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  2. Biodiversity of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    In Madeira, around 36% [10] and in the Azores, around 70% species are exotic. [11] [12] Due to this, Portugal was placed 168th globally out of 172 countries on the Forest Landscape Integrity Index in 2019. [13] Chameleo from Algarve. Portugal is the second country in Europe with the highest number of threatened animal and plant species (488 as ...

  3. Protected areas of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    The Protected areas of Portugal (Portuguese: Áreas protegidas de Portugal) are classified under a legal protection statute that allows for the adequate protection and maintenance of biodiversity, while providing services for ecosystem that maintains the natural and geological patrimony.

  4. Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub - Wikipedia

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    The remaining woodlands feature mainly oak, walnut and pine. The cork oak savanna in Portugal, known as montado, is a good example of a mediterranean savanna. Shrubland: Shrublands are dense thickets of evergreen sclerophyll shrubs and small trees. They are most common near the seacoast, and are often adapted to wind and salt air from the ocean.

  5. Biogeographic regions of Europe - Wikipedia

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    Stage 2 assesses the member country sites at a European Community level. It considers the national value of the site, its size and biodiversity, whether it is part of a continuous ecosystem on both sides of a frontier between member states, and its global ecological importance for its biogeographical region.

  6. Natura 2000 - Wikipedia

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    The European Commission developed guidelines on the relation between Natura 2000 and wild areas which are thought to make up around 13% of the network. [10] This was in response to a report by Members of the European Parliament in 2009 which called for further protection of Europe's wilderness.

  7. Subsidy Scorecards: University of North Florida

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    SOURCE: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, University of North Florida (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010).Read our methodology here.. HuffPost and The Chronicle examined 201 public D-I schools from 2010-2014.

  8. Madeira evergreen forests - Wikipedia

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    The Madeira evergreen forests is a laurissilva ecoregion of southwestern Europe. It covers the archipelago of Madeira and some nearby islands (Desertas and Selvagens) in the Atlantic Ocean. Laurel forest, known as Laurisilva of Madeira, once covered the islands. Over centuries the laurel forests were mostly cleared. Madeira's remaining forests ...

  9. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1271 on Wednesday, December ...

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    Today's Wordle Answer for #1271 on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, is PLUMB. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.