Mediterranean forest by paqelena

1. MEDITERRANEAN FOREST

2. LOCATION The Mediterranean forests , can be found around the world . I t occurs in the world's five Mediterranean climate zones , on the west coast of continents in the mid - latitudes.

3. CLIMATE Hot , dry summers , contrast with much milder , wetter winters . A bsence of precipitation which is concentrated in very short periods of time, ususally in autumn and winter . Bushfires are a common occurrence , due to the high frequency of thunderstorm ; 1 % of Mediterranean forest is lost every year as a result of fires .

4. FLORA Holm oak Cork tree Conifers and angiosperms are well adapted to the contrasts of climate . Holm Oaks and Cork trees are the undisputed protagonists of the landscape of much of the Iberian Peninsula . Cork tree An impressive diversity of flora and fauna exists in this habitat

5. C onifers have successfully colonized most   difficult substrates , creating magnificent forests . Plants from these forests suffer during the summer a drought , for what they display the most original strategies to survive . The most important of these is the development of sclerophillous leaves ( hard and thick )

6. FAUNA Among the species most representatives we have : Iberian wolf ( Canis lupus) Iberian lynx ( Lynx pardina) Deer ( Cervus elaphus ) Woodpecker

7. Spanish Imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca adalberti ) Rabbit ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) Toad ( Alytes obstetricans ) Chameleon ( Chamaeleo chamaeleon )