点评:Larnaca Salt Lake is the second largest salt-lake in Cyprus and measures 2,2 square kilometres. In 1997 it was declared a protected area under Cypriot Law for the Protection and Management of Nature and Wildlife and under the European Habitats Directive. It is a significant Ramsar site and one of the most significant biotopes in Europe as also and one of the most important habitats in Europe for waterfowl. Located southwest of Larnaca town and east of the villages of Meneou and Dromolaxia, the Salt Lake, known locally as ‘Alyki’ is actually one of four lakes in Larnaka. Together, with Lake Orphani, Lake Soros and Airport Lake, the lakes collectively cover a total area of 1.761 hectares.During the winter, the lake fills with water and is home to migrating birds, including thousands of flamingos that stay between November and March, along with wild ducks and other water or shore fowl that find refuge here on their migratory journeys. The most basic element of the food chain in the lakes’ ecosystem is the small brine shrimp Artemia (Artemia salina), which the other life greatly relies on. When flamingos and other water birds are unable to find the shrimp, they desert the salt lakes and continue their journey by travelling to Lake Akrotiri in Lemesos or south towards Africa.
翻译:拉纳卡盐湖是塞浦路斯第二大盐湖,面积为2.2平方公里。1997年,根据《塞浦路斯自然与野生动物保护与管理法》和《欧洲栖息地指令》,该盐湖被宣布为保护区。它是重要的拉姆萨尔湿地,也是欧洲最重要的生物群落之一,也是欧洲最重要的水禽栖息地之一。该盐湖位于拉纳卡镇西南部,梅内乌村和德罗莫拉西亚村以东,当地人称之为“阿利基”,实际上是拉纳卡的四个湖泊之一。这些湖泊与奥尔法尼湖、索罗斯湖和机场湖一起,总面积达1.761公顷。冬季,湖水充沛,成为候鸟的家园,其中包括成千上万只在11月至3月期间栖息的火烈鸟,以及在迁徙途中在此避难的野鸭和其他水禽或滨鸟。湖泊生态系统食物链中最基本的元素是小型丰年虾(Artemia salina),其他生物也高度依赖它。当火烈鸟和其他水鸟无法找到这种虾时,它们就会离开盐湖,继续它们的旅程,飞往莱梅索斯岛的阿克罗蒂里湖,或向南飞往非洲。