Scrubland facts for kids
The Nullarbor plain in Australia
Scrubland is plant community with scrub vegetation. "Scrub" means low shrubs, mixed with grasses, herbs, and geophytes. Scrublands are sometimes known as heathlands. Scrublands may develop naturally or as result of human activity. They may be the mature vegetation type in a particular region and remain stable over time, or a transitional community that occurs temporarily as the result of a disturbance, such as a major fire.
Images for kids
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Low shrubland in Hawaii
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Scrub vegetation with cactus in Webb County in south Texas
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Shrubland in Prince Edward County, Ontario.
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Fynbos in South Africa
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Moorland on Kilimanjaro
See also
In Spanish: Matorral para niños
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