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- Library Collection RecordThis page provides information and photographs of the tortoise and its habitat and ecology.Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Gopherus morafkai
- Sonoran Desert Tortoise
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serivice's Species Profile page for the Pima Pineapple Cactus provides general information on the cactus as well as an occurrence map, and links to related documentsPublication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordA brief overview of the lifestyle, importance and variety of butterflies that reside in the Sonoran Desert.Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Butterflies
- Lepidoptera
- Sonoran Desert
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe Sonorensis is a magazine published by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Over the years it's articles have focused on a variety of topics central to the conservation of the flora and fauna of…Publication Date 2014
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- climate change
- conservation
- cultural traditions
- edible plants
- Jaguar
- Sea of Cortez
- tradional foods
- United States
- Library Collection RecordYoung livestock and wildlife learn what to eat and where to live based on interactions with their mothers. Young animals learn about foods in the womb prior to birth, from mother’s milk and through…Publication Date 2013
- livestock
- Dietary components
- livestock feed
- Library Collection RecordThe Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge is a 117,464-acre refuge that sits within the Altar Valley. Established in 1985, the refuge is primarily made up of semi-desert grasslands, ribboned by a…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection Record"The purpose of this book is to insure a deep appreciation of the eight-valley region in southern Arizona and to raise awareness of the various watershed organizations taking action to improve…Publication Date 2012
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- land management
- land use
- ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis field guide provides photos and information on the wildflowers of southern Arizona.Publication Date 2011
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- wildflowers
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Livestock grazing is often viewed as having detrimental effects on plants and plant communities. Livestock grazing can, however, be managed to be an effective tool for vegetation management…Publication Date 2010
- livestock
- grazing
- nutrition
- ecology
- management
- vegetation dynamics
- ecosystem ecology
- fire ecology
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordThe Baboquivari Mountains, long considered to be a sacred space by the Tohono O'odham people who are native to the area, are the westernmost of the so-called Sky Islands. The mountains form the…Publication Date 2010
- botany
- plant communities
- Botanical description
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Plant Identification
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe Altar Valley Conservation Alliance (AVCA) is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization focused on addressing the issues facing the Altar Valley watershed through collaborative, science-based, and…Publication Date 2010
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordRangeland ecosystems support half of the world's livestock while also providing habitats for some of the most charismatic of wildlife species. This book examines the pressures on rangeland…Publication Date 2010
- grassland animals
- grazing
- livestock
- range management
- Library Collection RecordSummary 10.1002/9780470292136.ch4.abs This chapter contains sections titled: * Objectives for This Chapter * Introduction * Factors Influencing the Agricultural Use of Animals * Animal Distribution…Publication Date 2008
- food production
- physiological adaptation
- buffalo
- livestock
- veterinary service
- agriculture
- management
- sustainability
- animal production
- southern Africa
- Library Collection RecordWebsite by Genyce Hanson concerning Toxic Plants, Education, Livestock and other subjectsPublication Date 2008
- poisonous plants
- education
- livestock
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordRanching is as much a part of the West as its wide-open spaces. The mystique of rugged individualism has sustained this activity well past the frontier era and has influenced how we view—and valueâ…Publication Date 2006
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- cattle
- endangered species
- ranching
- restoration
- United States
- urbanization
- Library Collection RecordBook by Karen Launchbaugh et al. concerning Grazing, Rangeland Management, Livestock and other subjectsPublication Date 2006
- grazing
- grassland management
- livestock
- Idaho
- Library Collection RecordAt Deseret Land & Livestock, reducing sagebrush abundance on as little as 5% of the ranch appears to have significantly increased production and abundance of sage grouse and pronghorn. Thus,…Publication Date 2005
- sagebrush
- livestock
- biodiversity
- Desert climate
- Library Collection RecordConcern is increasing worldwide over land degradation from grazing, particularly by livestock. While grazing by herbivores, from insects to elephants, is a natural process, grazing that destroys…Publication Date 2005
- grazing capacity
- grazing
- livestock
- herbivores
- Library Collection RecordThis book provides information on the various species that pollinate Sonoran Desert plants.Publication Date 2004
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- pollinators
- United States
- Library Collection RecordLivestock have played a pivotal and positive role in human development. Yet this has come at a heavy cost to the biological diversity of the world's rangelands and forests. Livestock grazing is…Publication Date 2001
- rangelands
- ecology
- livestock
- southern Africa
- Library Collection Record
21 Grasslands
Vegetation dominated by grasses, which is among the largest ecosystems in the world, has great environmental significance as well as providing feed for livestock and wildlife. Grassland types vary…Publication Date 2001- savannah
- steppe
- grasses
- herbivory
- grazing
- fire
- savanna
- grasslands
- disturbance
- livestock
- southern Africa
- Library Collection Record
22 Eyes of Fire
In March of 1996 Warner came face to face with a Mexican Jaguar in the wild. Eyes of Fire details the encounter and includes some of the photographs he was able to take of the jaguar.Publication Date 1996- jaguars
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordWithin these pages are living portraits of fifteen Native American groups of Arizona and northern Mexico. The Navajos, the Western Apaches, the Hualapais, Yavapais, and Havasupais, the Yaquis, the O…Publication Date 1996
- Altar Valley
- American Indians
- Arizona
- southwest United States
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPresents the results of a survey project that seeks to understand the prehistory of the Trincheras culture in northwest Sonora. The 98 sites recorded range from 2,500 B.C. to historic Tohono O'…Publication Date 1993
- Altar Valley
- archaeology
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordSummary not available.Publication Date 1990
- Altar Valley
- archaeology
- Arizona
- Coyote Mountains
- Hohokam
- Native American
- Southern Arizona
- Library Collection RecordPhotographer and western writer Dane Coolidge visited Arivaca and the Altar Valley in 1914 and described ranch life, recorded corridos and stories and photographed roundups and people. Originally…Publication Date 1985
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- cultural resources
- history
- United States
- Library Collection RecordErma Fiske recounts her adventures living at the foothills of the Baboquivaris, recording and banding birds for the Nature Conservancy.Publication Date 1983
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Baboquivari Mountains
- bird banding
- bird surveys
- United States
- Library Collection RecordEchoes of the Conquistadores tells the story of the Aguirres family, one of the first families to live in the Altar Valley. The Aguirres played an important role in the valley, running a store, a…Publication Date 1983
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Buenos Aires Ranch
- history
- ranching
- settlement
- United States
- Library Collection RecordFocuses on the problems and experiences of a small group of Papago Indians who have left the reservation to live in a ghetto in Tucson, Arizona. Source: http://www.worldcat.org/title/yes-is-better-…Publication Date 1977
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Papago Indian Reservation
- Tohono O'Odham Indians
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis document contains pp. 54-59 of the book Arroyos and Environmental Change in the American Southwest. It includes a description of the Altar Wash as of 1976 as well as possible explanations for…Publication Date 1976
- arroyo
- Altar Wash
- channelization
- erosion
- Altar Valley
- Library Collection RecordThis book examines the "arroyo problem" faced by much of the American Southwest. With many of the chapters focused on conditions in southern California and Arizona, the Altar Valley…Publication Date 1976
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Arroyos
- California
- Entrenchment
- Environmental Changes
- erosion
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAdventures in the Apache Country: A Tour through Arizona and Sonora provides a description of the Arivaca and Altar Valleys as well as the Papagueria.Publication Date 1974
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- cultural resources
- history
- United States
- Library Collection RecordOutlines the social geography of the region over a broad timescale, through the historical experiences of “Indians,†“Hispanos,†and “Anglos.†Source: Collaborative Conservation: History…Publication Date 1971
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Historical Geography
- Human Geography
- southwest United States
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis Fire Effects Information System (FEIS) Species Profile provides an introduction to the ecology, distribution, and management considerations surrounding Lehmann lovegrass in the United States.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- invasive grasses
- Lehmann lovegrass
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species page on the Pima Pineapple Cactus provides a summary of the cactus' status and distribution, placing the species in the "Least Concern" category.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- endangered species
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis webpage provides a brief history of the Chilton family and their historic ranch. Also included on the site is information on the positive impacts of controlled grazing, a lawsuit filed by the…
- ranching
- endangered species
- grazing
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordGeneral information on the endangered cactus and its status in Pima County.
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Coryphantha scheeri
- Pima County
- Pima Pineapple Cactus
- United States