Sonoran Desert - Physical and human Disturbances
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- Sonoran Desert - Physical and human disturbances
- Taking water from rivers
- to supply a growing population - adversely affected mesquite bushes and cottonwood trees which grow along stream banks
- Construction
- Roads, gas and water have displaced natural habitats
- Fenced highways restrict movement of animal
- Drought in 2001-2002 was made worse because fences prevented the pronghorn reaching water supplies
- Off road vehicles
- Growing popularity of using these vehicles has caused damaged soils and vegetation
- Car tyres crush stems, leaves, and seeds and compact the soil reducing soils ability to hold water
- Donkey has escaped into the wild
- Multiplied
- Decline in native desert bighorn sheep population
- Multiplied
- Taking water from rivers
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