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- 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 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 RecordAbstract: This article makes the case for addressing nonhumans as actors in geopolitical processes such as boundary making and enforcement. The challenge of this line of argumentation is to account…Publication Date 2011
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Border Enforcement
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- United States
- Library Collection RecordGrasslands of the Sky Islands region once covered over 13 million acres in southeastern Arizona and adjacent portions of New Mexico, Sonora, and Chihuahua. Roughly two-thirds of these remain as…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Desert Graslands
- grassland restoration
- New Mexico
- United States
- Vegetation Change
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT Apodemia mormo in the region of Nogales, Santa Cruz Co. Arizona, display variability unsual even in the A. mormo complex. At least five overlapping phenotype classes, some represented…Publication Date 1979
- Altar Valley
- Apodemia mormo
- Arizona
- Lepidoptera
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Ranches are being converted to exurban housing developments in the southwestern United States, with potentially significant impacts on biological diversity. We surveyed butterflies on 48…Publication Date 2007
- Arizona
- grassland
- Lepidoptera
- livestock grazing
- mesquite
- oak
- Rural
- United States
- Library Collection RecordA survey of anthropological, archaeological, botanical, and historical literature reveals that two species of fox-tail millet were domesticated in the Old World ( S. italica , S. pumila ), and one…Publication Date 2006
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Cereals
- domesticated
- foods
- grasses
- harvested
- Setaria
- United States
- Library Collection RecordABSTRACT Field and herbarium studies of the Convolvulaceae in the southwestern United States indicate that 17 species are rare in all or part of their ranges. Degree of rarity varies. A few show…Publication Date 1992
- Baboquivari Mountains
- Convolvulaceae
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract: Identifying habitat characteristics that influence selection of nest sites can provide information necessary for understanding and managing songbird populations. We quantified patterns of…Publication Date 2002
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- bird communities
- habitat selection
- nest-site selection
- riparian vegetation
- songbirds
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract. Vegetation structure and floristic composition strongly influence the structure of bird communities. To assess the influence of vegetation and other environmental characteristics on…Publication Date 2000
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Bell's Vireos
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- habitat structure
- Molothrus ater
- nestng habitat
- United States
- 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 RecordABSTRACT-The ferruginous pygmy-owl(Glaucidium brasilianum) has a wide geographic range centered on the Neotropics. At the northern edge of its distribution, the cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl (G . b.…Publication Date 2003
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
- historical range
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Desert grasslands of the southwestern United States have experienced an increase in the abundance and distribution of woody plant species over the past century. Shrub encroachment has caused…Publication Date 2013
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- black grama
- Bouteloua eriopoda
- broom snakeweed
- Gutierrezia sarothrae
- invasive species
- Lehmann lovegrass
- New Mexico
- perennial grasses
- prescribed burn
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAbstract Through seeding and subsequent spread, Lehmann lovegrass Eragrostis lehmanniana Nees. has transformed the structure and function of at least 145 000 ha of semi-desert grassland in southern…Publication Date 1992
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- invasive grasses
- Lehmann lovegrass
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis article summarizes the findings of a research project investigating the influence of several native species on the spread of Lehmann lovegrass. The study was carried out on the Santa Rita…Publication Date 1959
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Eragrostis lehmanniana
- invasive species
- Lehmann lovegrass
- mesquite
- native grasses
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis edition of The Rainmaker, the first electronic publication by the Altar Valley Conservation Alliance, provides an introduction to the valley and AVCA's activities in the area. Topics…Publication Date 2003
- Altar Valley
- Australia
- conservation
- fire management
- restoration
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn the Bring Down the Rain Edition of The Rainmaker articles cover topics including grazing regimes, predator control, a tour of the Las Jarillas Ranch, an educational program on watershed management…Publication Date 2004
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- education programs
- grazing regime
- predator control
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn the Winter Rain Edition of the Rainmaker articles cover topics including watershed restoration, the recent appointment of Mitch Ellis as manager of the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge, Noon…Publication Date 2005
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge
- land protection
- United States
- Watershed Restoration
- Library Collection RecordIn the El Nino Edition of the Rainmaker, articles cover topics including Pima County Government's involvement in the valley, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's "Amigos del Desierto…Publication Date 2007
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- Educational Program
- prescribed fire
- United States
- Library Collection RecordIn this edition of the Rainmaker, articles cover topics including the Sierra Vista Ranch fire, restoration projects in the valley, the selection of David Seibert as Restoration Cooridinator, jaguar…Publication Date 2008
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- ecology
- education programs
- endangered species
- grass-fed beef
- Jaguar
- open space
- United States
- wildfire
- Library Collection RecordIn this Winter 2009 edition of the Rainmaker, topics include restoration, fire and the new AVCA Scientific Research Fellowship.Publication Date 2009
- Altar Valley
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordBased on incidents that took place in the southwestern United States and Mexico around 1850, this novel chronicles the crimes of a band of desperados, with a particular focus on one, "the kid,…Publication Date 1985
- Arizona
- 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 RecordThe arrival of Anglo settlers in the 1870s marked the beginning of major vegetation changes in southeastern Arizona, including an increase in woody plants in rangelands, the degradation of riparian…Publication Date 1991
- Arizona
- Environmental Changes
- human impact
- landscape assessment
- United States
- 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 RecordThis book is the most up to date and thorough account of the natural history of the plants that comprise the most important food crop on Earth, the grasses and grasslands. Source: OCLC WorldCat (http…Publication Date 2009
- grasses
- grassland ecology
- grasslands
- Library Collection RecordWith the Midwest under water, America had a chance to see how effectively it had "improved" its rivers. We've straightened and dredged them, revetted and rerouted them, made massive…Publication Date 1994
- Geomorphology
- river channels
- rivers
- sediment transport
- Library Collection RecordThe mixed grass and shrub vegetation known to scientists as desert grassland is common to the basins and valleys that skirt the mountain ranges throughout southwestern North America, extending from…Publication Date 1995
- desert grasslands
- deserts
- Southwestern United States
- United States
- Library Collection RecordSavannas are ecosytems with a continuous grass layer and scattered trees or shrubs. These lands occupy nearly a third of the earth’s land surface and are an important resource not only in world…Publication Date 1997
- range management
- Savanna ecology
- savannas
- United States
- Library Collection RecordAs a guide to determining historic reference conditions of a landscape, this text makes connections between past and future ecosystems, bringing together leading experts to offer an introduction to…Publication Date 2001
- biotic communities
- conservation
- human ecology
- Library Collection RecordAims to advance the science behind the practice of restoring ecosystems, while exploring ways in which restoration ecology can inform basic ecological questions. This work provides a comprehensive…Publication Date 2006
- restoration ecology
- Library Collection RecordDryland degradation and desertification now affect almost a billion people around the world. Tragically, the biological resources and productivity of millions of acres of land are lost to…Publication Date 2007
- arid ecosystems
- deserts
- restoration ecology
- 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 Record"There is a story almost totally unknown outside the West, but urgently discussed every day now in the western press: the story of a steadily growing number of local agreements among western…Publication Date 2003
- New Mexico
- ranching
- range management
- rangeland ecology
- United States
- Library Collection Record
85 Resilience
Resilience, published by the Quivira Coalition, is focused on current topics within the organization and its annual conference. Journal 39 2% Solutions for Hunger, Thirst and CO2 In this issue of…- Australia
- California
- New Mexico
- New York
- no-tillage
- Pennsylvania
- soil carbon
- solar energy
- sustainable agriculture
- sustainable ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordBy the mid-1990s, debates over the region's damaged land had devolved into political wrangling, bitter lawsuits, and even death-threats. Those who wanted to work the land and those who wanted to…Publication Date 2008
- Arizona
- conservation
- grassland restoration
- New Mexico
- ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordBy the mid-1990s, debates over the region's damaged land had devolved into political wrangling, bitter lawsuits, and even death-threats. Those who wanted to work the land and those who wanted to…Publication Date 2008
- Arizona
- conservation
- grassland restoration
- New Mexico
- ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordThis book tackles an increasingly crucial question: What can we do about the seemingly intractable challenges confronting all of humanity today, including climate change, global hunger, water…Publication Date 2014
- biodiversity
- carbon sequestration
- climate change
- Composting
- conservation
- no-tillage
- soil carbon
- United States
- water scarcity
- Watershed Restoration
- Library Collection RecordI compared acute tolerance of Gila topminnow, Poeciliopsis occidentalis , and western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis , to ammonia and high water temperature and also compared diet, food selectivity,…Publication Date 2006
- Arizona
- Gambusia affins
- Gila topminnow
- Poeciliopsis occidentalis
- 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 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 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 RecordPowerful case studies from the borderlands indicate people’s willingness and ability to move beyond simplistic dichotomies of ‘use’ vs. ‘conservation,’ and toward a working West that…Publication Date 1995
- collaboration
- conservation
- grazing
- management
- ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordPowerful case studies from the borderlands indicate people’s willingness and ability to move beyond simplistic dichotomies of ‘use’ vs. ‘conservation,’ and toward a working West that…Publication Date 1995
- collaboration
- conservation
- grazing
- management
- ranching
- United States
- Library Collection RecordLand and water management is especially critical as the use of upstream watersheds can drastically affect large numbers of people living in downstream watersheds. This work examines the institutional…
- United States
- watershed management
- 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 RecordFire, both inevitable and ubiquitous, plays a crucial role in North American ecosystems. But as necessary as fire is to maintaining healthy ecosystems, it threatens human lives and livelihoods in…Publication Date 2008
- fire management
- fire policy
- prescribed fire
- United States
- wildfire
- Library Collection RecordThis article gives an overview of Arivaca history.Publication Date 2002
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordA brief overview of Arivaca history during the 1870s.Publication Date 2006
- Arivaca
- Arizona
- United States
- Library Collection RecordA practical and theoretical guide to how communities might work together to realize a new political ecology based on a strong sense of place and public life. Source: Collaborative Conservation:…Publication Date 1990
- environment
- human impacts
- political culture
- United States