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Book Southwestern Desert Resources

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  • Author : William L. Halvorson
  • Publisher : University of Arizona Press
  • Release : 2023-01-17
  • ISBN : 081655241X
  • Pages : 375 pages

Download or read book Southwestern Desert Resources written by William L. Halvorson and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The southwestern deserts stretch from southeastern California to west Texas and then south to central Mexico. The landscape of this region is known as basin and range topography featuring to “sky islands” of forest rising from the desert lowlands which creates a uniquely diverse ecology. The region is further complicated by an international border, where governments have caused difficulties for many animal populations. This book puts a spotlight on individual research projects which are specific examples of work being done in the area and when they are all brought together, to shed a general light of understanding the biological and cultural resources of this vast region so that those same resources can be managed as effectively and efficiently as possible. The intent is to show that collaborative efforts among federal, state agency, university, and private sector researchers working with land managers, provides better science and better management than when scientists and land managers work independently.

Book Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument  Ecological Monitoring Program  Monitoring Protocol Manual  Vol  11

Download or read book Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Ecological Monitoring Program Monitoring Protocol Manual Vol 11 written by National Biological Service and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument; Ecological Monitoring Program; Monitoring Protocol Manual, Vol. 11: Special Report, September 1995 Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (orpi), established in 1937, is located in southwestern Arizona and is geographically near the center of the Sonoran Desert. The monument encompasses a. Ha), of which 95% is designated wilderness. On 26 October 1976, the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (unesco) recognized and designated orpi as a Biosphere Reserve. Although the monument includes only a small portion of the vast Sonoran Desert, it preserves many elements of that ecosystem. Its boundaries encompass not only mountain ranges, but also rich habitats of baj ada, valley floor, riparian systems and expanses of arid creosote plains. Although originally conceived as a monument to preserve a unique species of columnar cactus, orpi now stands as one of the most diverse protected areas of the Sonoran Desert ecosystem in the United States or Mexico. Like other natural preserves, orpi is vulnerable to rapidly changing land uses beyond its boundaries. Of Special concern is the southern boundary, which borders the neighboring state of Sonora, Mexico. In the late 1960s, the Mexican government encouraged and subsidized agricultural development in the Sonoyta Valley, where previously only subsistence farming had been practiced. Approximately 165 wells were serving a. Ha) by 1988. Although a moratorium on the construction of new wells is now in effect, groundwater depletion in the Sonoyta Valley aquifer is a constant threat, as current capacity for water withdrawal exceeds current rates by one-half. Other concerns to orpi have included the effect of herbicide and pesticide drift on native plants and animals, increased vehicle traffic, and the invasion of nonnative flora and fauna. With the recent passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement, increased urbanization, agricultural development, and manufacturing have become new threats to orpi desert ecosystems. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Lower Sonoran and Sonoran Desert National Monument Resource Management Plan

Download or read book Lower Sonoran and Sonoran Desert National Monument Resource Management Plan written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Technical Report

Download or read book Technical Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Annual Report

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  • Author : Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (Agency : U.S.). Ecological Monitoring Program
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 192 pages

Download or read book Annual Report written by Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (Agency : U.S.). Ecological Monitoring Program and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Annual Report

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  • Author : Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (Ariz.). Ecological Monitoring Program
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 200 pages

Download or read book Annual Report written by Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (Ariz.). Ecological Monitoring Program and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Unsettled Borders

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  • Author : Felicity Amaya Schaeffer
  • Publisher : Duke University Press
  • Release : 2022-05-02
  • ISBN : 1478022566
  • Pages : 132 pages

Download or read book Unsettled Borders written by Felicity Amaya Schaeffer and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Unsettled Borders Felicity Amaya Schaeffer examines the ongoing settler colonial war over the US-Mexico border from the perspective of Apache, Tohono O’odham, and Maya who fight to protect their sacred land. Schaeffer traces the scientific and technological development of militarized border surveillance across time and space from Spanish colonial lookout points in Arizona and Mexico to the Indian wars, when the US cavalry hired Native scouts to track Apache fleeing into Mexico, to the occupation of the Tohono O’odham reservation and the recent launch of robotic bee swarms. Labeled “Optics Valley,” Arizona builds on a global history of violent dispossession and containment of Native peoples and migrants by branding itself as a profitable hub for surveillance. Schaeffer reverses the logic of borders by turning to Indigenous sacredsciences: ancestral land-based practices that are critical to reversing the ecological and social violence of surveillance, extraction, and occupation.