Publications
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Book
Felger, R.S., B.T. Wilder in collaboration with H. Romero-Morales. 2012. Plant Life of a Desert Archipelago: Flora of the Sonoran Islands in the Gulf of California. University of Arizona Press, Tucson. 624 pages.
Peer-reviewed papers and book chapters
35. Le Tourneau, F-M., L.A. Fisher, A.A. Zuniga-Teran, B.T. Wilder, A-L. Boyer, D. Blanchon F. Dubertret. 2024. The socio-ecological complexity of facing climate change: a case study from Pima County (Arizona, USA). Comptes Rendus. Géoscience. https://doi.org/10.5802/crgeos.267
34. Wilder, B.T., J. Shelly, K.S. Gibson, J. Malusa. 2024. Fire in the Sonoran Desert: An overview of a changing landscape. Southwest Fire Science Consortium.
33. Brown, C., S. Rodriguez Buritica, D.E. Goldberg, F. Reichenbacher, D.L. Venable, R.H. Webb, B.T. Wilder. 2023. 106 years of change in a Sonoran Desert plant community: impact of climate anomalies and trends in species sensitivities. Ecology, e4914. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4194
32. Wilder, B.T., A.T. Becker, D.L. Dettman. 2022. Marine subsidies produce cactus forests on desert islands. Scientific Reports 12:17110. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-21133-3
Media coverage: BBC Green Planet, Desert Worlds episode
31. Araya-Donoso, R. S.M. Baty, P. Alonso-Alonso, M.J. Sanín, B.T. Wilder, A. Munguia-Vega, G.A. Dolby, 2022. Implications of barrier ephemerality in geogenomic research. Journal of Biogeography 49:2050–2063. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14487
30. Dolby, G.A. S.E.K Bennett, R.J. Dorsey, M. Stokes, B.R. Riddle, A. Lira-Noriega, A. Munguia-Vega, B.T. Wilder. 2022. Integrating Earth-life systems: A geogenomics approach. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 37:371–384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.12.004
29. Wilder, B.T, A.T. Becker, A. Munguia-Vega, M. Culver. 2022. Tracking the desert’s edge with a Pleistocene relict. Journal of Arid Environments 196:104653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2021.104653
28. Wilder, B.T., C.S. Jarnevich, E. Baldwin, J.S. Black, K.A. Franklin, P. Grissom, K.A. Hovanes, A. Olsson, J. Malusa, A.S.M.G. Kibria, Y.M. Li, A.M. Lien, A. Ponce, J.A. Rowe, J.R. Soto, M.R. Stahl, N.E. Young, J.L. Betancourt. 2021. Grassification and Fast-Evolving Fire Connectivity and Risk in the Sonoran Desert, United States. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9:655561. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.655561
Media coverage: Arizona Daily Star (June 2021 and October 2021)
27. Zamora, H.A., C.J. Eastoe, B.T. Wilder, J.C. McIntosh, T. Meixner, K.W. Flessa. 2020. Groundwater Isotopes in the Sonoyta River Watershed, USA-Mexico: Implications for Recharge Sources and Management of the Quitobaquito Springs. Water 12(12):3307. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12123307
26. Wilder, B.T. 2020. At the desert’s edge. In Nabhan, G.P., The Nature of Desert Nature. University of Arizona Press. Pp. 79–81.
25. Nabhan, G.P., E.C. Riordan, L. Monti, A.M. Rea, B.T. Wilder, E. Ezcurra, J.B. Mabry, J. Aronson, G.A. Barron‐Gafford, J.M. García, A. Búrquez, T.E. Crews, P. Mirocha, W.C. Hodgson. 2020. An Aridamerican model for agriculture in a hotter, water scarce world. Plants People Planet 2:627–639. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10129
24. Clark, S.E., E. Magrane, T. Baumgartner, S.E.K. Bennett, M. Bogan, T. Edwards, M.A. Dimmitt, H. Green, C. Hedgcock, B.M. Johnson, M.R. Johnson, K. Velo, and B.T. Wilder. 2020. 6&6: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Art-Science Collaboration. BioScience 70:821–829. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa076
23. Armenta-Méndez, L., J.P. Gallo-Reynoso, B.T. Wilder, A.A. Gardeo, M.M. Ortega-Nieblas, I. Barba-Acuña. 2020. The role of wild canids in the seed dispersal of Washingtonia robusta (Arecaceae) in Sonoran Desert oases. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 91: e913129. https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.3129
22. Zamora, H.A., B.T. Wilder, C.J. Eastoe, J.C. McIntosh, J. Welker, K.W. Flessa. 2019. Evaluation of Groundwater Sources, Flow Paths, and Residence Time of the Gran Desierto Pozos, Sonora, Mexico. Geosciences 9: 378. doi:10.3390/geosciences9090378
Media coverage: Arizona Daily Star, MAHB
21. Wilder, B.T., R.S. Felger, E. Ezcurra. 2019. Controls of plant diversity and composition on a desert archipelago. PeerJ 7:e7286. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7286
20. Ezcurra, E., B.T. Wilder. 2019. Tres siglos de colaboración científica entre México y los Estados Unidos. Ciencia 70:8–15.
19. Gil-Loaiza J., Lutz Ley A.N., Wilder B.T., Lever J., Ruiz J., Scott, C.A. 2019. La ciencia cruzando fronteras: Consorcio Arizona-México para Ambientes Áridos. Ciencia 70:56–63.
18. Armenta-Méndez, L., M.M. Ortega-Nieblas, J.P. Gallo-Reynoso, A.A. Gardea, B.T. Wilder, G. González-Aguilar, & A.M. Preciado-Saldaña. 2019. Proximal chemical analysis and secondary metabolites in Washingtonia robusta fruit (Arecaceae): relevance for the feeding of wildlife and humans. Botanical Sciences 97:155–166. http://dx.doi.org/10.17129/botsci.2057
17. Wilder, B.T., C. O’Meara, L. Monti, G.P. Nabhan. 2016. The importance of indigenous knowledge in curbing the loss of language and biodiversity. BioScience 66:499–509. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biw026
16. Wilder, B.T., C. O’Meara, L. Monti, G.P. Nabhan. 2016. Ethnoscience, the “Oldest Science”: A needed complement to academic science and citizen science to stem to the losses of biodiversity, indigenous languages, and livelihoods. In Nabhan, G.P. (ed) Ethnobiology for the Future. University of Arizona Press. Pp. 23–35.
15. Wilder, B.T., C. O’Meara. 2015. The Continuum of Desert Research. Journal of the Southwest 57:163–186.
14. Dolby, G. Bennett, S.E.K., A. Lira-Noriega, B.T. Wilder, A. Munguia-Vega. 2015. The Geologic and Climatic Forcing of Biodiversity Surrounding the Gulf of California. Journal of the Southwest 57:391–455.
13. Wilder, B.T. 2014. Historical Biogeography of the Midriff Islands in the Gulf of California, Mexico. Dissertation, UC, Riverside, Plant Biology.
12. Ratay, S.E., S. Vanderplank, B.T. Wilder. 2014. Island specialists: Shared flora of the Alta and Baja California Pacific islands. Western North American Naturalist 7:161–220.
11. Wilder, B.T., J.L. Betancourt, C. Epps, R. Crowhurst, J.I. Mead, E. Ezcurra. 2014. Local extinction and unintentional rewilding of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) on a desert island. PLoS ONE 9(3):e91358. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091358.
Media coverage: 35+ unique articles in Spanish and English including La Jornada, NSF, and The Last Word on Nothing.
10. Velarde, E., B.T. Wilder, R.S. Felger, E. Ezcurra. 2014. Floristic diversity and dynamics of Isla Rasa, Gulf of California, Mexico – A globally important seabird site. Botanical Sciences 92(1):89–101.
9. Wilder, B.T., C. O’Meara, A. Medel, N. Narchi, O. Aburto-Oropeza. 2013. The need for a next generation of Sonoran Desert researchers. Conservation Biology 27:243–244.
8. Wilder, B.T., P.P. Garcillán, B. Marazzi. 2013. Sonoran Desert. In Howarth, R.W. (ed.), Biomes and Ecosystems: An Encyclopedia. Salem Press, Ipswich, MA. Pp. 1160–1163.
7. Garcillán, Pedro P., B. Marazzi, B.T. Wilder. 2013. Baja California Desert. In Howarth, R.W. (ed.), Biomes and Ecosystems: An Encyclopedia. Salem Press, Ipswich, MA. Pp. 346–349.
6. Gallo-Reynoso, J.P, R.S. Felger, B.T. Wilder. 2012. Near colonization of a desert island by a tropical bird: Military macaw (Ara militaris) at Isla San Pedro Nolasco, Gulf of California. The Southwestern Naturalist 57:461–464.
5. Felger, R.S., B.T. Wilder, J P. Gallo-Reynoso. 2011. Floristic diversity and long-term vegetation dynamics of San Pedro Nolasco Island, Gulf of California, Mexico. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 43:1–42.
4. Wilder, B.T. & R.S. Felger. 2010. Cardons, guano, and isolation: The flora and vegetation of San Pedro Mártir Island, Gulf of California, Mexico. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 42:1–24.
3. Wilder, B.T., R.S. Felger, H. Romero. 2008. Succulent plant diversity of the Sonoran Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico. Haseltonia 14:128–161.
2. Wilder, B.T., R.S. Felger, T. R. Van Devender, H. Romero-Morales. 2008. Canotia holacantha on Isla Tiburón, Gulf of California, Mexico. Canotia 4(1):1–7.
1. Wilder, B.T., R.S. Felger, H. Romero-Morales, A. Quijada-Mascareñas. 2007. New plant discoveries for Sonoran Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico. Journal of Botanical Research Institute of Texas 1:1203–1227.
Reports and popular publications
16. Wilder, B.T., L. Lozano, J. MacKay, C. de la Rosa, E. Bustamante, D. Zazueta (Editors). 2024. N-Gen Summit 2024: Reconnecting the Sonoran Desert. Next Generation Sonoran Desert Researchers. (English and Spanish versions).
15. Wilder, B.T. and L. Meltzer. 2024. A Preliminary Assessment of the Ecological Health of the Gulf of California. Next Generation Sonoran Desert Researchers. (English and Spanish versions).
14. Wilder, B.T., W. Dorshow, E. Ezcurra. 2023. Sonoran Desert Drought Map Initial Report. 15 pg.
13. Wilder, B.T. 2023. N-Gen: Pushing the Arc of Desert Research Forward. Next Generation Sonoran Desert Researchers. (English and Spanish versions).
12. Wilder, B.T., T. Hanley. 2023. Agave Renaissance Summit 2023, Proceedings. Next Generation Sonoran Desert Researchers and Agave Heritage Festival. (English and Spanish versions).
11. Arnold, A.E, E. Ezcurra, S.E. Vanderplank, B.T. Wilder. 2023. Baja California Sur Plant Mortality Event, Preliminary Assessment. 23 pg.
10. Rutman, S., K.A. Dahl, R.E. McManus, G.P. Nabhan, A.T. Smith, M.B. Traphagen, B.T. Wilder. 2019. Defend the Biological and Cultural Integrity of the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands. https://wildlandsnetwork.org/support-gems-of-the-sonoran-desert/
9. Wilder, B.T. 2019. 6&6: Artists | Scientists. Next Generation Sonoran Desert Researchers.
8. Wilder, B.T., M.M. Early Capistrán, S.E. Vanderplank. 2018. 2018 N-Gen Border BioBlitz. Next Generation Sonoran Desert Researchers. 36 pg.
7. Yin, I, C. Jordan, J. Sanderson, E.C. Riordan, B.T. Wilder, H. Bannister, M. Pekarek, B. Pekarek, T. Ontiveros. 2017. Condor Valley Ecological Assessment, Explorers Club Flag Report Flag #210. Explorers Club Flag Report.
6. Wilder, B.T., X. Basurto, R. Dirzo. 2016. Final project report, Knowledge Transfer in Northwestern Mexico: Conservation Ecology Courses to Create Local Leaders Among the Comcaac. Final Report to The Christensen Fund.
5. Vanderplank S.E., B.T. Wilder, E. Ezcurra. 2016. Arroyo la Junta: Una joya de biodiversidad en la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra La Laguna / A biodiversity jewel in the Sierra La Laguna Biosphere Reserve. BRIT, N-Gen, and UC MEXUS. 159 pg.
Media coverage: Six unique articles in Spanish and English including Mongabay, La Jornada, and Latin American Science
4. Vanderplank, S.E., B.T. Wilder, E. Ezcurra. 2014. Descubriendo la Biodiversidad Terrestre en la Región de Cabo Pulmo / Uncovering the Dryland Biodiversity of the Cabo Pulmo Region. Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Next Generation Sonoran Desert Researchers, and UC MEXUS, U.S.A. 122 pg.
Media coverage: 15+ unique articles in Spanish and English including Mongabay and Huffington Post.
3. Wilder, B.T., C. O’Meara, A. Medel, N. Narchi. 2012. Next Generation Sonoran Desert Researchers 2012 Summit: The beginning of a movement. English. Spanish.
2. Wilder, B.T., R.S. Felger, H. Romero-Morales. 2007. Succulents and bighorn of Isla Tiburón. The Plant Press, Arizona Native Plant Society 31(2):9–11.
1. Wilder, B.T. 2007. Report to Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science on the project: Vascular flora of Isla Tiburón and satellite Islands, Gulf of California Mexico. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 39(1):51–55.
Editor
7. Felger, R.S. & F.S. Molina. 2024. Plants and Animals in the Yoeme World: Ethnoecology of the Yaquis of Sonora and Arizona. Desert Institute Press. 428 pages.
6. Felger, R.S., S.D. Carnahan, J.J. Sánchez-Escalante. 2023. The Desert Edge: Flora of Guaymas-Yaqui Region of Sonora, Mexico. Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 1,110 pages. https://shopbritpress.org/products/desert-edge-flora-of-guayamas-yaqui-region-of-sonora-mexico-vol-i
5. Rorabaugh, J.C., J. Schipper, T. Flood, E. Fernandez, S. Richardson, G. Robles. 2023. Mammals of Rancho El Aribabi in the Sky Island Region of Northern Sonora, Mexico. Hirsute Beast Press.
4. Bird, W.L. 2021. In the Arms of Saguaros: Iconography of the giant cactus. Proceedings of the Desert Laboratory, 3:1–222.
3. Esquer, G. 2018. Campos de Fuego: A Brief and Fantastic History of an Expedition into the Volcanic Region of the Pinacate. English and Spanish Editions. Proceedings of the Desert Laboratory, 2:1–154. http://tumamoc.arizona.edu/camposdefuego
2. Felger, R.S., S.D. Carnahan, J.J. Sánchez-Escalante. 2017. Oasis at the Desert Edge: Flora of Cañón del Nacapule, Sonora, Mexico. Proceedings of the Desert Laboratory, 1:1–220. http://tumamoc.arizona.edu/oasis-desert-edge-flora-nacapule-canyon
1. O’Meara, C., B.T. Wilder (eds). 2015. Seeds in the Sand: The next generation of approaches to understanding the Sonoran Desert and Gulf of California. Journal of the Southwest 57, Numbers 2 and 3.