Looking into the
future, what appears certain is that natural landscapes
will be marginalized, except in the deserts. Although some species
will fare
very well under human management, many may find that there is
little space left for them in a human-dominated world. {1} |
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Degree work: |
2006.....Ph.D....Arid Land Resource Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson.
1997.....M.A....Archaeology, University of Washington, Seattle.
1993.....B.A......Geology, The Colorado College, Colorado Springs.
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Contact: |
kmauz [at] cals.arizona.edu |
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Historic Riparian Vegetation |
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Summary: |
The historic (pre-1920) riparian flora of the
Tucson Basin comprised species typical of floodplain, channel,
and cienega settings. In many cases, herbarium specimens are
the only records of these plant species from the flora area prior
to the disappearance of the rivers, and the collected flora may
be the best record available of plant species in a lowland riparian
setting in the Sonoran Desert for this time frame. |
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Related links: |
Plants of the West Branch of the Santa Cruz, Tucson, Arizona
in Rosen, P.C. (2001) Biological Values of the West Branch of the Santa Cruz River, a contribution to the Sonoran Desert Conservation Plan, Pima County, Arizona
- updated species list..(May 2007)
Snapdragon an exciting find - Climbing vine spotted on walk along Santa Cruz
by Peter Gierlach (special to the Arizona Daily Star, 5 Feb 2006)
Preservation at West Branch of the Santa Cruz - Arizona Open Land Trust
http://www.aolt.org/wherewework/mapcase.shtml |
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Publications: |
 Mauz, K. 2011. An agreeable landscape: Historical botany and plant biodiversity of a Sonoran Desert bottomland, 1855-1920. Sida Botanical Miscellany 35, Botanical Research Institute of Texas Press, Fort Worth. limited preview
*read a review
*order a copy
Mauz, K. 2008. Edward Palmer's whereabouts known, August-September 1867. Brittonia 60:
93-98. abstract
Mauz, K. 2007. Two historic plant collection localities in Arizona: notes concerning mistaken geography. Phytologia 89: 178-190.
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Mauz, K. 2002. Plants of the Santa Cruz Valley
at Tucson. Desert Plants 18(1): 1-36. |
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Abstracts: |
Tucson's lost wetland plant species: where are they now?
International Association of Landscape Ecology Annual Symposium,
Tucson AZ (2007)
Historic riparian flora of the Tucson Basin, Arizona
Dissertation abstract (April 4, 2006, University of Arizona pdf)
presented in summary at Botanical Society of America Annual Meeting, Chico CA (2006)
Recalling an historic riparian flora for the Tucson Basin
Arizona floristics: Past, present, and future, Phoenix AZ (2005)
Herbarium collections and historic riparian communities in the Tucson Basin
Society for Ecological Restoration Annual Meeting, Austin TX (2003) |
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Outreach: |
State of floristic knowledge in the Tucson Basin
City of Tucson Habitat Conservation Plan Technical Advisory Committee (March 2006)
Plant diversity of Tucson's historical riparian landscape
ECOL 414/514: Guest lecture, Plants of the Desert, University of Arizona (June 2006)
Obligate wetland plant species in the historic Tucson Basin flora
Tucson Water Gardeners (Aug 2006) |
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Sponsorship: |
Visiting scholarship, Field Museum of Natural History
Deacon Bell Memorial Scholarship, Orchid Society of Arizona
National Garden Club Scholarship
Office of Arid Land Studies, University of Arizona
Graduate & Professional Student Council Travel Grant, University of Arizona
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The Botany of Cyrus Pringle |
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Summary: |
Cyrus Pringle's career as a professional botanical
collector began with expeditions to the western United States
in the early 1880s. In the course of his work, he brought numerous
new species to science, and contributed to broader knowledge
of plant species' geography. Several of his specimens are the
only records for species in locations in which they no longer
occur, and as such also serve a conservation purpose in our own
era. |
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Related links: |
The Arizona Botanical Catalogue of Cyrus G. Pringle,
1881-1884 |
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Publications: |
Mauz, K. 2011. Cyrus Pringle's vascular plant types from western United States and Mexico, 1881-1884. Harvard Papers in Botany 16: 71-141. abstract
Mauz, K. 2009 [June 2010]. The type of Carex scirpoidea var. gigas (Cyperaceae). Madroño 56: 279-282. abstract
Mauz, K. 2004. The botanical activities of Cyrus Pringle in Arizona, 1881-1884, and a digital archive of his collections. Glyphs, Newsletter of the Arizona Archaeological
and Historical Society 55 (6): 5-6. pdf |
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Abstracts: |
Flora
of the Pacific Slope: Botanical activities of Cyrus G. Pringle
in the western states, 1881-1884, Botanical
Society of America Annual Meeting, Snowbird UT (2004) |
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Sponsorship: |
Visiting scholarship, Field Museum of Natural History
W. E. Buker Travel Award, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society
Deacon Bell Memorial Scholarship, Orchid Society of Arizona |
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Studies in Neotropical Deciduous Forest |
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Summary: |
Tropical deciduous forests of the Pacific Slope
of Mexico occur in a belt of a globally threatened forest type,
in which land-cover conversion associated with agricultural and
pastoral land use has been increasing for decades. Satellite
remote sensing technology has several applications to analyses
of habitat loss and forest dynamics. This project has explored forest
vegetative phenology, in particular, as it varies spatially and
with rainfall. |
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Remote Sensing for Migratory Creatures |
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Publications: |
Mauz, K. 2004. ground truth, an essay about land
and directions. you are here - the journal of creative geography
6 (summer): 10-15.
*support the Journal - order a copy |
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Abstracts: |
Phenology,
forest cover, and big pixels in a small watershed
NASA Biodiversity and Ecological Forecasting Team Meeting, Washington
DC (2005)
Vegetative
phenology in a West Mexican deciduous forest
International Association of Landscape Ecology Annual Symposium,
Syracuse NY (2005) |
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Sponsorship: |
NASA Earth System Science Graduate Research Fellowship
NASA/UA Spacegrant Fellowship for Outreach
NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Award |
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Spatial Variability in Saguaro Growth |
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Summary: |
Cactus in four populations of saguaros across
an elevation gradient in the North Maricopa Mountains were measured
for height in 1987 (marked by hailstone damage to the stems)
and 2003. Initial height was a strong predictor of current height,
but a poor predictor of change in height. Change in height exhibited a positive,
qualitative relationship with elevation. Morphometric differences between these populations likely reflect the long-term influence of growing conditions at each site (e.g., precipitation and soil moisture, mediated by elevation and aspect) and idiosyncratic processes (e.g., windthrow, freezing, drought, depredation) that have influenced saguaro survivorship at each site over time.
*see the field crew
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Publications: |
Mauz, K. 2004. Spatial variability in saguaro
growth from a serendipitous timeline in the Sonoran Desert. Journal
of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science
36(2): 95-102. abstract pdf |
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Sponsorship: |
Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science Graduate Student
Grant-in-Aid of Research |
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Urban Land Cover Change in the Tucson Basin, Arizona |
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Summary: |
Residential and resort development has increased
on the bajadas and in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains
north of Tucson, disturbing and replacing desertscrub and xeroriparian
vegetation. Using satellite imagery to map urban land cover in
1984 and 1998, I found that the area of urban land cover in the
proximity of washes across the study area increased significantly
between the two years. For washes explicitly recognized by planning
ordinances, proportion of urban land cover did not increase significantly
in the proximity of the washes. |
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Abstracts: |
Quantifying land cover change on the Catalina
Piedmont, Tucson, Arizona
International Association of Landscape Ecology
Annual Symposium, Tempe AZ (2001) |
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Sonoran Desert Plants & Landscapes |
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Summary: |
Botanical field work in
small mountain ranges of the northwestern Sonoran Desert, including
the Sawtooth Mountains and the Table Top Mountains, has
contributed to regional floristic inventories and natural-area conservation. Other work has contributed to the plant geographic and taxonomic literature for species of the desert region. |
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Biological Resources of the Proposed Sonoran Desert National Monument (2000)
A report prepared by Drylands Institute for the Sonoran Desert National Park Project
- updated full report..(June 2001)
*The Sonoran Desert National Monument was created in January 2001.
Flora of the Sawtooth Mountains (1998-1999)
*The Sawtooth Mountains were incorporated in the Ironwood Forest National Monument in June
2000. Also see: Biological Survey of Ironwood Forest National Monument (Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum). |
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Publications: |
Mauz, K. and J.R. Reeder. 2009. Marsilea mollis (Marsileaceae) sporocarps and associated insect parasitism in southern Arizona. Western North American Naturalist 69: 382-387. abstract
*read about the new weevil species, Notiodes sporocarpicus O'Brien
Reeder, J.R. and K. Mauz. 2009. Panicum coloratum new for Arizona, and Echinochloa holciformis new for the United States. Phytologia 91: 347-352. pdf
Mauz, K. 2007. A note on the type locality of Oenothera arizonica (Onagraceae). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1(1): 483-485. pdf
Mauz, K. 2007. The outstanding stamens of Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chiov. Desert Plants 23(1): 10-11.
Felger, R.S. and B. Broyles, eds. 2007. Dry Borders: Great natural reserves of the Sonoran Desert. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City. UU Press
Ch. 4: Airing out the desert basement: an overview of the physical geography of the Sonoran Desert National Monument (K. Mauz), pp.46-49.
Ch. 17: Botanical diversity of southwestern Arizona and northwestern Sonora (R.S. Felger, S. Rutman, M. Wilson, & K. Mauz), pp.207-271. Mauz, K. 1999. Flora of the Sawtooth Mountains, Pinal County, Arizona. Desert Plants 15(2): 1-28. |
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Echinochloa notes (2006)
Flora of North America, vol. 25: Additions, Corrections, and Comments
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Shrinking Lake Chapala - NASA Earth Observatory news item (14 Sept 2003)
The largest body of water in Mexico has diminished greatly in volume in response to water control and extraction during the twentieth century, with consequences for water quality and ecosystem values.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16298
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Reports & Analysis (2001-2002)
RangeView: Geospatial Tools for Natural Resource Management, Arizona Remote Sensing Center
http://rangeview.arizona.edu/Reports/index.asp
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Invasive Species in Sonoran Desert Ecosystems - prepared for the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum (1999)
http://www.desertmuseum.org/programs/invasive_index.html......*pages no longer active (2005)
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[The] solution did not, like the typical industrial solution,
involve the making of a problem, or a series of problems, elsewhere.
It involved the making of a solution elsewhere:
the same work that improved the road improved the fields. {2}
{1} Sage,
R. F., D. A. Wedin, & M. Li. 1999. The biogeography of C4
photosynthesis: patterns and controlling factors. In:
C4 plant biology, edited by R. F. Sage & R. K. Monson,
pp.313-373. Academic Press, San Diego: p.350.
{2} Berry, W. 1990. What are people for? North Point Press, New York: p.121. |
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