MARITIME: This type of climate is found in the western edge, with mild temperatures and abundant precipitation.
VEGETATION
Forests:
Oaks Beeches Pines
Shrubs Thickets Heather
Grasslands
FAUNA
Deer Foxes Salmon
Seals Water birds
MEDITERRANEAN: Whit different variation, this type of cimate is found troughout the continent, from the south of Portugal to the Black Sea. It has higher temperatures as well as lower and more irregular precipitation with very dry summers.
VEGETATION
Shrubs (maquis) Thickets Clear forests (pine)
Meadows:
Holm oak Cork oak
FAUNA
Lynx Fox Rabbit
Boar Fallow deer Stork
Vulture Reptile Bids
CONTINENTAL: This type of climate has lower temperatures and huge temperature contrats because of its distace from the sea, Precipitation is medium or low, largely consisting of snow and with summer rains. It varies depending on the distance from the sea and on the latitude.
VEGETATION
Taiga (forests) Steppe (grasslands) Mixed forests (firs, pines, birches)
FAUNA
Brown bear Wolf Fox
Marten Mink Deer
Raptors
ALPINE: The altitude causes a decrease in temperatures and increase in precipitation. This type of climate is found in all the mountain ranges.
VEGETATION
Layering of vegetation depending on the height, forests and alpine pastures
Alpine pastutes Forests
FAUNA
Deer Wolf Bear
Chamois Marmot Eagles
POLAR: Located beyond the Arctic Circle, this climate type has little precipitation, mostly in the form of snow, and very low temperatures, generally below zero.
VEGETATION
Tundra ( grass and bushes)
FAUNA
Reindeer Seal
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