Final Report
Project Title: Land-Use Change Along the United States-Mexican Border:
Ecosystem Effects and Climate Feedbacks
SCERP Project Number: ES PP96IV-2
Principal Investigators: J. Klopatek, R. Balling, A. Bravel, J. Franklin,
C.J. Watts
Arizona State University
San Diego State University
Cideson (MX)
Objectives:
The purpose of this research was to examine the direct and indirect
effects of human activity on ecological and climatological conditions along
the Southwestern Arizona-Mexico border. The intent was to : 1) quantify
ecosystem properties at specific paired sites along the boarder that exhibit
differences due to human activity; 2) document the climatological differences
at tehse sites; 3) determine the relationship between the ecosystem properties
and climate; 4) model the feedback processes; and 5) describe trends in
ecological changes along this border region during the last 30 years.
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