Grass Exam2New

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Where does the southern desert shrub occur?

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southeastern cali, south neveda, southwest utah and north western arizona

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what are two major animal species that occur in the southern desert shrub?

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gila monster (endangered)
wild donkeys

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what are 4 shrubs/trees in the southern desert shrub?

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creosetebush
shadscale
bursage
big sagebrush
blackbush

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what are 2 grasses in the southern desert shrub?

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Alkali sacaton
Alkali cordgrass

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what are two major impacts on the southern desert shrub?

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military bases and recreational activity

Front 6

What desert is in the southern desert shrub?

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Mojave desert

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Where does the desert grassland occur?

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mexico, california, arizona, new mexico

Front 8

what two deserts make up most of the desert grassland?

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Sonoran and Chihuanhuan

Front 9

name two dominate shrubs in the chihuanhuan desert

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tarbush and creosote

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name 3 dominate grasses in the Chihuanhuan desert

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blue, black, and sideoats grama

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name four dominate animals in the Chihuanhuan desert

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bats, muledeer, skunks, spotted ground squirrel

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the higher mountains in the chihuanhuan desert are usually referred to as.....

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biotic islands

Front 13

name four dominate species in the Sonoran Desert

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bursage, creosote, shadscale and saguaro

Front 14

what are the 5 tall grass prairie grass?

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big and little bluestem, indiangrass, switchgrass and eastern gamagrass

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what are the 4 dominate grasses in the mixed prairie?

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curly mesquite, texas wintergrass, columbian needlegrass, sideoats grama

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are are 2 dominate grass in the short prairie?

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buffalo grass and blue grama

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what are 3 forbs/woodies in the great plains?

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purple prairie clover, globe marrow and prosopis glandulosa

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what are the 4 major species in the southern pine region?

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loblolly, shortleaf, longleaf, and slash pine

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what are the three grasses in the southern pine region?

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maindencane, wiregrass, and creeping bluestem

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what is the successional sequence in the southern pine region?

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annual and perennial grass--> broomsedge --> invasive woodies --> pines --> oaks and hickories

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what are major impacts of the southern pine region

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used to be logging. now pine pulp, grazing and poles

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where does the northern desert shrub occur?

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cali, oregon, idaho, wyoming, colorado, nevada, utah

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what are 3 major shrub species in the northern desert shrub?

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shadscale, big sagebrush, winterfat

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what are 3 major grass species in the northern desert shrubs?

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bluebunch wheatgrass
indian rice grass
basin wildrye

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what are two general vegetation types in the northern desert shrub?

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salt desert shrub
high desert