Understanding predator–prey relationships can be pivotal in the conservation of species. For
2 decades, desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii populations have declined, yet quantitative …

Many of the threats to the persistence of populations of sensitive species have physiological
or pathological mechanisms, and those mechanisms are best understood through the …

Conservation planning and biodiversity management require information on landscape
connectivity across a range of spatial scales from individual home ranges to large regions. …

We report the results of standardized surveys to determine the effects of wildfires on desert
tortoises ( Gopherus agassizii ) and their habitats in the northeastern Mojave Desert and …

… Pers.) at an amount near the upper limit for spring annual shoot production for the region (Esque
2004). The fuel was spread by hand in the amount of 3,175 kg ha −1 (2,833 lbs ac −1 ) …

We compared seed banks between two contrasting anthropogenic surface disturbances (compacted,
trenched) and adjacent undisturbed controls to determine whether site condition …

Common garden experiments are indoor or outdoor plantings of species or populations
collected from multiple distinct geographic locations, grown together under shared conditions. …

Aim We explored lineage diversification within desert‐dwelling fauna. Our goals were (1) to
determine whether phylogenetic lineages and population expansions were consistent with …

Wildlife managers consider animal translocation a means of increasing the viability of a local
population. However, augmentation may disrupt existing resident disease dynamics and …

Habitat modeling is an important tool used to simulate the potential distribution of a species
for a variety of basic and applied questions. The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is a …