This is a high desert - the
peaks are generally 1,500 meters high and the basins 700 meters
above sea level. Three forths of the desert lies in Mexico. Native
species include the creosote bush, lechugilla and candelilla. Cacti
number more than 250 - more than in any other North American desert.
FEATURES
Cuatro
Cienegas Page
Zona
del Silencio, Puerta del Universo - Armin Gomez
The Zone
of Silence - Andrea Kaus
Experiencias
en la Laguna Desertica - Lillia Childs
Reserva
de la Biosfera de Mapimi - Marlene Ehrenberg
Desert
Notebook
Malpai Borderland
- NMSU
Arizona Cactus
Garden
RESEARCH CENTERS
Chihuahaun
Desert - UTEP
Chihuahua Desert Research
Institute
Arizona's
Office of Arid Lands Studies
Desert Fishes
Council
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Desierto Chihuahuense
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