Climate and floristic variation in the Great Basin and Mojave Desert

Authors

David A. Charlet, College of Southern NevadaFollow
Pat Leary, College of Southern NevadaFollow

Document Type

Lecture

Publication Date

10-6-2010

Abstract

Great Basin — Mojave Desert

Premier location to study climate change—

Paleoclimate proxy data sets:

• Biological: fossil, pollen, woodrat midden

• Geomorphological: pluvial lake shores and basins, sand dunes, glacial and periglacial features

Presence of all major temperate life-zones except Humid Transition

Understanding our flora requires the context of climate change, isolation of populations, and refugia

Keywords

Climatic changes; Paleobotany; Paleoclimatology; United States – Great Basin; United States – Mojave Desert

Disciplines

Climate | Desert Ecology | Environmental Monitoring | Geomorphology | Paleontology

Language

English

Comments

Introduction: Tom Piechota

Nevada Climate Change Seminar Series

Audio/Video
File size: 393 megabytes

Attached file: 82 PowerPoint slides

Repository Citation

Charlet, D. A., Leary, P. (2010). Climate and floristic variation in the Great Basin and Mojave Desert.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/climate_change/4