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Abstract
Southern Nevada contains a wide range of topographies, elevations, and climatic zones emblematic of its position at the ecotone between the Mojave Desert, Great Basin, and Colorado Plateau ecoregions. These varied environmental conditions support a high degree of biological diversity (Chapter 1), but they also provide opportunities for a wide range of invasive species. In addition, the population center of the Las Vegas valley, and the agricultural areas scattered throughout Clark, Lincoln, and Nye counties, all connected by a network of roads and highways, plus ephemeral and perennial watercourses, provide abundant opportunities for new invaders to be transported into and within southern Nevada (Brooks 2009; Brooks and Lair 2009).
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Keywords
Mojave,
Great Basin,
anthropogenic disturbance,
climate change,
invasive species,
altered fire regimes,
water resources,
species of conservation concern,
restoration,
heritage resources,
recreation,
ecosystem resilience,
science-based management
Citation
Brooks, Mathew L.; Ostoja, Steven M.; Chambers, Jeanne C. 2013. Invasive species in southern Nevada [Chapter 4]. In: Chambers, Jeanne C.; Brooks, Matthew L.; Pendleton, Burton K.; Raish, Carol B., eds. The Southern Nevada Agency Partnership Science and Research Synthesis: Science to support land management in Southern Nevada. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-303. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 59-73.
