USIERC
DESERTIFICATION
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REFERRAL CENTER
U.S. ENVIRONMETAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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EPA-840-77-008
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL REFERRAL CENTER
United States Sources of Information
in the Area of
DESERTIFICATION
April 1977
U.S. National Focal Point
of the
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL REFERRAL SYSTEM
Office of Administration
Assistant Administrator for Planning § Management
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Washington, D. C. 20460
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page No.
I. INTRODUCTION 1
II. LISTING OF ORGANIZATIONS BY SUBJECT AREAS
a. ARID LANDS 2
b. DESERTS 4
c. SEMI-ARID LANDS 5
III. ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF REGISTERED ORGANIZATIONS 6-23
IN THE DESERTIFICATION AREA
(including detailed information)
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INTRODUCTION
This pamphlet was prepared to be of assistance to the user in
locating United States organizations which have information
in the area of desertification (arid lands, deserts and/or
semi-arid lands).
The organizations listed in this publication represent a
sampling of those who are registered as sources with the
United Nations Environment Program's International Referral
System (UNEP/IRS).
If additional information is desired regarding desertification
sources, environmental sources in other areas, or general infor-
mation about UNEP/IRS, please contact the United States
International Environmental Referral Center:
ADDRESS: Director
United States International Environmental
Referral Center (PM-213)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, S.W. (Room 2902 WSM)
Washington, D. C. 20460
TELEPHONE: (202) 755-1836
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ARID LANDS
Organization See Page Number
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
National Agricultural Library 6
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT-AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Jornada Experimental Range 7
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT-AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Southwest Watershed Research Center 8
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory 8
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT--FOREST SERVICE
Pacific Coast Forest Research Network 9
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 10
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE--PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABORATORIES 10
Ecosystems Department
CALIFORNIA PLANNING AND RESEARCH OFFICE 11
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION 11
CLARK UNIVERSITY--INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM 12
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT--ARMY
U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories 13
ENVIRONIC FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL 13
PURDUE UNIVERSITY 16
Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing
TEXAS SYSTEM OF NATURAL LABORATORIES INCORPORATED 17
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
International Center for Arid and 18
Semi-Arid Lands
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.ARID LANDS (Cont'd)
.Organization
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Office of Arid Lands Studies
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Dry Lands Research Institute
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Agriculture College--Renewable Natural Resources
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Desert Research Institute
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Desert Research Institute--Applied Ecology
and Physiology Center
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Graduate School
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Museum of Natural History
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Nevada Archeological Survey
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Zoology Department
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Range Science Department
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DESERTS
Organization See Page Number
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT-AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Imperial Valley Conservation Research Center 7
AMERICAN GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE 9
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS 10
CALIFORNIA PLANNING AND RESEARCH OFFICE n
CLARK UNIVERSITY
International Development Program -^2
DEFENSE DEPARTMENT--ARMY
U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories 13
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Death Valley National Monument 14
PRICE (JOHN L) AND ASSOCIATES 16
SIERRA CLUB LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC. 17
TEXAS SYSTEM OF NATURAL LABORATORIES INCORPORATED 17
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Office of of Arid Lands Studies 18
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Dry Lands Research Institute 19
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine § Radiation Biology 19
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Desert Research Institute 20
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Desert Research Institute--Applied Ecology 21
and Physiology Center
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Museum of Natural History
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA „
Nevada Archeological Survey
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 23
Zoology Department
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY 23
Range Science Department
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SEMI ARID LANDS
Organization See Page Number
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT-AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Crops Research Laboratory 6
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT-AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Jornada Experimental Range 7
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT-AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Southwest Watershed Research Center 8
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
Engineering Research Center 12
ENVIRONIC FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL 13
NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY
Fishery and Wildlife Sciences Department 14
ODESSA (CITY OF)
Soil Enrichment Program 15
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
Dryland Agriculture Program 15
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
International Center for Arid § Semi-Arid Lands 18
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Office of Arid Lands Studies 18
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Desert Research Institute 20
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Desert Research Institute--Applied Ecology § 21
Physiology Center
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Graduate School 21
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Nevada Archeological Survey 22
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Zoology Department 2^
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Range Science Department 23
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ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF ORGANIZATIONS
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT--NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY
Contact: Director, Library Services
National Agricultural Library
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Beltsville, Maryland 20705
Telephone No: (301) 344-3778
Desertification
Subject Areas: Arid Lands
Description Library resources available in Agriculture
of Source: and broadly related areas especially as
related to the programs and services of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
CROPS RESEARCH LABORATORY
Contact: William Laycock
Research Leader
Crops Research Laboratory
Agriculture Dept--Agricultural Research Service
c/o Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
Telephone No: (303) 484-8777
Desertification
Subject Areas: Semi-Arid Lands
Description Research on ecology, physiology, management
of Source: and manipulation of short grass (Blue Grama)
rangeland on central high plains (cattle grazing,
breeding of cicer milk vetch and dry land
alfalfa, fertilizers, herbicides, grazing management)
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AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
IMPERIAL VALLEY CONSERVATION RESEARCH CENTER
Contact: Dr. Burl D. Meek
Location Leader
Imperial Valley Conservation Research Center
Agriculture Dept--Agricultural Research Service
4151 Highway 86
Brawley, California 92227
Telephone No: (714) 344-4184
Desertification
Subject Areas: Deserts
Description Conducts field and laboratory experiments in the
of Source: areas of plant breeding, soil and water management.
Most of the research findings are of the type that
can be applied directly to field conditions.
Results of experiments are published in scientific
journals and popular type magazines.
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT--AGRI CULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
JORNADA EXPERIMENTAL RANGE
Contact: Dr. C. H. Herbel
Research Leader
Jornada Experimental Range
Agriculture Dept--Agricultural Research Service
P. 0. Box 698
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88001
Telephone No: (505) 646-1709
Desertification
Subject Areas: Arid Lands; Semi-Arid Lands
Description Maintains a continuous record of vegetation,
of Source: stocking and weather. Current studies include
ecology, physiology, grazing management,
animal production and hydrology of arid rangelands;
control of mesquite creosotebush and tarbush;
and revegetation.
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AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
SOUTHWEST WATERSHED RESEARCH CENTER
Contact: Kenneth G. Renard
Southwest Watershed Research Center
Agriculture Dept--Agricultural Research Service
442 East Seventh Street
Tucson, Arizona 85705
Telephone No: (602) 792-6381
Desertification
Subject Areas: Arid Lands; Semi-Arid Lands
Description Conducts research on water resource problems of
of Source: arid and semi-arid areas in southwestern United
States. Work is done on most facets of hydrology
plus range plant nutrition, brush control, grazing
effects on rangeland environments, pollution from
rangelands and erosion/sedimentation control.
AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE
U.S. WATER CONSERVATION LABORATORY
Contact: Dr. Herman Bower
Director, U.S. Water Conservation Laboratory
Agriculture Dept--Agricultural Research Service
4331 East Broadway
Phoenix, Arizona 85040
Telephone No: (602) 261-4356
Desertification
Subject Areas: Arid Lands
Description Major research projects are: water harvesting,
of Source: evaportation control, irrigation management,
automation trickle irrigation, remote sensing of
soil water and crop water use, closed greenhouses,
efficiency of water use by plants, and
renovating sewage by groundwater recharge.
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AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT--FOREST SERVICE
PACIFIC COAST FOREST RESEARCH NETWORK
Contact: T. B. Yerke
PACFORNET Coordinator
Pacific Coast Forest Research Network
Agriculture Department--Forest Service
1960 Addison Street
Berkeley, California 94701
Telephone No: (415) 486-3173
Desertification
Subject Areas: Arid Lands
Description PACFORNET, a library-based information network,
of Source: serves forest and wildland managers in five
Pacific Coast States. Its Monthly Alert
cumulates into a computer searchable data base
for many aspects of its regions forest management.
AMERICAN GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
Contact: John Mulvihill
American Geological Institute
5205 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, Virginia 22041
Telephone No: (703) 379-2480
Desertification
Subject Areas: Deserts
Description Consists of 18 earth science societies with a
of Source: membership of 36,000 scientists. Produces
GEOREF; the world's largest earth science
bibliographic data base, with 300,000 entries.
Publishes GEOTIMES--the news magazine for
earth sciences.
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AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Contact: F. J. MacDonald
FAILA Executive Vice President
American Institute of Landscape Architects
6810 N. 2nd Place
Phoenix, Arizona 85012
Telephone No: (602) 277-0096
Desertification
Subject Areas: Arid Lands; Deserts
Description Information on landscape design, land planning,
of Source: environmental studies, parks and recreation
planning, city planning, arid and tropical gardens,
community and site planning, irrigation systems,
land use, interior landscape design and plant
material selection.
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE--PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABORATORIES
ECOSYSTEMS DEPARTMENT
Contact: Dr. H. E. Vaughan
Ecosystems Department
Battelle Memorial Institute--Pacific
Northwest Laboratories
P. 0. Box 999
Richland, Washington 99352
Telephone No: (509) 942-3602
Desertification
Subject Areas: Arid Lands
Description Marine freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems
of Source: analysis and assessment of effects of energy
related effluents.
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CALIFORNIA PLANNING AND RESEARCH OFFICE
Contact: Director
California Planning and Research Office
Office of the Governor
1400 10th Street
Sacramento, California 95814
Telephone No: (916) 322-2318
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands; Deserts
Description State planning and clearinghouse to develop
of Source: mutually supportive plans and programs for
planning and decision-making processes. Community
assistance to local governments in planning and
management capabilities and personnel resources.
Provides research capability to Governor and staff.
CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION
Contact: Dr. Whitman Bassow
Center for International Environment Information
United Nations Association of the United States
300 East 42nd Street
New York, New York 10017
Telephone No: (212) 699-3232
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands
Description Reports on environmental developments in various
of Source: countries, including legislation, problems, issues,
new techology research and national action
programs. Areas include energy management of
natural resources, water resources, conservation,
wildlife, air pollution, and the U.N. system.
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CLARK UNIVERSITY--INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Contact: Leonard Berry
Research Coordinator
International Development Program
Clark University
950 Main Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 01610
Telephone No: (617) 793-7201
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands; Deserts
Description Educational program integrating fields of
of Source: geography, economics, political science,
history, anthropology; closely linked to
major research interests in agricultural
change, special problems of the 25 least-
developed nations and environmental issues.
Studies on desertification process.
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER
Contact: Daryl B. Simons
Engineering Research Center
Colorado State University
Foothills Campus
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
Telephone: (303) 491-8655
Desertification
Subject Area: Semi-Arid Lands
Description A land grant university with a tradition of
of Source: leadership in engineering education and research.
The College of Engineering provides broad training
in the basic fields of engineering through both
undergraduate instruction and graduate programs
strongly supported by modern research facilities.
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DEFENSE DEPARTMENT--ARMY
U.S. ARMY ENGTNEER TOPOGRAPHIC LABORATORIES
Contact: Commander and Director
U.S. Army Engineer Topographic Laboratories
Defense Department--Army
ATTN: ETL-GS-AC
Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060
Telephone: (703) 664-1561
Desertificaiton
Subject Area: Arid Lands; Deserts
Description Conducts a program of applied environmental
of Source: research with particular emphasis on small
scale climatological studies. Many brief
studies are furnished on a consultant basis.
In general information is furnished to U.S.A.
requestors only.
ENVIRONIC FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL
Contact: Dr. Patrick Horsbrugh
President
Environic Foundation International
P. 0. Box 88
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
Telephone: (219) 233-3357
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands; Semi-Arid Lands
Description Emphasis on environmental conditions and
of Source: qualities as basis of education. Identification
of new concepts and practical planning
applications.
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INTERIOR DEPARTMENT--NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
DEAIH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT
Contact: Donald Spalding
Superintendent
Death Valley National Monument
Interior Department--National Park Service
Death Valley, California 92328
Telephone No: (714) 786-2331
Desertificat ion
Subject Area: Deserts
Description Responsible for management and protection of
of Source: natural and cultural resources within 3200
square mile desert mountain unit of a national
park system including resources management,
law enforcement and recretation.
NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY
FISHERY § WILDLIFE SCIENCES DEPARTMENT
Contact: Sanford D. Schemnitz
Department Head
Fishery and Wildlife Sciences Department
New Mexico University
Box 4901
Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003
Telephone: (505) 646-1544
Desertification
Subject Area: Semi-Arid Lands
Description Studies are conducted on the behavior, management,
of Source: environments, population and habits of fish,
wildlife and birds in semi-arid lands.
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ODESSA (CITY OF)
Contact: Robert F. Schnatterly
Soil Enrichment Program
City of Odessa
411 West Eighth Street--P.O. Box 4398
Odessa, Texas 79760
Telephone No: (915) 337-7381
Desertification
Subject Area: Semi-Arid Lands
Description Information available on hemogenization of
of Source: cellulose wastes into rangelands for
biodegradation into simple plant foods.
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
DRYLAND AGRICULTURE PROGRAM
Contact: Mrs. S. K. Riehl
CIDNET Librarian
Dryland Agriculture Program--Kear Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
Telephone No: (503) 754-4592
Desertification
Subject Area: Semi-Arid Lands
Description Bibliographic information available to assist
of Source: developing countries in agricultural research
and production (wheat, livestock production, low
winter rainfall, Mediterranean climates, soils,
farm mechanization, agricultural economics).
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PRICE (JOHN L) AND ASSOCIATES
Contact: Dr. John L. Price
President
John L. Price and Associates
7921 South Painter Avenue
Whittier, California 90602
Telephone No: (213) 698-0648
Desertification
Subject Area: Deserts
Description A consulting firm providing environmental counsel,
of Source: inventories planning assistance, impact analyses,
monitoring and management services to various
governments, agencies and private concerns.
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
LABORATORY FOR APPLICATIONS OF REMOTE SENSING
Contact: D. MDrrison
Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing
Purdue University
1220 Potter Drive
West LaFayette, Indiana 47906
Telephone No: (317) 749-2052
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands
Description Concerned mainly with computer analysis of
of Source: multi-spectral data from landsat satellite
surveillance. A software system (LARSYS) has
been developed to analyze and correct the data
and display the results. Conducts courses,
trains specialists and cooperates in
international remote sensing programs.
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SIERRA CLUB LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC.
Contact: J. D. Hoffman
Executive Director
Sierra Club Legal Defense Func Inc.
311 California Street—Suite 311
San Francisco, California 94104
Telephone No: (415) 398-1411
Desertification
Subject Area: Deserts
Description General field of activity is environmental law.
of Source: The type of information obtainable would
involve environmental litigation (current and
past cases which uphold and define environmental
laws of the United States). The major area of
specialty is forest law.
TEXAS SYSTEM OF NATURAL LABORATORIES INCORPORATED
Contact: Ms. N. T. Travis
System Coordinator
Texas System of Natural Laboratories Incorporated
213 Littlefield Building
Austin, Texas 78701
Telephone No: (512) 477-4925
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands; Deserts
Description An information clearninghouse concerning
of Source: environmental matters in Texas. Primary goal
is to secure the use of lands for research and
put scientists and students on those lands for
studying purposes, with the goal to enhance
productivity of land and water.
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TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ARID AND SEMI-ARID LANDS
Contact: H. E. Dregne
Director
International Center for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands
Texas Tech University
P. 0. Box 4620
Lubbock, Texas 79409
Telephone No: (806) 742-2218
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands; Semi-Arid Lands
Description The purpose of this center is to develop
of Source: regional, national and international competence
in the requisition, documentation and dissemination
of knowledge of arid and semi-arid lands, their
people and their problems.
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
OFFICE OF ARID LANDS STUDIES
Contact: Assistant Director
Office of Arid Lands Studies
University of Arizona
845 North Park Avenue
Tucson, Arizona 85719
Telephone No: (602) 884-1955
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands; Deserts; Semi-Arid Lands
Description A computerized arid lands information system
of Source: composed of bibliographical citations, abstracts,
and keywords from a controlled thesaurus of arid
lands terminology. Emphasis is on physical-
biological aspects of world deserts. Products are
special bibliographies, papers and abstract
compilations.
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
DRY LANDS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Contact: S. W. Edmunds
Director
Dry Lands Research Institute
University of California
3154 Library South
Riverside, California 92502
Telephone No: (714) 787-4551
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands; Deserts
Description Primarily engaged in regional economic
of Source: planning, management analysis and archeological
studies. Work has been done in the biology,
zoology and archeology of deserts.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
LABORATORY OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND RADIATION BIOLOGY
Contact: Eric B. Edney
Chief, Environmental Biology Division
Laboratory of Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Biology
University of California
900 Veteran Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90024
Telephone No: (213) 825-2684
Desertification
Subject Area: Deserts
Description Information on cycling of radionuclides in
of Source: desert ecosystems and effects of low levels
of gamma radiation on desert environments;
cycling of trace elements by coal
combustion; effects of fly ash on desert
organisms; cycling of transuranics in deserts;
and basic desert ecology.
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
AGRICULTURE COLLEGE--RENEWABLE NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISON
Contact: Dr. Elwood L. Miller
Chairman
Renewable Natural Resources Division
University of Nevada--Agriculture College
920 Valley Road
Reno, Nevada 89512
Telephone No: (702) 784-6763
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands
Description Research, education and public service in the
of Source: fields of forestry, range management, recreation,
wildlife management and watershed management.
Information covers Nevada and the Great Basin
Areas.
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Contact: John Doherty
Information Officer
Desert Research Institute
Human Systems Center
University of Nevada
Reno, Nevada 89507
Telephone No: (702) 784-6131
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands; Deserts; Semi-Arid Lands
Description Information on atmospheric physics and chemistry,
of Source: air pollution monitoring, solar energy research,
waste heat utilization, ground and surface water
hydrology, desert ecology, social and economic
aspects of arid and semi-arid zones.
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE--APPLIED ECOLOGY § PHYSIOLOGY CENTER
Contact: Executive Director
Applied Ecology and Physiology Center
University of Nevada--Desert Research Institute
500 Date Street
Boulder City, Nevada 89005
Telephone No: (702) 293-3001
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands; Deserts; Semi-Arid Lands
Description Biological expertise on problems relevant to
of Source: environments of Nevada and adjacent states.
Research projects include adaptations of human
and other mammals to desert habitats; mammalian
population dynamics and plant-animal interactions
in desert habitats; energy fluxes within
components of deserts.
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
GRADUATE SCHOOL
Contact: John E. Nellor
Dean
Graduate School
University of Nevada
Reno, Nevada 89507
Telephone No: (702) 784-6869
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands; Semi-Arid Lands
Description Graduate programs in environmental research
of Source: and education.
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Contact: Richard H. Brooks
Director
Museum of Natural History
University of Nevada
4505 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada 89154
Telephone No: (702) 739-3381
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands; Deserts
Description Information is avilable on biology and
of Source: anthropology of the Southern Great Basin
and the Northern Mohave Desert.
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
NEVADA ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Contact: Dr. Robert Elston
Coordinator
Nevada Archeological Survey
University of Nevada
Reno, Nevada 89557
Telephone No: (702) 784-6814
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands; Deserts; Semi-Arid Lands
Description Assesses impact to prehistoric and historic
of Source: archeological evidence. Publishes newsletter,
technical report series and project reports.
Stores and retrieves information of artifacts
and site location. Participates in education
and land use planning regarding archeological
resources.
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
ZOOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Contact: W. Frank Blair
Zoology Department
University of Texas
Austin, Texas 78712
Telephone No: (512) 471-3163
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands; Deserts; Semi-Arid Lands
Description Ecological and evolutionary data including
of Source: publications dealing with desert and other
arid land ecosystems in North and South America,
especially Chichughuan and Sonoran Deserts of
North America and Argentine "Monte" Desert of
Argentina.
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
RANGE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
Contact: Professor Neil E. West
Range Science Department
Utah State University
Logan, Utah 84322
Telephone No: (801) 752-4100 Ext 7623
Desertification
Subject Area: Arid Lands; Deserts; Semi-Arid Lands
Description Personal reprint file on renewable resources
of Source: of the wildlands and rangelands of North America.
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