2011
DOI: 10.3375/043.031.0206
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The San Joaquin Desert of California: Ecologically Misunderstood and Overlooked

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“…Of particular importance is the need to keep the herbaceous cover at a low stature. Most of the San Joaquin Valley is desert (Germano et al 2011),with non-native grasses invading the area about 2 centuries ago. Dense grass and forb cover may hinder the movements of kangaroo rats (Bartholomew & Caswell 1951, O'Farrell & Uptain 1987 and can lead to their extirpation at a site ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Of particular importance is the need to keep the herbaceous cover at a low stature. Most of the San Joaquin Valley is desert (Germano et al 2011),with non-native grasses invading the area about 2 centuries ago. Dense grass and forb cover may hinder the movements of kangaroo rats (Bartholomew & Caswell 1951, O'Farrell & Uptain 1987 and can lead to their extirpation at a site ).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Given that agricultural systems comprise up to 40% of the land surface globally (Ramankutty et al 2008), strategic retirement and restoration of marginal or degraded agricultural lands is a critical and novel conservation opportunity. Landscape-level changes within the Central Valley of California, including the San Joaquin Desert (SJD), have been significant, ongoing for over 100 yr, and more recently accelerating (Germano et al 2011). Reconciling food production with biodiversity conservation is arguably one of our greatest challenges.…”
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“…In determining which traits to sample, the ecological context of our study location was an important consideration. The southern San Joaquin Valley is widely disturbed, primarily by agricultural activities, and is an arid environment with a Mediterraneantype rainfall pattern characterized by cool moist winters and hot dry summers (Germano et al 2011). The native upland vegetation of the region is primarily saltbush scrub habitat with abundant winter annual forbs.…”
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