California montane chaparral and woodlands

California montane chaparral and woodlands
California montane chaparral and woodlands
	Montane chaparral and woodlands of Big Sur
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders	List California coastal sage and chaparral; California interior chaparral and woodlands; Mojave Desert; Sierra Nevada forests; Sonoran Desert;
Bird species	222
Mammal species	78
Geography
Area	20,400 km2 (7,900 sq mi)
Country	United States
State	California
Climate type	Mediterranean and Mediterranean-influenced humid continental (Csb and Dsb)
Conservation
Conservation status	Vulnerable
Global 200	Yes
Habitat loss	2.7345%
Protected	63.53%

The California montane chaparral and woodlands is an ecoregion defined by the World Wildlife Fund, spanning 7,900 square miles (20,000 km²) of mountains in the Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, and Coast Ranges of southern and central California. The ecoregion is part of the larger California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion, and belongs to the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome.^[3]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.
^ "California montane chaparral and woodlands | Ecoregions | WWF". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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