California coastal sage and chaparral
Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion in Mexico and the United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The California coastal sage and chaparral (Spanish: Salvia y chaparral costero de California) is a Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion, defined by the World Wildlife Fund, located in southwestern California (United States) and northwestern Baja California (Mexico). It is part of the larger California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion. The ecoregion corresponds to the USDA Southern California ecoregion section 261B,[2] and to the EPA Southern California/Northern Baja Coast ecoregion 8.[3]
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California coastal sage and chaparral | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Nearctic |
Biome | Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub |
Borders | |
Bird species | 291[1] |
Mammal species | 74[1] |
Geography | |
Area | 32,970 km2 (12,730 sq mi) |
Countries | |
States | |
Rivers | Los Angeles River, Malibu Creek, San Gabriel River, Santa Ana River, Santa Clara River, Tijuana River, Ventura River |
Climate type | Mediterranean (Csa) |
Conservation | |
Conservation status | Critical/Endangered[2] |
Global 200 | Yes |
Habitat loss | 18.5%[1] |
Protected | 17.8%[1] |
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