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A Mesquite Savanna Plant Community in the Sonoran Desert
A Mesquite Savanna Plant Community in the Sonoran Desert
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Title: A Mesquite Savanna Plant Community in the Sonoran Desert

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In the semiarid mesquite savanna community, pictured here, perennial grasses and forbs both are likely to decline as annual and winter precipitation decline with forecasted climate change.

Location: AZ, USA

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Photographer: Sarah Studd , National Park Service


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Dimensions: 1256 x 942
Resolution: 72 dpi

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