Compensating for diminishing natural water: Predicting the impacts of water development on summer habitat of desert bighorn sheep

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 280-286

  Longshore, K M ^a   Lowrey, C ^a   Thompson, D B ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert bighorn sheep; Guzzlers; Historic habitat; Mojave desert; Ovis canadensis nelsoni; Summer habitat; Water development

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; NATURE RESERVE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SHEEP; SPRING WATER; WATER RESOURCE; WILD POPULATION;

CALIFORNIA; JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

OVIS ARIES; OVIS CANADENSIS; OVIS CANADENSIS NELSONI;

EID: 59049102109     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.09.021     Document Type: Article

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