Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub ecoregion in Mexico and the United States
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[1]
Mammal species
74[1]
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[2]
Global 200
Yes
Habitat loss
18.5%[1]
Protected
17.8%[1]
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]
^ abcd"The Atlas of Global Conservation". maps.tnc.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
^ ab"California coastal sage and chaparral (NA1201)". World Wildlife Fund. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03.
^"Ecoregions of California" (PDF). USGS. 2016. USGS Open-File Report 2016-1021.
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