Past Research Highlights
November/December 2008
Water, Conservation, and Exurban Development in Semiarid Grasslands of Southwestern North America -- Impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Waite R. Osterkamp, U.S. Geological Survey
Joe E. Marlow, Sonoran Institute
Research personnel of the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) have had a long-standing collaboration with universities and other nonprofit organizations to study and protect native grasslands of the American Southwest. Waite Osterkamp, of the USGS National Research Program and Board Member of The Research Ranch Foundation (TRRF), and Joe Marlow, of the Sonoran Institute (SI), have written "Water, Conservation, and Exurban Development in Semiarid Grasslands of Southwestern North America -- Impacts on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services". The document describes recent workshops conducted by TRRF and SI, and proposes innovative approaches to grasslands research. Feedback on the intended research is welcome, and participation is encouraged.
For more information contact:
Waite Osterkamp (wroster@usgs.gov)
