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California chaparral and woodlands
Ecoregion in the western United States and Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Further information: Chaparral
The California chaparral and woodlands is a terrestrial ecoregion of southwestern Oregon, northern, central, and southern California (United States) and northwestern Baja California (Mexico), located on the west coast of North America. It is an ecoregion of the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome, and part of the Nearctic realm.
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Realm | Nearctic |
Biome | Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub |
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Area | 121,000 km2 (47,000 sq mi) |
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Climate type | Mediterranean |
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