Research Projects at the Desert Laboratory

Buffelgrass Eradication and Outreach
Resources related to the identification and eradication of buffelgrass. Buffelgrass, a non-native species that is spreading throughout southern Arizona, poses an extreme fire risk and is a threat to biological conservation efforts.

Changes in Riparian Vegetation in Arizona
Research involving the use of repeat photography at surface-water gaging stations to monitor changes in riparian vegetation in Arizona over the span of many decades.

Fire Research
Resources related to fire history, fire management and ecological restoration associated with Julio Betancourt and Craig Allen's guest editorial that appeared in the July 1, 2003 edition of High Country News.

Long Term Ecological Studies
Research involving the long-term vegetation plots on and around Tumamoc Hill.

Paleoclimatology of the Central Andes Workshop
Summary of the PEPI Workshop on the Paleoclimatology of the Central Andes, held in Tucson, Arizona on January 11 - 16, 2001. Abstracts for the workshop presentations are included.

Reports and Manuscripts
Reports and manuscripts published by Desert Laboratory scientists, in Adobe pdf format.

The Sonoran Plant Atlas
Raw data from the book Sonoran Desert Plants: An Ecological Atlas. The data describe the taxonomy, geographic distribution, and ecology of hundreds of plants.

The Utah Juniper Project
A study of the patterns and mechanisms of Utah juniper expansion in Wyoming.

The Vigil Network
Broad-spectrum data from a system of small study sites and drainage basins, facilitating long-term study of global climatic change.