Echo Valley
Research AreaMap Satellite
The research area is located in Echo Valley and has predominantly north and south facing slopes. Chaparral is the main community and here includes such species as chamise, Adenostoma fasciculatum, Arctostaphylos glauca, Ceanothus greggii, Ceanothus leucodermis, mountain mahogany, Cercocarpus betuloides, and scrub oak, Quercus sp.
There are scattered stands of oak woodland composed of coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, and Engelmann oak, Quercus engelmannii.
An artificial reservoir supports a small freshwater marsh dominated by cattails, Typha sp.
Animal life is typical of the region.
Integrity: Little disturbance is evident except for occasional cattle. The area was last burned in 1950.
Use: Research, education.
Ref: Miller, P. C. 1981. Resource Use by Chaparral and Matorral. New York: Springer-Verlag. 455 pp.
Mooney, H. A. 1977. Convergent Evolution in Chile and California. Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross, Inc. 224 pp.
March 1982
Inventory of California Natural Areas
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