Coastal Prairie (other)
Coastal prairie may refer to either: * The California coastal prairie, a plant community found along the coasts of California and Oregon * The Western Gulf coastal grasslands The Western Gulf coastal grasslands () are a tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands, subtropical grassland ecoregion of the southern United States and northeastern Mexico. It is known in Louisiana as the "Cajun Prairie", T ...

California Coastal Prairie
California coastal prairie, also known as northern coastal grassland, is a grassland plant community of California and Oregon in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome. This ecosystem is found along the Pacific Coast, from as far south as Los Angeles in Southern California to southern Oregon. It typically stretches as far inland as 100 km, and occurs at altitudes of 350 m or lower. Description California's coastal prairies are the most species-rich grassland types in North America, with up to 26 species present per square meter. They have been described in literature as "previously unrecognized biodiversity hotspots," and are also known to provide an array of essential services—for instance, carbon storage, water filtration, agriculture, and livestock farming. In spite of the numerous benefits associated with maintaining this ecosystem, it is considered to be one of the most threatened ecosystems in the state of California, with less than one percent of u ...
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