Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Province

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The Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Province is a

Mississippi Embayment the province stretches up to the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in Cairo, Illinois.[3][4][5]

Although no floristic treatment has been attempted on the province, it was designated the 36th biodiversity hotspot in 2016 due to having more than 1,500 endemic plant species combined with 70% habitat loss.[6]

Additional Material

  • "North American Coastal Plain - Sources". Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  • Shaw, Ethan (2017-04-25). "What Are the Physical Characteristics of the Atlantic Coastal Plains?". sciencing.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.

References

  1. S2CID 83808735
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  2. OCLC 12135442
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  3. ^ Thorne, Robert F. (2009-07-16). "Phytogeography of North America North of Mexico". Flora of North America. Vol. 1: Introduction. Archived from the original on 2017-08-25. Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  4. ^ W. Henry McNab and Peter E. Avers (compilers) (July 1994). "Ecological Subregions of the United States (WO-WSA-5)". Retrieved 2017-08-24.
  5. ^ "Coastal Plain Province (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. US National Park Service. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  6. ^ Noss, Reed (2016-02-18). "Announcing the World's 36th Biodiversity Hotspot: The North American Coastal Plain". Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. Archived from the original on 2018-02-11. Retrieved 2018-02-11.


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