Panorama: desert riparian zone
| Title | Info |
|---|---|
| Source | Dan L. Perlman |
| Ecosystems | Deserts; Wetlands, aquatic |
| Wetlands and aquatic | Rivers, streams |
| Geography and geology | Faults |
| Conservation | Nature preserves |
| Lessons | Panoramas |
| Date | October 17, 2009 |
| Location | San Bernardino County; Covington Park,Mojave Desert; Sonoran Desert,California,USA,North America |
Related materials: Panoramas;Deserts
You may want to discuss with your students how local differences (such as the underground stream here running through a desert landscape) can lead to profound differences between neighboring plant communities, as can be seen here.
Panorama Viewing: Click the "View Panorama" button to see an interactive panorama. Click and drag your mouse in any direction to view other parts of the scene; press the Shift key to zoom in to see details and press Ctrl to zoom out.
We recommend using the Deval VR viewer for seeing panoramas that do NOT have sound and the QuickTime viewer for panoramas WITH sound.
Panorama Viewing: Click the "View Panorama" button to see an interactive panorama. Click and drag your mouse in any direction to view other parts of the scene; press the Shift key to zoom in to see details and press Ctrl to zoom out.
We recommend using the Deval VR viewer for seeing panoramas that do NOT have sound and the QuickTime viewer for panoramas WITH sound.
This site lies in a transition zone between the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts. Here you can see dry hills and desert vegetation just above a riparian zone populated by plants requiring large amounts of water. Their water source is the underground river flowing through the canyon. This site is right near the border of Big Morongo Canyon Preserve and Covington Park.
