Death Valley ecoregion
The Death Valley Ecoregion is a terrestrial ecoregion of the Deserts and xeric shrublands biome, as designated by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) arid ecoregions scheme. [1] Other biogeography systems define and designate the Mojave Desert ecoregion differently.
Death Valley Ecoregion[edit]
The Death Valley Ecoregion is located in the Mojave Desert, in the southwest corner of the physiographic Great Basin Region, in the Southwestern United States. [1] It is defined by the WWF as the area covered by the watersheds of the Owens River in the Owens Valley basin, the Amargosa River, and the Mojave River. It covers much of southeastern California and part of southwestern Nevada. [1] It includes the namesakes Death Valley and Death Valley National Park.[1]
Other Mojave Desert ecoregions[edit]
Mojave Desert Ecoregion[edit]
The World Wildlife Fund has also designated the different Mojave Desert Ecoregion for the entire 50,400 square miles of the Mojave Desert. [2] In addition to the areas in California and Nevada, it includes the Mojave Desert's areas reaching into northwestern Arizona and southwestern Utah.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDW) also designates the desert's area within the state as the Mojave Desert Ecoregion, for their State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) programs. [3]
Mojave Basin and Range Ecoregion[edit]
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) all designate the Mojave Desert as the Mojave Basin and Range ecoregion, of the Deserts and xeric shrublands biome. The Mojave Desert is located within the physiographic Basin and Range Province. [4] [5] [6] They all include all the desert's range, in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah.
See also[edit]
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- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- High Desert (California) — Mojave Desert
- Low Desert — Colorado Desert
- Deserts and xeric shrublands in the United States
- Ecology of California
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Abell, Robin A. (2000), "Appendix G. Ecoregion Descriptions. Ecoregion 11. Death Valley", Freshwater ecoregions of North America: a conservation assessment, World Wildlife Fund Ecoregion Assessments, Island Press, p. 177, ISBN 978-1-55963-734-3.
- ↑ WWF−World Wildlife Fund: Mojave Desert Ecoregion; Scientific Code # NA1308 . accessed 11.22.2014]
- ↑ CDF−California Department of Fish and Wildlife: Fact Sheet for the Mojave Desert Ecoregion (ER 322A)
- ↑ USGS
- ↑ BLM
- ↑ Wikipedia article; List of ecoregions in the United States (EPA)—North American Deserts; Mojave Basin and Range Ecoregion.
External links[edit]
- USGS−United States Geological Survey: Mojave Basin and Range Ecoregion Summary — with map and history.
- BLM−Bureau of Land Management: Mojave Basin and Range Rapid Ecoregional Assessment (REA) — with map and definitions.
Coordinates: 36°N 117°W / 36°N 117°W
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