California coastal sage and chaparral

California coastal sage and chaparral
California coastal sage and chaparral
	Coastal sage and chaparral of Santa Clarita Woodlands Park
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
Borders	Baja California desert; California montane chaparral and woodlands; Sierra Juárez and San Pedro Mártir pine–oak forests; Sonoran Desert;
Bird species	291
Mammal species	74
Geography
Area	32,970 km2 (12,730 sq mi)
Countries	Mexico; United States;
States	Baja California; California;
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
Global 200	Yes
Habitat loss	18.5%
Protected	17.8%

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, and to the EPA Southern California/Northern Baja Coast ecoregion 8.

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