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词条 Tinaja
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Tinaja is a term originating in the American Southwest for surface pockets (depressions) formed in bedrock that occur below waterfalls, are carved out by spring flow or seepage,[1] or are caused by sand and gravel scouring in intermittent streams (arroyos).[2][3] Tinajas are an important source of surface water storage in arid environments.[2][4]

These relatively rare landforms are important ecologically, because they support unique plant communities and provide important services to terrestrial wildlife.[5]

Examples

  • The Tinajas Altas ("high tinajas") in southern Arizona.
  • Several in El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve, Sonora, Mexico.

References

1. ^Osterkamp, W. R. 2008. Annotated Definitions of Selected Geomorphic Terms and Related Terms of Hydrology, Sedimentology, Soil Science and Ecology: Reston, Virginia, Open File Report 2008-1217, pp 49
2. ^{{Cite book|author=Fox, William|year=2005|title=Desert Water|location=Portland, Oregon|publisher=Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=L2huBuA4THAC&pg=PT12 12]|isbn=978-1-55868-858-2}}
3. ^{{Cite book|author=Mabbutt, J. A.|year=1977|title=Desert Landforms|location=Canberra|publisher=Australian National University Press|page=182|isbn=978-0-7081-0437-8}}
4. ^Brown, T. B. and R. R. Johnson. 1983. The distribution of bedrock depressions (tinajas) as sources of surface water in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 18: 61-68.
5. ^National Park Service (NPS). 2006. Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Ecological Monitoring Report, 1997–2005, Chapter 14: Water Quality.http://www.nps.gov/orpi/naturescience/orpi-ecological-monitoring-report.htm

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