Ecoregion sections of California deserts

The dataset delineates ecological sections within California deserts. These deserts occupy the southeastern portion of California and include two ecoregional provinces comprised of five desert regions ("ecological sections"; Miles and Goudey 1997). The American Semi-Desert and Desert Province (warm deserts) includes the Mojave Desert, Sonoran Desert, and Colorado Desert sections in the southern 83% of the California desert. The Intermountain Semi-Desert Province (cold deserts) includes the Southeastern Great Basin and Mono sections in the northern 17% of the region.

本数据集刻画了加利福尼亚州荒漠内的生态分区。该荒漠群分布于加利福尼亚州东南部，包含两大生态区，共计五个荒漠区域（即生态分区（ecological sections）；Miles与Goudey，1997）。其中，美国半荒漠与荒漠生态区（暖荒漠）涵盖加利福尼亚荒漠南部83%的范围，包含莫哈韦荒漠、索诺拉荒漠与科罗拉多荒漠三个分区；山间半荒漠生态区（冷荒漠）覆盖该区域北部17%的范围，包含大盆地东南部与莫诺两个分区。