Realm Nearctic | Country United States | |
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Borders Western High Plains to the north and south of the Southwestern Tablelands corridor
Central Great Plains to the east
Southern Rockies to the northwest
Arizona/New Mexico Plateau a very small portion to the central west
Arizona/New Mexico Mountains and Chihuahuan Desert to the south-southwest
Edwards Plateau to the southeast
Central Great Plains to the east State Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas | ||
The southwestern tablelands is an ecoregion running from east-central to south-east Colorado, east-central and a small portion of east New Mexico, some eastern portions of the Oklahoma Panhandle, far south-central Kansas and portions of northwest Texas. This ecoregion has a "cold semi-arid" climate (Köppen BSk). Some years, a National Weather Service warning is issued in parts of Texas due to a dust storm originating from the lower part of the Southwestern Tablelands ecological region or from the southern end of the Western High Plains ecological region.
Environment
In the northwestern region, the prevalent vegetation consists of grasses of the shortgrass prairie ecosystem and sagebrush.
References
Southwestern Tablelands Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA