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Sclerophyll is a type of vegetation that is adapted to long periods of dryness and heat. The plants feature hard leaves , short internodes (the distance between leaves along the stem) and leaf orientation which is parallel or oblique to direct sunlight.
Dry sclerophyll forests are usually located between 200m and 1000m above sea level, in regions that receive less than 1000mm of rainfall annually. [2] Soils are dry and often infertile and may contain dolerite, granite, quartzite or sandstone. [3] High levels of sunlight are available and temperatures can become high due to the open canopy.
Chaparral in the Santa Ynez Mountains, near Santa Barbara, California. Chaparral (/ ˌ ʃ æ p ə ˈ r æ l, ˌ tʃ æ p-/ SHAP-ə-RAL, CHAP-) [1] is a shrubland plant community found primarily in California, southern Oregon, and northern Baja California.
Particularly distinctive of the climate are sclerophyll shrublands, called maquis in the Mediterranean Basin, chaparral in California, matorral in Chile, fynbos in South Africa, and mallee and kwongan shrublands in Australia. [citation needed] Mediterranean vegetation shows a number of adaptations to drought, grazing, and frequent fire regimes.
Generally, the west has a higher mean rainfall but poor acidic soil while the east has a lower mean rainfall but slightly more fertile soil. This results in a larger proportion of rainforest, moorland and wet sclerophyll vegetation dominating in the west and predominantly dry sclerophyll in the east. [3] [4]
C. California chaparral and woodlands; California coastal sage and chaparral; California interior chaparral and woodlands; Canary Islands dry woodlands and forests
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Bavayia exsuccida, also known as the sclerophyll bavayia, is a species of geckos endemic to North Province, New Caledonia. [2] As of 2022, it is known from only one locality, with an extent of occurrence of 8 sq km. [ 3 ]