Colorado Plateau shrublands

Colorado Plateau shrublands
Landscape Arch in the Arches National Park
Location map of Colorado Plateau shrublands
Ecology
RealmNearctic
Biomedeserts and xeric shrublands
Borders
List
Geography
Area283,435 km2 (109,435 sq mi)
CountriesUnited States
States
Climate typeCold desert (BWk) and cold semi-arid (BSk)
Conservation
Conservation statusRelatively stable/intact
Protected33,203 km2 (12%)

The Colorado Plateau shrublands is an ecoregion of deserts and xeric shrublands in the Western United States.

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