 1997. Important Bird Areas in Turkey. İstanbul: Doğal Hayatı Koruma Derneği
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UNEP-WCMC. 1989a. Islamic Republic of Iran: Arjan Protected Area and Biosphere Reserve. Protected Areas Database on UNEP-WCMC. Online. Available: http://www.unep-wcmc.org/protected_areas/data/sample/1653v.htm. October 23, 2001.
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Vural, M., Ekim, T., Duman, H., Aytaç, Z., & Adıgüzel, N. 1999. Vegetation and Flora of the Konya Closed Basin. Biodiversity Programme, Report No 12. İstanbul, Turkey: Doğal Hayatı Koruma Derneği-Gazi Universitesi.
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