Western Gulf coastal grasslands

Western Gulf coastal grasslands
Tamaulipan pastizal
Western Gulf coastal grasslands; Tamaulipan pastizal
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders	List East Central Texas forests; Mississippi lowland forests; Piney Woods forests; Southeastern conifer forests; Tamaulipan mezquital; Veracruz moist forests;
Bird species	335
Mammal species	75
Geography
Area	77,425 km2 (29,894 sq mi)
Countries	Mexico; United States;
States	Louisiana; Tamaulipas; Texas;
Climate type	Humid subtropical (Cfa)
Conservation
Habitat loss	48.734%
Protected	10.31%

The Western Gulf coastal grasslands (Spanish: Pastizales costeros del Golfo Occidental) are a subtropical grassland ecoregion of the southern United States and northeastern Mexico.^[2]^[3] It is known in Louisiana as the "Cajun Prairie", Texas as "Coastal Prairie," and as the Tamaulipan pastizal (Spanish: Pastizal Tamaulipeco) in Mexico.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.
^ "Western Gulf Coastal Grasslands". OneEarth. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
^ "North American Terrestrial Ecoregions: Level III" (PDF). Commission for Environmental Cooperation. April 2011. pp. 85–86.

[Atlas-1] Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.

[2] "Western Gulf Coastal Grasslands". OneEarth. Retrieved May 23, 2024.

[3] "North American Terrestrial Ecoregions: Level III" (PDF). Commission for Environmental Cooperation. April 2011. pp. 85–86.

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