Abstract
As already stated, this zonobiome is best divided into five subzonobiomes, according to the various floristic realms into which it falls: (1) Mediterranean, (2) Californian, (3) Chilean (4) Capensic, and (5) Australian. The climate diagrams of the various subzonobiomes are very similar in shape except with regard to summer drought, which varies in extent. The climate will therefore be termed mediterranean in type. The vegetation consists mainly of sclerophyllous woody plants typical of winter-rain regions with only sporadic frost; cold periods of greater duration cannot be tolerated by the plants. The most favored time for growth is spring, when the soil is moist and the temperatures are rising, or autumn, after the first rain. The winter temperatures of 10°C and lower are already too cool for growth.
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Walter, H. (1979). Zonobiome of the Winter-Rain Region and the Zonoecotone Toward More Humid Zones. In: Vegetation of the Earth and Ecological Systems of the Geobiosphere. Heidelberg Science Library. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0468-5_6
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