Study Guides Chapter 1 The Desert Environment Chapter 2 Plant Adaptations to Aridity, Heat, and Salinity Chapter 3  Plant Life Histories: Of Birds and Bees Chapter 4 Animal Adaptations: Thermoregulation Chapter 5 Animal Adaptations: Osmoregulation Chapter 6 Animal Life Histories Chapter 7 Desert Ecosystems Chapter 8 Islands in the Sky Chapter 9 Humans in the Desert

These study guides follow the chapters in:

Sowell, John. 2001. Desert Ecology: An Introduction to Life in the Arid Southwest. University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City.

If you have suggestions on how these pages can be improved, please contact me at jsowell@western.edu.