Tumamoc Hill
Biological / Physical Sciences
35+ years of Annual Plant Research – Larry Venable and the Venable Lab
Scale Colony Apiary, Saguaro Biomechanics & Centris bees – Stephen L. Buchmann
Development and analysis of genomic resources for the saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) and other Cactaceae – Mike Sanderson and Alberto Burquez
Do functional tradeoffs associated with stem geometry constrain drought sensitivity in giant cacti? – David Dettman, Kevin Hultine, David Williams, Brad Butterfield, Alberto Burquez
In situ measurement of spines and growth of saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea). – Alberto Burquez, Mike Sanderson, Fernando Vite, Enriquena Bustamante
Aquifer-Storage Change and Land-Subsidence Monitoring in the Tucson Active Management Area – Jay Cederberg (USGS), Elizabeth (Libby) Kahler, Michael Landrum, Jeff Kennedy
Buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliare) demography – Elise Gornish
Plant-Animal Interactions: Ferocactus and vertebrates – Josh Ness
Baseline data on microbial community dynamics in light of future megadrought conditions – Julie Neilson
Revisiting the Tumamoc Globeberry – Frank W. Reichenbacher
Germination rates and fitness of a desert annual plant (Pectocarya heterocarpa) grown in different rainfall environments – Joshua Scholl
Seasonal phenology of leafing and flowering in ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens)– Nick Waser and Mary Price
Evaluating the microbial symbionts of an invasive grass in urban and exurban environments – Betsy Arnold
A study on the diet and web structure of black widow spiders –Pierre-Olivier Montiglio and Nicholas DiRienzo
Growth responses and anatomy of desert plants in Arizona: impacts of climate change on environmental sensitivity of plants in the dry ecosystems of the Southwestern United States – Jiri Dolezal, Jan Altman, Veronika Langova, Nela Maredova
Collaborative Research: New World Justicia s.l.: A microcosm for understanding covariation of floral traits and pollinators in a phylogenetic context – Amanda E. Fisher, Carrie Kiel, Lucinda McDade, Erin Tripp, Laymon Ball
Status, distribution, habitat, and stressors of the Sonoran talussnail – Aaron Flesch, Ian Murray, Jeff Gicklhorn
Green Fund Ecological Monitoring Project – Aaron Flesch, Trica Hawkins and Erin Salano, Emily Runnion, Wesley Johnny Ochs, Ross Shipley, Dylan Stewart, Amanda (Mandy) Becker, Taylor Foerster, Brieanna Whitehair, Jacob Brown, Andrea Mason, Maya Rena Stahl, Miguel Grageda, Mallary Rae Parker, David Dearmore, Humberto Gurrola, Alexandra Peck, Bobby Figarotta
Thermo-adaptation of photosynthesis in Tidestromia species: Seed collection of Tidestromia lanuginosa in Tumamoc Hill – Karine Prado, Shu Rhee, Joe Berry, Jennifer Johnson
Saguaro Pollination Biology – Caitlin Winterbottom
The long-term Spalding vegetation plots – The Desert Laboratory
Tumamoc Hill long-term Saguaro Plots – Susana Rodríguez-Buritica, Daniel Winkler, Bob Webb, Larry Venable and the Desert Laboratory
Cultural Sciences
Tumamoc Hill Cultural Resources Inventory, Pima County Parcel – SWCA Environmental Consultants
Cuéntame Más: Tales from Tumamoc – Javier Duran, Ben Wilder, Michelle Aguilera, Christian Ruvalcaba, Bill Hatcher, Yazmin Vasquez, Yadira Cabballero, Zazil-Ha Baruch Verduzco
Art
An Artistic perspective of Tumamoc Hill – Paul Mirocha
Illustrations and paintings of Sonoran Desert plants, animals and biomes – Bill Singleton
History of Astronomy on Tumamoc Hill educational video – Active Galactic Videos / Steward Observatory / Univ. of Ariz., Aaron Cargile, Tasnim Boufelfel
Green Planet Landmark series - BBC, Paul Williams
Greenhouse Journal – Nick Georgiou
The Gila Topminnow Returns – Kimi Eisele
Interdisciplinary
SONATAS (Listening to the SOunds of NATure to undersTAnd global environmental changeS) – Anne Sourdril and Luc Barbaro
Southline Transmission Project, Cultureal and Biological surveys – SWCA Environmental Consultants: Heather West, Maggie Evancho, Paul Rawson, Rob Hergenrother, Thomas Staudt, Robert Pape, and John Durham
List of previous research projects (since ca. 2010):
Ecology and conservation of reptiles on Tumamoc Hill – Matt Goode
A comparative analysis and intervention to support physical activity in a recreational park versus and open space in Tucson, AZ – Deanna Lewis
Temporal biotic homogenization in arid soils and desert plants along an urbanization gradient – Albert Barberán
Elf Owl Study – Aaron Flesch
Buffelgrass "greenness" index – Travis Bean, Steven Smith
Visitor impact on mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) habitat selection – Sonny Bleicher
Oil-Collecting Bees (Centris spp.) and Krameria oil flowers – Stephen Buchmann, Daniel Papaj, William Sabino, Bryan Danforth
The coexistence of native and invasive plant species in the Sonoran Desert – Anny Chung
Seed selection and abundance of rodents on Tumamoc Hill – Katie Keck
Lightning strikes on Tumamoc Hill – Carl Noggle, Ken Cummins
Geology student learning – Pamela Pelletier, Jessica Kapp
The Timing and Extent of Two Villages at Tumamoc Hill in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona – Todd Pitezel, James T. Watson
Buffelgrass seed ecology – Pacifica Sommers
Adaptation and population biology of desert mistletoe (Phoradendron californicum) – Noah Whiteman, Jennifer Koop, Lauren Johnston, Kelsie Yule
Pollination biology of different colored barrel cactus flowers – Xing-Yue Ge
The Researchers
Research - Tumamoc Hill


Suzanne K. Fish, PhD
Curator Emerita, Arizona State Museum
Professor Emerita, School of Anthropology

Deborah Goldberg, PhD
Adjunct Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Gary Paul Nabhan, OEF, PhD
W.K. Kellogg Endowed Chair in Food and Water Security for the Borderlands

D. Lawrence Venable, PhD
Director of Research, Desert Laboratory; Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona

Benjamin T. Wilder, PhD
Director, Desert Laboratory on Tumamoc Hill