As shown on the map above, deserts occur on all of Earth's continents.The Largest Desert The two largest deserts on Earth are in the polar areas. The Antarctic Polar Desert covers the continent of Antarctica and has a size of about 5.5 million square miles. The second-largest desert is ...
The Sonoran Desert is an arid region covering approximately 100,000 square miles in southwestern Arizona and southeastern California, as well as most of Baja California and the western half of the state of Sonora, Mexico. Subdivisions of this hot, dry region include the Colorado and Yuma deserts...
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D. d. dorsalis is the only form occurring north of Mexico. Alternate and Previous Names (Synonyms) Dipsosaurus dorsalis - Desert Iguana (Stebbins, 1985, 2003) Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis - Desert Iguana (Stebbins, 1966) Dipsosaurus dorsalis dorsalis - Western Crested Lizard (Stebbins, 1954)...
part of the Great Basin, on the northern and western coasts of the Gulf of California, in the USA and Mexico. In the relief of the Sonoran Desert, massive mountain ranges with elevations to 1,000–1,200 m alternate with low-lying bolsons. Annual precipitation is less than 100 mm. Winte...
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For this study, conducted in a semiarid (318 mm) rangeland setting in the Chihuahuan Desert region in northern Mexico, we evaluated the seasonal and interannual variability of precipitation, vegetation, and groundwater relations. Between 2012 and 2014, a series of soil and water conservation practi...