Chaparral Is Found with Other Vegetation Types
Coastal Sage Scrub Is Not Chaparral
Rainfall—Always Unpredictable
Winds That Carry Water or Take It Away
Rain Beetles Mate Only When There Is Rain
Fire Patterns in the Twentieth Century
Natural Responses of Plants and Animals to Fire
An Evergreen, Shrubby Vegetation
Common Shrubs and Shrub Families
The Buckthorn Family (Rhamnaceae)
The Sumac Family (Anacardiaceae)
Conifers: Cypresses, Pines, and Bigcone Douglas Fir
Common Herb and Subshrub Families
The Waterleaf Family (Hydrophyllaceae)
The Poppy Family (Papaveraceae)
The Snapdragon or Figwort Family (Scrophulariaceae)
Other Chaparral Herbs and Subshrubs
Rabbits and Hares (Order Lagomorpha)
Deer and Bighorn Sheep (Order Artiodactyla)
Carnivorous Mammals (Order Carnivora)
Perching Birds (Order Passeriformes)
Snakes (Order Squamata, Suborder Serpentes)
Lizards (Order Squamata, Suborder Lacertilia)
Trap Door Spiders, Ticks, and Scorpions (Class Arachnida)
Fuel Reduction and Fuel Breaks