Transcript Sonora Desert System

Sonora Desert
Ecosystem
Interactions of Plants,
Animals and the land
Sonora Desert Map
Climate of the Sonora Desert
• The Sonora Desert has a very dry climate with
temperatures that reaches to 58º F in the winter
and 86º F in the summer. It is also said that in
the seasons, temperature can fall to 32º F at
night and in some of the areas of the desert at
the tip of Mexico could rise up to 134º F.
• In rainy seasons, rainfall could happen in the
winter and summer and both have similar
effects. Summer rains are short and heavy while
the Winter rains are long and lighter.
Climate
Plants of the Land
• The Sonora Desert has over 2000 plant
species because of its large space, mostly
all plants that migrated in this desert were
mostly cacti in different forms, forms of
cacti can include trees, bushes, and fruits
grown on them.
Various Cactus Species
• As said, 2000 of the plant species were mostly
cacti, and cacti were most commonly a source of
energy most animals living in this desert
consume, Probably the most famous cactus
species that had survive thousands of years was
the Saguaro Cactus.
The Great Saguaro Cactus
• The Saguaro Cactus was named the
largest cactus in the U.S. as it had
reached the height of 12 meters ( It could
overreach a humans standard height also
reach height above all plants). The cactus
can also live up to 200 years. Most
animals shelter themselves on the
Saguaro Cactus as it provides energy on
the succulent flowers it grows on the
surfaces.
The Great Saguaro Cactus
Creosote Bush
• The Creosote Bush is a native evergreen shrub that
can 13.2 feet tall. Its leaves and branches are
aligned itself to give much room for new growth of
flowers or new branches, and because of this,
desert animals and reptiles use the Creosote Bush
as its food and shelter, most mammals dig beneath
the Creosote bush to shelter. The Creosote Bush
was also known to live up from 900 to a thousand
years, making that another of the Earth’s oldest
living organism.
Reptiles of Sonora
-Sonoran Mud Turtle
-Groundsnake
-Chuckwalla
Mammals of Sonora
<-White-nosed coati
<-Desert Cotton
-Tail Rabbit
<-Ocelot
Javilina (Wild Pig)
Insects of Sonora
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<-Bark Scorpion
<-Western Conifer Seed Bug
<-Hamadryas glauconome
<-Millipede
Interdependencies
• In the Sonora Desert, most mammals and insects
rely on cacti such as the Saguaro Cactus. In
order to get its energy from the cactus, animals
that could fly can gather foods from nectar
flowers that the cactuses grow on their surfaces.
Mammals that seeks for shelter often build their
nests on cactuses and the only good thing about
that is that the cactus protects itself with spines
around their surfaces to shield itself from
predators such as a wolf or a snake.