10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZACATON»
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Rabbits, Hares and Pikas: Status Survey and Conservation ...
Volcano rabbit sheltering under Zacaton grass (Photo by W. J. Bell) stenophyllum
, Geranium potentillaae, Stachys agraria, Lupinus montanus, Senecio salignus,
Gnaphalium conoideum, Plan- tago patagonica, Bidens diversifolia,Alchemilla ...
Joseph A. Chapman, John E. C. Flux, 1990
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Encyclopedia of Caves and Karst Science
At least two pits with depths in excess of 200 m are completely filled by deep
phreatic flow; Nacimiento del Rio Mante's Macho Pit (206 m) at the base of the El
Abra, and Zacaton, on Rancho La Azufrosa west of Tampico. Zacaton has been ...
3
Food Plants of the Sonoran Desert
Sporobolus I dropseed S. airoides (Torrey) Torrey alkali sacaton, cresta de gallo,
zacaton alkalino S. contractus Hitchcock narrow-spike dropseed, zacate alkalino
espigado, zacaton de arena S. cryptandrus (Torrey) A. Gray sand dropseed, ...
Perhaps the most famous feature in the Aldama area (especially for divers) is the
cenote El Zacaton. Explorations of the cenote began in 1990 and, since then, it
has been discovered to be incredibly deep, at over 1,000 feet. World records in ...
5
Best Plants for New Mexico Gardens and Landscapes: Keyed to ...
GRASSES ORNAMENTAL SPECIES Blue fescue Alkali sacaton Sporobolus
airoides Spanish: Zacaton alcalino. An extraordinarily beautiful native warm-
season bunchgrass common in alkaline soils, especially in central and southern
New ...
It is the deepest known water-filled sinkhole in the world with a total depth of 339 metres (1,112ft). The 392 metres (1,286ft) deep Pozzo Merro (Italy) is deeper but is rather a near-vertical cave and not sinkhole.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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North American Wildland Plants: A Field Guide
zacate gufa, 151 zacate salado, 99 zacate indio, 41 zacate tempranero, 159
zacate lloron, 123 zacate tres cerdas, 71 zacate maicero, 43 zacate triguillo, 189
zacate nudoso, 155 zacaton, 141 zacate ovillo, 161 zacaton alcalino, 139 zacate
...
James L. Stubbendieck, Stephan L. Hatch, L. M. Landholt, 2003
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Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology
The deepest known examples of shaft caves active today are Pozzo de Merro,
Italy (— 392 m) and El Zacaton, Mexico (> 329 m). Both are close to volcanic
centres. El Zacaton (Figure 7.29c) and nearby shafts have thick travertine
deposits and ...
Derek Ford, Paul D. Williams, 2013
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North American Range Plants
... 45 Zacate ovillo, 169 Zacate pelillo, 93 Zacate punta blanca, 147 Zacate
salado, 31 Zacate tempranero, 157 Zacate triguillo, 215 Zacaton, 139 Zacaton
alcalino, 139 Zacaton arenoso, 141 zorra, Colade, 211 ZYGOPHYLLACEAE, 431
493.
James L. Stubbendieck, Stephan L. Hatch, Charles H. Butterfield, 1992
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The Cambridge History of the Native Peoples of the Americas
The growing of zacaton is a native tradition going back to prehispanic days, and
had long provided the raw material for native artisans to produce brooms. Under
the modern hacienda system, the cultivation of zacaton expanded greatly when a
...
Richard E. W. Adams, Murdo J. MacLeod, 2000
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZACATON»
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Sumur ini bakal merenggut nyawa siapa saja yang menyentuh …
Zacaton adalah sinkhole atau lubang patahan berisi air hangat yang berada di timur laut Tamaulipas, Meksiko. Sumur ini juga dikenal sebagai sinkhole berisi ... «merdeka.com, Feb 15»
NASA DEPTHX Robot Completes Test Drive of Exploration …
On May 26, DEPTHX autonomously descended into Zacaton, collected a wall core ... operating without a tether, DEPTHX further explored and mapped Zacaton, ... «Space Ref, Jun 07»
NASA probes sinkhole as proxy for icy moon
El Zacaton, near the Gulf coast of northeastern Mexico, is about 100 metres (328 feet) wide and more than 1,000 metres (3,280 feet) deep. It could easily hold ... «Reuters, May 07»
NASA Robot to Explore 'Bottomless' Pit
The self-automated "DEPTHX" (Deep Phreatic Thermal Explorer) will search the depths of the El Zacaton cenote, or geothermal sinkhole, for life and also study ... «Space.com, May 07»
Probe to explore deepest known sinkhole
Cenote Zacaton, near Mexico's northeastern coast, is the deepest known water-filled sinkhole. (Courtesy U. Texas at Austin) ... «World Science, Mar 07»
