Vulnerability of riparian ecosystems to elevated CO2 and climate change in arid and semiarid western North America

LG Perry, DC Andersen, LV Reynolds… - Global Change …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Riparian ecosystems, already greatly altered by water management, land development, and
biological invasion, are being further altered by increasing atmospheric CO2 concentrations …

Invasive Tamarix (Tamaricaceae) in South Africa: current research and the potential for biological control

D Marlin, SW Newete, SG Mayonde, ER Smit… - Biological …, 2017 - Springer
Most species of Tamarix originate in Eurasia and at least five species have become invasive
around the world, including South Africa. However, T. usneoides is indigenous to southern …

Tamarisk biocontrol using tamarisk beetles: potential consequences for riparian birds in the southwestern United States

EH Paxton, TC Theimer, MK Sogge - The Condor, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The tamarisk beetle (Diorhabda spp.), a non-native biocontrol agent, has been introduced to
eradicate tamarisk (Tamarix spp.), a genus of non-native tree that has become a dominant …

Invasive woody plants affect the composition of native lizard and small mammal communities in riparian woodlands

HL Bateman, SM Ostoja - Animal Conservation, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Nonnative T amarix spp.(saltcedar) is among the most invasive and common trees along
riparian habitats in the western US, impacting native plant communities and habitat quality. T …

Rocks and vegetation cover improve body condition of desert lizards during both summer and winter

G Stark, L Ma, ZG Zeng, W Du… - … and Comparative Biology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Microhabitats provide ecological and physiological benefits to animals, sheltering them from
predation and extreme temperatures and offering an additional supply of water and food …

Structural changes in vegetation coincident with annual grass invasion negatively impacts sprint velocity of small vertebrates

JP Rieder, TAS Newbold, SM Ostoja - Biological Invasions, 2010 - Springer
Sagebrush ecosystems in the intermountain west of the United States are being threatened
by conversion to the non-native grass, cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum). The dramatic shift in …

Movement patterns and stopover ecology of Wilson's Warblers during spring migration on the lower Colorado River in southwestern Arizona

KL Paxton, C Van Riper III, C O'Brien - The Condor, 2008 - academic.oup.com
We used radio-telemetry to examine fine-scale movement patterns of Wilson's Warblers
(Wilsonia pusilla) at a stopover site on the lower Colorado River during spring migration in …

Incorporating climate change and exotic species into forecasts of riparian forest distribution

DH Ikeda, KC Grady, SM Shuster, TG Whitham - PLoS One, 2014 - journals.plos.org
We examined the impact climate change (CC) will have on the availability of climatically
suitable habitat for three native and one exotic riparian species. Due to its increasing …

Age, habitat, and yearly variation in the diet of a generalist insectivore, the southwestern willow flycatcher

SL Durst, TC Theimer, EH Paxton, MK Sogge - The Condor, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Characterizing avian diet is complex, especially for generalist insectivores, as food
resources can vary over space and time, and individuals of different sexes and ages may …

The effects of riparian restoration following saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) biocontrol on habitat and herpetofauna along a desert stream

KR Mosher, HL Bateman - Restoration Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Amphibians and reptiles (herpetofauna) have been linked to specific microhabitat
characteristics, microclimates, and water resources in riparian forests. Our objective was to …