desert ecology

This book introduces plants and animals that live in deserts.

Describes the life cycle of the giant cactus, the saguaro, which grows only in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico.

This book is an introduction to the desert habitat and asks the reader questions to determine if the objects found there are living or nonliving.

Photographs and text provide information about deserts, describing what conditions are like in the desert, introducing several famous deserts, and looking at some of the unique plants and animals found in the dry habitats. Includes a glossary.

Examines the physical features, processes, and many different species of plants and animals that make up the ecosystem of the North American Sonoran Desert.

Describes the climate, environment, and animals of the Sonoran Desert located in the southwestern United States.

Explains how the animal and human inhabitants of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona, including a mountain lion, a roadrunner, a coyote, a tortoise, and members of the Papago Indian tribe, adapt to and survive the desert's merciless heat.

Examines how deserts are formed and how they are constantly changing, what animals and plants live there, ways in which humans live in and change deserts.

Describes the characteristics, plants, and animals of North American deserts.

Explains what biomes are and describes the desert ecosystem, discussing several desert animal and plant species.