| 11. | The refuge is characterized by a thorn scrub habitat with rocky coastline surrounded by spectactular reefs.
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| 12. | The white-throated bee-eater is a bird which breeds in dry sandy open country, such thorn scrub and near-desert.
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| 13. | The region has an arid semi-desert climate and falls under the category of the Northwestern thorn scrub forests eco-region.
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| 14. | The Northwestern thorn scrub forests lie in a band around the Thar Desert, between the desert and the Aravallis.
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| 15. | The Godwar, Marwar, and Shekhawati regions lie in the thorn scrub forest zone, along with the city of Jodhpur.
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| 16. | They also inhabit deserts with tussock grasses ( " Stipagrostis " species ) and succulent thorn scrub " Bod�l?( Chad ).
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| 17. | The northwestern thorn scrub forests lie next to the Aravalli Range, while the rest of the region lies in the Thar Desert.
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| 18. | The second storey of the thorn scrub forests in Maharashtra is poorly developed and mainly consists spiny and xerophytic species, mostly shrubs.
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| 19. | The snout resembles the stem of a leaf, and their habitat includes thorn scrub, river woods, wooded swamps, brushy fields and their edges.
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| 20. | The habitat where it is most often found is arid and semi-arid grasslands, open country with thorn scrub, tall grass interspersed with cultivation.
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