The Natural Community Conservation Planning program is an effort by the State of California and numerousprivate and public partners that takes an ecosystem approach to planning for the protection and perpetuation of biological diversity ...

Fynbos, ericas, proteas, restios and bulbs in the Cape Floral Kingdom.

Temperature: Hot and dry in the summer, cool and moist in the winter Precipitation: 200 to 1, 000 mm of rain per year Vegetation: Aromatic herbs (sage, rosemary, thyme, oregano), shrubs, acacia, chamise, grasses Location: West coastal regions between 30 and 40 North and South latitude Other: Plants have adapted to fire caused by the frequent lightning that occurs in the hot, dry summers. Example: ...

This modification of the original Enviro Facts information on fynbos was compiled by Gavin W. Maneveldt (Botany Department, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa). See the Acknowledgements for the original contributors of these Enviro Facts. Like the original, this version is also COPYRIGHT FREE and may be used for educational purposes. VISIT THE ENVIRO ...

Heathlands are a characteristic feature of the western European landscape. They are characterised by biotic communities of ericaceous dwarf shrubs together with their associated flora and fauna. Heathlands are highly valued for a variety of reasons, these include their value as cultural landscapes, their historical associations, their characteristic and frequently endangered biodiversity and ...

Mediterranean Shrublands Introduction. Regions of Mediterranean-type climate occur roughly between 30&#176 and 40&#176 latitude on the west coasts of continents, where offshore there are cold ocean currents. Each region in which the Mediterranean shrublands and woodlands occur is island-like in character and thus there is frequently a high degree of endemism. Comparative studies of the several ...

Hard Chaparral Plant Communities of Mount Diablo State Park Hard chaparral replaces soft chaparral in hotter, drier inland areas, usually on steep, rocky slopes. (Shrubs favor the summer heat of south facing slopes.) From a distance the dense, tall shrubberies of hard chaparral look like a uniform dark green velvet draped over the mountainsides. Hard chaparral is so named because its component ...

Ecology - Biomes - Mediterranean Scrub and Woodland Return to Biomes, Ecoregions, and Habitats Main Page Buy Books on Chaparral Buy Books on Biomes Areas of mild, rainy winters and long, hot, dry summers, such as on the southern coast of California, are dominated by a series of plant communities called Mediterranean Scrub and Woodland, sometimes called chaparral . True chaparral is a region of ...

FYNBOS BIOME The Fynbos Biome is considered by many to be synonymous with the Cape Floristic Region or Cape Floral Kingdom. However, the biome refers only to the two key vegetation groups (Fynbos and Renosterveld) within the region, whereas both the region and the kingdom refer to the general geographical area and include other vegetation types in the Forest, Nama Karoo, Succulent Karoo and ...

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