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Professor
Contact: Office 226 E/E1, BSE, phone 520-621-7259, Fax:
520-621-8081;![](images/email_logo.jpg)
General Research Interests: ecological-hydrological
dynamics (ecohydrology), vegetation dynamics, wind and water
erosion, biophysical scaling relationships, soil carbon
measurement technology, applications to land use, contaminant
risks, and global change
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Courses Taught:
WSM 696: Personal
Vision, Leadership and Communication Skills for Environmental Scientists
WSM 452, 552: Dryland Ecohydrology and Vegetation Dynamics
First Reading Assignment for Dryland Ecohydrology and Vegetation Dynamics:
1. Ecohydrology of water-limited environments: A scientific vision![](images/reader_icon.gif) |
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Breshears, D. D.,
N. S. Cobb, P. M. Rich, K. P. Price, C. D. Allen, R. G. Balice, W.
H. Romme, J. H. Kastens, M. L. Floyd, J. Belnap, J. J. Anderson,
O. B. Myers, and C. W. Meyer. 2005. Regional vegetation die-off in
response to global-change type drought. Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences USA: 102:115144 -15148![](images/reader_icon.gif) |
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Huxman, T. E., B. P.
Wilcox, D. D. Breshears, R. Scott, K. Snyder, E. A. Small,
K. Hultine, W. Pockman, and R. B. Jackson. 2005. Woody plant
encroachment and the water cycle: an ecohydrological framework.
Special section: Ecohydrology. Ecology 86: 308-319. ![](images/reader_icon.gif) |
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Terrestrial
Ecology Lab
228
Biological Science Building East
University
of Arizona, 1311 E 4th Street, Tucson, AZ 85721
Ph:
520-621-7259
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