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Yes, isn't it? Much of California was a barren desert before cultivated by Europeans. It's not like it used to be one big forest before the Europeans settled.
by flexie 10y ago
Yes, isn't it? Much of California was a barren desert before cultivated by Europeans. It's not like it used to be one big forest before the Europeans settled.
- s0rce 10y agoNo it wasn't, there is a big desert but much was grassland, coastal shrubs, scattered trees in the foothills and forests in the mountains.
- castis 10y agoYou're right that it was never a big forest, but it was never much of a barren desert either. The biome type is chaparral.
- pvaldes 10y agohttps://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/73/62/26/736226b8437e6ce9eb1bab42e89f24d1.jpg https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/73/62/26/7362... I grant that we talk about very different ecosystems but we should not forget that both Redwood species are exclusive from this area.
- bbctol 10y agoThat's the cloud forests of Northern California. Southern California isn't a true desert, but the largest things you'll find are mostly scrub.