Mediterranean region | region, Eastern Hemisphere | Britannica (original) (raw)
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division of Boreal kingdom
In biogeographic region: Mediterranean region The Mediterranean region is the winter rainfall zone of the Holarctic kingdom (Figure 1). It is characterized by sclerophyllous plants mainly of the scrubland type known as maquis. It is difficult to define, however, because many of its characteristic plants (about 250 genera)… Read More
In scrubland …areas include southern Australia, the Mediterranean region, California, Chile, and South Africa. Other scrublands are found in the semiarid tropics and in the Arctic, but smaller areas also occur in many other places. Australia, primarily because of its dry, variable climates, probably has the greatest expanse and range of scrublands.… Read More
