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  2. Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub - Wikipedia

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    A Mediterranean forest, in the Region of Murcia . The Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome mostly occurs in, but not limited to, the Mediterranean climate zones, in the mid-latitudes: [1] the Mediterranean Basin; the Chilean Matorral; the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion of the Californias and Oregon; the Fynbos of ...

  3. Mediterranean woodlands and forests - Wikipedia

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    Foliage and cone of the Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis).. The natural vegetation consists of forests, woodlands, and shrublands.The five chief plant communities are: Xeric pine forests and woodlands: The xeric pine forests are found mainly in the drier interior, near the transition to the Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe, where rainfall averages 300 to 600 mm per year.

  4. California coastal sage and chaparral - Wikipedia

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    The climate is Mediterranean, with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. [2] Almost all of the daily maximum temperatures lie between 16 and 27 °C (61 and 81 °F). [ 4 ] Mean annual precipitation is generally below 12 inches (300 mm), [ 4 ] although can be as high as 26 inches (660 mm) in the Santa Monica Mountains and hills around the Los ...

  5. Wildlife of the Levant - Wikipedia

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    National animals of the Levant: Arabian oryx (Jordan), mountain gazelle and hoopoe (), striped hyena (Lebanon), Palestine sunbird (Palestine), and saker falcon (Syria). The wildlife of the Levant encompasses all types of wild plants and animals, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fresh and saltwater fish, and invertebrates, that inhabit the region historically known as the Levant ...

  6. Forests of the Iberian Peninsula - Wikipedia

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    The Mediterranean region occupies the rest of the peninsula (the greater part of it), as well as the Balearic Islands. The principal characteristic of the region is the existence of a quite lengthy period of summer drought, which may last anywhere from 2 to 4 months, but which, regardless of length, is always quite distinct.

  7. Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed ...

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    The Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion in southwestern Europe. It occupies the southwestern Iberian Peninsula , encompassing coastal lowlands and mountains in portions of Portugal and Spain.

  8. ‘Where’s the golf course?’: Angry Houston residents slam ...

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    Right now, homeowners in the Mediterranean Forest neighborhood are stuck and unsure how to hold the developer and the property owner’s association accountable for the missing amenities and other ...

  9. Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests - Wikipedia

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    Mediterranean conifer and mixed forests is an ecoregion, in the temperate coniferous forest biome, which occupies the high mountain ranges of North Africa. [2] The term is also a botanically recognized plant association in the African and Mediterranean literature.