Temperate and mediterranean-montane scrub

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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
  Mediterraneo-montane	Of the mountains of the mediterranean region.
  Temperate	A climate zone between the boreal in the north and the mediterranean in the south. A mid-latitude climate influenced from time to time by both tropical and polar air masses. Temperature criteria provide subdivisions into warm- or cold-temperate climates.

  
  
• Geomorphology types (no records)
• Substrate types (no records)
• Dominant life formsHabitat type other information (6 records)

  Name	Description
  Dwarf shrubs	Low-growing shrub species, including ericaceous species and cushion-forming and often thorny shrubs
  Shrubs	Woody perennial plants, smaller than trees, with several major branches arising from near the base of the main stem
  Trees < =5m / low trees	Woody plants up to 5m tall, with a single main stem (the trunk), that is unbranched near the ground; some trees (e.g. oak, ([Quercus]) and ash ([Fraxinus])) have multi-trunked forms. At the end of each growing season there is no die-back of aerial parts, apart from the loss of foliage
  Evergreen shrubs	Shrubs which retain green leaves throughout year
  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 (1 records)

  Name	Description
  Vegetation >30%	Vegetation cover exceeds 30%

  
  
• Characteristics of wetness/dryness (no records)
• 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)