East Central Texas forests (area 33 on the map)[2]
Edwards Plateau (area 30 on the map)[2]
Cross Timbers (area 29 on the map)[2]
Bird species
216[1]
Mammal species
61[1]
Geography
Area
50,300 km2 (19,400 sq mi)
Country
United States
State
Texas
Climate type
Humid subtropical (Cfa)
Conservation
Habitat loss
76.458%[1]
Protected
0.64%[1]
The Texas Blackland Prairies are a temperate grassland ecoregion located in Texas that runs roughly 300 miles (480 km) from the Red River in North Texas to San Antonio in the south. The prairie was named after its rich, dark soil.[3] Less than 1% of the original Blackland prairie vegetation remains, scattered across Texas in parcels.[4]
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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.
^ abc"Ecoregions of Texas" (PDF). U.S. EPA. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
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