Valuing Chaparral
Underwood, Emma C. / Safford, Hugh D. / Molinari, Nicole A. / Keeley, Jon E.![Valuing Chaparral](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/307/30705129/CHSBZCOP0330705129.jpg)
Chaparral shrubland ecosystems are an iconic feature of the California landscape, and a highly biodiverse yet highly flammable backdrop to some of the fastest growing urban areas in the United States. Chaparral-type ecosystems are a common element of all of the world’s Mediterranean-type climate regions – of which California is one – yet there is little public appreciation of the intrinsic value and the ecosystem services that these landscapes...