Walt Whitford
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1988. Effects of rainfall supplementation on microarthropods on decomposing roots in the Chihuahuan Desert. Pedobiologia. 31:147-155.
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1988. The Jornada LTER site. LTER Network News. 3:7.
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1987. How desertification affects nitrogen limitation of primary production of Chihuahuan Desert watersheds. Proceedings of the Symposium on Strategies for Classification and Management of Native Vegetation for Food Production in Arid Zones. General Technical Report RM-150:143-153.
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1986. Decomposition and nutrient cycling in deserts. Pattern and Process in Desert Ecosystems. :93-117.
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1986. Pattern in desert ecosystems: water availability and nutrient interactions. Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Environmental Quality and Ecosystem Stability. Vol. 3A/B:109-117.
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1986. Rainfall and decomposition in the Chihuahuan desert. Oecologia. 68:512-515.
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1986. Soil movement by desert ants. The Southwestern Naturalist. 31:273-274.
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1983. The contributions of soil fauna to nutrient cycles in desert systems. New Trends in Soil Biology. :49-59.
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1982. Contributions of subterranean termites to the 'economy' of Chihuahuan desert ecosystems. Oecologia (Berlin). 55:298-302.
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1982. Effects of initial litter accumulation and climate on litter disappearance in a desert ecosystem. The American Midland Naturalist. 108:105-110.
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1982. The role of nematodes in decomposition in desert ecosystems. Nematodes in Ecosystems. :98-117.
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1981. Ant communities of southeastern longleaf pine plantations. Environmental Entomology. 10:183-185.
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1981. Diurnal migration and responses to simulated rainfall in desert soil microarthropods and nematodes. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 13:417-425.
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1981. Exceptions to the AET model: deserts and clear-cut forest. Ecology. 62:275-277.
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1981. Foraging ecology of seed-harvesting ants, Pheidole spp in a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem. The American Midland Naturalist. 105:159-167.
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1980. Conference Proceedings. Soil Biology as Related to Land Use Practices. :770-778.
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1980. Foraging ecology of two Chihuahuan Desert ant species: Novomessor cockerelli and Novomessor albisetosus. Insectes Sociaux. 27:148-156.
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1980. Surface litter breakdown in a Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem. Pedobiologia. 20:243-245.
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1979. Behavior of a predator and its prey: the horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) and harvest ants (Pogonomyrmex spp). Ecology. 60:686-694.
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1978. Effects of shrub defoliation on grass cover and rodent species in Chihuahuan Desert ecosystem. Journal of Arid Environments. 1:237-242.
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1978. The effects of twig girdlers (Cerambycidae) and node borers (Bostrichidae) on primary production in mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa). Journal of Arid Environments. 1:345-350.
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1978. Foraging by seed-harvest ants. Production Ecology of Ants and Termites. :107-110.
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1978. Foraging in seed-harvester ants, Pogonomyrmex spp. Ecology. 59:185-189.
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1978. Structure and seasonal activity of Chihuahuan Desert ant communities. Insectes Sociaux. 25(1):79-88.
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1977. Seasonal and yearly fluctuations in Chihuahuan Desert lizard communities. Herpetologica. 33:54-65.
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1976. Changes in O2 consumption, body water and lipid in burrowed desert juvenile anurans. Herpetologica. 32:23-25.
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1976. Comparative ecology of the harvester ants Pogonomyrmex barbatus (F. Smith) and Pogonomyrmex rugosus (Emery). Insectes Sociaux. 23:117-132.
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1976. Temporal fluctuations in density and diversity of desert rodent populations. Journal of Mammalogy. 57:351-369.
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1976. Water loss in Chihuahuan Desert ants. Physiological Zoology. 48:390-397.
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1975. Comparative ecology of the harvester ants Pogonomyrmex barbatus (F. Smith) and Pogonomyrmex rugosus (Emery). US/IBP Desert Biome.
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1975. Factors affecting foraging activity in Chihuahuan Desert harvester ants. Environmental Entomology. 4:689-696.
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1975. Foraging behavior of Chihuahuan Desert harvester ants. The American Midland Naturalist. 95:455-458.
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1975. The impact of consumers in a desert ecosystem. US/IBP Desert Biome.
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1975. Jornada validation site report. US/IBP Desert Biome.
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1975. Studies on wood borers, girdlers, and seed predators of mesquite. US/IBP Desert Biome. :15-21.
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1975. US/IBP Desert Biome Research Memorandum 72-26. :15-21pp..
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1974. Jornada validation site report. US/IBP Desert Biome.
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1973. Air temperatures, air relative humidity, and solar radiation studies at the Jornada site. US/IBP Desert Biome.
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1973. Annual and perennial grass and forb production in a desert ecosystem. US/IBP Desert Biome.
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1973. Food items foraged by herbivorous ants in a desert ecosystem. US/IBP Desert Biome.
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1973. Forager population estimates in a desert ecosystem. US/IBP Desert Biome.
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1973. Foraging intensity of herbivorous ants in a desert ecosystems. US/IBP Desert Biome.
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1973. Jornada validation site. US/IBP Desert Biome.
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1973. Nearest neighbors in herbivorous ant colonies. US/IBP Desert Biome.
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1973. Soil temperatures at 10 and 50 cm for the Jornada site. US/IBP Desert Biome.
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1972. Demography and role of herbivorous ants in a desert ecosystem as functions of vegetation, soil and climate variables. US/IBP Desert Biome.
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1972. Jornada validation site report. US/IBP Desert Biome.
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1971. Jornada validation site report. US/IBP Desert Biome.
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1971. Oxygen consumption and water metabolism in a carnivorous mouse. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. 40A:797-803.