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Drought resistance drives population temporal stability of annuals in drylands
Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 2, February 2026.We examined how functional traits determine population temporal stability in 178 populations of winter annuals across Mediterranean, semi‐arid and arid climates over 13 years. Traits conferring higher drought resistance were consistently associated with greater stability in open habitats, whereas shrub microhabitats altered or reversed this pattern ...
Johanne Gresse +6 more
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Endangered Species Research, 2023 We conducted population surveys for desert tortoises Gopherus agassizii at 2 nearby sites in the western Sonoran Desert of California, USA, from 2015-2018, during the driest ongoing 22 yr period (2000-2021) in the southwestern USA in over 1200 yr.
JE Lovich +5 more
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An iterative and targeted sampling design informed by habitat suitability models for detecting focal plant species over extensive areas [PDF]
, 2014 Prioritizing areas for management of non-native invasive plants is critical, as invasive plants can negatively impact plant community structure. Extensive and multi-jurisdictional inventories are essential to prioritize actions aimed at mitigating the ...
Dickson, Brett G. +4 more
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Restoration Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 2, February 2026.Abstract Drylands are among the most degraded ecosystems globally and are difficult to restore due to limited water availability. Biocrusts are a key component of maintaining soil stability and function in these systems. Since biocrust salvage opportunities are limited, cultivating salvaged biocrusts is a promising method.
Helen I. Rowe +8 more
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Ecology and Evolution, 2012 The morphological evolution of sexual traits informs studies of speciation due to the potential role of these characters in reproductive isolation. In the current study, we quantified and compared genitalic variation within the Drosophila mojavensis ...
Maxi Polihronakis Richmond +2 more
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Oil quality evaluation of eleven sonoran desert leguminous seeds
Grasas y Aceites, 1996 In order to generate information that lead to an efficient and diversifícate use of the natural resources that the Sonoran Desert offers, as it is the great variety of Leguminosae or Fabaceae plants, oils from seeds or Prosopis chilensis, Prosopis ...
M. Ortega-Nieblas +2 more
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A Continued Humanitarian Crisis at the Border: Undocumented Border Crosser Deaths Recorded by the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, 1990-2012 [PDF]
, 2013 This report analyzes the numeric trends and demographic characteristics of the deaths of undocumented border crossers in the area covered by the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner which is located in the city of Tucson, Arizona.
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Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 1, 16 January 2026.Abstract Spring dust storms in the U.S. Southwest significantly impact environmental and human systems, yet their climatological patterns and driving mechanisms remain poorly understood. Using two decades of MERRA‐2 reanalysis data and self‐organizing map clustering, we identified four distinct dust transport pathways from surrounding and remote ...
Huilin Huang +7 more
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Resource availability and heterogeneity affect space use and resource selection of a feral ungulate
EcosphereAnimals adjust their habitat use patterns in response to changes in their physiological needs and environmental conditions. Understanding the mechanisms underlying resource selection and space use across time and space reveals effects of the environment ...
Saeideh Esmaeili +2 more
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