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Black-bellied Slender Salamander

One of the Black-bellied slender alamander's predators is the Island Fox which lives on the Channel Islands and is also an endangered species.

Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep

Originated from Asia, then migrated across Bering Land Bridge to North America and became subspecies of Bighorn Sheep.

California Floristic

Province

Negative Human Impact

Fun Fact #12

California Spiny Lobster

Construction of beach housing, as well as pouring of waste into the oceans is harming the Giant Kelp forests, causing them to remain endangered.

American Bullfrogs are one of many invasive species responsible for the decline of many species.

Human Positive Impact

California Spiny Lobster catching is highly regulated in the state of California due to its important role in the ecosystem.

Of the 50 states, California is the leading state in conservation, which is where the majority of the California Floristic Province is located.

Giant Kelp

Fun Fact #13

Giant kelp is harvested as a source of algin, an emulsifying and binding agent used in the production of many foods and cosmetics, like ice cream, toothpaste and cereals.

The Mountain Beaver is not an actual beaver, it was just named mountain beaver for its habits to gnaw on bark and cut tree limbs.

Fun Fact #4

Fun Fact #14

The Giant (Black) Sea Bass can grow up to 7 feet long, weigh 750 lbs. and lives in the Kelp Forests of the Channel Islands.

Jaguars were extirpated from the California Floristic Province in 1860.

By:

Austin, Katelyn, and Alyssa

Fun Fact #5

Coastal Sage Scrub

Home to Yosemite National Park

Population declination mainly as result of farmers clearing terrain.

California Condor

Most famous for species come back through conservation centers in California.

Human Population

Human population density:

121 people per km²

Central Valley Vernal Pools

Size of California

Floristic Province

  • Hotspot original extent: 293,804 km²
  • Hotspot vegetation remaining: 73, 451 km²

Southern Alligator Lizard

Map of California Floristic Province

Species divided into five sub-species depending on habitat location.

Mediterranean Shrublands

Redwood Forests

Cascade Range Volcanoes

Fun Fact #1

The Grizzly Bear which is on the state flag of California was extirpated in 1920.

Sierra Nevada

Fun Fact #2

The California Floristic Province is the largest avian breeding ground in the United States.

Klamath-Siskiyou Wilderness

Fun Fact #3

The California Floristic Province is one of five biodiversity hotspots to have a mediterranean climate.

Fun Fact #6

Sequoia National Park protects boidiversity in southern Sierra Nevada

Fun Fact #9

Sequoia tree is largest organism alive today, while the Redwood tree is taller, but not as wide.

Cited Sources

Mammals

  • Species: 157
  • Endemic species: 18
  • Percent Endemism: 11.5%

Birds

Fresh-water Fishes

  • Species: 73
  • Endemic species: 15
  • Percent Endemism: 20.5%
  • Species: 340
  • Endemic species: 8
  • Percent Endemism: 2.4%

Taxonomy Statistics

Fun Fact #10

  • Mammals
  • Birds
  • Reptiles
  • Amphibians
  • Fresh-water Fishes

Two endemic species of the California Floristic Province are already extinct.

Amphibians

Reptiles

  • Species: 46
  • Endemic species: 25
  • Percent Endemism: 54.3%
  • Species: 69
  • Endemic species: 4
  • Percent Endemism: 5.8%

Population Statistics

Plants

  • Species: 3,488
  • Endemic species: 2,124
  • Percent endemism: 60.9%

Fun Fact #11

Wolverines in the Sierra Nevada are becoming endangered due to global warming as their snowy dens are disappearing.

Fun Fact #8

Home to the biodiversified Channel Islands National Park.

Fun Fact #7

Redwood National Park is home to one of the most recognized trees in the state of California

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