 Complete the following phrase:  Its climate is dry, with scarce rainfallsbelow the Mediterranean climate thresholdwhich happen mostly in Autumn and Spring amounting an average of 250300 mm per year and showing relatively warm mean temperatures. Among the herbaceous species, esparto and shrub deserve to be mentioned due to their industrial value in the past. Some important natural places are the swamps in the lower part of the comarca known as El Fondo Natural Park and the Salines de Santa Pola Natural Park, both 