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A sap flux monitor at the MSP LTER.
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A throughfall collector at the MSP-LTER.
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Sunset after a particularly brutal summer heatwave.
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Oryx (Oryx gazella) were introduced into southern New Mexico, USA on the White Sands Missile Range (across the San Andres Mountains) during the late 1960s. Today, groups of these non-native herbivores can be found throughout the Jornada Basin. This oryx stands among the honey mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and soaptree yucca (Yucca elata) on the Jornada Basin LTER site on a June morning. Site:Jornada Basin LTER site Photographer: Ryan Schroeder
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A young, friendly criollo calf.
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Mesquite shrubs invading a previously black grama dominated grassland.
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A tenacious mesquite takes root in a wash.
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Red sand verbena (Abronia maritima) growing in the dune restoration area.