Would you classify Sydney's vegetation as Mediterranean or Temperate Broadleaf? *pics* (climate, 2015)

[Ethereal]

Although the biome of Sydney is listed under "Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests", its vegetation at times appear too dry for that, and rather resembling Mediterranean ones. Not to mention, Temperate Broadleaf forests are mostly deciduous and cloyingly lush. These sort of woodlands are scattered throughout the Sydney metropolitan area:





So? Mediterranean? Temperate forests? Or maybe something else?

Mediterranean forest example:



Temperate broadleaf forest example:

[Baba_Wethu]

I think it looks more mediterranean or perhaps savannah than temperate broadleaf.

[ghost-likin]

Looks Mediterranean, it is very different from the vegetation of east coasts places at 33 latitude around the world, maybe only similar to South Africa.

[nei]

the sydney photos are eucalyptus forests, right?

The milder coastal US South has lots of evergreens in some regions. Here's coastal Georgia:

https://www.google.com/maps/@31.9940...7i13312!8i6656

looks kinda similar to your examples but not as dry

[B87]

Originally Posted by Ethereal

Temperate broadleaf forest example:

That's not a temperate broadleaf forest, they look like this:

[forgotten username]

Looks transitional. Would not feel out of place in SW France IMO. But you can tell it gets dry.

[PCALMike]

Something is wrong with the soil to make it that dry. Its a sad situation.

[Texyn]

Sydney's vegetation is exactly that of a temperate broadleaf evergreen forest, typical of humid subtropical regions. The "Med look" is just from the particular aesthetic from the trees in the Australian subtropics (eucalyptus).

Originally Posted by PCALMike

Something is wrong with the soil to make it that dry. Its a sad situation.

Yes, so many abiotic factors (i.e. soil type, land hydration, etc) affect the vegetation that ends up growing in an area. I wouldn't say that it's necessarily "sad," though; it's simply the lay of the land.

[marlaver]

Clearly dry subtropical. There's nothing temperate there. The interesting thing is that Sydney itself is humid subtropical, but the sorrounding forests looks drier. In the other hand, Melbourne is dry subtropical, but if you look at the forest there it appears to be more humid. Odd. I would be interesting to know the actual Pp figures of those forests if they have any stations there.

Originally Posted by Texyn

Sydney's vegetation is exactly that of a temperate broadleaf evergreen forest, typical of humid subtropical regions. The "Med look" is just from the particular aesthetic from the trees in the Australian subtropics (eucalyptus).

It is subtropital or temperate. It can't be both.

[Texyn]

Originally Posted by marlaver

It is subtropital or temperate. It can't be both.

Yes it can, under certain classifications:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temper...s_and_climates

In some climate classifications, the temperate zone is often divided into several smaller climate zones, based on latitude. These include humid subtropical climate, Mediterranean climate, oceanic, and continental climate.