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Disturbance And Plant Succession In The Mojave And Sonoran Deserts Of The American Southwest, Scott R. Abella Mar 2010

Disturbance And Plant Succession In The Mojave And Sonoran Deserts Of The American Southwest, Scott R. Abella

Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Publications

Disturbances such as fire, land clearing, and road building remove vegetation and can have major influences on public health through effects on air quality, aesthetics, recreational opportunities, natural resource availability, and economics. Plant recovery and succession following disturbance are poorly understood in arid lands relative to more temperate regions. This study quantitatively reviewed vegetation reestablishment following a variety of disturbances in the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of southwestern North America. A total of 47 studies met inclusion criteria for the review. The time estimated by 29 individual studies for full reestablishment of total perennial plant cover was 76 years. Although …


Northumberland County - Shoreline Situation Report, Marcia Berman, Harry Berquist, Sharon Dewing, Carl Hershner, Tamia Rudnicky, Daniel E. Schatt, David Weiss, Helen Woods Jul 2003

Northumberland County - Shoreline Situation Report, Marcia Berman, Harry Berquist, Sharon Dewing, Carl Hershner, Tamia Rudnicky, Daniel E. Schatt, David Weiss, Helen Woods

Reports

No abstract provided.


Management Of Microclimate With Windbreaks, James R. Brandle Jan 1990

Management Of Microclimate With Windbreaks, James R. Brandle

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Prairie Dog Population Growth: Relationships To Population Density, Habitat, And Livestock Grazing Management, Kelly A. Cable May 1987

Prairie Dog Population Growth: Relationships To Population Density, Habitat, And Livestock Grazing Management, Kelly A. Cable

School of Natural Resources: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research

No abstract provided.