Non-Native Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona (Classic Reprint)
Non-Native Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona (Classic Reprint)

Author: Richard S. Felger

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-11

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9781528322027

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Excerpt from Non-Native Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona The vascular (or seed) plant flora of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument (orpi) contains remarkably few species of non-native plants. A low percentage of non-native, introduced, or exotic plants indicates the habitat is relatively natural, and as such can be used as an index of the condition of the vegetation. The present report includes 64 species possibly non-native to orpi which have been documented from the monument or adjacent regions and potentially present or invasive into the monument. In addition, a few species previously thought to be present and non-native to orpi were found to be either native or possibly native or not present. 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.

Invasive Exotic Species in the Sonoran Region
Invasive Exotic Species in the Sonoran Region

Author: Barbara Tellman

Publisher: University of Arizona Press

Published: 2023-12-19

Total Pages: 451

ISBN-13: 0816553866

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All over the planet, organisms of many species are appearing outside of their natural habitats—often carried by that particularly peripatetic species Homo sapiens. This book marks the first comprehensive attempt to address problems posed by expanding populations of exotic plant and animal species in the Sonoran Desert and adjacent grasslands and riparian areas. It describes the arrival and spread of non-native species as diverse as rats and saltcedar, covering both their impacts and the management of those impacts. It is estimated that as much as 60 percent of the vegetative cover of the Sonoita Creek-Patagonia Reserve, the first Nature Conservancy area designated in Arizona, is dominated by exotic plants, and that introduced fish pose a recurrent threat to the native fish of that area. Meanwhile at the Grand Canyon, invasives such as tamarisk, red brome, carp, and catfish are pervasive either in the Colorado River or in the patches of desert scrub along its shores. Throughout the Sonoran Desert and adjacent areas, from islands in the Sea of Cortés to desert grasslands, some six hundred species of non-native plants and animals have become established, with bullfrogs and Mediterranean grasses now common where they once never existed. The book brings together contributors from academia, government, and nonprofit organizations, including such experts as Gary Paul Nabhan, Richard Mack, and Alberto Búrquez-Montijo. They review historic and even prehistoric origins of non-native species—not only exotic plants, amphibians, and mammals but also insects, fish, and birds. They then examine significant problems in each major subregion and ecosystem and discuss control efforts. The volume contains the first compiled list of more than 500 naturalized exotic species in the Sonoran region. Invasive species issues are rapidly emerging as major environmental concerns both locally and worldwide. This book will assist professionals—ecologists, conservation biologists, and policy makers—involved in invasive species control in the Southwest and will be a rich resource for all concerned with protecting native species and their habitats.