![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Biome_map_12.svg/640px-Biome_map_12.svg.png&w=640&q=50)
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Habitat defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mediterranean forests, woodlands and scrub is a biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature.[1] The biome is generally characterized by dry summers and rainy winters, although in some areas rainfall may be uniform. Summers are typically hot in low-lying inland locations but can be cool near colder seas. Winters are typically mild to cool in low-lying locations but can be cold in inland and higher locations. All these ecoregions are highly distinctive, collectively harboring 10% of the Earth's plant species.[2]
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Jabal_Moussa_Biosphere_Reserve_03.jpg/640px-Jabal_Moussa_Biosphere_Reserve_03.jpg)
![Thumb image](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Biome_map_12.svg/640px-Biome_map_12.svg.png)