California Floristic Province by April Ward https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2 Hotspot Project en-us 2016-12-05 03:38:07 UTC 2026-02-09 04:21:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Endemic Plant Species wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141649324 2016-12-05 03:42:55 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141649324 Giant Sequoia wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141649419 2016-12-05 03:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141649419 California Floristic Province wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141649809 2016-12-05 03:49:46 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141649809 Coastal Redwood wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141649986 2016-12-05 03:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141649986 wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141650568 2016-12-05 04:03:46 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141650568 Endemic Animal Species wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141651073 2016-12-05 04:13:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141651073 Cedros Island Horned Lizard wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141651183 2016-12-05 04:15:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141651183 Giant Kangaroo Rat wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141651815 2016-12-05 04:30:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141651815 Why is Biodiversity Decreasing? wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141652574
  • The conversions of natural lands into agricultural lands
  • Urban Development
  • Human Population Pressures
    • ]]>     2016-12-05 04:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141652574     Things being done to protect this hotspot wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141655509
  • 37% of the land is under official protection.
  • 50 Wilderness areas managed by the US Forest Service
  • 16 National wildlife refugees
  • 107 State Parks
  • 6 US Military Installations
  • 50 areas managed by NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)
    • ]]>     2016-12-05 05:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141655509     Ecosystem(s) wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141656283
  • Has a Mediterranean ecosystem 
  • Usually warm climate 
  • High plant endemism 
  • Hot, dry summers
  • Cold, wet winters

    • Has a variety of ecosystems including but not limited to:
    • Prickly Pear Shrub land
    • Jumper-pine woodland
    • Alpine Forest
    • Sequoia forests
    ]]>     2016-12-05 05:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141656283     Socio-economic wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141656594
  • The California Floristic Province is one of the top manufacturers in the US. California continues to build its industry today.
  • The population is also continuing in to grow as one of the highest rates in the US
    • ]]>     2016-12-05 06:05:15 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141656594     Other Information wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141657410 The California Floristic Province is...
    • One of the only five areas with a Mediterranean climate in the world.
    • Home to the sequoia tree, which is the largest living organism (75 meters tall with a circumference of 30 meters)
    ]]>     2016-12-05 06:24:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141657410     Extirpated Species wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141657774 2016-12-05 06:31:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141657774 Grey Wolf wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141657807 2016-12-05 06:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141657807 Bison wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141657815 2016-12-05 06:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141657815 Jaguar wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141657822 2016-12-05 06:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141657822 Grizzly Bear wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141657829 2016-12-05 06:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141657829 Sources wardaprila https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141658367 http://www.cepf.net/resources/hotspots/North-and-Central-America/Pages/California-Floristic-Province.aspx]]> 2016-12-05 06:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wardaprila/ldpdlx6bl4q2/wish/141658367