Chaparral

Climate

• Mediterranean climate

• Wet winters

• Hot and dry summers

Primary Locations

• Primarily in California and Northern Baja California

• Other locations scattered throughout Europe

Soil Type

• Nutrient poor

• Prone to erosion

Plant Species

• They are adapted to poor soil, varying temperatures, drought, and fire resistant, and small hard leaves that hold moisture

• Large shrubs• Sugar Sumac• Maquis• Chamiso• Poison Oak

Animal Species

• Quail

• Thrasher

• Dingos

• Grysbook

Problems Caused by Humans

• Cut down the trees

• Burn the remains

• Overgraze the land

Solutions

• Switch to different plots after farming for a few years

• Move the animals to different plots every couple of years

Websites

• http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/chaparral.htm

• http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/communities/chaparral

• http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/california_chaparral_woodlands.cfm

Sources

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaparral

• http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/california_chaparral_woodlands.cfm

• http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/communities/chaparral