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    The Arid Land Ecology Reserve (ALE) is the largest tract of shrub-steppe ecosystem remaining in the U.S. state of Washington. It is managed for the U...
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    Fitzner-Eberhardt Arid Lands Ecology Reserve – access permitted for ecological research, closed to the public. Rattlesnake Mountain is partially within the reserve, and...
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    while the eastern slope is under the federal protection of the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve, a unit of the Hanford Reach National Monument, managed by the...
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    endemic plant species. Just west of Richland, the Fitzner/Eberhardt Arid Lands Ecology Reserve was established to study the unique plants and animals found in...
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    south-central British Columbia and north-central Washington state. Arid Lands Ecology Reserve (in Washington state in the US) Artemisia tridentata Deserts and...
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  • Eberhardt, American forger of the Dare Stones Fitzner-Eberhardt Arid Lands Ecology Reserve, an area of the Hanford Reach National Monument, Washington, US...
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    2-kilometer trail rises 300 meters above the trailhead in Richland. The Arid Lands Ecology Reserve, at the western edge of Richland on the Hanford Reservation, is...
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    on Wahluke Slope and one on what is now the Fitzner-Eberhardt Arid Lands Ecology Reserve. Each site had two underground missile storage magazines, twenty...
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    crisis of 1930–45: ecologically aligned restoration of degraded arid-zone pastoral lands and the resultant shaping of state soil conservation policies"...
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    national park reserve. Once plans are finalized, the park will be given a formal name. The South Okanagan region is home to the only semi-arid shrubland ecosystem...
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    Maasai rely on their lands to sustain their cattle, as well as themselves and their families. Prior to the establishment of the reserve, the Maasai were forced...
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    of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan Republic. In total more than 2,5% of Azerbaijan is under protection by the government as state reserve. There...
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    Desert (redirect from Arid Region)
    dormancy. People have struggled to live in deserts and the surrounding semi-arid lands for millennia. Nomads have moved their flocks and herds to wherever grazing...
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    The Central Plains Biosphere Reserve (established in 1976 and withdrawn in 2017) was a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located in the western central Great Plains...
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  • area surrounding the Hanford Reach National Monument and the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve near Rattlesnake Ridge. The fire was eventually contained through...
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    the valley. The highway crosses part of the Fitzner–Eberhardt Arid Lands Ecology Reserve, a restricted wildlife preserve that forms part of the Hanford...
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    The Okanagan Desert is the common name for a semi-arid shrubland located in the southern region of the Okanagan Valley in British Columbia and Washington...
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    The Thar Desert, also known as the Great Indian Desert, is an arid region in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent that covers an area of 200...
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    U.S. Congressional legislation for irrigation of the State of Texas arid lands. Wikisource has original text related to this article: Rio Grande Dam...
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    area surrounding the Hanford Reach National Monument and the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve near Rattlesnake Ridge. The fire was eventually contained through...
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    of economic plants in arid and semi-arid lands p.76 "Badlands Mixed-grass Prairies". U.S. National Park Service ~ Prairie Ecology of the Badlands. U.S...
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  • area surrounding the Hanford Reach National Monument and the Arid Lands Ecology Reserve, but was contained during the earlier days of August through the...
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  • Thumbnail for Southeastern Iberian shrubs and woodlands
    been altering the region's ecology for centuries. In recent decades many rural people have migrated to cities, and lands formerly used for grazing and...
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    to its south and the drier Sahara to the north. The Sahel has a hot semi-arid climate and stretches across the southernmost latitudes of North Africa between...
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    creatures in Australia's arid regions are insects, such as termites and ants, which are of great importance to the ecology. Animals in the desert include...
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    Watson, and M. Westoby. 2011. A fresh framework for the ecology of arid Australia. Journal of Arid Environments 75: 313–329. Thackway, R., and K. Olssen...
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  • Thumbnail for Changa Manga
    for the local industry, the forest also serves as an important wildlife reserve. Named after two brother dacoits, the Changa Manga forest was originally...
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    oak forest and riparian zones. Birds and mammals that have adapted to aridity, such as wildcat and some deer, as well as birds of prey, highlight the...
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    Patagonian Desert (category Ecology of Patagonia)
    hdl:11336/88399. McDonald, James E. Climatology of Arid Lands Archived 2007-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, Arid Lands Information Center, University of Arizona...
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  • Post-fire seeding (category Wildfire ecology)
    Recovery and rehabilitation of vegetation on the Fitzner-Eberhardt Arid Lands Ecology Reserve, Hanford Reach National Monument, following the 24 Command Fire...
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