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    pronounced [ˈmaca]; Croatian: makija; Occitan: maquís; Catalan: màquia) is a savanna-like shrubland biome in the Mediterranean region, typically consisting...
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  • Nine), television episode that introduced the group Maquis shrubland, a Mediterranean shrubland biome known as macchia in Italian Aristotelia chilensis...
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    Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs, often also including grasses, herbs...
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  • echinatus and Hordeum murinum (subspecies glaucum).: 269  Large areas of maquis shrubland exist in coastal areas where the sea makes the climate more temperate...
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    Garrigue (category Matorral shrubland)
    inconsistent. Maquis shrubland is broadly similar to garrigue, but the vegetation is denser, being composed of numerous closely spaced shrubs. Maquis is associated...
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    term maquis, which in turn comes from the Corsican term macchia, the maquis shrubland, a type of biome found in the Mediterranean basin, mostly associated...
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    forests of Turkish pine (Pinus brutia), oak forests and woodlands, and maquis shrubland of Turkish pine and evergreen sclerophyllous trees and shrubs, including...
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    of Porto, due to its beauty, rich marine biodiversity, and unique maquis shrubland. The jagged cliffs are made of red ochre. "Gulf of Porto: Calanche...
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    and southern Portugal), matorral in Chile and southern Spain, garrigue or maquis in France, macchia or gariga in Italy, phrygana in Greece, tomillares in...
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    were flatteringly portrayed in the ballads of Robin Hood. The dense Maquis shrubland and hills of Corsica gave the Corsican brigand many advantages, just...
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    once the sparse population built their villages. Vegetation includes maquis shrubland, continental species such as Turkish oak, fraxinus and common oak,...
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    silver fir, black pine, holm oak, sweet chestnut and Mediterranean maquis shrubland. A couple of rare species live here: Bonelli's eagle and a tropical...
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    oleasters in the main square. Santa Maria Navarrese has a typical maquis shrubland seascape. Although it is part of the municipality of Baunei, it can...
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    sclerophyllous and mixed forests ecoregion. This is characterised by maquis shrubland which includes the evergreen oak and the Greek strawberry tree, as...
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    calcareous grassland; shrub land, sclerophyllous scrub, garrigue and maquis shrubland; wetland, rivers and streams. The flowering plant species of Rhodes...
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    Apennines, Central Italian woodlands, and Southern Italian Garigue and Maquis shrubland, also contribute to high climate and habitat diversity. The fauna of...
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    Matorral (category Matorral shrubland)
    common general names for this Mediterranean region shrubland habitat ecosystem are: in France as Maquis and Garrigue; in Italy as Macchia Mediterranea; in...
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    the western and central Mediterranean. It is found in the coastal maquis shrubland biome, and in ruderal situations. Asparagus albus was formally described...
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    Heritage Site since 1983 because of its beauty, rich biodiversity, and maquis shrubland. The Scandola Reserve is situated on the west coast of Corsica between...
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    Heath (category Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands)
    "dieback"-infested valley in the mid-ground Bolster heath Chalk heath Garrigue Maquis shrubland Matorral Scrubland Polunin, Oleg; Walters, Martin (1985). A Guide to...
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    small hilly reliefs made up of dunes. The vegetation is composed of Maquis shrubland (macchia) and there are several centuries-old pine forests made up...
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    species, some argue that the historical replacement of natural oak maquis shrubland and garrigue with tall stands of pine has created "ecological deserts"...
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    classification. Examples of chamaephytes are many of the species living in the maquis shrubland and other plants of submediterranean dry ecosystems (species such as...
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  • weapons, in the French maquis" (maquis shrubland (very difficult to penetrate, only on foot, sort of European jungle) hence maquis (World War II) Paul Eluard...
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    Framura and Moneglia develop parallel to the coast line among the maquis shrubland, vineyard terraces or chestnut or maritime pine woods and provide interesting...
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    Sclerophyll (category Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands)
    forests Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub Chaparral Fynbos Maquis shrubland Garrigue Kwongan Matorral Barren vegetation Bowman, D. M. J. S., ed...
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    woodland of evergreen oaks and Turkish pine (Pinus brutia), and areas of maquis shrubland. Above 1200 meters elevation are montane forests of black pine (Pinus...
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    forested with Pinus brutia and Cupressus sempervirens, as well as maquis shrubland. They are also home to the peony species Paeonia clusii subsp. rhodia...
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    Mining maquis (French: maquis minier) is a type of shrubland biome. It forms on ultramafic rock as a result of forest cover retreat due to repeated wildfires...
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    chestnuts, beeches, holm oaks, pines, Sicilian firs and Mediterranean maquis shrubland. The southern part of the province has a coastal plain and to the east...
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