Smaller but no less significant vegetation communities
include coastal dune, baccharis scrub, caliche scrub, and wetlands.
The major vegetative community types on the islands
include coastal dune, coastal bluff, coastal sage scrub, grasslands, chaparral, island oak woodlands, mixed hardwood woodlands, pine stands, and riparian areas.
Not exact matches
Fraser Island provides a globally significant example of geological processes and biological evolution,
including: complex
coastal dune formations that are still evolving; an array of lakes that is exceptional in terms of number, diversity, age and the evidence of dynamic and developmental stages; and outstanding examples of ecosystems that have developed in response to maritime conditions and poor soils in
coastal dune formations.
Fraser Island is a unique World Heritage icon being the world's largest sand island with over 40 lakes
including most of the world's perched lakes, towering forests, vegetation and landform types as diverse as huge sandblows,
coastal sand
dunes, cliffs of coloured sands, heathland, open forests and rainforests.
In the U.S. a volunteer travel package might
include a day of
coastal dune replanting in addition to a generous amount of kayaking and wine tasting.
The foxes occur in all habitats on the islands,
including valley and foothill grasslands,
coastal sage scrub, sand
dunes, island chaparral,
coastal oak and pine forests, and marshes.
The country's now third - largest protected area in St Lucia
includes Lake St Lucia and spans 280 km of coastline, a natural ensemble of lakes, swamp forest, ancient
coastal dunes, and an estuarine system, with World Heritage status.
The diverse range of
coastal environments
includes woodlands,
dunes, wetlands,
coastal cliffs, limestone stacks and arches.
Pacific
coastal dunes, the bio-diversity of the Baja Peninsula desert and the hilly terrain surrounding Cabo San Lucas provide a rich and dramatic setting for a golf course that is destined to be
included in the discussion of the world's best.
She started in the Pacific Northwest,
including Washington and Oregon, which featured dramatic
coastal views of waves and sand
dunes; farther inland
included stops at volcanoes.