Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Mesophilic; in phytogeography, mesophytic.
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Examples
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They are represented by the typical mesophilous semi-deciduous forest and the mesophilous forest with fluctuating moisture.
Cuban dry forests 2008
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The typical mesophilous semi-deciduous forest is characterized by having leaves 13-26 cm long.
Cuban dry forests 2008
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The mesophilous forest may be low-lying (less than 400 meters above sea level) or submontane (400-800 meters above sea level) and has an arboreal story 15-25 m high with palms and trees emerging some 25-30 m, with shrubs, grasses, epiphytes and lianas.
Cuban dry forests 2008
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It is classified according to the predominance of specific leaf length as mesophilous (13-26 centimeters (cm)) or microphyllous (1-6 cm), coastal and subcoastal.
Cuban dry forests 2008
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The mesophilous semideciduous forest with fluctuating moisture has an arboreal story 8-15 m high, an undergrowth of microphyllous and thorny deciduous species (with leaves 1-6 cm long), and a rich herbaceous layer formed by numerous geophytes.
Cuban dry forests 2008
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Patches of mesophilous grasslands, or savanna ecosystems, with Saccharum spontaneum, Saccharum narenga, Saccharum benghalense, and Vetiveria zizanioides intersperse the forest lands, representing early seral stages maintained by fire, flood, and grazing by domestic livestock.
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