DESCRIPTION OF ECOSYSTEM
WHERE: Northern, CA/ Oregon border
BIOME: Temperate Coniferous Forest
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CONSERVATION STATUS: Critical/ Endangered
SIZE: 5,100 square miles/ 13, 300 kilometers/ slightly larger than Connecticut. Average size of trees range from 320-370 feet.
NATIONAL/STATE PARKS: Redwood National state park, Del Norte Coast, Jedediah Smith, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Parks GLOBAL SCALE: Regional CLIMATE: Temperatures are moderate. Heavy winter rains/ dense summer fog. By capturing fog during dry summers it provides a form of rain for their huge branches. SPECIES: 40 mammal, 400 bird, and 200 exotic species . *Northern spotted owl is an endangered species. Other endangered species are Brown Pelican, Tidewater Goby, Bald Eagle, Chinook Salmon, Northern Spotted Owl, and Steller's Sea Lion MAP
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