Temporal patterns in species flowering in Sky Islands of the Sonoran Desert ecoregion

Theresa M. Crimmins; Michael A. Crimmins; C. David Bertelsen

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Temporal patterns in species flowering in Sky Islands of the Sonoran Desert ecoregion

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Authors:

Theresa M. Crimmins, Michael A. Crimmins, C. David Bertelsen

Year:

2013

Type:

Proceedings

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Gottfried, Gerald J.; Ffolliott, Peter F.; Gebow, Brooke S.; Eskew, Lane G.; Collins, Loa C. Merging science and management in a rapidly changing world: Biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago III and 7th Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts; 2012 May 1-5; Tucson, AZ. Proceedings. RMRS-P-67. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 33-39.

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Abstract

Highly variable moisture conditions in the Sonoran Desert play a significant role in shaping the composition and phenology of plants in this water-limited region. The flowering patterns of plants of the Finger Rock trail, located in the Santa Catalina Mountains of southern Arizona, have been very carefully documented on approximately a weekly basis for nearly three decades. These observations, made along a gradient encompassing more than 4,000 ft in elevation, have revealed that flower presence, timing, and duration vary dramatically from year to year for many species in this unique environment.

Parent Publication

Merging science and management in a rapidly changing world: Biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago III and 7th Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts; 2012 May 1-5; Tucson, AZ

Keywords

Madrean Archipelago, Sky Islands, southwestern United States, northern Mexico, natural environment, fauna, flora, research, management, biodiversity, climate change

Citation

Crimmins, Theresa M.; Crimmins, Michael A.; Bertelsen, C. David. 2013. Temporal patterns in species flowering in Sky Islands of the Sonoran Desert ecoregion. In: Gottfried, Gerald J.; Ffolliott, Peter F.; Gebow, Brooke S.; Eskew, Lane G.; Collins, Loa C. Merging science and management in a rapidly changing world: Biodiversity and management of the Madrean Archipelago III and 7th Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts; 2012 May 1-5; Tucson, AZ. Proceedings. RMRS-P-67. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 33-39.