Describes the various plants and animals that make up forest, aquatic, grassland, shrubland, Mediterranean-type, and tundra biomes.

The characteristic look of California Chaparral—a soft bluish-green blanket of vegetation gently covering the hills—is known to millions who have seen it as

Chaparral shrubland ecosystems are an iconic feature of the California landscape, and a highly biodiverse yet highly flammable backdrop to some of the fastest g