The Good, the B ad, and the Ugly
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Spatial Analysis of the Interaction Between
Saguaros and BuffelgrassBecky MacEwen Saguaro National Park NPS RIM GIS Specialist Tucson, AZ April 2010
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Saguaro National Park• Where is it? • Why was it created?
TUCSON
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The Good• What is the
scientific name for Saguaro?Carnegiea gigantea
• Found only in Sonoran Desert
• Limited by temperature and elevation
• Long-lived and slow-growing
Saguaro
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• 1-1.5” in first 8-10 years
• arms in 50-100 years– If at all, up to 50
• flowers around 55 years– 8 feet tall
• 150-175 average life span– maybe 200+ years
• 50 feet (12 meters)– Up to 24 meters
• Mature weigh 6+ tons
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• What are it’s major threats?–Disease–Climate–Urbanization–Exotic plants
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The Bad• What is the scientific
name for Buffelgrass?Pennisetum ciliare
• Non-native originally from Africa
• Limited by temperature and elevation– New frost-tolerant
variant• Short-lived and
fast-growing
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• Rate of spread– Doubling in 10
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Mapped Acres 35.5% Annual Increase
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Grows well on steep slopes, even south-facing
Photos: USGS Desert Lab
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2000ac mapped and/or treated
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The Ugly
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East Valley Tribune Photo
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Saguaro Census• 64 Saguaro
Plots– 11 were
mapped in 1975
– Some have been monitored since 1941
1941 1975 2001/2002 2009/2010RMD41A 209 64 94 86+3541B 187 40 174 187+1241C 291 244 265 248+2541D 106 44 162 41F 60 25 51 82+1475M 226 286 TOTAL 853 643 1032 603+86 TMD71G 165 231 75H 322 331 75J 94 193 39+3175K 104 193 75L 220 331 379+50TOTAL 905 1279 418+81
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Historic Saguaro Plots
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TMD Plots
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1975
2001
2009
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RMD Plots
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Buffelgrass mapped on 41C
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1936
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1974
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2007
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Challenges• Not finding
buffelgrass on mapped plots
• Historic air photos not good enough resolution to show buffelgrass or saguaros
• How do I show the spatial interaction?
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ANY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS?