This collection consists of research notes, field notes,
publications, and slides related to flora in the Finger Rock Canyon/Mt. Kimball region
of the Santa Catalina Mountains.
Collection Number:
MS 779
Language:
Materials are in English.
Repository:
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/
E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu
Biographical Note
C. David Bertelsen is an adjunct associate research scientist at the University of
Arizona in the School of Natural Resources and Environment. Bertelsen's research focuses
on phenology, ecology, and climate change. The following collection focuses on flora and
fauna research in the Finger Rock Canyon/Mt. Kimball region. These studies record
flowering plant taxa in a five-mile canyon route (to the summit of Mt. Kimball) in the
Santa Catalina Mountains. Bertelsen's notes describe the area, its six vegetative
associations, elevations, phenological data, etc. The flora mentioned in these field
notes includes approximately 615 specific and infraspecific taxa in 363 genera and 84
families. Uniquely, the Santa Catalina Mountain area of these studies contains nearly
45% of the known flora in the range. In addition, several series of slides are included
in the collection, which represent materials used in various lectures conducted by
Bertelsen.
Scope and Content Note
This collection includes data gathering and field research notes, notebooks, and
descriptions of flora and fauna in Finger Rock Canyon/Mt. Kimball region, as collected
by C. David Bertelsen. In addition to field materials, the collection also includes
published papers by Bertelsen and a series of color slides used in various presentations
by Bertelsen.
Organization
This collection is arranged by material type and, when applicable, chronologically.
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transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers,
employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he
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