Sunday, October 3, 2010

Ecosystems in California

Some of the ecosystems in California are as follows:


-California Mesic Chaparral

-Mediterranean California Foothill and Lower Montane Riparian Woodland

-California Central Valley Mixed Oak Savanna

-Mediterranean California Lower Montane Black Oak-Conifer Forest and Woodland

-California Central Valley and Southern Coastal Grassland

-California Central Valley Mixed Oak Savanna


Some plants included in these ecosystems are:


Desert, Seaside, Grassland and Marsh Communities

  • -Alkali Sink
  • -Alpine Fell-Fields
  • -Coastal Prairie
  • -Coastal Salt Marsh
  • -Coastal Strand
  • -Creosote Bush Scrub
  • -Freshwater Marsh
  • -Great Basin Sagebrush
  • -Joshua Tree Woodland
  • -Mountain Meadow
  • -Northern Juniper Woodland
  • -Sagebrush Scrub
  • -Shadscale Scrub
  • -Valley Grassland


Woodlands and Scrublands

  • -Bristle-cone Pine
  • -Chaparral
  • -Central (Foothill) Oak Woodland
  • -Coast Redwood Forest
  • -Coastal Sage Scrub
  • -Mixed-evergreen Forest
  • -Northern Coastal Scrub
  • -Northern Oak Woodland
  • -Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
  • -Riparian rivers and creeks
  • -Southern Oak Woodland


Coniferous Forests

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