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- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region abstract "The climate and ecology of land immediately surrounding the Mediterranean Sea is influenced by several factors. Overall, the land has a Mediterranean climate, with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers. The climate induces characteristic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub vegetation. Plant life immediately near the Mediterranean is in the Mediterranean Floristic region, while mountainous areas further from the sea supports the Sub-Mediterranean Floristic province.An important factor in the local climate and ecology of the lands in the Mediterranean basin is the elevation: an increase of elevation by 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) causes the average air temperature to drop by 5 °C (41 °F) and decreases the amount of water that can be held by the atmosphere by 30%. This decrease in temperature and increase in rainfall result in altitudinal zonation, where the land can be divided into life zones of similar climate and ecology, depending on elevation.Mediterranean vegetation shows a variety of ecological adaptations to hot and dry summer conditions. As Mediterranean vegetation differ both in species and composition from temperate vegetation, ecologists use special terminology for the Mediterranean altitudinal zonation: Eu-mediterranean belt: 20- 16 °C (avg annual temperature) Sub-mediterranean belt: 15- 12 °C Hilly region: 11- 8 °C Mountainous belt: 7- 4 °C Alpine belt: 3- 0 °C Subnival belt: 0- minus 4 °C Even within the Mediterranean Basin, differences in aridity alter the life zones as a function of elevation. For example, the wetter Maritime and Dinaric Alps have a North-Mediterranean zonation pattern, while the southern Apennine Mountains and the Spanish Sierra Nevada have a moderate Eu-Mediterranean zonation pattern. Finally, the drier Atlas Mountains of Africa and Taurus Mountains of the Near East have a Xero-Mediterranean pattern.Examples of each of these altitudinal zonation patterns is described below, by examining the climate and ecology of several locations around the Mediterranean Basin.".
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- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region aprHighC "12".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region aprHighC "3.2".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region aprHighF "62".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region aprLowC "-4.3".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region aprLowC "3.4".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region aprLowF "45".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region aprMeanC "-0.6".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region aprMeanC "12.3".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region aprMeanC "13.8".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region aprMeanC "15.9".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region aprPrecipitationInch "2.1".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region aprPrecipitationMm "147".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region aprPrecipitationMm "28".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region aprPrecipitationMm "386".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region aprPrecipitationMm "53.8".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region augHighC "19.8".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region augHighC "23.9".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region augHighF "82".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region augLowC "10.6".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region augLowC "12.2".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region augLowF "63".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region augMeanC "15.2".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region augMeanC "22.3".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region augMeanC "25.6".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region augMeanC "26".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region augPrecipitationInch "0.6".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region augPrecipitationMm "1".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region augPrecipitationMm "11.7".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region augPrecipitationMm "142".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region augPrecipitationMm "66".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region date "August 2010".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region date "September 2011".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region decHighC "2.6".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region decHighC "6.5".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region decHighF "58".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region decLowC "-1.5".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region decLowC "-4".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region decLowF "41".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region decMeanC "-0.7".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region decMeanC "13.3".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region decMeanC "6.5".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region decMeanC "9.1".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region decPrecipitationInch "3.3".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region decPrecipitationMm "199".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region decPrecipitationMm "20".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region decPrecipitationMm "642".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region decPrecipitationMm "93.1".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region febHighC "-0.9".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region febHighC "5.5".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region febHighF "56".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region febLowC "-2.6".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region febLowC "-7.9".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region febLowF "40".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region febMeanC "-4.4".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region febMeanC "12.7".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region febMeanC "6.7".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region febMeanC "8.8".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region febPrecipitationInch "2.5".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region febPrecipitationMm "169".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region febPrecipitationMm "20".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region febPrecipitationMm "474".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region febPrecipitationMm "91.2".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region hasPhotoCollection Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region.
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region janHighC "0.3".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region janHighC "4.9".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region janHighF "56".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region janLowC "-3.2".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region janLowC "-6.1".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region janLowF "39".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region janMeanC "-2.9".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region janMeanC "12.3".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region janMeanC "4.9".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region janMeanC "8.1".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region janPrecipitationInch "2.9".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region janPrecipitationMm "190".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region janPrecipitationMm "25".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region janPrecipitationMm "584".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region janPrecipitationMm "86.7".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region julHighC "21.6".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region julHighC "23.8".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region julHighF "81".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region julLowC "11.9".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region julLowC "12.4".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region julLowF "62".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region julMeanC "16.6".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region julMeanC "22.3".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region julMeanC "25".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region julMeanC "25.7".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region julPrecipitationInch "0.3".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region julPrecipitationMm "0".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region julPrecipitationMm "42".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region julPrecipitationMm "6.1".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region julPrecipitationMm "74".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region junHighC "14.2".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region junHighC "20.5".
- Life_zones_of_the_Mediterranean_region junHighF "75".