What is chaparral and where is this plant community found naturally?.
Essay prompt is: What is chaparral and where is this plant community found naturally? What are some important characteristics of chaparral plants, including how they respond to fire? What are some threats to the chaparral biome? Some helpful websites and documents to get you started in your research on this topic: Introduction to the chaparral (Links to an external site.), Santa Barbara City College Chaparral, the Elfin Forest (Links to an external site.) (video), PBS Living with Fire (Links to an external site.) (video), USGS Chaparral facts (Links to an external site.), California Chaparral Institute Chaparral (Links to an external site.), Cal Poly Once Seen as Useless, Ecologists Now Fight to Restore California’s Chaparral (Links to an external site.), KQED Fremontia chaparral issue (Links to an external site.), California Native Plant Society Native Peoples’ Relationship to the California Chaparral in Valuing Chaparral Anderson-Keeley2018_Chapter_NativePeoplesRelationshipToThe.pdf Your essay should be long enough to provide detailed and thoughtful answers to all parts. Write about 800-1000 words to fully answer the questions above. Also note that you will need to cite all references that you use in this essay. Your textbook and the list above are fine places to start, but you may also need to use the internet to search for other reputable sources. Use and cite at least three sources in your essay. You should use quotes for no more than two statements in your essay. The best essays paraphrase sources into their own words. You should use both in-text citations (Links to an external site.) and a reference list (Links to an external site.).
What is chaparral and where is this plant community found naturally?