Scrubland

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Scrubland

• Biomes
• Science 8
• 10/07

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Scrubland

• Major scrublands can be found in the area around
  the Mediterranean, south west coast of South
  America and Southern California and Mexico

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Scrublands

• Climate Occurs where there are wet mild winters
  and long dry summers.

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Scrublands

• Fires are common in summer months when plants are
  dry.
• Fast moving fires make life difficult.
• Plants and animals of the scrublands have adapted
  to deal with fire.

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Scrublands

• Many plants seeds are aided by fire
• Many animals seek the shelter of holes to escape
  fast moving fire

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Scrubland Producers

• Low growing trees and shrubs with hard thick
  evergreen leaves, some grasses, evergreen oak,
  junipers and wild rose

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Scrubland Producers
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Scrubland Consumers

• All Scrubland Consumers are adapted to harsh
  scrubland conditions.
• Due to the conditions no real large consumers.
• Small grazing mammals, rodents, fox, coyote,
  birds of prey

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Scrubland Consumers
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