Editing Steppe (section)

===Subtropical steppe===
In [[Europe]], some [[Mediterranean climate|Mediterranean]] areas have a steppe-like vegetation, such as central [[Sicily]] in [[Italy]], southern [[Portugal]], parts of [[Greece]] in the southern [[Athens]] area,<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Hellenic National Meteorological Service |location=Greece |url=http://www.hnms.gr/hnms/english/climatology/climatology_region_diagrams_html?dr_city=Athens_Hellinikon&dr_region=ClimAttiki |title=Hellinikon |website=HNMS.gr |access-date=2013-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312064300/http://www.hnms.gr/hnms/english/climatology/climatology_region_diagrams_html?dr_city=Athens_Hellinikon&dr_region=ClimAttiki |archive-date=2007-03-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and central-eastern [[Spain]], especially the southeastern coast (around [[Murcia]]), and places cut off from adequate moisture due to [[rain shadow]] effects such as [[Zaragoza]].

In northern [[Africa]], the [[Mediterranean climate|Mediterranean]] area also hosts the same steppe-like vegetation, such as the Algerian-Moroccan [[Hautes Plaines]] and by extension the [[North Saharan steppe and woodlands]].

In [[Asia]], a subtropical steppe can be found in semi-arid lands that fringe the [[Thar Desert]] of the [[Indian subcontinent]] as well as much of the [[Deccan Plateau]]  in the rain shadow of the [[Western Ghats]], and the [[Badia (region)|Badia]] of the [[Levant]].

In [[Australia]], subtropical steppe can be found in a belt surrounding the most severe deserts of the continent and around the [[Musgrave Ranges]].

In [[North America]] this environment is typical of transition areas between zones with a Mediterranean climate and true deserts, such as [[Reno, Nevada]], the inner part of [[California]], and much of [[West Texas|western Texas]] and adjacent areas in Mexico.