Maquis shrubland
Low maquis in Corsica
High macchia in Sardinia
Maquis (French) or macchia (Italian: macchia mediterranea) is a shrubland biome in the Mediterranean region, typically consisting of densely growing evergreen shrubs.[1][2]
See also[]
- Garrigue
- Maquis (disambiguation)
- Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
References[]
- ^ Habitats of the world. New York: Marshall Cavendish. 2006. pp. 488, 492–493. ISBN 978-0761475231. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
maquis shrubland.
- ^ Costantini, Edoardo A.C. (ed.); Dazzi, Carmelo (ed.) (2013). The soils of Italy. Dordrecht: Springer. pp. 30, 78, 80, 83, 255, 283. ISBN 978-9400756410. Retrieved 26 November 2015.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
External links[]
Media related to Maquis shrubland at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to Maquis (vegetation) at Wikimedia Commons
- Media related to Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub at Wikimedia Commons
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Categories:
- Matorral shrubland
- Ecoregions of Europe
- Ecoregions of Metropolitan France
- Environment of the Mediterranean
- Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
- Palearctic ecoregions
- Subshrubs