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Ultimately, the major deserts of the earth’s surface are the results of climate. While edaphic phenomena generate locally xeric conditions or extend the limits of deserts, only major climatic trends can regulate the soil, topography, vegetation, and faunas worthy of geographical definition.
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Morafka, D.J. (1977). Climate. In: A Biogeographical Analysis of the Chihuahuan Desert through its Herpetofauna. Biogeographica, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1318-5_3
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