Intro To Desert Flora And Fauna

Intro to Desert Flora and Fauna Mark McGinley Associate Professor Honors College and Department of Biological Sciences

Deserts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Mojave Desert ,[object Object],[object Object]

Sonoran Desert ,[object Object],[object Object]

Chihuahuan Desert ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Great Basin Desert ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Colorado Plateau ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Problems Facing Desert Organisms ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Avoiding Heat ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Phainopepla

Avoiding Heat ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Crotalus atrox Western Kingbird

Avoiding Heat ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Avoiding Heat ,[object Object],[object Object],Banner-tailed Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys spectabilis

Avoiding Heat ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Round-Tailed Ground Squirrel Spermophilus tereticaudus

Avoiding Heat ,[object Object],[object Object],Sonoran Desert Toad Bufo alvarius

Avoiding Heat ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Dissipating Heat ,[object Object],[object Object],Great Horned Owl

Dissipating Heat ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus

Dissipating Heat ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Turkey Vulture

Obtaining Water ,[object Object],Red-tailed Hawk

Obtaining Water ,[object Object],Rock squirrel feeding on Opuntia fruit

Retaining Water ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Retaining Water ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Merriam’s Kangaroo Rat Dipodomys merriami

Roadrunner ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Roadrunner

American Turkey ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Canyon Wren ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Common Raven ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Gila Woodpecker ,[object Object],[object Object]

Scrub Jay ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Western Meadowlark ,[object Object],[object Object]

Rock Squirrel Spermophilis variegatus ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus ,[object Object],[object Object]

Variation in Behavior O. hemionus O. virginianus

Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tarantula Aphonopelma chalcodes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Desert Plants ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Xerophytes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Prickly pear Cactus Optuntia sp. Barrel Cactus Ferrocactus sp.

Phreatophytes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Creosote Larrea tridentata

Ephemerals ,[object Object],[object Object],Desert Poppies

Riparian ,[object Object],Desert Willow Chilopsis linearus

Fremont Cottonwood Populus fremontii Note: much larger leaves in riparian species

Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides

Arizona Sycamore Platinus wrightii

Utah Juniper Juniperus monosperma

Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa

Uses of Plants by Prehistoric Peoples ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Indidan Rice Grass Opuntia fruit

Uses of Plants by Prehistoric Peoples ,[object Object],Narrow leaf Yucca Yucca glauca

Uses of Plants by Prehistoric Peoples ,[object Object],Broadleaf Yucca Yucca arizonica

Uses of Plants by Prehistoric Peoples ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cryptogramic Crusts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Why are cryptogramic crusts important? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Avoid Damaging Cryptogramic Crusts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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