Imaging the Response of Woody Vegetation Ecosystems of the Northern Chihuahuan Desert to Short Simulated Precipitation Pulses: Implications for the Resiliency of Arid Ecosystems and the Water Balance of Desert Landscapes

Hugo Alberto Gutierrez-Jurado1, Orlando Ramirez-Valle Sr2, Hayden Thompson1 and Suzan Aranda Luna1, (1)University of Texas at El Paso, Geological Sciences, El Paso, TX, United States, (2)University of Texas at El Paso/INIFAP, Geological Sciences, El Paso, TX, United States