Extreme freezing in the Sonoran Desert, Mexico: Intense and short‐duration events
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DOI: 10.1002/joc.7076
Abstract: Freezing temperatures are responsible for population and ecosystem damage, and their spatial extent, frequency, and duration may change in a warming world. Few studies are available concerning the analysis of extreme freezing in Mexico, and… read more here.
Keywords: tmin; duration; extreme freezing; sonoran desert ... See more keywords
Graph theory as an invasive species management tool: case study in the Sonoran Desert
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DOI: 10.1007/s10980-017-0539-2
Abstract: ContextBiodiversity in arid regions is usually concentrated around limited water resources, so natural resource managers have constructed artificial water catchments in many areas to supplement natural waters. Because invasive species may also use these waters,… read more here.
Keywords: invasive species; management; species management; graph theory ... See more keywords
Demographic changes over >70 yr in a population of saguaro cacti (Carnegiea gigantea) in the northern Sonoran Desert
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2016.12.008
Abstract: Abstract We studied changes in a population of saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cacti on a 259 ha plot in the northern Sonoran Desert (Saguaro National Park) that was first surveyed in 1941. With the help of citizen… read more here.
Keywords: saguaro; northern sonoran; carnegiea gigantea; population saguaro ... See more keywords
Land management objectives and activities in the face of projected fire regime change in the Sonoran desert.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111644
Abstract: As a multi-jurisdictional, non-fire-adapted region, the Sonoran Desert Ecoregion is a complex, social-ecological system faced increasingly with no-analogue conditions. A diversity of management objectives and activities form the socioecological landscape of fire management. Different managers… read more here.
Keywords: land; management objectives; management; objectives activities ... See more keywords
Root microbiome diversity and structure of the Sonoran desert buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare L.)
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285978
Abstract: Buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) is an invasive plant introduced into Mexico’s Sonoran desert for cattle grazing and has converted large areas of native thorn scrub. One of the invasion mechanisms buffelgrass uses to invade is allelopathy,… read more here.
Keywords: buffelgrass; buffelgrass pennisetum; pennisetum ciliare; sonoran desert ... See more keywords
Feral Burros and Other Influences on Desert Tortoise Presence in the Western Sonoran Desert
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DOI: 10.1655/herpetologica-d-20-00023.1
Abstract: Abstract Across the globe, conflicting priorities exist in how land and resources are managed. In the American West, conflicts are common on public lands with historical mandates for multiple uses. We explored the impacts of… read more here.
Keywords: presence; western sonoran; desert tortoise; sonoran desert ... See more keywords
Seasonality Modulates the Cellular Antioxidant Activity and Antiproliferative Effect of Sonoran Desert Propolis
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DOI: 10.3390/antiox9121294
Abstract: The main chemical composition and pharmacological potential of propolis from arid and semi-arid regions of the Sonoran Desert have been previously reported. Caborca propolis (CP), from an arid zone of the Sonoran Desert, has shown… read more here.
Keywords: cellular antioxidant; antioxidant activity; antiproliferative effect; effect ... See more keywords
Microstructure and Hydrophobicity of the External Surface of a Sonoran Desert Beetle
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DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics7020038
Abstract: We have studied the external surface (elytra) of the Sonoran Desert beetle (Eleodes eschscholtzii). Our aim was to assess whether this species has similar traits to some beetles from the Namibian Desert that are known… read more here.
Keywords: surface; site; external surface; sonoran desert ... See more keywords
Health Benefits of the Diverse Volatile Oils in Native Plants of Ancient Ironwood-Giant Cactus Forests of the Sonoran Desert: An Adaptation to Climate Change?
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063250
Abstract: We document the species richness and volatile oil diversity in Sonoran Desert plants found in the Arizona Uplands subdivision of this binational USA/Mexico region. Using floristics, we determined that more than 60 species of 178… read more here.
Keywords: native plants; health benefits; health; plants ancient ... See more keywords