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- adjective Of, or pertaining to,
Macaronesia .
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Examples
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More than half of Macaronesian flora consists of Mediterranean species.
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It also shares affinities with the Mediterranean, Macaronesian and Afromontane regions.
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These native Macaronesian laurel forests are best preserved on Pico, Terceira, and San Miguel Islands.
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Similarly, the genus Dracaena contains xeromorphic species distributed in the Macaronesian islands, Madagascar, and along the African coast from southern Africa into Arabia.
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Although classified as part of the Somali-Masai regional center of endemism this area also contains remnant plant species linking it to Mediterranean, Macaronesian and Afromontane regions.
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The Macaronesian subtropical mountain moist forest that characterizes Madeira and the Canary archipelagos has been termed "laurisilva".
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The mainland portion of the ecoregion also possesses a number of endemic plant species, which are related to the Macaronesian flora on the Canary Islands.
Mediterranean acacia-argania dry woodlands and succulent thickets 2007
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As an ecologist I see and note changes in the climate of the Macaronesian archipelagos and note that wild and intense human development plays a part in the changeable climate.
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As an ecologist I see and note changes in the climate of the Macaronesian archipelagos and note that wild and intense human development plays a part in the changeable climate.
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As an ecologist I see and note changes in the climate of the Macaronesian archipelagos and note that wild and intense human development plays a part in the changeable climate.
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