Redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains

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coastal redwood forest forest ecosystem temperate rainforest

The redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains are dense coastal redwood ecosystems in Northern California known for their towering ancient trees, cool foggy microclimates, and rich biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal redwood forest ⓘ
forest ecosystem ⓘ
temperate rainforest ⓘ
biome temperate coniferous forest ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate with strong maritime influence ⓘ
containsProtectedArea Big Basin Redwoods State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Big Basin Redwoods State Park old-growth groves ⓘ
Butano State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Castle Rock State Park (redwood areas) NERFINISHED ⓘ
El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ
Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Long Ridge Open Space Preserve (redwood areas) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pescadero Creek County Park (redwood areas) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Portola Redwoods State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sanborn County Park (redwood areas) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Forest of Nisene Marks State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upper Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dominantTreeSpecies coast redwood ⓘ
dominantTreeSpeciesLatinName Sequoia sempervirens NERFINISHED ⓘ
ecosystemService biodiversity support ⓘ
carbon sequestration ⓘ
watershed protection ⓘ
elevationRange sea level to over 1000 meters ⓘ
fauna Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri) NERFINISHED ⓘ
banana slug (Ariolimax species) ⓘ
black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus) NERFINISHED ⓘ
gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) NERFINISHED ⓘ
mountain lion (Puma concolor) NERFINISHED ⓘ
northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) NERFINISHED ⓘ
various salamander species ⓘ
flora California bay laurel (Umbellularia californica) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) NERFINISHED ⓘ
tanoak (Notholithocarpus densiflorus) ⓘ
historicallyLoggedFor redwood timber ⓘ
influencedBy Pacific Ocean marine layer ⓘ
knownFor old-growth redwood groves ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
towering ancient trees ⓘ
locatedIn Northern California ⓘ
Santa Cruz Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
microclimate cool foggy microclimate ⓘ
partOf California Coast Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ
range of coast redwood ⓘ
recreationActivity camping ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
nature observation ⓘ
state California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
subjectTo conservation efforts ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
urban development at margins ⓘ
wildfire ⓘ
treeAgePotential over 1000 years for individual trees ⓘ
treeHeightTypical over 60 meters in mature stands ⓘ
understoryFlora huckleberry (Vaccinium species) ⓘ
redwood sorrel (Oxalis oregana) NERFINISHED ⓘ
salal (Gaultheria shallon) ⓘ
sword fern (Polystichum munitum) ⓘ

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State Route 17 → passesNear → Redwood forests of the Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ
subject surface form: State Route 17 (California)