Information AboutScrubland |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT SCRUBLAND | |
| terrestrial biomes | |
| deserts and xeric shrublands | |
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Xeric scrublands, or '''desert scrublands''', occur in the world's Deserts And Xeric Shrublands ecoregions, or in areas of fast-draining sandy soils in more humid regions. These scrublands are characterized by plants with adaptations to the dry climate, which include small leaves to limit water loss, thorns to protect them from grazing animals, succulent leaves or stems, Storage Organ s to store water, and long taproots to reach groundwater. Mediterranean scrublands occur naturally in the Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, And Shrub Biome s, located in the five Mediterranean Climate regions of the world. Scrublands are most common near the seacoast, and have often adapted to the wind and salt air of the ocean. Low, soft-leaved scrublands around the Mediterranean Basin are known as '' Garrigue '' in France , ''phrygana'' in Greece , ''tomillares'' in Spain , and ''batha'' in Israel . Northern Coastal Scrub and Coastal Sage Scrub occur along the California coast, Strandveld in the Western Cape of South Africa , coastal matorral in the Central Chile , and sand-heath and kwongan in Southwest Australia . |
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