Jornada Basin LTER Bibliography
1850 - 2009

(Updated 07/13/2009)

1. Abdalla, Suliman H. 1980. "Application of simulation techniques to evaluate grazing management policies in the semidesert grasslands of southern New Mexico." Ph.D. Dissertation, New Mexico State University.

2. Abernathy, George H., and Carlton H. Herbel. 1973. Brush eradicating, basin pitting, and seeding machine for arid to semiarid rangeland. Journal of Range Management 26, no. 3: 189-92.

3. Abrahams, Athol D. 2003. Bed-load transport equation for sheet flow. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 129, no. 2: 159-63.

4. Abrahams, Athol D., and Peng Gao. 2006. A bed-load transport model for rough turbulent open-channel flows on plane beds. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 31: 910-928.

5. Abrahams, Athol D., Gary Li, Chitra Krishnan, and Joseph F. Atkinson. 1998. Predicting sediment transport by interrill overland flow on rough surfaces. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 23: 481-92.

6. ---. 2001. A sediment transport equation for interrill overland flow on rough surfaces. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 26: 1443-59.

7. Abrahams, Athol D., Anthony J. Parsons, and John Wainwright. 2003. Disposition of rainwater under creosotebush. Hydrological Processes 17 : 2555-66.

8. Aguirre, Edmundo L. 1971. "Effects of watering treatments on emergence of plant species in soil collected from different desert grassland sites." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

9. Alberico, M. S. 1973. "Distribution and ecology of two pocket gopher species in south central New Mexico." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

10. Alberico, Michael Stephen. 1978. "Species diversity of nocturnal rodents in disturbed desert-grassland habitats." Ph.D. Dissertation, New Mexico State University.

11. Aldon, Earl F., Carols E. Gonzales Vicente, and William H. Moir. 1987. Strategies for Classification and Management of Native Vegetation for Food Production in Arid Zones, General Technical Report RM 150. USDA Forest Service, Ft. Collins, Colorado.

12. Alexander, Charles E. 1966. "Energy requirements of the side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana)." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

13. Alexander, Charles E., and Walter G. Whitford. 1968. Energy requirements of Uta stansburiana . Copeia 4: 678-83.

14. Allred, Kelly. 1988. "A field guide to the flora of the Jornada plain." Bulletin 739. New Mexico Agricultural Experimental Station, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

15. Almeida-Martinez, Manuel Ricardo. 1981. "Seasonal defoliation and growth responses of Muhlenbergia porteri Scribn. Ex Beal. in pure stands and in association with Larrea tridentata (DC) Coville, with emphasis on structural analysis." Ph.D. Dissertation, New Mexico State University.

16. Althoff, D. A., K. A. Segraves, J. Leebens-Mack, and O. Pellmyr. 2006. Patterns of speciation in the yucca moths: parallel species radiations within the Tegeticula yuccasella species complex. Systematic Biology 55, no. 3: 398-410.

17. Althoff, David M., Joshua D. Groman, Kari A. Segraves, and Olle Pellmyr. 2001. Phylogeographic structure in the bogus yucca moth Prodoxus quinquepunctellus (Prodoxidae): Comparisons with coexisting pollinator yucca moths. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 21, no. 1: 117-27.

18. Anderson, D. M. 1981. Manipulating rangeland forage quality with the grazing animal. In Forage Evaluation: Concepts and Techniques.J. L. Wheeler, and R. D. Mochrie(eds.), 313-28CSIRO.

19. ---. 1988. Seasonal stocking of tobosa managed under continuous and rotation grazing. Journal of Range Management 41: 78-82.

20. Anderson, D. M., R. E. Estell, K. M. Havstad, W. L. Shupe, R. Libeau, and L. W. Murray. 1996. Differences in ewe and wether behavior when bonded to cattle. Applied Animal Behavior Science 47: 201-9.

21. Anderson, D. M., E. L. Fredrickson, P. Nachman, R. E. Estell, K. M. Havstad, and L. W. Murray. 1998. Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) spectra of herbaceous and woody pre-and post-ingested plant material. Animal Feed Science and Technology 70: 315-37.

22. Anderson, D. M., and M. M. Kothmann. 1982. A two-step sampling technique for estimating standing crop of herbaceous vegetation. Journal of Range Management 35: 675-77.

23. Anderson, D. M., and D. L. Mertz. 1983. A mechanical animal-powered cow spacer. Journal of Range Management 36, no. 4: 542-43.

24. Anderson, D. M., P. Nachman, R. E. Estell, T. Ruekgauer, K. M. Havstad, E. L Fredrickson, and L. W. Murray. 1996. The potential of laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) spectra of sheep feces to determine diet botanical composition. Small Ruminant Research 21: 1-10.

25. Ares, F. N. 1941. Cattle losses reduced by grubbing poisonous Drymaria. New Mexico Stockman 6, no. 10: 11-12.

26. ---. 1939. Electric fence effective on range. American Cattle Producer 20, no. 9: 18.

27. ---. 1936. How better utilization of range was obtained through the use of inexpensive water holes. Cattleman 23, no. 1: 21-22.

28. ---. 1936. How the use of salt obtains better forage utilization on a cattle range. Cattleman 22, no. 12: 20-22.

29. ---. 1943. Range cattle management on the Jornada Range. American Cattle Producer 24, no. 1: 7-10.

30. ---. 1939. Range forage utilization. American Hereford Journal 29, no. 23: 39,46.

31. ---. 1944. Record of alligator juniper (Juniperus pachyphloen) on the Jornada Experimental Range, New Mexico. The American Midland Naturalist 32: 518.

32. ---. 1942. Trucking versus trailing cattle from ranch to railroad. Cattleman 28, no. 8: 19.

33. ---. 1953. The use of meal-salt mix for better distribution of cattle. American Cattle Producer 35, no. 4: 9-11.

34. ---. 1943. What does a range calf cost? New Mexico Stockman 8, no. 12: 3-4.

35. Ares, Fred N. 1953. Better cattle distribution through the use of meal-salt mix. Journal of Range Management 6: 341-46.

36. ---. 1964. Cry alarm...killer loose... New Mexico Stockman 29, no. 4.

37. ---. 1939. Cutting tobosa grass for hay. Cattleman 25, no. 9: 47-50.

38. ---. 1974. "The Jornada Experimental Range: an epoch in the era of southwestern range management." Robert S. Campbell(ed.). Range Monograph No. 1. Society for Range Management, Denver, Colorado.

39. Armas, C., F. E. Pugnaire, and O. E. Sala. 2008. Patch structure dynamics and mechanisms of cyclical succession in a Patagonian steppe (Argentina). Journal of Arid Environments 72: 1552-61.

40. Asner, Gregory P., and Robert O. Green. 2001. Imaging spectroscopy measures desertification in United States and Argentina. Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union 82, no. 49: 601,605-6.

41. Atchley Michael C., deSoyza Amrita G., and Whitford Walter G. 1999. Arroyo water storage and soil nutrients and their effects on gas-exchange of shrub species in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Journal of Arid Environments 43, no. 1: 21-33.

42. Atwood, Terence L. 1983. "Ecology of a sand sage community in southern New Mexico." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

43. ---. 1987. "Influence of livestock grazing and protection from livestock grazing on vegetational characteristics of Bouteloua eriopoda rangelands." Ph.D. Dissertation, New Mexico State University.

44. Baca, Edward C. 1961. "The accuracy, precision and efficiency of the point series method of vegetation sampling with reference to the low vegetative cover of the semi-desert grassland." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

45. Bach, L. B., P. J. Wierenga, and T. J. Ward. 1986. Estimation of the Philip infiltration parameters from rainfall simulation data. Soil Science Society of America Journal 50: 1319-23.

46. Bachelet, D., S. M. Wondzell, and J. F. Reynolds. 1988. A simulation model using environmental cues to predict phenomenologies of winter and summer annuals in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. In Advances in Environmental ModellingA. Marani(ed.), 235-60Elsevier, Amsterdam.

47. Bailey, Oran F. 1925. "Water availability and grass root distribution in selected soils." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

48. Bainbridge, D. A., and R. A. Virginia. 1992. Desert soils and soil biota. In The California Desert: Natural Resources and Man's ImpactJ. Latting(ed.)Riverside, CA.: Latting Press.

49. Balding, F. R., and G. L. Cunningham. 1974. The influence of soil water potential on the perennial vegetation of a desert arroyo. The Southwestern Naturalist 19, no. 3: 241-48.

50. Balding, Fred Raymond. 1971. "The distribution of shrubs along a soil water potential gradient in a desert arroyo system." M.S Thesis, New Mexico State University.

51. Ball, M., J. J. G. Egerton, J. L. Lutze, V. P. Gutschick, and R. B. Cunningham. 2002. Mechanisms of competition: thermal inhibition of tree seedling growth by grass. Oecologia 133: 120-130.

52. Ballard, R. 1990. "Effect of genotype of cow on production and efficiency of beef cattle raised under semidesert, southwest range conditions." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

53. Barbour, M. G., J. A. MacMahon, S. A. Bamberg, and J. A. Ludwig. 1977. "The structure and distribution of Larrea communities." Creosotebush - Biology and Chemistry of Larrea in New World Desert. Dowden Hutchinson & Ross Publications.

54. Barlow, Jon C., A. Michael Powell, and Barbara N. Timmermann(eds.). 1986. Second Symposium on Resources of the Chihuahuan Desert Region: United States and MexicoLawrence, Kansas: Allen Press.

55. Barrow, J. R., and K. M. Havstad. 1995. Natural methods of establishing native plants on arid rangelands. In Proceedings: wildland shrub and arid land restoration symposium , Compilers B. A. Roundy, E. D. McArthur, J. S. Haley, and D. K. MannOgden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station.

56. Barrow, J. R., K. M. Havstad, J. Hubstenberger, and B. D. McCaslin. 1997. Seed-borne fungal endophytes on fourwing saltbush, Atriplex canescens. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 11: 310-314.

57. Barrow, J. R., K. M. Havstad, and B. D. McCaslin. 1997. Fungal root endophytes in fourwing saltbush, Atriplex canescens, on arid rangelands of southwestern USA. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 11: 177-85.

58. Barrow, J. R., E. D. McArthur, R. E. Sosebee, and R. J. Tausch, Compilers. 1996. Proceedings: symposium on shrubland ecosystem dynamics in a changing environment, Las Cruces, NM, May 23-25, 1995. 275 pp. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station.

59. Barrow, J. R., and B. D. McCaslin. 1996. Role of microbes in resource management in arid ecosystems. In Proceedings: symposium on shrubland ecosystem dynamics in a changing environment, Compilers J. R. Barrow, E. D. McArthur, R. E. Sosebee, and R. J. Tausch, 253-54Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station.

60. Barrow, Jerry R. 1987. The effects of chromosome number on sex expression in Atriplex canescens. Botany Gazette 148, no. 3: 379-85.

61. Barry, Harold Andrew. 1967. "Use of indicators in digestibility studies with tobosa (Hilaria mutica)." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

62. BassiriRad, H., J. F. Reynolds, R. A. Virginia, and M. H. Burnelle. 1997. Growth and root NO3- and PO4- uptake capacity of three desert species in response to atmospheric CO2 enrichment. Austrialian Journal of Plant Physiology 24: 353-58.

63. BassiriRad, H., D. C. Tremmel, R. A. Virginia, J. F. Reynolds, A. G. de Soyza, and M. H. Brunell. 1999. Short-term patterns in water and nitrogen acquisition by two desert shrubs following a simulated summer rain. Plant Ecology 145: 27-36.

64. Beavis, William Dale. 1980. "Habitat influence on population densities of range caterpillar, Hemileuca oliviae ckii." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

65. Beck, Reldon F. 1978. A grazing system for semiarid lands. In First International Rangeland ConferenceDonald N. Hyder(ed.)Society of Range Management.

66. Beever, Erik A., Robert K. Swihard, and Brandon T. Bestelmeyer. 2006. Linking the concept of scale to studies of biological diversity: evolving approaches and tools. Diversity and Distributions 12: 229-35.

67. Belling, T. H. 1962. Genetic effect of cardiac ventricular septal defect in Hereford cattle. Veterinary Medicine 57: 965-68.

68. Belnap, J., and D. Gillette. 1997. Disturbance of biological soil crusts: Impacts on potential wind erodibility of sandy desert soils in southeastern Utah, U.S.A. Land Degradation and Rehabilitation.

69. Belnap, J., and D. A. Gillette. 1998. Vulnerability of desert soil surfaces to wind erosion: the influences of crust development, soil texture, and disturbance. Journal of Arid Environments 39: 133-42.

70. Beres, Lisa Ann. 1993. "Response potential of three perennial desert grasses to various disturbances." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

71. Berhe, Arrefaine. 1973. "Factors affecting calving interval of Hereford and Santa Gertrudis cows at the Jornada Experimental Range." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

72. Best, Terrence Rafferty. 1969. "Habitat, annual cycle and food of burrowing owls in Southcentral New Mexico." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

73. Bestelmeyer, B. T., J. E. Herrick, J. R. Brown, D. A. Trujillo, and K. M. Havstad. 2004. Land management in the American Southwest: A state-and-transition approach to ecosystem complexity. Environmental Management 34, no. 1: 38-51.

74. Bestelmeyer, B. T., D. A. Trujillo, A. J. Tugel, and K. M. Havstad. 2006. A multi-scale classification of vegetation dynamics in arid lands: What is the right scale for models, monitoring, and restoration? Journal of Arid Environments 65: 296-318.

75. Bestelmeyer, B. T., and J. A. Wiens. 2001. Ant biodiversity in semiarid landscape mosaics: the consequences of grazing vs. natural heterogeneity. Ecological Applications 11: 1123-40.

76. ---. 2001. Local and regional-scale responses of ant diversity to a semiarid biome transition. Ecography 24: 381-92.

77. ---. 2003. Scavenging ant foraging behaviour and variation in the scale of nutrient redistribution in semiarid grasslands. Journal of Arid Environments 53: 373-86.

78. Bestelmeyer, Brandon. T. 2005. Does desertification diminish biodiversity? Enhancement of ant diversity by shrub invasion in south-western USA. Diversity and Distributions 11: 45-55.

79. Bestelmeyer, Brandon T. 2006. Threshold concepts and their use in rangeland management and restoration: the good, the bad, and the insidious. Restoration Ecology 14, no. 3: 325-29.

80. Bestelmeyer, Brandon T., Joel R. Brown, Kris M. Havstad, Robert Alexander, George Chavez, and Jeffrey E. Herrick. 2003. Development and use of state-and-transition models for rangelands. Journal of Range Management 56: 114-26.

81. Bestelmeyer, Brandon T., N. I. Khalil, and Debra P. C. Peters. 2007. Does shrub invasion indirectly limit grass establishment via seedling herbivory? A test at grassland-shrubland ecotones. Journal of Vegetation Science 18: 363-70.

82. Bestelmeyer, Brandon T., James R. Miller, and John A. Wiens. 2003. Applying species diversity theory to land management. Ecological Applications 13, no. 6: 1750-1761.

83. Bestelmeyer, Brandon T., Judy P. Ward, and Kris M. Havstad. 2006. Soil-geomorphic heterogeneity governs patchy vegetation dynamics at an arid ecotone. Ecology 87, no. 4: 963-73.

84. Bestelmeyer, Brandon T., Judy P. Ward, Jeffrey E. Herrick, and Arlene J. Tugel. 2006. Fragmentation effects on soil aggregate stability in a patchy arid grasslasnd. Rangeland Ecology and Management 59: 406-15.

85. Bird, S. B., J. E. Herrick, and M. M. Wander. 2001. Management for carbon sequestration in rangelands: Soil organic matter, soil aggregation, and exploring heterogeneity. In Carbon Sequestration Potential of US Grazing Lands. R. F. Follett, and R. Lal (eds.), 121-38. Chelsea, MI: Ann Arbor Press.

86. Bird, S. B., J. E. Herrick, M. M. Wander, and M. J. Wright. 2002. Spatial heterogeneity of aggregate stability and soil carbon in semi-arid rangeland. Environmental Pollution 116: 445-55.

87. Bird, Simon B., Jeffrey E. Herrick, Michelle M. Wander, and Leigh Murray. 2007. Multi-scale variability in soil aggregate stability: Implications for understanding and predicting semi-arid grassland degradation. Geoderma 140: 106-18.

88. Blackwell, R. L., D. E. Anderson, and J. H. Knox. 1956. Age incidence and heritability of cancer eye in Hereford cattle. Journal of Animal Science 15: 943-51.

89. Blackwell, R. L., J. H. Knox, and E. H. Cobb. 1959. A hydrocephalic lethal in Hereford cattle. Journal of Heredity 60: 143-48.

90. Blackwell, R. L., J. H. Knox, C. E. Shelby, and R. T. Clark. 1962. Genetic analysis of economic characteristics of young Hereford cattle. Journal of Animal Science 21: 101-7.

91. Boardman, J. , A. J. Parsons, R. Holland, P. J. Holmes, and R. Washington. 2003. Development of badlands and gullies in the Sneeuberg, Great Karoo, South Africa. Catena 50: 165-84.

92. Boecklen, W. J., and M. T. Hoffman. 1993. Sex-biased herbivory in Ephedra trifurca: the importance of sex-by environment interactions. Oecologia 96: 49-55.

93. Bolin, Susan B., and Tim J. Ward. 1987. An analysis of runoff and sediment yield from natural rainfall plots in the Chihuahuan Desert. In Strategies for Classification and Management of Native Vegetation for Food Production in Arid ZonesEarl F. Aldon, Carlos E. Gonzales Vicente, and William H. eds. Moir, 196-200Fort Collins, Colorado: USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station.

94. ---. 1986. "Preliminary analyses and comparisons of sediment yield data from the New Mexico LTER site (Jornada site)." Sediment Movement at LTER Sites: Mechanics, Measurement and Integration with Hydrology, J. Rodger Adams(ed.). State Water Survey Contract Report 387. Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources, Champaign, Illinois.

95. Bolton, S., T. Ward, and R. Cole. 1990. "Rainfall simulation studies of nutrient export from watersheds in Arizona and New Mexico." Watershed Planning and Analyses in Action, R. Riggins, E. B. Jones, R. Singh, and P. Rechard(eds.). American Society of Civil Engineers, New York.

96. Bolton, S., Ward T., and W. G. Whitford. 1990. Rainfall infiltration and loss on a bajada in the Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico. In Hydraulics/Hydrology of Arid LandsR. French(ed.), 349-55New York: American Society of Civil Engineers.

97. Bolton, S. M., T. J. Ward, and R. A. Cole. 1991. Sediment-related transport of nutrients from southwestern watersheds. Journal of Irrigation and Drainage 117, no. 5: 736-47.

98. Botkin, C. W., and P. C. Duisberg. 1949. "The nordihydroguairetic acid content of the creosotebush." Bulletin 349. New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station.

99. Bowker, george E., Dale A. Gillette, Gilles Bergametti, and Beatrice Marticorena. 2006. Modeling flow patterns in a small vegetated area in the northern Chihuahuan Desert using QUIC (Quick Urban & Industrial Complex). Environmental Fluid Mechanics 6, no. 4: 359-84.

100. Bowker, George E., Dale A. Gillette, Gilles Bergametti, Béatrice Marticorena, and David K. Heist. 2007. Sand flux simulations at a small scale over a heterogeneous mesquite area of the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology 46, no. 9: 1410-1422.

101. Branscomb, Bruce L. 1958. Shrub invasion of a southern New Mexico desert grassland range. Journal of Range Management 11: 129-32.

102. Brazier, Richard E., Anthony J. Parsons, John Wainwright, D. Mark Powell, and William H. Schlesinger. 2007. Upscaling understanding of nitrogen dynamics associated with overland flow in a semi-arid environment. Biogeochemistry 82, no. 3: 265-78.

103. Brenneman, Judy. 1989. Long-term ecological research in the United States: a network of research sites. 5th edition, revised ed. Seattle, WA: LTER Network Office, College of Forestry Resources AR-10, University of Washington.

104. Breymeyer, A. I. 1980. Grasslands, systems analysis and man. G. M. ed. VanDyneLondon: Cambridge Press.

105. Bridges, J. O. 1942. "Reseeding practices for New Mexico ranges." Bulletin 291. New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station.

106. ---. 1941. "Reseeding trials on arid rangeland." Bulletin 278. New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station.

107. Briede, Jan-Willem. 1990. "The physiological ecology of Gutierrezia sarothrae (Pursh) Rusby in the Chihuahuan desert of southern New Mexico." Ph.D. Dissertation, New Mexico State University.

108. Briske, D. D., B. T. Bestelmeyer, T. K. Stringham, and P. L. Shaver. 2008. Recommendations for development of resilience-based state-and-transition models. Rangeland Ecology and Management 61: 359-67.

109. Brisson, J., and J. F. Reynolds. 1997. Effects of compensatory growth on population processes: A simulation study. Ecology 78: 2378-84.

110. Brisson, Jacques, and James F. Reynolds. 1994. The effect of neighbors on root distribution in a creosotebush (Larrea tridentata) population. Ecology 75, no. 6: 1693-702.

111. Brown, L. S. 1922. "The utility of yucca and chamisa as range supplements." Bulletin 133. New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station.

112. Brown, Michael F., and Walter G. Whitford. 2003. The effects of termites and straw mulch on soil nitrogen in a creosotebush ( Larrea tridentata) dominated Chihuahuan Desert Ecosystem. Journal of Arid Environments 53: 15-20.

113. Brown, Michael Frederick. 1983. "Relationship between termites, straw amendment and the growth of Erioneuron pulchellum in a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

114. Brunt, James W., Marsha R. Conley, and Gary L. Cunningham. 1988. Sex in Ephedra trifurca (Ephredraceae) with relation to Chihuahuan Desert habitats. The American Midland Naturalist 119, no. 1: 137-42.

115. Brussaard, L., V. M. Behan-Pelletier, D. E. Bignell, V. K. Brown, W. A. M. Didden, P. J. Folgarait, C. Fragoso, D. W. Freckman, V. S. R. Gupta, T. Hattori, D. Hawksworth, C. Klopatek, P. Lavelle, D. Malloch, J. Rusek, B. Soderstrom, J. M. Tiedje, and R. A. Virginia. 1997. Biodiversity and ecosystem function in soil. Ambio 26: 563-70.

116. Bryson, Reid A., Bruce Hayden, Val Mitchell, and Thomas WebbIII. 1970. Some aspects of ecological climatology of the Jornada Experimental Range New Mexico. In Simulation and Analysis of Dynamics of a Semi-Desert Grassland: An Interdisciplinary Workshop Program Toward Evaluating the Potential Ecological Impact of Weather Modification R. G. Wright, and G. M. Van Dyne(eds.), 2-74. Range Science Department Science Series No. 6, Fort Collins, Colorado: Colorado State University.

117. Buck, B. J. , J. Kipp, and H. C. Monger. 1998. Eolian stratigraphy of intrabasinal fault depressions in the northern Hueco and southern Tularosa
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118. ---. 2002. Inverted clast stratigraphy in an eolian archaeological environment. Geoarchaeology 17: 665-87.

119. Buck, B. J., and H. C. Monger. 1999. Stable isotopes and soil-geomorphology as indicators of Holocene climate change, northern Chihuahuan Desert. Journal of Arid Environments 43: 357-73.

120. Buffington, Lee C., and Carlton H. Herbel. 1965. Vegetational changes on a semidesert grassland range from 1858 to 1963. Ecological Monographs 35, no. 2: 139-64.

121. Buffington, Lee Charles. 1964. "Vegetational changes on a semidesert range from 1858 to 1963." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

122. Bulloch, H. Edward, Jr., and Raymond E. Neher. 1980. Soil Survey of Dona Ana County Area, New Mexico.USDA, Soil Conservation Service.

123. Buonopane, Michelle, Huenneke Laura Foster, and Marta Remmenga. 2005. Community response to removals of plant functional groups and species from a Chihuahuan Desert shrubland. Oikos 110, no. 1: 67-80.

124. Burk, Jack Harlan. 1970. "Comparative production of Larrea divaricata Cav. on three geomorphic surfaces in southern New Mexico." Ph.D. Dissertations, New Mexico State University.

125. Caccamise, Donald F. 1971. "Competitive relationships of the Common and Lesser nighthawk." Ph.D. Dissertation, New Mexico State University.

126. ---. 1974. Competitive relationships of the Common and Lesser Nighthawks. The Condor 76, no. 1: 1-20.

127. Cadle, Joseph Mark, Jr. 1975. "Factors affecting dystocia in range beef heifers." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

128. Caldwell, M. M., and R. A. Virginia. 1989. Root Systems. In Physiological Plant Ecology.J. Ehleringer, H. A. Mooney, R. W. Pearcy, and P. Rundel(eds.), 367-98. New York: Chapman and Hall Publishers.

129. Campbell, R. S. 1935. After the drought. American Cattle Producer 17, no. 1: 3-5.

130. ---. 1929. A case of phyllody in Yucca elata. Botanical Gazette 88: 109-10.

131. ---. 1929. Conservative grazing, a paying policy. Cattleman 16, no. 4: 31-33.

132. ---. 1935. Management of black grama ranges. American Hereford Journal 26, no. 9: 74-76.

133. ---. 1931. Plant succession and grazing capacity on clay soils in southern New Mexico. Journal of Agricultural Research 43: 1027-51.

134. ---. 1929. Soapweed. New Mexico Agriculture 576: 2.

135. ---. 1929. Vegetative succession in the Prosopis sand dunes of southern New Mexico. Ecology 10, no. 4: 392-98.

136. Campbell, R. S., and E. H. Bomberger. 1934. The occurrence of Gutierrezia sarothrae on Bouteloua eriopoda ranges. Ecology 15, no. 1: 49-61.

137. Campbell, R. S., and Imogene Foltz Campbell. 1938. Vegetation on gypsum soils of the Jornada plain, New Mexico. Ecology 19, no. 4: 572-77.

138. Campbell, R. S., and Edward C. Crafts. 1939. "How to keep and increase black grama on southwestern ranges." Leaflet No. 180. U.S. Department of Agriculture.

139. Campbell, R. S., and J. G. Keller. 1932. Growth and reproduction of Yucca elata. Ecology 13, no. 4: 364-74.

140. ---. 1933. Partial phyllody in Yucca elata. Botanical Gazette 94: 619-20.

141. Canfield, R. H. 1928. Atmospheric electricity during sand storms. Science 69: 474-75.

142. ---. 1939. "The effect of intensity and frequency of clipping on density and yield of black grama and tobosa grass." U.S. Department of Agriculture, Technical Bulletin 681.

143. ---. 1938. How closely may black grama and tobosa grass be grazed year after year? Cattleman 23, no. 7: 1-3.

144. ---. 1933. Solid and hollow stemmed grasses of the Jornada Experimental Range. Science 78, no. 2024: 342.

145. ---. 1934. Stem structure of grasses on the Jornada Experimental Range. Botanical Gazette 95: 636-48.

146. Carlson, S. R., and W. G. Whitford. 1991. Ant mound influence on vegetation and soils in a semiarid mountain ecosystem. The American Midland Naturalist 126, no. 1: 125-39.

147. Cepeda, Jorge G., and Walter G. Whitford. 1989. The relationship between abiotic factors and the abundance patterns of soil microarthropods on a desert watershed. Pedobiologia 33, no. 2: 79-86.

148. Cepeda-Pizarro, J. G., and W. G. Whitford. 1989. Spatial and temporal variability of higher microarthropod taxa along a transect in a northern Chihuahuan Desert watershed. Pedobiologia 33, no. 2: 101-11.

149. ---. 1989. Species abundance distribution patterns of microarthropods in surface decomposing leaf-litter and mineral soil on a desert watershed. Pedobiologia 33: 254-68.

150. Cepeda Pizarro, Jorge G. 1986. "Spatial and temporal patterns of decomposition and microarthropod assemblages in decomposing surface leaf-litter on a Chihuahuan Desert watershed." Ph.D. Dissertation, New Mexico State University.

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1248. Ward, Timothy J., and Susan B. Bolin. 1989. Determination of hydrologic parameters for selected soils in Arizona and New Mexico utilizing rainfall simulation, WRRI Report No. 243. New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1249. ---. 1989. A study of rainfall simulators, runoff and erosion process, and nutrient yields on selected sites in Arizona and New Mexico, WRRI Report No. 241. New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1250. Ward, Timothy J., and Susan M. Bolton. 1991. Hydrologic parameters for selected soils in Arizona and New Mexico as determined by rainfall simulation, Technical Completion Report No. 259. New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1251. Ward, Timothy J., and Andrew D. Seiger. 1983. Adaptation and application of a surface erosion model for New Mexico forest roadways , WRRI Report No. 188. New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1252. Warren, Alan Alden. 1993. "Longterm mesquite control influences on Chihuahuan desert vegetation." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

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1254. ---. 1943. "Composition of range grasses and browse at varying stages of maturity." Bulletin 311. New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station.

1255. ---. 1939. Monthly variation in carotene content of two important range grasses, Sporobolus flexuosus and Bouteloua eriopoda. Journal of Agricultural Research 58: 695-99.

1256. ---. 1947. Nonprotein and carotene as an index of plant activity in range forage. Journal of Agricultural Research 75: 63-69.

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1258. ---. 1945. The monthly protein and phosphorus contents of two important range grasses of Southern New Mexico. Journal of Animal Science 4: 298-305.

1259. ---. 1950. The relation of the carotene content of range forage to the vitamin A requirement of breeding cows. Journal of Animal Science 9: 24-29.

1260. Watkins, W. E., J. H. Knox, and J. W. Benner. 1950. "Carotene and Vitamin A in the blood plasma of range cows." Bulletin 355. New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1261. Watkins, W. E., and W. W. Repp. 1964. "Influence of location and season on the composition of New Mexico range grasses." Bulletin 486. New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1262. Watts, J. G. 1965. Chirothrips falsus on Black Grama Grass, Bulletin 499. New Mexico Agricultural Experiment Station.

1263. ---. 1963. Insects associated with black grama grass, Bouteloua eriopoda. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 56: 374-79.

1264. Watts, J. G., and A. C. Bellotti. 1967. Some new and little known insects of economic importance on range grasses. Journal of Economic Entomology 60, no. 4: 961-63.

1265. Webb, Warren, Stan Szarek, William Lauenroth, Russell Kinerson, and Milton Smith. 1978. Primary productivity and water use in native forest, grassland, and desert ecosystem. Ecology 59, no. 6: 1239-47.

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1267. Weir, W. W. 1937. Using salt to regulate grazing. American Hereford Journal 28, no. 8: 30-31.

1268. Welsh, Richard G. 1972. "Some ecological relationships between creosotebush (Larrea tridentata DC.) and bush muhly ( Muhlenbergia porteri Scribn)." M.S. Thesis, New Mexico State University.

1269. Welsh, Richard G., and Reldon F. Beck. 1976. Some ecological relationships between creosotebush and bush muhly. Journal of Range Management 29, no. 6: 427-75.

1270. West, Neil E., and Walter G. Whitford. 1995. The intersection of ecosystem and biodiversity concerns in the management of rangelands. In Biodiversity on Rangelands., 72-79. Natural Resources and Environmental Issues, ed. N. E. West, ed., Vol. IV. Logan, UT: College of Natural Resources, Utah State University.

1271. Weyer, J. K. 1978. "An archaeological survey of nine seismographic test lines for Exxon company in Dona Ana and Luna counties, New Mexico." Report 227. Cultural Resources Management Division, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

1272. White, Ethan P., Peter B. Adler, William K. Lauenroth, Richard A. Gill, David Greenberg, Dawn M. Kaufman, Andrew Rassweiler, James A. Rusak, Melinda D. Smith, John R. Steinbeck, Robert B. Waide, and Jin Yao. 2006. A comparison of the species-/time relationship across ecosystems and taxonomic groups. Oikos 112: 185-95.

1273. Whitford, W. Brett, and Walter G. Whitford. 1973. Combat in the horned lizard, Phrynosoma cornutum. Herpetologica 29, no. 2: 191-92.

1274. Whitford, W. G. 1973. "Annual and perennial grass and forb production in a desert ecosystem." Research Memorandum 73-29. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

1275. ---. 1997. Desertification and animal biodiversity in the desert grasslands of North America. Journal of Arid Environments 37: 709-20.

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1277. ---. 1992. Effects of climate change on soil biotic communities and soil processes. In Global Warming and Biological DiversityR. L. Petters, and T. E. Lovejoy(eds.)New Haven: Yale University Press.

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1280. ---. 1973. "Forager population estimates in a desert ecosystem." Research Memorandum 73-29. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

1281. ---. 1978. Foraging by seed-harvest ants. In Production Ecology of Ants and TermitesM. V. Brian(ed.), 107-10Cambridge University Press.

1282. ---. 1973. "Foraging intensity of herbivorous ants in a desert ecosystems." Research Memorandum 73-29. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

1283. ---. 1975. "The impact of consumers in a desert ecosystem." Research Memorandum 75-22. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

1284. ---. 1972-1973. "Intensity of foraging activity as a function of temperature, humidity, light, food availability, and soil moisture in a desert ecosystem." Research Memorandum 72-32, 73-29, 73-32. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

1285. ---. 1973. "Jornada validation site." Research Memorandum 73-4. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

1286. ---. 1971. "Jornada validation site report." Research Memorandum 71-4. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

1287. ---. 1972. "Jornada validation site report." Research Memorandum 72-4. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

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1289. ---. 1975. "Jornada validation site report." Research Memorandum 75-4. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

1290. ---. 1973. "Nearest neighbors in herbivorous ant colonies." Research Memorandum 73-32. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

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1292. ---. 1986. Pattern in desert ecosystems: water availability and nutrient interactions. In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environmental Quality and Ecosystem Stability(names of editor not available), 109-17Jerusalem, Israel: Hebrew University Press.

1293. Whitford W. G., J. Anderson, and P. M. Rice. 1997. Stemflow contribution to the 'fertile island' effect in creosotebush, Larrea tridentata. Journal of Arid Environments 35: 451-57.

1294. Whitford, W. G., A. G. de Soyza, J. W. Van Zee, J. E. Herrick, and K. M. Havstad. 1998. Vegetation, soil, and animal indicators of rangeland health. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 51: 179-200.

1295. Whitford, W. G., E. DePree, and P. Johnson. 1980. Foraging ecology of two Chihuahuan Desert ant species: Novomessor cockerelli and Novomessor albisetosus. Insectes Sociaux 27, no. 2: 148-56.

1296. Whitford, W. G., and G. Ettershank. 1972. "Demography and role of herbivorous ants in a desert ecosystem as functions of vegetation, soil and climate variables." Research Memorandum 72-32. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

1297. Whitford, W. G., D. W. Freckman, L. W. Parker, D. Schaefer, P. F. Santos, and Y. Steinberger. 1983. The contributions of soil fauna to nutrient cycles in desert systems. In New Trends in Soil BiologyPh. Lebrun, H. M. André, A. De Medts, C. C. Grégoire-Wibo, and G. Wauthy(eds.), 49-59. Proceedings of the VIII International Colloquium of Soil Zoology, Belgium: Imprimeur Dieu-Brichart, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve.

1298. Whitford, W. G., D. W. Freckman, P. F. Santos, N. Z. Elkins, and L. W. Parker. 1982. The role of nematodes in decomposition in desert ecosystems. In Nematodes in Ecosystems.D. W. Freckman(ed.), 98-117. Austin: University of Texas Press.

1299. Whitford, W. G., and J. E. Herrick. 1996. Maintaining soil processes for plant productivity and community dynamics. Proc. 5th International Rangeland Congress.

1300. Whitford, W. G., and E. Jackson. 2007. Seed harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex rugosus) as ''pulse'' predators. Journal of Arid Environments 70: 549-52.

1301. Whitford, W. G., R. K. Johnson, and D. J. DePree. 1975. "Studies on wood borers, girdlers, and seed predators of mesquite." Report of 1974 Progress, Research Memorandum 75-26. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

1302. ---. 1975. "US/IBP Desert Biome Research Memorandum 72-26." Reports of Progress: Process studies, Final Report.

1303. Whitford, W. G., and J. Ludwig. 1973. "Air temperatures, air relative humidity, and solar radiation studies at the Jornada site." Research Memorandum 71-5, 72-4, 73-4, 74-4. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

1304. Whitford, W. G., J. Ludwig, and T. O'Laughlin. 1973. "Soil temperatures at 10 and 50 cm for the Jornada site." Research Memorandum 73-4. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

1305. Whitford, W. G., E. Martinez-Meza, and A. de Soyza. 1996. Morphological variation in creosotebush, Larrea tridentata: effects on ecosystem properties. In Proceedings: symposium on shrubland ecosystem dynamics in a changing environment, Compilers J. R. Barrow, E. D. McArthur, R. E. Sosebee, and R. J. Tausch, 195-98Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station.

1306. Whitford, W. G., G. Martinez-Turanzas, and E. Martinez-Meza. 1995. Persistence of desertified ecosystems: explanations and implications. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 37: 319-32.

1307. Whitford, W. G., V. Meentemeyer, T. R. Seastedt, K. CromackJr., D. A. CrossleyJr., P. Santos, R. L. Todd, and J. B. Waide. 1981. Exceptions to the AET model: deserts and clear-cut forest. Ecology 62, no. 1: 275-77.

1308. Whitford, W. G., D. J. Rapport, and A. G. DeSoyza. 1999. Using resistance and resilience measurements for 'fitness' tests in ecosystem health. Journal of Environmental Management 57: 21-29.

1309. Whitford, W. G., and Y. Steinberger. 1989. The long-term effects of habitat modification on a desert rodent community. In Patterns in the Structure of Mammalian Communities.D. W. Morris, Z. Abramsky, B. J. Fox, and M. R. Willig(eds.), 33-43. Lubbock, Texas: Special Publications Museum, Texas Tech University.

1310. Whitford, W. G., Y. Steinberger, W. MacKay, L. W. Parker, D. Freckman, J. A. Wallwork, and D. Weems. 1986. Rainfall and decomposition in the Chihuahuan desert. Oecologia 68: 512-15.

1311. Whitford, W. G., K. Stinnet, and Y. Steinberger. 1988. Effects of rainfall supplementation on microarthropods on decomposing roots in the Chihuahuan Desert. Pedobiologia 31: 147-55.

1312. Whitford, W. G., K. Stinnett, and J. Anderson. 1988. Decomposition of roots in a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem. Oecologia 75: 8-11.

1313. Whitford, Walter. 1988. The Jornada LTER site. LTER Network News 3: 7.

1314. Whitford, Walter G. 1989. Abiotic controls on the functional structure of soil food webs. Biology and Fertility of Soils 8: 1-6.

1315. ---. 1992. Biogeochemical consequences of desertification. In The Science of Global Change, The Impact of Human Activities on the Environment.D. A. Dunnette, and R. J. O'Brien(eds.), 352-59. ASC Symposium Series 483. Washington, D. C.: American Chemical Society.

1316. ---. 1986. Decomposition and nutrient cycling in deserts. In Pattern and Process in Desert Ecosystems.W. G. Whitford(ed.), 93-117. Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press.

1317. ---. 1988. Decomposition and nutrient cycling in disturbed arid ecosystems. In The Reconstruction of Disturbed Arid LandsE. B. Allen(ed.), 136-61. AAAS Selected Symposium 109, Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press.

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1319. ---. 1975. Foraging behavior of Chihuahuan Desert harvester ants. The American Midland Naturalist 95, no. 2: 455-58.

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1321. ---. 2003. The functional significance of cemented nest caps of the harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex maricopa. Journal of Arid Environments 53: 281-84.

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1325. ---. 1968. Physiological responses to temperature and desiccation in the endemic New Mexico plethodontids, Plethodon neomexicanus and Aneides hardii. Copeia 2: 247-51.

1326. ---. 1978. Structure and seasonal activity of Chihuahuan Desert ant communities. Insectes Sociaux 25, no. 1: 79-88.

1327. ---. 1991. Subterranean termites and long-term productivity of desert rangelands. Sociobiology 19, no. 1: 235-43.

1328. ---. 1976. Temporal fluctuations in density and diversity of desert rodent populations. Journal of Mammalogy 57, no. 2: 351-69.

1329. Whitford, Walter G., Earl F. Aldon, Diana W. Freckman, Yosef Steinberger, and Lawrence W. Parker. 1989. Effects of organic amendments on soil biota on a degraded rangeland. Journal of Range Management 42, no. 1: 56-60.

1330. Whitford, Walter G., and Martha Bryant. 1979. Behavior of a predator and its prey: the horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) and harvest ants (Pogonomyrmex spp). Ecology 60, no. 4: 686-94.

1331. Whitford, Walter G., Martha Bryant, George Ettershank, Jennifer Ettershank, and Perseu F. Santos. 1980. Surface litter breakdown in a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem. Pedobiologia 20: 243-45.

1332. Whitford, Walter G., and Mark I. Conley. 1971. Oxygen consumption and water metabolism in a carnivorous mouse. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 40A: 797-803.

1333. Whitford, Walter G., and F. Michael Creusere. 1977. Seasonal and yearly fluctuations in Chihuahuan Desert lizard communities. Herpetologica 33: 54-65.

1334. Whitford, Walter G., Dirk J. DePree, Patrick Hamilton, and George Ettershank. 1981. Foraging ecology of seed-harvesting ants, Pheidole spp in a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem. The American Midland Naturalist 105, no. 1: 159-67.

1335. Whitford, Walter G., Dirk J. DePree, and Richard K. JohnsonJr. 1978. The effects of twig girdlers (Cerambycidae) and node borers (Bostrichidae) on primary production in mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa). Journal of Arid Environments 1: 345-50.

1336. Whitford, Walter G., Scott Dick-Peddie, David Walters, and John A. Ludwig. 1978. Effects of shrub defoliation on grass cover and rodent species in Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem. Journal of Arid Environments 1: 237-42.

1337. Whitford, Walter G., and Rudolfo DiMarco. 1995. Variability in soils and vegetation associated with harvester ant ( Pogonomyrmex rugosus) nests on a Chihuahuan Desert watershed. Biology and Fertility of Soils 20: 169-73.

1338. Whitford, Walter G., and George Ettershank. 1975. Factors affecting foraging activity in Chihuahuan Desert harvester ants. Environmental Entomology 4, no. 5: 689-96.

1339. Whitford, Walter G., Gregory S. Forbes, and Graham I. Kerley. 1995. Diversity, spatial variability, and functional roles of invertebrates in desert grassland ecosystems. In The Desert Grassland. M. McClaran, and T. R. Van Devender, eds., 152-95. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press.

1340. Whitford, Walter G., Diana W. Freckman, Ned Z. Elkins, Lawrence W. Parker, Rob Parmalee, Janice Phillips, and Suzanne Tucker. 1981. Diurnal migration and responses to simulated rainfall in desert soil microarthropods and nematodes. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 13: 417-25.

1341. Whitford, Walter G., and J. B. Gentry. 1981. Ant communities of southeastern longleaf pine plantations. Environmental Entomology 10, no. 2: 183-85.

1342. Whitford, Walter G., and Julio R. Gutierrez. 1989. Effects of water and nitrogen supplementation on phenology, plant size, tissue nitrogen, and seed yield of Chihuahuan Desert annual plants. The Southwestern Naturalist 34, no. 4: 546-49.

1343. Whitford, Walter G., Priscilla Johnson, and John Ramirez. 1976. Comparative ecology of the harvester ants Pogonomyrmex barbatus (F. Smith) and Pogonomyrmex rugosus (Emery). Insectes Sociaux 23, no. 2: 117-32.

1344. ---. 1975. "Comparative ecology of the harvester ants Pogonomyrmex barbatus (F. Smith) and Pogonomyrmex rugosus (Emery)." Research Memorandum 75-28. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

1345. Whitford, Walter G., Carol Ann Kay, and Aileen M. Schumacher. 1976. Water loss in Chihuahuan Desert ants. Physiological Zoology 48, no. 4: 390-397.

1346. Whitford, Walter G., John A. Ludwig, and James C. Noble. 1992. The importance of subterranean termites in semi-arid ecosystems in south-eastern Australia. Journal of Arid Environments 22: 87-91.

1347. Whitford, Walter G., Gustavo Martinez-Turanzas, and Ernesto Martinez-Meza. 1995. Persistence of desertified ecosystems: Explanations and implications. In Desertification in developed countriesDavid A. Mouat, and Charles F. Hutchinson(eds.), 319-32Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

1348. Whitford, Walter G., and Marvin Massey. 1970. Responses of a population of Ambystoma tigrinum to thermal and oxygen gradients. Herpetologica 26, no. 3: 372-76.

1349. Whitford, Walter G., and Kenneth H. Meltzer. 1976. Changes in O2 consumption, body water and lipid in burrowed desert juvenile anurans. Herpetologica 32, no. 1: 23-25.

1350. Whitford, Walter G., Ronald Nielson, and Amrita de Soyza. 2001. Establishment and effects of establishment of creosotebush, Larrea tridentata, on a Chihuahuan Desert watershed. Journal of Arid Environments 47: 1-10.

1351. Whitford, Walter G., and Lawrence W. Parker. 1989. Contributions of soil fauna to decomposition and mineralization processes in semiarid and arid ecosystems. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 3: 199-215.

1352. Whitford, Walter G., Robert Repass, Lawrence W. Parker, and Ned Z. Elkins. 1982. Effects of initial litter accumulation and climate on litter disappearance in a desert ecosystem. The American Midland Naturalist 108, no. 1: 105-10.

1353. Whitford, Walter G., James F. Reynolds, and Gary L. Cunningham. 1987. How desertification affects nitrogen limitation of primary production of Chihuahuan Desert watersheds. In Proceedings of the Symposium on Strategies for Classification and Management of Native Vegetation for Food Production in Arid ZonesEarl F. Aldon, Carlos E. Gonzales Vicente, and William H. Moir(eds.), 143-53Fort Collins, Colorado: USDA Forest Service.

1354. Whitford, Walter G., and Perseu F. Santos. 1980. In Soil Biology as Related to Land Use PracticesDaniel L. Dindal(ed.), 770-778. Proceedings of the VII International Soil Zoology Colloquium of the International Society of Soil Science, Washington, D.C.: Office of Pesticide and Toxic Substances, Environmental Protection Agency.

1355. Whitford, Walter G., Douglas Schaefer, and Wendy Wisdom. 1986. Soil movement by desert ants. The Southwestern Naturalist 31: 273-74.

1356. Whitford, Walter G., and Robert E. Sherman. 1969. Aerial and aquatic respiration in axolotl and transformed Ambystoma tigrinum. Herpetologica 24, no. 3.

1357. Whitford, Walter G., Y. Steinberger, and George Ettershank. 1982. Contributions of subterranean termites to the 'economy' of Chihuahuan desert ecosystems. Oecologia (Berlin) 55: 298-302.

1358. Whitson, P. D. 1975. "Factors contributing to production and distribution of Chihuahuan desert annuals." Research Memorandum 75-11. Utah State University, Logan, Utah.

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