Restoration of mediterranean-type woodlands and shrublands
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چکیده
There are only five mediterranean-climate regions (MCRs) on Earth – the Mediterranean Basin, most of California, central Chile, southern South Africa, and south-central and south-western Australia. They all have cool, or cold, and relatively wet winters alternating with long, hot, and dry summers. Spring and autumn seasons are ephemeral in comparison, and highly variable. During much of the year, droughts lasting weeks or even months are frequent, with grave consequences on all biota, since water is the key limiting factor for growth and well-being of all organisms, including humans. Yet, biodiversity is unusually high in all five MCRs. Well adapted woodlands and shrublands, which are the subject of this chapter, are numerous and noteworthy, in ecological, cultural, and socio-economic terms.
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