- in
North America. The five life
zones represented are the
Lower Sonoran,
Upper Sonoran, Transition, Canadian, and Hudsonian. This is
equivalent to traveling...
- and terrain, the
state has six life
zones which are the
lower Sonoran Desert;
upper Sonoran (foothill
regions and some
coastal lands),
transition (coastal...
- terrain, and geology. The state's six life
zones are the
lower Sonoran (desert);
upper Sonoran (foothill
regions and some
coastal lands);
transition (coastal...
- City of Albuquerque, east of
about Juan Tabo Boulevard) is part of the
Upper Sonoran Zone. From 5,500 to 7,200 ft (1,700 to 2,200 m) on the
milder climate...
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characteristic plants, are as follows:
Lower Sonoran (low, hot desert):
creosote bush,
Joshua tree
Upper Sonoran (desert
steppe or chaparral): sagebrush,...
- 30,580-acre (12,380 ha) of
upper Sonoran Desert,
including large portions of the
McDowell Mountains. The
McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, in partnership...
-
Patten D.T. (1978). "Productivity and
production efficiency of an
Upper Sonoran Desert ephemeral community".
American Journal of Botany. 65 (8): 891–895...
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designated their characteristic flora, as follows:
Lower Sonoran Zone –
Sonoran Desert plants Upper Sonoran Zone –
pinyon and
juniper woodlands Transition Zone...
-
tailcup lupine (Lupinus caudatus), and
phlox (Phlox spp.). In the
Upper Sonoran Desert pygmy rabbits occur in
desert sagebrush ****ociations dominated...
- 100 to 1,400 m), is in the
Lower Sonoran Zone,
while the area from 4,500 feet (1,400 m) up is in the
Upper Sonoran Zone. The
character of the sandstone...
