Kevin Jeffrey*
The Mediterranean scrubland, of which the marquis, garage, and steppe are the main varieties present evergreen forests are all but extinct and only four relict patches occur, represents one of the most distinctive terrestrial ecosystems. Both rigid and movable substrata exhibit the characteristics of marine communities. Human impact is substantial, as is human ecology. Built-up areas now have a higher population density than they did previously. Despite the fact that some of the area is undeveloped and some is agricultural land, no wilderness areas still exist. The majority of the islands' management methods involve agriculture, animal husbandry and herding, and the use of fire, all of which have been shown to be harmful to the local biota, mostly through habitat degradation, the removal of species, and other factors.
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