Attributes of desert tortoise populations at the National Training Center, Central Mojave Desert, California, USA

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages 165-191

  Berry, K H ^a   Bailey, T Y ^b   Anderson, K M ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelonians; Disease; Gopherus agassizii; Military training; Roads; Trash

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CAUSE OF DEATH; POPULATION DENSITY; TURTLE;

CALIFORNIA; FORT IRWIN; MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GOPHERUS AGASSIZII; NEGIBACTERIA; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 33845193372     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.09.026     Document Type: Article

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