Talk:Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub

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[edit] Name too long

Why not rename this article into "sclerophyll forest"? -- Pixeltoo 10:12, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

I disagree. This was the name given to the Major Habitat Type in the Global 200 by the WWF, and "Sclerophyll forest" is a more general term. However, there seems to be a conflict over whether "shrub" should be "scrub"; see my move request. SCHZMO ✍ 20:54, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

"Mediterranean forests, woodlands and shrub" and "sclerophyll forest" overlap, but are not truly synonymous; Sclerophyll forests are a common vegetation type in the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub biome, but the biome also includes conifer forests, woodlands, savannas, grasslands, shrublands, and scrublands. Sclerophyll forests can also be found in other biomes, like Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests. Tom Radulovich 01:34, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Temperate woodlands

I wish they'd make a topic on the"Temperate Woodlands Biome." -- nepegg89 8:46, 7 December 2005 (EST)

See Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests or Temperate coniferous forests. SCHZMO ✍ 20:12, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article move to Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub

In its website, the WWF refers to this Major Habitat Type as "Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub" [1] - note "scrub" not "shrub". I wasn't sure, however, if the "shrub" form is a misspelling or just an alternate name, and which name has more precedence. SCHZMO ✍ 21:28, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

WWF is pretty inconsistent with both the shrub/scrub and capitalization: check out this page: [2]. Since this biome contains both shrublands (chaparral, maquis, matorral, fynbos, etc.) and scrublands (coastal sage scrub, garrigue, strandveld, etc.), neither name is incorrect. Using "shrub" rather than "scrub" is a bit more consistent with their other biomes, like Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands or Deserts and xeric shrublands. My suggestion would be to keep things simple and leave the article where it is, but make Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub redirect to it. Tom Radulovich 01:18, 27 April 2006 (UTC)

Not moved. —Nightstallion (?) ^{Seen this already?} 17:38, 1 May 2006 (UTC)