EPA Fellowship: Jeff Ackley - Off the sand and onto the asphalt: Does the urban heat island influence desert lizards

Agriculture & Biology

1. heat island 100%
2. bitumen 80%
3. deserts 58%
4. lizards 57%
5. sand 51%
6. homeowners 19%
7. summer 12%
8. ectothermy 12%
9. ecosystem services 10%
10. landscaping 8%
11. climate change 8%
12. volatile organic compounds 7%
13. surface temperature 7%
14. nitrous oxide 7%
15. research projects 7%
16. space and time 7%
17. land use 6%
18. shade 5%
19. low-income neighborhoods 5%
20. cooling 5%
21. Clean Air Act 5%
22. habitats 5%
23. heat emissions 5%
24. common lands 5%
25. temperature 5%
26. heat stroke 5%