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A century of vegetation change on the Santa Rita Experimental Range

Authors:

Source:

Santa Rita Experimental Range: 100 years (1903 to 2003) of accomplishments and contributions; conference proceedings; 2003 October 30-November 1; Tucson, AZ, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station . pages 16-33, p.16-33 (2003)

Other Number:

RMRS-P-30

Keywords:

vegetation; monitoring; land use; land cover; land cover change

Conservation on the Edge

Short Description:

Populations near the edge of their range provide important insight on the impacts of climate change, especially in the montane forest islands of southeastern Arizona that harbor incredible biodiversity

Dr. John Koprowski in the School of Natural Resources takes a special interest in what happens to populations at the edges of their range. Range edges are constantly growing due to fragmentation - and these are the places where we are likely to see striking ecological shifts as the climate changes.