Results for keyword: desert ecosystems
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Birds can only fly so far
The birds in California’s Joshua Tree National Park will need human help to survive climate change.
by Seth Shteir , Jul 09, 2009 -
High Noon
Environmentalists are arguing passionately over large-scale solar development on California's Mojave Desert.
by Judith Lewis , May 11, 2009 -
Scientists and the city
Scientists working in the relatively new field of urban ecology study cities like Phoenix, seeking to gain knowledge that will help all cities as the West gets warmer
by Petra Spiess, Aug 20, 2007 -
Bonfire of the Superweeds
In Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, good intentions are responsible for the introduction of exotic buffelgrass – but all the good intentions in the world may not be enough to save the desert now that this invasive and fire-prone plant is spreading
by Michelle Nijhuis, Aug 20, 2007 -
Stalking the boojum in the Sonoran Desert
Sonoran Desert Plants: An Ecological Atlas is a revised and expanded edition of a classic botanical guide
by Renee Guillory, Feb 20, 2006 -
The allure of the gnarled
It took a while, but the writer eventually came to see the strange, harsh beauty of the gnarled old pinon and juniper trees in Canyon Country
by Joshua Zaffos, May 16, 2005 -
Developer under fire for destroying desert
Developer George Johnson is being sued by the state of Arizona for major violations of environmental laws, committed in the early stages of his planned La Osa Ranch development
by Tony Davis, Apr 04, 2005 -
Getting under the desert’s skin: Biologist Jayne Belnap
by Michelle Nijhuis, Jan 19, 2004






