Arid

techniques might be more beneficial to horned lizards. The oldest and most commonly used management technique is prescribed burning (Scifres & Hamilton, 1993). This allows for an area to “restart” its plant succession. Fire is important in these semi-arid to arid environments where these animals are found because historically they contain bare ground, early succession plant life, and old growth in a mosaic of habitat (Whitting & Murray 1993). Preference for utilizing previously burned habitat…

In the world, food insecurity remains an enormous challenge. Food insecurity is still a great concern for many households in Kenya. This situation is connected to high level of poverty that exists in the country, particularly in rural areas. Each year , between one to four million people receive relief food from both the national and donor agencies such as the world food program. Unfortunately policy responses have almost always inclined towards responding to emergencies of food shortages rather…

Ziziphus mauritiana and the Muzarabani community. Wild fruits are widely managed and utilised in different parts of the world. In semi-arid region the dependence on the fruits vary from region to region. In semi-arid regions which are prone to natural hazards like Muzarabani have for years relied on wild fruits’ like Ziziphus mauritiana despite, the reliance of the people of the muzarabani community on Ziziphus mauritiana , serious academic considerations of Ziziphus mauritiana as is an…

The Galapagos Island is apart of Ecuador that caused by the volcanic eruption and lava accumulation of many years ago, It’s a paradise for most adventurer. On the Galapagos have a many creatures and species even though plants and animals. So they are not in another islands and we have an example to show you all. “Galapagos tortoises” are known to be the biggest and oldest tortoises in the world. The average life span of these tortoises are 170 years or more because they are listed as endangered…

Mexico’s Agricultural Situation Mexico is a North American country nestled between the Pacific Ocean on the West and the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea on the East. The country borders the United States on the North and Guatemala and Belize on the South. Demographic Profile The country has a total area of 1,220,605 square miles of land, and ranks 14th in the world for most land behind Russia, Canada and China among other countries (Central Intelligence Agency). Mexico is almost three times…

Jared Diamond went to New Guinea to originally research birds that lived there. Along his travels he met a man named Yali who he spent some time talking to, who then asked Jared the question Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea, but we black people had little cargo of our own? Jared at the time had no answer to Yali’s question, so he decided to do research on the question and wrote a book about it. His theory to Yali’s question was it’s not the…

Sierra Nevada region is known for its majestic mountain ranges and pristine wilderness areas. The Central Valley is an agricultural heartland that produces a significant portion of the nation's food supply. The desert region includes vast expanses of arid land and unique…

5-10C by 2030 and by 1.4-5.80C by 2100. These higher temperatures will result in increased evapotranspiration and lower soil moisture levels. Some cultivated areas will become unsuitable for cropping and some tropical grasslands may become increasingly arid. This may also expand the range of agricultural pests and diseases. Even now, farmers are alluding to increases in frequency and severity of extreme climatic factors such as floods and droughts. Rainfall patterns are also said to be…

and to impose their values and beliefs on the peoples and societies they encountered. As Americans looked to the west to expand their opportunities, they discovered that a prerequisite for the development of the west was the issue of water. In the arid west, whoever has rights to the precious streams, rivers, and basins of the west, is who was in control. In addition another issue important in the development of the west was, corporate interests specifically the railroad corporations. In May of…

Managers focus on white-tailed deer as an economic commodity, as hunting leases can be an important source of income (Bartoskewitz et al. 2003). It is suggested that white-tailed deer are probably the most popular big game animal in the world (Hiller 1996). In the United States, white-tailed deer contribute billions of dollars to the nation’s economy each year in the form of hunts, which support wildlife research and management (Hiller 1996). Many landowners and managers have adopted the use of…