SDEG - Sonoran Desert Environmental Gradient

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Moderated group

Saguaro National Park Rincon Mountains Granitic parent material Metamorphic core complex Chiminea Creek watershed Spans four major ecosystems Elevation/climate gradient: 800 m to 2700 m Headwater streams/watersheds in each ecosystem Existing weather station network Cooperation with National Park Service Staff and Researchers Outreach and education

PI: Craig Rasmussen

CO-PI: M. Crimmins

CO-PI: T. Meixner

CO-PI: J. Chorover

CO-PI: E. Schwartz

Site Characteristics

Network(s): CZO,

Continent: North America

Geology: igneous-felsic intrusive, other metamorphic,

Soils: Unknown,

Study time: Unknown

Average precipitation: 603mm/yr

Average yearly temperature: 14.3°C

Ecosystem: unknown,

Human Impact: unknown,