Ecological Communities and Processes in a Mojave Desert Ecosystem

Download or read book Ecological Communities and Processes in a Mojave Desert Ecosystem written by Philip W. Rundel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-10-20 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mojave Desert is a winter-rainfall desert, experiencing drought in the summer months and occasional rain during the cooler winter months. For many years it has attracted the attention of ecologists and conservation biologists concerned with maintaining the unique status of this region. This book provides a broad overview of plant and animal ecology in the Mojave Desert, with a focus on data from Rock Valley, Nevada. The data from many major research projects is organized into a synthesis describing community structure and dynamics in desert ecosystems.