Desert Rodents and Desert Agriculture
| Author | : David Edward Grubbs |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 270 |
| Release | : 1974 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
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Rodents in Desert Environments
| Author | : I. Prakash |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 636 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9401019444 |
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The Evolution of Desert Adaptations. 190 A Comparison of Behavior Patterns. . 196 A Comparison of Behavior Patterns in: Meriones, Gerbillus and Perognathus . . . . . 210 Spacing and Communication 217 Acknowledgements 221 References . . . . . . . . 221 XI. Activity Patterns ofa Desert Rodent by N. R. FRENCH 225 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Methods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 The Microdosimeter and the Index of Activity. 227 Variation in Activity. . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Climatological Variables and Animal Activity . 229 Analysis . 232 Discussion 237 Summary 238 References 239 XII. Patterns of Food, Space and Diversity by M. L. ROSENZWEIG, BARBARA SMIGEL & A. KRAFT. 241 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Resource Allocation by Seed Selection 242 Habitat Selection in Space . . . . . 251 The Pattern of Local Species Diversity 260 Acknowledgements 266 References . . . . . . . . . . . . 266 XIII. Desert Coloration in Rodents by D. L. HARRISON. 269 Introduction . . . 269 Desert Coloration . 269 Acknowledgements 275 References . . . . 275 XIV. The Biology of so:me Desert-Dwelling Ground Squ- rels by A. C. HA WBECKER . 277 Introduction . 277 Reproduction. . . . . . 279 Food Habits . . . . . . 288 Population Characteristics 294 Habitat Factors . 297 References . . . . . . . 302 IX xv. Reproductive Biology of North ADlerican Desert Rodents by H. D. SMITH & C. D. JORGENSEN. 305 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Reproductive Biology: Species Summaries. . . 308 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328 XVI. Rodent Faunas and EnvironDlental Changes in the Pleistocene of Israel by E. TCHERNOV . . . . . . . 331 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 The Main Biogeographical Changes in the Near-East since the Miocene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 The Composition of the Rodents Faunas in the Pleistocene of Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 The Main Ecological Changes in the Quarternary of Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Desert rodent abundance in southern Arizona in relation to rainfall
| Author | : Frank J. Turkowski |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 4 |
| Release | : 1977 |
| Genre | : Rain and rainfall |
| ISBN | : |
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Spatial Ecology of Desert Rodent Communities
| Author | : Georgy I. Shenbrot |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 300 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 3642600239 |
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Rodents are conspicuous and important components of the desert biome. Many general concepts in modern community and behavioral ecology use them as a main model. This volume compiles and generalizes data on the spatial structure of desert rodent communities, taking into account both global (biogeographic) and local (ecological) patterns. It is based on studies of rodents in different deserts of the Northern Hemisphere (Karakum, Kyzylkum, Bet-Pak-Dala, Gobi, Thar, Chihuahua, Negev, and North Caspian deserts) as well as on a thorough analysis of the literature.
Mirage
| Author | : Russell Clemings |
| Publisher | : Random House (NY) |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : |
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Once touted as the bright hope for feeding the world's growing population, desert irrigation now threatens to destroy the very prosperity it was meant to create. Sounding the alarm, Mirage traces the development of desert farming, successfully initiated in British India and the American West, and shows the startling, calamitous results of this shortsighted enterprise. With monumental dams and complex technology we have made the desert bloom, only to see those labors eventually poison the land, ruining it for future cultivation and devastating fragile ecosystems. Chronicling the history of desert agriculture and irrigation in India and the later application of these techniques in the western United States and elsewhere, Clemings portrays ecosystems assaulted by invasive practices and crop irrigation methods designed without heed to the consequences. From the canal colonies of the Indus River basin to the massive dams of the lower Colorado River, we see the disastrous results of bringing arid lands under the agricultural yoke at any cost. With one-third of the world's crops raised on irrigated lands, the problems of sustainability have serious consequences. One of the most dire results has already been witnessed in the devastation at Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge in California. In less than four years, Kesterson went from a "thriving wildlife refuge to a death trap". Dead fish, deformed chickens, and the death of thousands of migratory birds resulted from the subsurface drainage of irrigated lands, causing some to call the occurrence the "Three Mile Island of desert agriculture".
Desert Rodent Abundance in Southern Arizona in Relation to Rainfall
| Author | : Frank Joseph Turkowski |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1977 |
| Genre | : Rain and rainfall |
| ISBN | : |
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Rodents in Indian Agriculture
| Author | : Ishwar Prakash |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 724 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : |
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Adaptation to Desert Environment
| Author | : John P. Kirmiz |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 188 |
| Release | : 1962 |
| Genre | : Adaptation (Biology) |
| ISBN | : |
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Some Ecological Factors in the Diets of Sonoran Desert Rodents
| Author | : O. J. Reichman |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 114 |
| Release | : 1978 |
| Genre | : Desert animals |
| ISBN | : |
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Settling the Desert
| Author | : L. Berkofsky |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2019-08-06 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1000681548 |
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First published in 1981. Settling the Desert is an attempt to organise those aspects of scientific and sociological research that are the necessary prerequisites for making the desert a comfortable and profitable place for man to inhabit. In this book, experts from many fields of desert research review the history of desert settlement and agriculture, as well as the present problems encountered by modern desert settlers. Topics discussed include: meteorology, sociology, ecology, water resources, solar energy, innovative desert agriculture, architecture, and animal science.
