VA #1 Central Coast Bioregion - California Department … SANTA BARBARA SAN BENITO SAN JOAQUIN SANTA...
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Santa Barbara
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VA #1 Central Coast Bioregion
INYO
KERN
SAN BERNARDINO
FRESNO
RIVERSIDE
SISKIYOU
TULARE
LASSEN
MODOC
MONO
SHASTA
IMPERIAL
TRINITY
SAN DIEGO
TEHAMA
HUMBOLDT
PLUMAS
MONTEREY
LOS ANGELES
MENDOCINO
LAKE
BUTTE
MADERAMERCED
KINGS
TUOLUMNE
VENTURA
GLENN
SAN LUISOBISPO
PLACER
YOLOSONOMA
EL DORADO
NAPA
COLUSA
MARIPOSA
SIERRA
STANISLAUS
NEVADA
YUBA
ALPINE
SOLANO
ORANGE
ALAMEDA
SANTA BARBARA
SANBENITO
SANJOAQUIN
SANTACLARA
DELNORTE
CALAVERASMARIN
SUTTER
SACRAMENTOAMADOR
CONTRACOSTA
SANMATEO
SANTACRUZ
SAN FRANCISCO
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BioregionsBAY AREA/DELTA
CENTRAL COAST
COLORADO DESERT
KLAMATH/NORTH COAST
MODOC
MOJAVE
SACRAMENTO VALLEY
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY
SIERRA
SOUTH COAST
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VA #2 California Bioregions
VA #3 Ecosystem Goods or Ecosystem Services: Which Is It?
1. All modern crops are derived from .
Wild varieties continue to play a role in human food
systems. New crop varieties are bred from the genes
of wild plants. These crops are better able to resist
pests and diseases. They also are used to breed crops
designed to grow in harsh environments.
2. that can digest motor oil are used to clean
up oil spills in the ocean. Other types of microbes are used
to help clean soils that have been contaminated with toxic
chemicals.
3. Many species of birds eat that harm
crops. Insects, such as ladybugs and dragonflies, also
eat insect pests. These natural pest controls improve
harvests and save money for farmers, gardeners, and
forest owners.
4. What do have in
common? They are fibers used in our clothes. And they
all come from natural sources. Cotton fibers come from
the seedpods of cotton plants. Wool is the fur of animals,
such as sheep and goats. Silk fibers come from the
cocoons of silkworm larvae. Linen is made using long
fibers from the stalks of a plant called flax.
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Biodiversity Hotspots
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SOUTHAMERICA
AFRICA
EUROPE ASIA
AUSTRALIA
ANTARCTICA
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VA #6 Biodiversity Hotspots