Seed Menus: An integrated decision‐support framework for native plant restoration in the Mojave Desert
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8805
Abstract: Abstract The combination of ecosystem stressors, rapid climate change, and increasing landscape‐scale development has necessitated active restoration across large tracts of disturbed habitats in the arid southwestern United States. In this context, programmatic directives such… read more here.
Keywords: restoration; decision support; plant; seed ... See more keywords
Conservation of Mojave Desert springs and associated biota: status, threats, and policy opportunities
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-020-02090-7
Abstract: In arid landscapes where fresh water is a limiting resource, the expression of groundwater in springs sustains important landscape functions, globally-recognized biodiversity hotspots, and both aquatic endemic and wide-ranging terrestrial species. Desert springs and associated… read more here.
Keywords: mojave desert; status; springs associated; policy ... See more keywords
Genes in space: what Mojave desert tortoise genetics can tell us about landscape connectivity
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DOI: 10.1007/s10592-020-01251-z
Abstract: Habitat loss and fragmentation in the Mojave desert have been increasing, which can create barriers to movement and gene flow in populations of native species. Disturbance and degradation of Mojave desert tortoise habitat includes linear… read more here.
Keywords: mojave desert; desert tortoise; genetics; connectivity ... See more keywords
Cover–biomass relationships of an invasive annual grass, Bromus rubens, in the Mojave Desert
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DOI: 10.1017/inp.2020.33
Abstract: Abstract Estimates of plant biomass are helpful for many applications in invasive plant science and management, but measuring biomass can be time-consuming, costly, or impractical if destructive sampling is inappropriate. The objective of this study… read more here.
Keywords: mojave desert; biomass; annual grass; cover biomass ... See more keywords
A 37-year experimental study of the effects of structural alterations on a shrub community in the Mojave Desert, California
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DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12904
Abstract: 1.In 1977 an experiment was initiated in the Mojave Desert to investigate the relationship between shrub interactions and structure in a community dominated by Ambrosia dumosa and Larrea tridentata. Here, as in much of the… read more here.
Keywords: mojave desert; removal plots; community; shrub interactions ... See more keywords
A new cavernicolous harvestman, Texella martensi n. sp., from the Mojave Desert, California (Opiliones: Laniatores: Phalangodidae).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4984.1.11
Abstract: A new species of Texella, T. martensi n. sp., is described on the basis of a single male specimen from Titus Canyon Cave, Inyo County, California. The species belongs to the kokoweef group in having… read more here.
Keywords: mojave desert; texella martensi; california; harvestman texella ... See more keywords
Subpopulation augmentation among habitat patches as a tool to manage an endangered Mojave Desert wetlands-dependent rodent during anthropogenic restricted water climate regimes
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224246
Abstract: Intensive management may be necessary to protect some highly vulnerable endangered species, particularly those dependent on water availability regimes that might be disrupted by ongoing climate change. The Amargosa vole (Microtus californicus scirpensis) is an… read more here.
Keywords: mojave desert; control voles; water; climate ... See more keywords
Host species and environment drivers of ectoparasite community of rodents in a Mojave Desert wetlands
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269160
Abstract: Drivers of patterns of ectoparasitism in rodents in patchy Mojave Desert wetlands were investigated. A total of 1,571 ectoparasites in Mesostigmata, Trombidiformes, Siphonaptera and Ixodida were collected from 341 rodents (Microtus californicus scirpensis, Mus musculus,… read more here.
Keywords: ectoparasite community; mojave desert; desert wetlands; host species ... See more keywords
Leaf Venation and Morphology Help Explain Physiological Variation in Yucca brevifolia and Hesperoyucca whipplei Across Microhabitats in the Mojave Desert, CA
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.578338
Abstract: Different microclimates can have significant impact on the physiology of succulents that inhabit arid environments such as the Mojave Desert (California). We investigated variation in leaf physiology, morphology and anatomy of two dominant Mojave Desert… read more here.
Keywords: mojave desert; variation; venation; water ... See more keywords
COMPARISON OF CURRENT METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF CHRONIC MYCOPLASMAL URTD IN WILD POPULATIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT TORTOISE (GOPHERUS AGASSIZII)
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DOI: 10.7589/2015-09-253
Abstract: Abstract Pathogens that cause subclinical diseases or exhibit low infection intensities are difficult to quantify in wild populations. Mojave desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) have been the focus of much research aimed at measuring the presence… read more here.
Keywords: mojave desert; detection; gopherus agassizii; disease ... See more keywords