Shrubland/Deserts

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Shrubland

arid/semi-arid regions

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Types

Mediterranean, northern desert scrub, heathlands, successional

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Mediterranean

hot dry summers, cool wet winters, sclerophyllous vegetation

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N. American chaparral

thicket of shrubby evergreen oak, winter active, summer dormant scrub oak, chamise

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northern desert scrub

cold desert of Great Basin, sagebrush

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heathlands

heath-like plants (Ericaceae), sclerophyllous vegetation, arctic regions, NW Europe

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successional

sumac, alder, willow

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Shrubland Fauna

jackrabbit, coyotes (chaparral, desert scrub)

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General features of Deserts

<10 in. rain, hot summers, poor soil, low productivity

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North American Deserts

Great Basin

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Great Basin

cold desert, sagebrush

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Southwest U.S. - CAM plants, cactus, (giant saguaro), yucca, ephemeral species, creosote bush, Lizards, snakes, coyotes, spadefoot toad, rodents (kangaroo rat)