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WILDLIFE SPECIES: Gopherus agassizii | Desert Tortoise
REFERENCES : 1. Bernard, Stephen R.; Brown, Kenneth F. 1977. Distribution of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians by BLM physiographic regions and A.W. Kuchler's associations for the eleven western states. Tech. Note 301. Denver, CO: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. 169 p. [434] 2. Berry, Kristin H. 1978. Livestock grazing and the desert tortoise. In: Transactions of the 43rd North American wildlife and natural resources conference; 1978 March 18-22; Phoenix, AZ. Washington, DC: Wildlife Management Institute: 505-519. [13693] 3. Berry, Kristin H. 1986. Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) research in California. In: Management of the desert tortoise in California: Proceedings of the symposium; 1985 March 3-5; Malibu, CA. In: Herpetologica. 42 (1): 62-66. [13697] 4. Biswell, H. H. 1958. The use of fire in California chaparral for game habitat improvement. In: Proceedings: Society of American Foresters meeting; 1957 November 10-13; Syracuse, NY. Washington, DC: Society of American Foresters: 151-155. [12149] 5. Bock, Jane H.; Bock, Carl E. 1987. Fire effects following prescribed burning in two desert ecosystems. Final Report on Cooperative Agreement No. 28-03-278. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. 20 p. [12321] 6. Campbell, Faith Thompson. 1988. The desert tortoise. In: Audubon wildlife report 1988/1989. New York: National Audubon Society: 567-581. [13695] 7. Carr, Archie. 1952. Handbook of turtles. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. 542 p. [13691] 8. Eyre, F. H., ed. 1980. Forest cover types of the United States and Canada. Washington, DC: Society of American Foresters. 148 p. [905] 9. Garrison, George A.; Bjugstad, Ardell J.; Duncan, Don A.; [and others]. 1977. Vegetation and environmental features of forest and range ecosystems. Agric. Handb. 475. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 68 p. [998] 10. Hansen, Richard M.; Johnson, Mark K.; Van Devender, Thomas R. 1976. Foods of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, in Arizona and Utah. Herpetologica. 32: 247-251. [13702] 11. Humphrey, Robert R. 1974. Fire in the deserts and desert grassland of North America. In: Kozlowski, T. T.; Ahlgren, C. E., eds. Fire and ecosystems. New York: Academic Press: 365-400. [1217] 12. Kuchler, A. W. 1964. Manual to accompany the map of potential vegetation of the conterminous United States. Special Publication No. 36. New York: American Geographical Society. 77 p. [1384] 13. Luckenbach, Roger A. 1982. Ecology and management of desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in California. In: North American tortoises: conservation and ecology. Wildlife Res. Rep. 12. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Servcie: 1-37. [13727] 14. Nagy, Kenneth A.; Medica, Philip A. 1986. Physiological ecology of desert tortoises in southern Nevada. In: Management of the desert tortoise in California: Proceedings of the symposium; 1985 March 3-5; Malibu, CA. In: Herpetologica. 42 (1): 73-92. [13699] 15. Pope, Clifford H. 1949. Turtles of the U.S. and Canada. New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc. 343 p. [13692] 16. Schamberger, Melvin L.; Turner, Frederick B. 1986. The application of habitat modeling to the desert tortoise (Goperus agassizii). In: Management of the desert tortoise in California: Proceedings of the symposium; 1985 March 3-5; Malibu, CA. In: Herpetologica. 42 (1): 134-138. [13698] 17. Stuart, George R. 1954. Observations on reproduction in the desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii in captivity. Copeia. 1954(1): 61-62. [13701] 18. Turner, Frederick B. 1986. Management of the desert tortoise in California. In: Management of the desert tortoise in California: Proceedings of the symposium; 1985 March 3-5; Malibu, CA. In: Herpetologica. 42 (1): 57-58. [13696] 19. U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. 1994. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants. 50 CFR 17.11 & 17.12. Washington, DC: [Publisher unknown]. 42 p. [24413] 20. U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. 1990. Final listing rules approved for 14 species. Endangered Species Technical Bulletin. 15(10): 11. [16592] 21. Webb, Robert H.; Stielstra, Steven S. 1979. Sheep grazing effects on Mojave Desert vegetation and soils. Environmental Management. 3(6): 517-529. [4164] 22. Woodbury, Angus M.; Hardy, Ross. 1948. Studies of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii. Ecological Monographs. 18: 145-200. [13694] 23. Schmidt, K. P. 1953. A check list of North American amphibians and reptiles. 6th ed. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. 280 p. [21123]

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