Publications
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Overview and parting shots Overview and parting shots
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J.E. Lovich
Grasses, mallows, desert vine, and more: Diet of the desert tortoise in Arizona and Sonora Grasses, mallows, desert vine, and more: Diet of the desert tortoise in Arizona and Sonora
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T. R. Van Devender, B. E. Martin, R. C. Averill-Murray, T. C. Esque, P. A. Holm, V. M. Dickinson, C.R. Schwalbe, E. B. Wirt, S. L. Barrett
Fire ecology of the Sonoran desert tortoise Fire ecology of the Sonoran desert tortoise
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Todd C. Esque, Alberto Burquez Montijo, Cecil R. Schwalbe, Thomas R. Van Devender, Pamela J. Anning, Michelle J. Nijhuis
Kelp forest ecosystems: Biodiversity, stability, resilience and future Kelp forest ecosystems: Biodiversity, stability, resilience and future
Kelp forests are phyletically diverse, structurally complex and highly productive components of coldwater rocky marine coastlines. This paper reviews the conditions in which kelp forests develop globally and where, why and at what rate they become deforested. The ecology and long archaeological history of kelp forests are examined through case studies from southern California, the...
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Robert S. Steneck, Michael H. Graham, Bruce J. Bourque, Debbie Corbett, Jon M. Erlandson, James A. Estes, M. J. Tegner
Fire and invasives in mediterranean-climate ecosystems of California Fire and invasives in mediterranean-climate ecosystems of California
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Jon E. Keeley
Elk-Effects Vegetation Monitoring Program for Tomales Point Elk Range, Point Reyes National Seashore, California Elk-Effects Vegetation Monitoring Program for Tomales Point Elk Range, Point Reyes National Seashore, California
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K. McEachern, M. Semenoff-Irving, P. van der Leeden
Topography and flooding of coastal ecosystems on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska: Implications for sea level rise Topography and flooding of coastal ecosystems on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska: Implications for sea level rise
We measured surface elevations, stage of annual peak flooding, and sedimentation along 10 toposequences across coastal ecosystems on the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta in western Alaska during 1994-1998 to assess some of the physical processes affecting ecosystem distribution. An ecotype was assigned to each of 566 points, and differences in elevations among 24 ecotypes were analyzed within
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Torre Jorgenson, Craig R. Ely
Leaf conductance decreased under free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) for three perennials in the Nevada desert Leaf conductance decreased under free-air CO2 enrichment (FACE) for three perennials in the Nevada desert
A common response of plants to elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration (CO2) is decreased leaf conductance. Consequently, leaf temperature is predicted to increase under elevated CO2. Diurnal patterns of leaf conductance and temperature were measured for three desert perennials, the C3 shrub Larrea tridentata, C3 tussock grass Achnatherum hymenoides and C4tussock grass Pleuraphis rigida...
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Robert S. Nowak, Lesley A. Defalco, Carolyn S. Wilcox, Dean N. Jordan, James S. Coleman, Jeffrey R. Seemann, Stanley D. Smith
Linking habitat selection to brood success in greater sage-grouse Linking habitat selection to brood success in greater sage-grouse
Examining links between the fitness of individual organisms and their habitat-based decisions is useful to identify key resources for conservation and management of a species, especially at multiple spatial scales because selection of habitat attributes may vary with spatial scale. Decisions of habitat use by brood-rearing Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) may influence the...
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Michael L. Casazza, Peter S. Coates, Cory T. Overton
Non-native grass invasions and fire in the Mojave Desert Non-native grass invasions and fire in the Mojave Desert
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M.L. Brooks, T. C. Esque
Monitoring of ecosystem dynamics in the Mojave Desert: the Beatley permanent plots Monitoring of ecosystem dynamics in the Mojave Desert: the Beatley permanent plots
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R. H. Webb, T. C. Esque, P.A. Medica, L.A. DeFalco, M.B. Murov