Maquis, arborescent matorral and thermo-Mediterranean brushes

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• Altitude zones (terrestrial and marine) (no records)
• Marine depth zones, more detailed than altitude zones (no records)
• Climate zones Habitat type other information (2 records)

  Name	Description
  Mediterranean	The distinctive climatic type which occurs around latitude 35 � N and 35 � S, and is associated with warm-temperate west coasts. Summers generally are hot and dry, winters mild to cool and rainy. The climate is strongly influenced by westerly air-streams in winter, and sub-tropical high pressure in summer. In the type area, the Mediterranean basin, there is a variety of climatic regions owing to the complex configuration of seas and mountainous peninsulas in the 3000km incursion into Eurasia. Annual rainfall is broadly 500-900 mm, but less in more continental locations.
  Sub-desert	Dry climate characterized by little rain and a huge daily temperature range

  
  
• Geomorphology types (no records)
• Substrate types (no records)
• Dominant life formsHabitat type other information (5 records)

  Name	Description
  Shrubs	Woody perennial plants, smaller than trees, with several major branches arising from near the base of the main stem
  Evergreen shrubs	Shrubs which retain green leaves throughout year
  Sclerophyllous shrubs	Shrubs with leaves which are evergreen, hard, thick, leathery and usually small
  Mixed deciduous and evergreen shrubs	Shrub species where neither coniferous, nor broadleaved species account for more than 75% of the crown cover
  Broadleaved deciduous shrubs	Shrubs which shed their leaves seasonally

  
  
• Percentage cover by vegetationHabitat type other information (2 records)

  Name	Description
  Bare ground negligible	Bare ground negligible or nil
  Vegetation >30%	Vegetation cover exceeds 30%

  
  
• Characteristics of wetness/drynessHabitat type other information (1 records)

  Name	Description
  Dry	Conditions of low water supply, but not extremely dry (xeric) or arid

  
  
• Characteristics of water flow, source and quality (no records)
• Salinity values, for marine habitats only (no records)
• Exposure types (no records)
• Acidity, salinity, trophic status (no records)
• Characterising temperature (no records)
• Light intensity (no records)
• Spatial parameters of size and shape (no records)
• Temporal parameters (no records)
• Human activities and impacts (no records)
• Levels of habitat usage (no records)