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Mojave National Preserve
Science Newsletter

March 2011

  • A history of Mojave Desert tortoise movement: a view through the window of population genetics, B.E. Hagerty and C.R. Tracy.
  • Upper respiratory tract disease (URTD), mycoplasmosis, and antibody responses in the Mojave Desert tortoise, F.C. Sandmeier, C.R. Tracy, S. DuPré, H. Mohammadpour, and K. Hunter.
  • Desert tortoise and highway traffic: a resource management concern, D. Hughson and N. Darby.

April 2010

  • A Recent Sighting of a Banded Gila Monster, (Heloderma suspectum cinctum) in Mojave National Preserve, California, R.Ruppert.
  • Coevolution of Joshua trees and their Pollinators: A Short Review, C.I. Smith.
  • Demographic Studies of Joshua Trees in Mojave Desert National Parks: Demography With Emphasis on Germination and Recruitment, T.C. Esque, B. Reynolds, L.A. DeFalco, B.A. Waitman.

November 2009

  • Sweeney Granite Mountains Desert Research Center: an Interview with Director Dr. Jim André, J. André, D. Hughson.
  • Reptile Diversity Following the Hackberry Fire, K. Dutcher.
  • Physiological Responses of Mojave Desert Shrubs to Simulated Summer Wash Flow: Preliminary Results, A. Newlander, D. Bedford, D. Miller, D. Sandquist.

April 2009

  • Responses of Mule Deer to Experimental Manipulation of Water Sources: Preliminary Results from the First Year, N. Darby, J. Dungan, K. Stewart, V. Bleich, D. Hughson.
  • Mohave Tui Chub Recovery: Hybridization and Invasion, D. Hughson, N. Darby, S. Parmenter, S. Henkanaththegedara, J. Seigel.
  • Tortoise on Roads in Mojave Preserve, D. Hughson, N. Darby.
  • Effects of small mammals on post-fire vegetation recovery in the Mojave Desert, P. Stapp.

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photo of creosotebush

Did You Know?
Creosote bush dominates the Mojave Desert landscape, growing on about seventy percent of Mojave Desert lands.

Last Updated: May 20, 2011 at 14:42 MST