Sierra Nevada Bioregion

Jan W. van Wagtendonk; Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman; Hugh D. Safford; Malcolm P. North; Brandon M. Collins

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Sierra Nevada Bioregion

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Authors:

Jan W. van Wagtendonk, Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman, Hugh D. Safford, Malcolm P. North, Brandon M. Collins

Year:

2018

Type:

Book Chapter

Station:

Pacific Southwest Research Station

Source:

Fire in California's Ecosystems

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Abstract

The Sierra Nevada is one of the most striking features of the state of California, extending from the southern Cascade Mountains in the north to the Tehachapi Mountains and Mojave Desert 620 km (435 mi) to the south (Map14.1). The Central Valley forms the western boundary of the Sierra Nevada bioregion, and the Great Basin is on the east. The bioregion includes the central mountains and foothills of the Sierra Nevada Section and the Sierra Nevada Foothills Section of Miles and Goudey (1997). The area of the bioregion is 69,560 km² (26,442 mi²), approximately 17% of the state. Significant features along the length of the range include Lake Tahoe, Yosemite Valley, and Mount Whitney

Keywords

Wildfire, prescribed fire, ecosystem restoration

Citation

van Wagtendonk, Jan W.; Fites-Kaufman, Jo Ann; Safford, Hugh D.; North, Malcolm P.; Collins, Brandon. 2018. Sierra Nevada Bioregion. In: van Wagtendonk, J.W.; Sugihara, N.G.; Stephens, S.L.; Thode, A.E.; Shaffer, K.E.; Fites-Kaufman, J.A., eds. Fire in California's Ecosystems. Oakland, CA: University of California Press: 249-278. Chapter 14.