Chilean Matorral

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The Chilean Matorral is a Mediterranean-climate shrubland and woodland ecoregion in central Chile, characterized by sclerophyllous vegetation and high levels of endemism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mediterranean-climate shrubland
ecoregion
woodland ecoregion
adaptation drought-tolerant vegetation
altitudinalRange near sea level to lower Andean slopes
biome Mediterranean forests, woodlands and scrub
borderedBy Andes Mountains
linked to: Andes

Chilean Coastal Range
Pacific Ocean
characteristic high levels of endemism
summer drought
winter rainfall
climateType Mediterranean climate
conservationStatus vulnerable
country Chile
hasEndemicFauna Chilean mockingbird
linked to: Mimus

Chilean tinamou
Darwin's fox
Matorral mouse
hasEndemicFlora Acacia caven
Cryptocarya alba
Lithraea caustica
Peumus boldus
Puya chilensis
Quillaja saponaria
hasFloraType evergreen sclerophyllous trees
geophytes
hard-leaved shrubs
succulents
thorn scrub
hasProtectedArea Altos de Cantillana protected area
La Campana National Park
Roblería del Cobre de Loncha National Reserve
Río Clarillo National Park
latitudinalRange approximately 30°S to 38°S
locatedIn central Chile
partOf Neotropical realm
similarTo California chaparral and woodlands
Cape Region fynbos
Mediterranean Basin shrublands and woodlands
Southwest Australia Mediterranean-climate shrublands
soilType nutrient-poor soils
threat agricultural expansion
frequent fires
invasive plant species
livestock grazing
urbanization
vegetationType sclerophyllous shrubland
sclerophyllous woodland

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Chilean Coastal Range ecoregion Chilean Matorral
La Campana National Park region Chilean Matorral ecoregion
linked to: Chilean Matorral
La Campana National Park regionOfSignificance Central Chile biodiversity hotspot
linked to: Chilean Matorral
SNASPE geographicScope Chilean Mediterranean zone
linked to: Chilean Matorral
Cordillera de la Costa ecosystem Chilean matorral
linked to: Chilean Matorral
Cryptocarya alba partOf Chilean matorral
linked to: Chilean Matorral
Acacia caven foundInBiome Chilean Matorral
La Campana–Peñuelas Biosphere Reserve region Chilean Matorral ecoregion
linked to: Chilean Matorral
Jubaea chilensis belongsToBiome Chilean matorral
linked to: Chilean Matorral