SBSC Fact Sheets
USGS Southwest Biological Science Center scientists produce fact sheets that summarize decades of research.
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Biological Soil Crusts: Webs of Life in the Desert Biological Soil Crusts: Webs of Life in the Desert
Although the soil surface may look like dirt to you, it is full of living organisms that are a vital part of desert ecosystems. This veneer of life is called a biological soil crust. These crusts are found throughout the world, from hot deserts to polar regions. Crusts generally cover all soil spaces not occupied by green plants. In many areas, they comprise over 70% of the living ground...
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Jayne Belnap
The Colorado River in Grand Canyon: how fast does it flow? The Colorado River in Grand Canyon: how fast does it flow?
Opening the jet tubes at Glen Canyon Dam on March 26, 1996, released from Lake Powell a controlled flood of water that traveled down the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. How fast did the water move? How long did it take for water to reach a particular point along the river? The answers to these questions are important because the speed of river water affects the amount of physical and...
Authors
Julia B. Graf
Controlled Flooding of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon: the Rationale and Data-Collection Planned Controlled Flooding of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon: the Rationale and Data-Collection Planned
No abstract available.
Authors
Mark T. Anderson, Julia B. Graf, G. Richard Marzolf
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Filter Total Items: 27
Biological Soil Crusts: Webs of Life in the Desert Biological Soil Crusts: Webs of Life in the Desert
Although the soil surface may look like dirt to you, it is full of living organisms that are a vital part of desert ecosystems. This veneer of life is called a biological soil crust. These crusts are found throughout the world, from hot deserts to polar regions. Crusts generally cover all soil spaces not occupied by green plants. In many areas, they comprise over 70% of the living ground...
Authors
Jayne Belnap
The Colorado River in Grand Canyon: how fast does it flow? The Colorado River in Grand Canyon: how fast does it flow?
Opening the jet tubes at Glen Canyon Dam on March 26, 1996, released from Lake Powell a controlled flood of water that traveled down the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. How fast did the water move? How long did it take for water to reach a particular point along the river? The answers to these questions are important because the speed of river water affects the amount of physical and...
Authors
Julia B. Graf
Controlled Flooding of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon: the Rationale and Data-Collection Planned Controlled Flooding of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon: the Rationale and Data-Collection Planned
No abstract available.
Authors
Mark T. Anderson, Julia B. Graf, G. Richard Marzolf