Marble imagery and ecoregion GIS data which I simplified and digitized in Photoshop. Public Domain ... Image Use Policy . An ecoregion ecological region , sometimes called a bioregion , is an ecology ... of flora plants flora , fauna animals fauna and ecosystems that characterise an ecoregion tends ... for as many taxa as possible. Second, ecoregion boundaries rarely form abrupt edges rather ... Alps Swiss National Park National Park . An ecoregion is a recurring pattern of ecosystems associated ... conditions across an ecoregion boundary may change very gradually, e.g. the prairie forest transition ... purpose of ecoregion delineation may affect the method used. For example, the World Wildlife Fund ... classification defines an ecoregion as blockquote A large area of land or water that contains a geographically ... of an ecoregion approximate the original extent of the natural communities prior to any major recent ... ecoregions across the Earth. Importance The use of the term ecoregion is an outgrowth of a surge ... the ecoregion as a unit of analysis. The Global 200 is the list of ecoregions identified by WWF as priorities ... is the link target for Terrestrial ecoregion Terrestrial ecoregions are land ecoregions, as distinct ... is the link target for Marine ecoregion and Wild fisheries File The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg ... Administration NOAA . Freshwater This section is the link target for Freshwater ecoregion and Wild ... River in Brazil . A freshwater ecoregion is a large area encompassing one or more freshwater systems ... species, dynamics, and environmental conditions within a given ecoregion are more similar to each other ... lt Ekoregionas nl Ecoregio ja simple Ecoregion ru sl Ekoregija sr ... more details
About the ecoregion designated by the EPA the mountains Cascade Range Infobox ecoregion name Cascades .... The Cascades ecoregion is marked with 4 . border Puget Lowland ecoregion Puget Lowland 2 border1 Willamette Valley ecoregion Willamette Valley 3 border2 Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills ecoregion Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills 9 border3 North Cascades ecoregion North Cascades 77 border4 Klamath Mountains ecoregion Klamath Mountains 78 image Abies lasiocarpa 0775.JPG image caption ... of Mount Rainier in ecoregion 4d. country United States state Washington U.S. state Washington state1 Oregon state2 California area 44952 The Cascades ecoregion is a List of ecoregions in the United States EPA Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA ... than the Cascade Range Cascade mountain range for which it is named, the ecoregion extends north to Snoqualmie ... by the North Cascades ecoregion North Cascades ecoregion , on the south by the Klamath Mountains ecoregion Klamath Mountains ecoregion , on the east by the Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills ecoregion Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills , and on the west by the Willamette Valley ecoregion Willamette Valley and Puget Lowland ecoregion Puget Lowland ecoregions. It been subdivided into six ... Cascades Lowlands and Valleys 4a The Western Cascades Lowlands and Valleys ecoregion comprises a network ... Cascades Montane Highlands 4b The Western Cascades Montane Highlands ecoregion is characterized by steeply ... ref name western4 Cascade Crest Montane Forest 4c The Cascade Crest Montane Forest ecoregion ... an isolated pocket of this ecoregion can be found on Newberry Volcano southeast of Bend, Oregon Bend . ref name oregon4 ref name western4 Cascades Subalpine Alpine 4d The Cascades Subalpine Alpine ecoregion ... ecoregion is an undulating, glaciated, volcanic plateau punctuated by isolated buttes and volcanic cone ... Southern Cascades 4f The Southern Cascades ecoregion is lower in elevation and less rugged than ... more details
Image Peru Altiplano1.jpg thumb 300px Plateaus in the Puna Region, Ayacucho, Peru Puna is a neotropical ecoregion , in the Montane grasslands and shrublands biome , and one of the eight Natural Regions of Peru . The Puna region comprises Plateau high plateaus and Cliff cliffs . The region has a cold climate, and its name literally means mountain top. It is situated between 4,100 and 4,800 m above sea level. Morning temperatures are positive but at night they drop below 0 C. Image Lama.jpg left thumb Llamas, a fauna species of this Region Flora includes the cactaceae , and around lakes and swampy places, the Totora Typha dominguensis cattail . People of this region cultivate barley , potato es and maca . Native mammal fauna includes llama s, alpaca s, vicu a s and guanaco s. Native bird fauna includes the condor , Andean Goose Andean goose or huallata , Andean Flamingo Andean flamingo or parihuana , Puna Teal and other wading birds. ref Pulgar Vidal, Javier Geograf a del Per Las Ocho Regiones Naturales del Per . Edit. Universo S.A., Lima 1979. First Edition his dissertation of 1940 Las ocho regiones naturales del Per , Bolet n del Museo de historia natural Javier Prado , n especial, Lima, 1941, 17, pp. 145 161. ref See also Puna grassland Climate zones by altitude Altitudinal zonation References references coord missing Peru Category Montane grasslands and shrublands Category Ecoregions of Peru Category Geography of Peru Category Montane ecology Category Neotropic ay Juyphi tuqi suyu de Puna Anden es Puna eo Punao vegeta aro fr Puna lt Puna Peru pl Puna biogeografia qu Puna ru uk ... more details
About the ecoregion designated by the EPA the associated United States physiographic region Great Basin section Geobox ecoregion category ecoregion image Level III ecoregions, Pacific Northwest.png image caption The Central Basin and Range ecoregion 13 is south of the Northern Basin and Range ecoregion 80 , east of the forested Sierra Nevada ecoregion 5 , & west of the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains ecoregion 19 . image size 250px country United States country flag 1 state flag 1 state Nevada state1 Utah state2 California state3 Idaho parent North American Desert ecoregion part location elevation imperial elevation note population area imperial area note ref name USGS cite web title Boundary Descriptions and Names of Regions, Subregions, Accounting Units and Cataloging Units url http water.usgs.gov GIS huc name.html publisher USGS.gov accessdate 2010 05 16 ref code type code code note free type free free1 type free1 The Central Basin and Range ecoregion is a List of ecoregions in the United States EPA Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA with 26 different Level IV ecoregions. ref citation last1 Bryce first1 S.A last2 et. al title Ecoregions of Nevada format poster location Reston, Virginia publisher USGS ref Its northern boundary is determined by the highest historical shoreline of Pleistocene Lake Bonneville . SOURCE Northern Basin and Range ecoregion WIKIARTICLE class sortable wikitable style text align left margin 1em float right Central Basin and Range br Level IV ecoregions code 13a Salt Deserts 13b Atriplex confertifolia Shadscale Dominated Saline Basins 13c Artemisia tridentata Sagebrush Basins br Sagebrush Slopes 13d Woodland Low Mountains br Shrub Covered Low Mountains 13e Carbonate platform Carbonate High Elevation Mountains 13g Wetland s 13h Lahontan Playas br Tonopah Playas 13j Lahontan Salt Shrub Basin 13k Lahontan ... ecoregion Category Ecoregions of the United States Category Ecology of the Great Basin ... more details
About the ecoregion designated by the EPA the mountain range Klamath Mountains Image Level III ecoregions ... Mountains 78 borders the Coast Range ecoregion Coast Range 1 , Willamette Valley ecoregion Willamette Valley 3 , Cascades ecoregion Cascades 4 , Sierra Nevada ecoregion Sierra Nevada 5 , Southern and Central California Chaparral and Oak Woodlands ecoregion Southern and Central California Chaparral and Oak Woodlands 6 , and Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills ecoregion Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills 9 ecoregions. The Klamath Mountains ecoregion is a List of ecoregions in the United States EPA Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA in the U.S. states of Oregon and California . It lies inland of the Coast Range ecoregion Coast Range ecoregion , extending from the Umpqua River Umpqua Valley in the north to the Sacramento Valley in the south ... Klamath and Siskiyou Mountains . The ecoregion was unglaciated during the Pleistocene epoch , when ... volcanic rock s of the Cascades ecoregion Cascades ecoregion to the northeast. The mild, subhumid climate ... ecoregion is a vast, well protected region that is sparsely populated. While the Klamath Mountains ... March 2009 Ecology The ecoregion harbors rich biodiversity , ref cite book first1 Elliott A. last1 ... IV ecoregions, Pacific Northwest.png Full map . The Oregon portion of the ecoregion has been subdivided ... Illinois Valleys 78a The Rogue Illinois Valleys ecoregion includes stream terrace terraces and floodplain ... similar to Northern California s inland valleys than to the Willamette Valley ecoregion Willamette Valley ecoregion to the north. The region covers convert 285 sqmi km2 0 in Oregon, in three separate ... ecoregion consists of moderately sloping mountain foothills bordering the Rogue and Illinois river ... Foothills ecoregion is a complex of foothills and narrow valleys containing fluvial terraces ... udic soils of the Coast Range ecoregion Mid Coastal Sedimentary 1g Mid Coastal Sedimentary ecoregion ... more details
About the ecoregion designated by the EPA the river valley it contains Willamette Valley File Level III ecoregions, Pacific Northwest.png thumb right 350px Level III ecoregions in the Pacific Northwest. The Willamette Valley 3 borders the Coast Range ecoregion Coast Range 1 , Puget Lowland ecoregion Puget Lowland 2 , Cascades ecoregion Cascades 4 , and Klamath Mountains ecoregion Klamath Mountains 78 ecoregions. The Willamette Valley ecoregion is a List of ecoregions in the United States EPA Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington U.S. state Washington . Slightly larger than the Willamette Valley for which it is named, the ecoregion contains fluvial terrace s and floodplain s of the Willamette River system, scattered hills, buttes, and adjacent foothills. It is distinguished from the neighboring Coast Range ecoregion Coast Range , Cascades ecoregion Cascades , and Klamath Mountains ecoregion Klamath ... reg10 ORWAFront90.pdf ref Setting The ecoregion covers an area of 14,900 square kilometers 5,800 ..., with a small portion lying across the Columbia River in southern Washington. The ecoregion lies in the Willamette ... and the Cascades Range to the east. The ecoregion is drained mostly by the Willamette River and its ... Valley. File Level IV ecoregions, Pacific Northwest.png Full map . The Willamette Valley ecoregion ... Vancouver Basin 3a The Portland Vancouver Basin ecoregion named for the cities of Portland, Oregon Portland ... Forest 3b The Willamette River and Tributaries Gallery Forest ecoregion includes low gradient, meandering ... in the Prairie Terraces ecoregion Prairie Terraces 3c The Prairie Terraces ecoregion includes ... 3d The Valley Foothills ecoregion is a transitional zone between the agricultural Willamette Valley ... Category Willamette Valley Ecoregion Category Ecoregions of the United States Category Regions of Oregon Category Flora of Oregon Category Natural history of Oregon Ecoregion Category Plant communities ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Conservation status of the Global 200 ecoregion s is used to classify ecoregions into one of three broad categories critical endangered , vulnerable , or relatively stable relatively intact . The conservation status of terrestrial ecoregion s is noted CE for critical or endangered, V for vulnerable, and RS for relatively stable or intact. Ecoregions vary in their biological particularities, as well as in their conservation status. This latter represents an estimation of the current and future ability of the ecoregion to sustain ecological viability and to react to environmental changes. Conservation status was based on landscape or equivalent for freshwater and marine ecoregions , such as total habitat ecology habitat loss, habitat fragmentation , degree of degradation, degree of protection needed, degree of urgency for conservation needs, and types of conservation practiced or required. The Global 200 ecoregions list can mostly help Conservation ethic conservation at regional scale local deforestation, destruction of swamps habitats, degradation of soils ... . However, certain phenomena such as bird or cetacea ns Bird migration migration obviously depend on more complicated parameters not used in defining the current database such as atmospheric currents, dynamic pelagic ecosystem... . These would require further gathering of information, and require coordination of efforts between several ecoregions. However, Global 200 ecoregions can help these efforts by identifying habitat sites and resting sites for migratory animals . It may also help identify the origin of invasive species , and offer leverage for slowing down or stopping the intrusion and settling of the latter. See also List of global 200 ecoregions DEFAULTSORT Ecoregion Conservation Status Category Ecoregions eo Konservada stato de ekoregiono ... more details
infobox ecoregion name Sahara Desert map PA1327 map.png image Libya 4985 Tadrart Acacus Luca Galuzzi 2007.jpg image caption Sand dunes in Tadrart Acacus a desert area in western Libya ecozone Palearctic biome Deserts and xeric shrublands area 4619260 climate hyper arid and subtropical conservation Vulnerable rivers Nile River intermittent rivers and streams country Algeria country1 Chad country2 Egypt country3 Libya country4 Mali country5 Mauritania country6 Niger The Sahara desert ecoregion , as defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF , includes the hyper arid center of the Sahara , between 18 and 30 N. ref name WWF It is one of several deserts and xeric shrublands desert and xeric shrubland ecoregions that cover the northern portion of the African continent. Setting The Sahara is the world s largest hot desert , located in northern Africa . It stretches from the Red Sea to the Atlantic Ocean . The vast Sahara encompasses several ecologically distinct regions. The Sahara desert ecoregion covers an area of 4,619,260 km 1,791,500 square miles in the hot, hyper arid center of the Sahara, surrounded on the north, south, east, and west by desert ecoregions with higher rainfall and more vegetation. ref name WWF The North Saharan steppe and woodlands ecoregion lies to the north and west, bordering the Mediterranean climate regions of Africa s Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean and North Atlantic coasts. The North Saharan steppe and woodlands receives more regular winter rainfall than the Sahara desert ecoregion. The South Saharan steppe and woodlands ecoregion lies to the south, between the Sahara desert ecoregion and the Sahel grasslands. The South Saharan steppe and woodlands ... strip between the Sahara desert ecoregion and the Red Sea . Some mountain ranges rise up from ... that crosses the ecoregion is the Nile River , which originates in central Africa and empties northwards ... profiles terrestrial pa pa1327 full.html title Sahara Desert PA1327 work Ecoregion description publisher ... more details
The Lower Mainland Ecoregion is the biogeoclimatic region that surrounds Vancouver , British Columbia , comprising the eastern edge of the Georgia Depression ref BC Ministry of Environment. http www.env.gov.bc.ca ecology ecoregions humidtemp.html georgia Georgia Depression Ecoprovince . Ecoregions of British Columbia. Retrieved on June 19, 2008. ref and extending from Powell River, British Columbia on the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia Sunshine Coast to Hope, British Columbia Hope at the eastern end of the Fraser Valley . The Lower Mainland Ecoregion is a part of the Pacific Maritime Ecozone. ref name EC PME Environment Canada http www.ec.gc.ca soer ree English Framework Nardesc pacmar e.cfm Narrative Descriptions of Terrestrial Ecozones and Ecoregions of Canada Pacific Maritime Ecozone. ref The ecoregion is bounded by the Coast Mountains Coast and Cascade Mountains and traversed by the Fraser River . It has a unique climate , flora plants flora and fauna animals fauna , geology and land use . The following description is adapted from the Narrative Descriptions of Terrestrial Ecozones and Ecoregions of Canada. ref name EC PME Boundaries The ecoregion extends west from the Skagit Range of the Cascade Mountains at Chilliwack to the Fraser river delta at Richmond and north to include a portion of the Georgia Lowland along the Sunshine Coast. ref name EC196 Environment Canada http www.ec.gc.ca soer ree English Framework Nardesc Region.cfm?region 196 Lower Mainland . Narrative Descriptions ... vegetation found throughout the ecoregion. Mixed stands of Coast Douglas fir and Western Hemlock ... , and waterfowl . ref name EC196 Geology The ecoregion is underlain by unconsolidated glaciofluvial ... in the ecoregion. Coastal salt marshes provide important wildlife habitat in the Fraser delta and Boundary ... Valley and Sunshine Coast. The main population centre in this ecoregion is Greater Vancouver. Other ... Ecoregion Unit Descriptions Environment Canada. http www.ec.gc.ca soer ree English Framework default.cfm ... more details
About the ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency the associated geographical feature Columbia River Plateau Infobox ecoregion name Columbia Plateau map Level III ecoregions ... Plateau ecoregion is marked with 10 . region type border Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills ecoregion Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills 9 border1 Blue Mountains ecoregion Blue Mountains 11 border2 Northern Rockies ecoregion Northern Rockies 15 border3 Idaho Batholith ecoregion Idaho Batholith 16 border4 North Cascades ecoregion North Cascades 77 image Alkali Lake Washington.jpg image caption Missoula floods Ice Age floods cut coulee s into the basalt of the channeled scablands ecoregion ... Idaho state3 British Columbia area The Columbia Plateau ecoregion is a List of ecoregions in the United States EPA Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency ... state border in Idaho . The ecoregion extends across a wide swath of the Columbia River Basin ... of Washington poster, which has not yet been located. ref The Columbia Plateau ecoregion has been ... ecoregions, Pacific Northwest.png Full map . Channeled Scablands 10a The Channeled Scablands ecoregion ... Loess Islands 10b The Loess Islands ecoregion consists of large pockets of thick loess deposits surrounded ... 10c The Umatilla Plateau ecoregion , named for the Umatilla tribe Umatilla who originally inhabited ... oregon4 Okanogan Drift Hills 10d The Okanogan Drift Hills ecoregion is located in Douglas County ... ecoregion is a nearly level to undulating lake plain that contained vast temporary Pleistocene ... Loess Uplands ecoregion consists of disjunct rolling hills and flat plateau remnants cut by the Lower ... Pine grow in the Yakima Folds ecoregion 10g Yakima Folds 10g The Yakima Folds ecoregion , named ... name oregon4 ref name pnw4 Palouse Hills 10h The Palouse Hills ecoregion contains the unglaciated .... ref name idaho4 ref name pnw4 Deep Loess Foothills 10i The Deep Loess Foothills ecoregion contains ... more details
About the ecoregion designated by the EPA the mountains Blue Mountains Oregon Image Level III ecoregions ... Mountains 11 borders the Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills ecoregion Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills 9 , Columbia Plateau ecoregion Columbia Plateau 10 , Snake River Plain ecoregion Snake River Plain 12 , Northern Rockies ecoregion Northern Rockies 15 , Idaho Batholith ecoregion Idaho Batholith 16 , and Northern Basin and Range ecoregion Northern Basin and Range 80 ecoregions. The Blue Mountains ecoregion is a List of ecoregions in the United States EPA Level III ecoregion designated ... with the World Wildlife Fund s Blue Mountain forests ecoregion. Setting This ecoregion extends ... ecoregion Columbia Plateau in Eastern Oregon , to Hells Canyon on the Snake River at the border of the three states. The ecoregion is named for the Blue Mountains Oregon Blue Mountains and contains ... of which Hell s Canyon at 1,660m is North America s deepest gorge. The mountains of the ecoregion ... within the ecoregion include desert like shrubland, Bluebunch wheatgrass bluebunch grasslands, pine ... of Land Management . Much of the land is grazed by cattle , unlike the Cascades ecoregion Cascades and Northern Rockies ecoregion Northern Rockies ecoregions. ref name oregon4 USGS author Thorson ... pine in particular is an ongoing threat. Level IV ecoregions The Blue Mountains ecoregion has ... Full map . John Day Clarno Uplands 11a The John Day Clarno Uplands ecoregion forms a ring of semi ... The John Day Clarno Highlands ecoregion is characterized by moderately to highly dissected hills ... Zone 11c The Maritime Influenced Zone ecoregion is the portion of the Blue Mountains ecoregion that directly ... Melange 11d The Melange ecoregion is characterized by dissected mid elevation mountains with the complex ... idaho4 Wallowas Seven Devils Mountains 11e The Wallowas Seven Devils Mountains ecoregion consists of deeply ... Highlands 11f The Canyons and Dissected Highlands ecoregion is characterized by steeply sloping ... more details
About the ecoregion designated by the EPA the mountains in California California Coast Ranges the mountains ... Range 1 borders the Puget Lowland ecoregion Puget Lowland 2 , Willamette Valley ecoregion Willamette Valley 3 , Southern and Central California Chaparral and Oak Woodlands ecoregion Southern and Central California Chaparral and Oak Woodlands 6 , North Cascades ecoregion North Cascades 77 , and Klamath Mountains ecoregion Klamath Mountains 78 ecoregions. The Coast Range ecoregion is a List of ecoregions in the United States EPA Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental ... pub wed ecoregions reg10 ORWAFront90.pdf ref The low mountain s of the ecoregion are covered by highly ... name oregon4 The Coast Range ecoregion has been subdivided into nine List of ecoregions in the United ... Northwest.png Full map . Coastal Lowlands 1a The Coastal Lowlands ecoregion contains beach es, dune .... ref name oregon4 ref name western4 Coastal Uplands 1b The Coastal Uplands ecoregion includes the Headlands ... The Low Olympics ecoregion contains foothill s and lower mountains of the Olympic Range, with U shaped ... Mountains to the east are designated as part of the North Cascades ecoregion North Cascades ecoregion . ref name western4 Volcanics 1d The Volcanics ecoregion consists of steeply sloping mountains ... s. This large but disjunct ecoregion covers convert 2043 sqmi km2 0 in Oregon and convert 1542 sqmi ... ref name western4 Outwash 1e The Outwash ecoregion is a gently sloping fan of sandur glacial outwash ... . ref name western4 Willapa Hills 1f The Willapa Hills ecoregion named for the Willapa Hills consists ... Mid Coastal Sedimentary 1g The mountainous Mid Coastal Sedimentary ecoregion lies outside of the coastal ... is higher than in the Volcanics ecoregion. The mature forest consists of Douglas fir and western hemlock ... Mountains 1h The Southern Oregon Coastal Mountains ecoregion is a geologically and biodiversity botanically diverse ecoregion that is a transition zone between the Coast Range and the Siskiyou ... more details
About the ecoregion designated by the EPA the geologic feature Snake River Plain Image Level III ecoregions ... River Plain 12 borders the Blue Mountains ecoregion Blue Mountains 11 , Idaho Batholith ecoregion Idaho Batholith 16 , Middle Rockies ecoregion Middle Rockies 17 , and Northern Basin and Range ecoregion Northern Basin and Range 80 ecoregions. The Snake River Plain ecoregion is a List of ecoregions in the United States EPA Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection ... and less rugged than surrounding ecoregion s. Many of the alluvial valley s bordering the Snake River ... Plain ecoregion has been subdivided into ten List of ecoregions in the United States EPA Level IV ... Northwest.png Full map . Treasure Valley 12a The Treasure Valley ecoregion named for the Treasure ... Wildlife Refuge . ref name oregon4 ref name idaho4 Lava Fields 12b The Lava Fields ecoregion ... National Engineering Laboratory . ref name idaho4 Camas Prairie 12c The Camas Prairie ecoregion ... River Plain and the Idaho Batholith ecoregion Idaho Batholith , which trap mountain surface runoff ... and Teton Basin 12d The Dissected Plateaus and Teton Basin ecoregion is characterized by dissected ... 12e The Upper Snake River Plain ecoregion is characterized by nearly level river terraces, floodplains ... Foothills 12f The Semiarid Foothills ecoregion consists of foothills, alluvial fans, hills, and valleys that separate the Snake River Plain from the Idaho Batholith ecoregion Idaho Batholith ecoregion ... Basalt Plains ecoregion is a large irregular plain at an elevation of 3,700 to 6,400 ... idaho4 Mountain Home Uplands 12h The Mountain Home Uplands ecoregion consists of arid, shrub and grass ... Boise and Gooding, Idaho Gooding . ref name idaho4 Magic Valley 12i The Magic Valley ecoregion ... Foothills 12j The Unwooded Alkaline Foothills ecoregion contains rolling foothills, hills, benches ... Snake River Plain Ecoregion Category Ecoregions of the United States Category Regions of Oregon ... more details
About the ecoregion designated by the EPA the associated geographical feature Great Basin Image Level .... The Northern Basin and Range 80 borders the Sierra Nevada ecoregion Sierra Nevada 5 , Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills ecoregion Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills 9 , Blue Mountains ecoregion Blue Mountains 11 , Snake River Plain ecoregion Snake River Plain 12 , Central Basin and Range ecoregion Central Basin and Range 13 , Middle Rockies ecoregion Middle Rockies 17 , and Wasatch and Uinta Mountains ecoregion Wasatch and Uinta Mountains 19 ecoregions. The Northern Basin and Range ecoregion is a List of ecoregions in the United States EPA Level III ecoregion designated by the United ... , the ecoregion is higher and cooler than the Snake River Plain ecoregion Snake River Plain to the north and has more available moisture and a cooler climate than the Central Basin and Range ecoregion ... in the Columbia Plateau ecoregion Columbia Plateau and the Snake River Plain ecoregions. Most public ... ref name nevada4 ref name utah4 The Northern Basin and Range ecoregion has been subdivided into fourteen ... Northwest.png Full map . Dissected High Lava Plateau 80a The Dissected High Lava Plateau ecoregion ... ref name utah4 Semiarid Hills and Low Mountains 80b The Semiarid Hills and Low Mountains ecoregion ... is the primary land use today. The ecoregion covers convert 3567 sqmi km2 0 in Idaho, convert ... ecoregion is composed of steep, rugged, unglaciated mountains with cold winters, at an elevation ... Basins ecoregion contained vast lake s during the Pleistocene epoch that have now mostly disappeared ... ref name nevada4 High Desert Wetlands 80e The nearly level High Desert Wetlands ecoregion consists ... idaho4 ref name nevada4 Owyhee Uplands and Canyons 80f The Owyhee Uplands and Canyons ecoregion is a sagebrush ... ecoregion is a vast, nearly level to undulating sagebrush steppe containing scattered volcanic cone ... Valleys ecoregion , externally drained by the Snake River, is composed of gently sloping valley ... more details
Infobox ecoregion name California coastal sage and chaparral br sub ecoregion image Mountlagunasmall.jpg image size image alt image caption Chaparral and pine forests in the Cleveland National Forest country United States country1 Mexico state California state1 Baja California bird species 291 ref name Atlas cite book last1 Hoekstra first1 J. M. last2 Molnar first2 J. L. last3 Jennings first3 M. last4 Revenga first4 C. last5 Spalding first5 M. D. last6 Boucher first6 T. M. last7 Robertson first7 J. C. last8 Heibel first8 T. J. last9 Ellison first9 K. title The Atlas of Global Conservation Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference publisher University of California Press editor1 last Molnar editor1 first J. L. year 2010 isbn 978 0520262560 url http www.nature.org multimedia maps ref mammal species 74 ref name Atlas habitat loss 26.515 habitat loss ref ref name Atlas protected 17.83 protected ref ref name Atlas area 36288 biome Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub map California Coastal Sage and Chaparral map.svg map size map alt map caption The California coastal sage and chaparral , a sub ecoregion of the California chaparral and woodlands terrestrial ecoregionecoregion , is found in southwestern California and northwestern Mexico . California coastal sage and chaparral is part of the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome . It covers about convert 14000 mi2 sqkm of coastal terraces, plains, and foothills, including the southern slopes of the Santa Monica Mountains , Santa Ana Mountains , and Santa Rosa Mountains California Santa Rosa Mountains , the San Joaquin Hills , the Channel Islands of California Channel Islands , Guadalupe Island , and Cedros Island . The climate is Mediterranean climate Mediterranean , with cool, wet winters ... and chaparral NA1201 Botany DEFAULTSORT California Coastal Sage And Chaparral Ecoregion Category California ... Category Ecoregions of the United States Category Plant communities of California ecoregion stub ... more details
Infobox ecoregion name Northern California coastal forests image Redwood National Park, fog in the forest.jpg image size image alt image caption Sequoia sempervirens Coast Redwood forest in Redwood National Park , California . country United States state California state1 Oregon border California interior chaparral and woodlands border1 Klamath Siskiyou forests border2 Central Pacific coastal forests bird species 232 ref name Atlas cite book last1 Hoekstra first1 J. M. last2 Molnar first2 J. L. last3 Jennings first3 M. last4 Revenga first4 C. last5 Spalding first5 M. D. last6 Boucher first6 T. M. last7 Robertson first7 J. C. last8 Heibel first8 T. J. last9 Ellison first9 K. title The Atlas of Global Conservation Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference publisher University of California Press editor1 last Molnar editor1 first J. L. year 2010 isbn 978 0520262560 url http www.nature.org multimedia maps ref mammal species 77 ref name Atlas habitat loss 4.6828 habitat loss ref ref name Atlas protected 15.76 protected ref ref name Atlas area 13300 biome Temperate coniferous forests map Northern California Coastal Forests map.svg map size map alt map caption The Northern California coastal forests are a temperate coniferous forests ecoregion of coastal Northern California , United States USA . Setting The ecoregion lies close to the Pacific Ocean , and is kept moist by Pacific Ocean storms during the winter months, and by coastal fogs in the summer months. The ecoregion covers convert 13300 km2 sqmi , extending from Del Norte County, California Del Norte County ... of the Santa Lucia Range in Monterey County, California Monterey County have trees associated with this ecoregion. The ecoregion rarely extends more than 65 km inland from the coast. it is a sub ecoregion of the Pacific temperate rain forests WWF ecoregion Pacific Temperate Rain Forests ecoregion , which extends up the Pacific Coast to Kodiak Island in Alaska . Flora The ecoregion is characterized ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2007 Infobox ecoregion name Fraser Plateau and Basin complex country Canada bird species 172 ref name Atlas cite book last1 Hoekstra first1 J. M. last2 Molnar first2 J. L. last3 Jennings first3 M. last4 Revenga first4 C. last5 Spalding first5 M. D. last6 Boucher first6 T. M. last7 Robertson first7 J. C. last8 Heibel first8 T. J. last9 Ellison first9 K. title The Atlas of Global Conservation Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference publisher University of California Press editor1 last Molnar editor1 first J. L. year 2010 isbn 978 0520262560 url http www.nature.org multimedia maps ref mammal species 61 ref name Atlas habitat loss 1.0747 habitat loss ref ref name Atlas protected 8.55 protected ref ref name Atlas area 137100 biome Temperate coniferous forests map Fraser Plateau and Basin complex map.svg map size 248 The Fraser Plateau and Basin Complex is an ecoregion , as defined by the World Wildlife Fund who cares? WWF is not an NPOV source, nor authoritative . It encompasses the middle reaches of the watershed of the Fraser River as it traverses the northern part of the Interior Plateau of British Columbia . The WWF ecoregion is similar in description to two of the ecoregions within Environment Canada Environment Canada s Montane Cordillera Ecozone The Fraser Basin and the Fraser Plateau. Much of the Fraser Plateau is underlain by volcanic rock s which have steep escarpment s along river s and Stream creeks and almost flat upper surfaces. Physiographically, the Fraser Basin is a section of the larger Northern Plateaus province, which in turn is part of the larger Intermontane Plateaus physiographic division. References reflist For ease of standardization, use a citation template from http en.wikipedia.org wiki Wikipedia Template ... www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial na na0514 full.html Ecoregion NA0514 Environment ... topics ecoregion stub eo Arbaroj de Frejzer Altebena o kaj Frejzer Baseno fr Complexe du plateau ... more details
About the ecoregion designated by the EPA the associated geographical feature Great Basin Image Level III ecoregions, United States.png thumb right 350px Level III ecoregions of the U.S. The Arizona New Mexico Mountains 23 , monotypic ecoregion of the Temperate Sierras. The Arizona New Mexico Mountains ecoregion 23 is a List of ecoregions in the United States EPA Level III ecoregion designated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency EPA in the U.S. states of Arizona and New Mexico . Description The region is a transition region from the lower elevation Sonoran Desert to the southwest and Chihuahuan Desert southeast the west is bordered by the mid elevation Mojave Desert . The north is bordered by the east west Arizona New Mexico Plateau ecoregion Arizona New Mexico Plateau 22 , ecoregion which is part of and is the southern region of the Colorado Plateau . The north region of the Colorado Plateau covers eastern Utah western Colorado and is the Colorado Plateaus ecoregion 20 . The extreme southern perimeter of the Colorado Plateaus ecoregion extends east west along the border regions of Arizona New Mexico. Arizona section The Arizona section is bordered on the north, and center by regions of the Mogollon Rim , extending on the east into western New Mexico. It is named the Arizona transition zone ref Luchhitta, 2001. Hiking Arizona s Geology, Part 2, Map Graphic Arizona Transition Zone , p. 143 145. and Hikes 18 26, p. 145 182. ref and contains the following mountains Central mountain ranges col begin col 2 Black Hills Yavapai County Dripping Springs Mountains Limestone Hills Arizona Mazatzal Mountains col 2 New River Mountains Sierra Ancha Superstition Mountains Usery Mountains col end Western region ranges col begin col 2 Aquarius Mountains Black Hills Yavapai County Black Mountains Yavapai County Bradshaw Mountains Date Creek Mountains Hieroglyphic Mountains ... considered as part of the ecoregion, the Kaibab Plateau , the North Rim of the Grand Canyon , and the Chuska ... more details
Infobox ecoregion name Northern Pacific coastal forests image Tongass national forest juneau img 7501.jpg image caption Tongass National Forest Country etc. country United States country1 Canada bird species 151 ref name Atlas cite book last1 Hoekstra first1 J. M. last2 Molnar first2 J. L. last3 Jennings first3 M. last4 Revenga first4 C. last5 Spalding first5 M. D. last6 Boucher first6 T. M. last7 Robertson first7 J. C. last8 Heibel first8 T. J. last9 Ellison first9 K. title The Atlas of Global Conservation Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference publisher University of California Press editor1 last Molnar editor1 first J. L. year 2010 isbn 978 0520262560 url http www.nature.org multimedia maps ref mammal species 45 ref name Atlas habitat loss 0.2155 habitat loss ref ref name Atlas protected 79.26 protected ref ref name Atlas area 60400 biome Temperate coniferous forests map Northern Pacific coastal forests map.svg map size 248 The Northern Pacific coastal forests are temperate coniferous forests temperate coniferous forest ecoregion of the Pacific coast of North America. It occupies a narrow coastal zone of Alaska , between the Pacific Ocean and the northernmost Pacific Coast Ranges , covering an area of 23,300 square miles 60,400 square kilometers , extending from the Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska along the Gulf of Alaska to the western Kenai Peninsula and eastern Kodiak Island . The Pacific Coastal Mountain icefields and tundra ecoregion lies inland, at higher elevations in the Coast Mountains . The ecoregion receives high rainfall, which varies considerably based on exposure and elevation. It contains a quarter of the world s remaining temperate rain forest . Conifer s are the characteristic trees, and the predominant species are Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis , Western Hemlock Tsuga heterophylla , and Mountain Hemlock Tsuga mertensiana ... Betula papyrifera . Much of the ecoregion lies within the Tongass National Forest , Chugach National ... more details
About the ecoregion designated by the EPA the mountains Cascade Range Image Level III ecoregions, Pacific Northwest.png thumb right 350px Level III ecoregions in the Pacific Northwest. The Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills 9 borders the Cascades ecoregion Cascades 4 , Sierra Nevada ecoregion Sierra Nevada 5 , Columbia Plateau ecoregion Columbia Plateau 10 , Blue Mountains ecoregion Blue Mountains 11 , North Cascades ecoregion North Cascades 77 , Klamath Mountains ecoregion Klamath Mountains 78 , and Northern Basin and Range ecoregion Northern Basin and Range 80 ecoregions. The Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills ecoregion is a List of ecoregions in the United States EPA Level III ecoregion ... pine distinguish this region from the Cascades ecoregion Cascades ecoregion , where Tsuga hemlock and fir ... ecoregions reg10 ORWAFront90.pdf ref The Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills ecoregion has been subdivided ... and Slopes ecoregion is characterized by plateau s, buttes, and canyon s, with medium to high gradient ... western4 Grand Fir Mixed Forest 9b The Grand Fir Mixed Forest ecoregion is characterized by high ... ecoregion is lower and drier than the Grand Fir Mixed Forest and more biodiversity diverse than other ... ecoregion has a terrain dominated by high, undulating volcanic plateaus and canyons, with permanent ... 9e The Pumice Plateau ecoregion is a high volcanic plateau, characteristically covered by thick ... Cold Wet Pumice Plateau Basins 9f The Cold Wet Pumice Plateau Basins ecoregion includes Sycan ... Goose Lake Warm Wet Basins ecoregion named for Upper Klamath Lake Upper Klamath and Goose Lake Oregon ... Fremont Pine Fir Forest 9h The Fremont Pine Fir Forest ecoregion contains steeply to moderately ... western4 Southern Cascades Slope 9i The Southern Cascades Slope ecoregion is a transitional zone between the Cascades ecoregion Cascades ecoregion and the drier Eastern Cascade Slopes and Foothills ... Juniper Woodland ecoregion is composed of undulating hills, benches, and escarpment s covered with a mosaic ... more details
Image Rain forest along Olympic Coast.jpg right 200px thumb Temperate rain forests, such as this in Washington U.S. state Washington s Olympic Peninsula , often grow right up to the shore line The Pacific temperate rain forests ecoregion of North America is the largest temperate rain forest ecoregion on the planet as defined by the World Wildlife Fund other definitions exist . The Pacific temperate rain forest s lie along the western side of the Pacific Coast Ranges along the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America from the Prince William Sound in Alaska through the British Columbia Coast to Northern California , and are part of the Nearctic ecozone , as also defined by the World Wildlife Fund. The Pacific temperate rain forests are characterized by a high amount of rainfall, in some areas more than 300 cm 120 inches per year and moderate temperatures in both the summer and winter months between 10 24 C . These rain forests occur in a number of ecoregion s, which vary in their species composition, but are predominantly of conifer s, sometimes with an understory of broadleaf trees and shrub s. In the WWF s system, sub ecoregions of the Pacific Temperate Rain Forests Ecoregion are the Northern Pacific coastal forests WWF ecoregion Northern Pacific coastal forests , Queen Charlotte Islands , British Columbia Mainland Coastal Forests ecoregion British Columbia mainland coastal forests , Central Pacific coastal forests WWF ecoregion Central Pacific coastal forests , Central and Southern Cascades forests WWF ecoregion Central and Southern Cascades forests , Klamath Siskiyou forests WWF ecoregion Klamath Siskiyou forests , and Northern California coastal forests WWF ecoregion Northern California coastal forests ecoregion s. The forests in the north contain predominantly Sitka Spruce and Western Hemlock , while those in the coastal forests are home as well to Sequoia sempervirens Coast Redwood Sequoia sempervirens , Coast Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii , Weste ... more details
Infobox ecoregion name British Columbia Mainland Coastal Forests image Black Tusk 4.jpg image caption Garibaldi Provincial Park Country etc. country United States country1 Canada bird species 221 ref name Atlas cite book last1 Hoekstra first1 J. M. last2 Molnar first2 J. L. last3 Jennings first3 M. last4 Revenga first4 C. last5 Spalding first5 M. D. last6 Boucher first6 T. M. last7 Robertson first7 J. C. last8 Heibel first8 T. J. last9 Ellison first9 K. title The Atlas of Global Conservation Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference publisher University of California Press editor1 last Molnar editor1 first J. L. year 2010 isbn 978 0520262560 url http www.nature.org multimedia maps ref mammal species 78 ref name Atlas habitat loss 0.4161 habitat loss ref ref name Atlas protected 17.38 protected ref ref name Atlas area 120500 biome Temperate coniferous forests map British Columbia mainland coastal forests map.svg map size 248 British Columbia mainland coastal forests is a temperate coniferous forest ecoregion the Pacific Ocean Pacific coast of North America , as defined by the World Wildlife Fund WWF categorization system. Setting The WWF defines the ecoregion as the mainland coast of British Columbia up to 150 km inland to the crest of the Coast Mountains , extending along the western front of the northern Cascade Range in northwestern Washington U.S. state Washington ..., the Nass Ranges and the basin of the Nass River . An exclave of the ecoregion occupies the eastern ... obscurus and many waterbirds. Threats and preservation This is a well preserved ecoregion with about ... Cascades ecoregion Level II ecoregion in the CEC EPA system Cascades ecoregion Level III ecoregion in the CEC EPA system Coast Range ecoregion Level III ecoregin in the CEC EPA system Pacific Maritime Ecozone CEC equivalent to EPA Level II ecoregion in Canada List of ecoregions in the United States ... ecoregion stub eo Brit kolumbiaj kontinent marbordaj arbaroj fr For ts c ti res continentales de ... more details
NOTE TO EDITORS Please do not link general ecoregion articles such as Taiga or general place articles ... ecoregions. ref name CEC ref cite web title Ecoregion Maps and GIS Resources publisher United States ... in Oregon and the associated articles. NOTE TO EDITORS Please do not link general ecoregion ... Arctic Cordillera Ellesmere and Devon Islands Ice Caps ecoregion Baffin and Torngat Mountains ecoregion Tundra Northern Arctic Sverdrup Islands Lowland ecoregion Ellesmere Mountains and Eureka Hills ecoregion Parry Islands Plateau ecoregion Lancaster and Borden Peninsula Plateaus ecoregion Foxe Uplands ecoregion Baffin Uplands ecoregion Gulf of Boothia and Foxe Basin Plains ecoregion Victoria Island Lowlands ecoregion Banks Island and Amundsen Gulf Lowlands ecoregion Alaska Tundra Arctic Coastal Plain ecoregion Arctic Foothills ecoregion Subarctic Coastal Plains ecoregion Seward Peninsula ecoregion Bristol Bay Nushagak Lowlands ecoregion Aleutian Islands ecoregion Brooks Range Tundra Brooks Range Richardson Mountains ecoregion Southern Arctic Amundsen Plains ecoregion Aberdeen Plains ecoregion Central Ungava Peninsula and Ottawa and Belcher Islands ecoregion Queen Maud Gulf and Chantrey Inlet Lowlands ecoregion Taiga Alaska Boreal Interior Interior Forested Lowlands and Uplands ecoregion Interior Bottomlands ecoregion Yukon Flats ecoregion Taiga Cordillera Ogilvie Mountains ecoregion Mackenzie and Selwyn Mountains ecoregion Peel River and Nahanni Plateaus ecoregion Taiga Plain Great Bear Plains ecoregion Hay and Slave River Lowlands ecoregion Taiga Shield Kazan River and Selwyn Lake Uplands ecoregion La Grande Hills and New Quebec Central Plateau ecoregion Smallwood Uplands ecoregion Ungava Bay Basin and George Plateau ecoregion Coppermine River and Tazin Lake Uplands ecoregion Hudson Plain Hudson Plain Coastal Hudson Bay Lowland ecoregion Hudson Bay and James Bay Lowlands ecoregion Northern Forests Softwood Shield Athabasca Plain and Churchill River Upland ecoregion ... more details
The Snake Columbia shrub steppe is an ecoregion defined by the World Wildlife Fund . Information about this ecoregion is covered by two articles that follow the ecoregion definitions of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Columbia Plateau ecoregion Snake River Plain ecoregion coord missing United States Category Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands in the United States Category Ecoregions of the United States fr Snake Columbia shrub steppe ... more details
TO EDITORS Please do not link general ecoregion articles such as Taiga or general place articles such as Cascade ... with the United States. ref name CEC ref cite web title Ecoregion Maps and GIS Resources publisher ... not link general ecoregion articles such as Taiga or general place articles such as Cascade Range . This list ... Marine West Coast Forest Coast Range ecoregion 1 Coast Range Puget Sound 2 Puget Lowland Willamette Valley ecoregion 3 Willamette Valley 111 Ahklun Mountains and Kilbuck Mountains 113 Alaska Peninsula ... Sitka Spruce Forests The corresponding CEC ecoregion in Canada is called the Pacific Maritime Ecozone . Northwestern Forested Mountains Cascades ecoregion 4 Cascades Sierra Nevada ecoregion 5 Sierra Nevada 9 Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills Blue Mountains ecoregion 11 Blue Mountains Rocky Mountains ... North Cascades ecoregion 77 North Cascades Klamath Mountains ecoregion 78 Klamath Mountains Interior ... Wrangell Mountains 118 Wrangell Mountains The corresponding CEC ecoregion in Canada is called the Montane ... and Central California Chaparral and Oak Woodlands Central California Valley ecoregion 7 Central ... Plateau ecoregion 10 Columbia Plateau Snake River Plain ecoregion 12 Snake River Plain 13 Central Basin and Range Mojave Basin and Range ecoregion 14 Mojave Basin and Range 18 Wyoming Basin 20 Colorado ... ecoregion 80 Northern Basin and Range Sonoran Desert 81 Sonoran Basin and Range Temperate Sierras 23 Arizona New Mexico Mountains ecoregion Arizona New Mexico Mountains Great Plains 25 Western High ... ecoregion 28 Flint Hills Central Oklahoma Texas Plains ecoregion 29 Central Oklahoma Texas Plains Edwards Plateau ecoregion 30 Edwards Plateau Southern Texas Plains ecoregion 31 Southern Texas Plains Western Gulf Coastal Plain ecoregion 34 Western Gulf Coastal Plain 40 Central Irregular Plains 42 Northwestern Glaciated Plains 43 Northwestern Great Plains Nebraska Sand Hills ecoregion 44 Nebraska Sand ... name in Canada for the same ecoregion is the Prairies Ecozone CEC Prairies Ecozone . Eastern ... more details
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