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Growth and foliar δ15N of a Mojave desert shrub in relation to soil hydrological dynamics by Hamerlynck, E.P, McAuliffe, J.R

“…Soil matric potential (ψmatric) was modeled for two years at four sites with different soil profile characteristics. Canopy volumes and foliar 15N ratios…”
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Landscape dynamics fostering the development and persistence of long-lived creosotebush ( Larrea tridentata) clones in the Mojave Desert by McAuliffe, J.R., Hamerlynck, E.P., Eppes, M.C.

“…Outward growth of single genetic individuals of creosotebush ( Larrea tridentata) produces large, ring-shaped clones. Clones may reach ages of several thousand…”
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Perennial plant mortality in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts in response to severe, multi-year drought by McAuliffe, J.R., Hamerlynck, E.P.

“…Recent drought caused considerable shrub mortality in parts of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts (USA). The most severe impacts occurred in southern parts of the…”
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Growth and foliar δ 15N of a Mojave desert shrub in relation to soil hydrological dynamics by Hamerlynck, E.P., McAuliffe, J.R.

“…Soil matric potential (ψ matric) was modeled for two years at four sites with different soil profile characteristics. Canopy volumes and foliar 15N ratios (δ…”
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Soil-dependent canopy die-back and plant mortality in two Mojave Desert shrubs by Hamerlynck, E.P., McAuliffe, J.R.

“…Recent drought has led to unprecedented levels of plant mortality across the Southwestern US. An unaddressed feature of this drought's impact is how soil…”
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Lithologically influenced geomorphic responses to Holocene climatic changes in the Southern Colorado Plateau, Arizona: A soil-geomorphic and ecologic perspective by McFadden, Leslie D., McAuliffe, Joseph R.

“…The semiarid landscape occupied by the Navajo and Hopi peoples on the Colorado Plateau in northeastern Arizona in the southwestern United States is…”
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Markovian dynamics of simple and complex desert plant communities by McAuliffe, J.R

“…Many simple plant communities in extremely arid regions of the Sonoran Desert consist essentially of two shrub species, Ambrosia dumcsa and Larrea tridentata…”
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Herbivore-limited establishment of a sonoran desert tree, Cercidium microphyllum by McAuliffe, J.R

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Paloverdes, pocket mice, and bruchid beetles: interrelationships of seeds, dispersers, and seed predators by McAuliffe, Joseph R.

“…Seed dispersers and seed predators present a diverse array of benefits and risks to Cercidium microphyllum, a leguminous tree of the Sonoran Desert. Fruits…”
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Resource depression by a stream herbivore: effects on distributions and abundances of other grazers by McAuliffe, J.R

“…Field experiments showed that the grazing caddis larva, Glossosoma, significantly depressed periphyton abundances on surfaces of experimental substrates…”
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Prey refugia and the distributions of two Sonoran Desert cacti by McAuliffe, J.R

“…Two small Sonoran Desert cacti, Mammillaria microcarpa and Echinocereus englemannii, are commonly found beneath canopies of the larger, tree-like cactus…”
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Distributional associates of the saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) by Hutto, R.L, McAuliffe, J.R, Hogan, L

“…The spatial distribution of the saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) was studied with respect to its occurrence in open space or space covered by various perennial…”
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Effects of intraspecific crowding on water uptake, water storage, apical growth, and reproductive potential in the sahuaro cactus, Carnegiea gigantea by McAuliffe, Joseph R., Janzen, Fredric J.

“…In the Sonoran Desert the giant columnar cactus, Carnegiea gigantea, often shows a highly clumped distribution because of its frequent establishment beneath…”
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