Chaparral and Coastal Sage Scrub Field Investigation Make-up The Chaparral biome is most common in latitudes of 35 degrees North and is seen most often in Southern California. Chaparral plants have special adaptations that help them deal with the unique climate. In addition there are specific characters of a Coastal Sage Scrub and Chaparral community that would help in their identification. Both of these topics, secondary succession, endangered plant species, and the importance of habitat preservation
Have you ever seen one of the world’s largest trees? Then you should visit Kings Canyon National Park! It is home to the largest remaining grove of sequoia trees in the world located in California. Kings Canyon National Park is an incredible Park to do more than walk and soak in the beauty of nature. In Kings Canyon you can explore the giant sequoia groves, you can go on overnight wilderness trips, crystal cave tours, and more! Kings Canyon National Park was established in 1940 and covers 461,901
with just below 40,000 acres, and it is located in California. This Wilderness was named after John Hans Krebs, a former congressman of California who was an activist in protecting land. The John-Krebs Wilderness contains a sweeping landscape of mountains, canyons, meadows, lakes, rushing rivers, giant Sequoia trees, and incredible diversity in vegetation. Throughout the low-elevated areas there are drought-resistant chaparral and a blue oak woodlands blanket. In the higher-elevated areas you can find
disease. Pests are known as competitors of humanity who compete for food, timber, and cotton sometimes destroying part of an ecosystem for a long duration of time. The most common pests are insects, rodents, fungi, snails, nematodes and viruses (California, 115). According to an article posted by North Carolina University, pests destroy an estimated 10-25 percent of harvested crops annually. Many ways the community can try and protect the area from pests are with chemical pesticides, which can sometimes