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Incorporating population viability models into species status assessment and listing decisions under the U.S. Endangered Species Act

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2017
Assessment of a species' status is a key part of management decision making for endangered and threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Conor P. McGowan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biological Aquatic Weed Control by Fish in the Lower Sonoran Desert of California

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1975
Use of fish for biological aquatic weed control is becoming widespread in the irrigation system and recreational lakes of the lower Sonoran Desert of California. Two African species,
E Legner, W Hauser, T Fisher, R Meiived
doaj  

The dazed and confused identity of Agassiz’s land tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Testudines: Testudinidae) with the description of a new species and its consequences for conservation

open access: yesZooKeys, 2011
We investigate a cornucopia of problems associated with the identity of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii Cooper. The date of publication is found to be 1861, rather than 1863.
Robert Murphy   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Governing migration through death in Europe and the US : identification, burial and the crisis of modern humanism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Border deaths have become an established feature of contemporary migratory politics in both Europe and the US. This article examines similarities and differences in practices of ‘governing migration through death’ across the US-Mexico (Sonoran) and in ...
Squire, Vicki
core   +1 more source

Variation in Water‐Use Strategies of Prosopis velutina in Southern Arizona

open access: yesEcohydrology, Volume 19, Issue 1, January‐February 2026.
ABSTRACT In semi‐arid regions of the United States, mesquite trees are widely distributed across the landscape and play a pivotal ecological role, influencing hydrological processes and contributing to biodiversity. This is especially true in riparian areas, where understanding the adaptive water‐use strategies of facultative phreatophytes is essential
Collin Gillespie   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shaping species with ephemeral boundaries: the distribution and genetic structure of desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai) in the Sonoran Desert region

open access: yes, 2016
We examine the role biogeographical features played in the evolution of Morafka's desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai) and test the hypothesis that G.
T. Edwards   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Beyond Supply and Demand: The Moral Economy of Price Formation in Slab City

open access: yesEconomic Anthropology, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the unique economic practices of Slab City, California, an off‐grid community that rejects mainstream US values. Despite operating within the broader US economic system, Slab City residents have developed alternative forms of exchange, using cigarettes and cannabis alongside US dollars.
Bailey C. Hauswurz
wiley   +1 more source

On the multiple ecological roles of water in river networks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The distribution and movement of water can influence the state and dynamics of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems through a diversity of mechanisms. These mechanisms can be organized into three general categories wherein water acts as (1) a resource or ...
Fisher, SG   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Free‐access geospatial data and machine learning deliver high‐resolution soil salinity maps in the Sonoran Basin and Range

open access: yesVadose Zone Journal, Volume 25, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
Abstract Soil salinity is a serious threat to crop productivity and is anticipated to increase in the coming decades, particularly in semi‐arid to arid agricultural regions. Accessible geospatial data and data mining techniques can enable high‐resolution mapping of soil salinity to improve predictions and soil management.
Milton Valencia‐Ortiz   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of ground-truth measurements to monitor ERTS sensor calibration, volume 2 [PDF]

open access: yes
Application of ground-truth data to monitor sensor calibrations for Earth Resources Technology Satellites - Vol.
Rabchevsky, G., Sabatini, R. R.
core   +1 more source

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