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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"California desert"”.
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Utilizing Ecological Connectivity in California Desert Wilderness Preservation
… designation process is pronounced in the California desert region, where an increasingly fragmented landscape and demand for renewable energy infrastructure in the region poses a threat to ecosystems both within and outside of wilderness boundaries. Conservation planners have studied the …
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Field Behavior Comparison of 8 Species of California Desert Ants
… were observed at three study sites in southern California. Hourly activity was monitored during winter and spring.</p> <p>The time outside the nest ranged from strictly diurnal in Pogonomyrmex californicus to bimodal to nocturnal in Pheidole barbata. Four aspects of surface activity, foraging, …
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Between the Event and the Ordinary: Climate Crises and the Ecologies of Everyday Life in the California Desert
… and transformed in a time of unfolding change? California is currently caught in a cascade of intersecting environmental crises, erupting most spectacularly with the state’s “historic” drought, which lasted from 2011 to 2017 and peaked in 2014/2015. Alongside the drought and its second order …
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Plant Response Parameters to General Patton's Armored Maneuvers in the Eastern Mojave Desert of California
… the effects of off-road vehicle impacts in the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA). These impacts were assessed in three usage categories: tank tracks in the maneuvers areas; roadways, which were used primarily by jeeps and trucks; and tent areas, cleared areas in which tents and other …