Baja California desert

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arid ecoregion desert ecoregion hot desert

The Baja California desert is a hot, arid ecoregion on Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula, characterized by sparse vegetation, unique desert-adapted wildlife, and dramatic coastal and inland landscapes.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Gran Desierto de Altar	2
Baja California Peninsula deserts	1
Baja California desert region	1
central desert of Baja California	1
northwestern Baja California Plateau	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arid ecoregion ⓘ desert ecoregion ⓘ hot desert ⓘ
biome	desert and xeric shrublands ⓘ
borderedBy	Gulf of California ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ
climate	arid ⓘ hot desert climate ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
ecoregionOf	WWF ecoregion classification ⓘ surface form: World Wildlife Fund ecoregions
fauna	desert birds ⓘ desert reptiles ⓘ invertebrates adapted to arid conditions ⓘ small mammals ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	desert-adapted wildlife ⓘ dramatic coastal landscapes ⓘ dramatic inland landscapes ⓘ high temperatures ⓘ low annual precipitation ⓘ sparse vegetation ⓘ
hasEcosystemService	habitat for endemic species ⓘ scenic landscapes ⓘ
hasProcess	flash floods in washes and arroyos ⓘ water-limited primary productivity ⓘ wind erosion ⓘ
hasSeasonality	hot summers ⓘ mild winters ⓘ
locatedIn	Baja California ⓘ surface form: Baja California (state) Baja California Sur ⓘ surface form: Baja California Sur (state) Northwestern Mexico ⓘ surface form: northwestern Mexico
locatedOn	Baja California ⓘ surface form: Baja California Peninsula
partOf	Baja California desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Baja California Peninsula deserts Nearctic ecozone ⓘ
soilType	rocky soils ⓘ sandy soils ⓘ
threat	habitat fragmentation ⓘ overgrazing ⓘ unsustainable tourism development ⓘ
usedFor	ecotourism ⓘ scientific research ⓘ
vegetationType	cacti ⓘ drought-tolerant shrubs ⓘ succulents ⓘ xeric shrubland ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pinacate volcanic region → adjacentTo → Baja California desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gran Desierto de Altar

Baja California Peninsula ranges → ecoregion → Baja California desert ⓘ

Sonoran Desert → hasPart → Baja California desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gran Desierto de Altar

Sierra de la Asamblea → isInDesertRegion → Baja California desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California desert region

Tecate urban area → locatedOn → Baja California desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: northwestern Baja California Plateau

Baja California desert → partOf → Baja California desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Baja California Peninsula deserts

Sierra de San Borja → partOfLargerArea → Baja California desert ⓘ

this entity surface form: central desert of Baja California