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ContributorsFred Harvey (Publisher)
Created1905
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Color postcard titled, "8797 El Tovar Grand Canyon of Arizona." Handwritten annotation, "Dear Miss Oakley, I expect to leave here Tuesday A.M. Have had the time of my life. Lovingly, M."

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ContributorsPhelps, George (Photographer) / Fred Harvey (Publisher) / John G. Verkamp (Publisher)
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Color postcard titled, "East From (Hopi) Rowe Point."

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ContributorsFred Harvey (Publisher)
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Color postcard titled, "H-4452 The Watchtower at Desert View, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona." Circa 1930-1939.

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ContributorsDarton, Nelson Horatio (Author) / Fred Harvey (Publisher)
Created1917
DescriptionBooklet describing a geological survey of the Grand Canyon. Four editions: 1917, 1929, 1936, 1950.
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ContributorsAtchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company (Publisher) / Fred Harvey (Publisher)
Created1908
DescriptionBrochure describing trips leaving from El Tovar Hotel.
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ContributorsAtchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company (Publisher) / Fred Harvey (Publisher)
Created1908
DescriptionBrochure describing trips leaving from El Tovar Hotel.
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ContributorsBiggs, Thomas H. (Author) / Arizona Geological Survey (Publisher)
Created2006-06
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Throughout the southwestern United States, vegetation in what historically was grassland has changed to a mixture of trees and shrubs; exotic grass species and undesirable shrubs have also invaded the grasslands at the expense of native grasses. The availability and amount of soil nutrients influence the relative success of plants,

Throughout the southwestern United States, vegetation in what historically was grassland has changed to a mixture of trees and shrubs; exotic grass species and undesirable shrubs have also invaded the grasslands at the expense of native grasses. The availability and amount of soil nutrients influence the relative success of plants, but few studies have examined fire effects on soil characteristics in a temporal, spatial, and species group-specific fashion. Likewise, few studies have tied fire effects and ecological aspects to the underlying geology. Our research investigates the effects of fire events on selected soil characteristics pH, nitrate (NO3-), plant-available phosphorus (PO4-3), and total organic carbon (TOC) on native grass-, exotic grass-, and mixed grass-dominated plots distributed on four different geological surfaces. Treated and control plots were sampled prior to burn treatment and at intervals after the burns. In addition to new geologic mapping of the study areas, results indicate the geologic substrate is the most important variable for explaining pH, NO3- and PO4-3 values in the soils. Dominant grass type – native, non-native, or mixed – had little effect on the response of soil geochemistry to fire events: post-burn results indicate vegetation was a significant factor only for TOC. Recovery to pre-burn levels varies with characteristic: there were no significant initial differences between vegetation types, but significant differences in NO3-, PO4-3, and TOC amounts occur as a result of fire events, geological characteristics, and time. The research helps identify the soil response to fire and the recovery times of soil characteristics, further defines which fire frequency is optimal as a management strategy to maximize soil macronutrient contents, and illustrates the important role geology plays in grassland ecosystems.