Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts

Brooks, M.L. 2000. Bromus madritensis subsp. rubens (L.) Husnot [ B. rubens L.], Foxtail Chess (Red Brome). In C. Bossard, M. Hoshovsky, and J. Randall (eds.), Noxious Wildland Weeds of California. University of California Press. In Press.

Brooks, M.L. 2000. Competition between alien annual grasses and native annual plants in the Mojave Desert. American Midland Naturalist. In Press.

Brooks, M.L. 2000. Does protection of desert tortoise habitat generate other ecological benefits in the Mojave Desert? Proceedings of the Wilderness Science: In a Time of Change conference, Missoula MT, 23-27 May 1999. In Press.

Brooks, M.L. 2000. Schismus spp., Schismus arabicus Nees and Schismus barbatus (L.) Thell., Mediterranean Grass (Split Grass). In C. Bossard, M. Hoshovsky, and J. Randall (eds.), Noxious Wildland Weeds of California. University of California Press. In Press.

Brooks, ML 1999. Habitat invasibility and dominance by alien annual plants in the western Mojave Desert. Biological Invasions. 1:325-337.

Brooks, M.L 1999. Alien annual grasses and fire in the Mojave Desert. Madroño. 46:13-19.

Kemp, P. and M.L. Brooks. 1998. Exotic Species of California Deserts. Fremontia 26:30-34.

Other Manuscripts

Brooks, M.L. and K.H. Berry. 1999. Ecology and management of alien annual plants in the California deserts. CalEPPC News (California Exotic Pest Plant Council Newsletter) 7(3/4):4-6.

Brooks, M.L. and T. Esque. 2000. Alien grasses in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. Proceedings of the 1999 California Exotic Pest Plant Council Symposium. In press.

Presentations

Brooks, M.L. 2000. Effects of a changing fire regime in the Mojave Desert. California Association of Fire Ecology Symposium, San Diego, CA.

Brooks, M.L. 2000. Management of alien annual plants and fire in the Mojave and Colorado deserts. Western Section of the Wildlife Society, Riverside, CA.

Brooks, M.L. 1999. Factors affecting alien annual plant abundance at a site in the western Mojave Desert: effects of human disturbance, microhabitat, topography, and rainfall. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. Las Vegas, NV

Brooks, ML. 1998. Effects of fire on the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). International Conference on Turtles and Tortoises. Dominguez Hills, CA.

Brooks, M.L. 1998. Factors affecting alien annual plant abundance at a site in the western Mojave Desert: effects of human disturbance, microhabitat, topography, and rainfall. California Exotic Pest Plant Council Symposium. Ontario, CA.

Brooks M.L. 1998 Status of alien annual plants and their environmental correlates in desert tortoise habitat. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Las Vegas, NV.

Brooks, M.L. and L. DeFalco. 1999. Exotic plant species in desert tortoise habitat. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. St. George, UT.

Brooks, M.L., T.C. Esque, and C.R. Schwalbe. 1999. Effects of exotic grasses via wildfire on desert tortoises and their habitat. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. St. George, UT.

DeFalco, L. and M.L. Brooks. 1999. Ecology and management of alien plants. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. Las Vegas, NV.

In Preparation

Brooks, M.L.. Fire temperatures and effects on annual plants in the Mojave Desert: Implications for postfire restoration.

Brooks, M.L. and K.H. Berry. Environmental correlates of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert.

Brooks, M.L., T. Esque, S. Benjamin, and D. DelSordo. 1999. Digital database of fire perimeters in the Mojave Desert. United States Department of the Interior.

Brooks, M.L. Alien annual plants in desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) habitat: ecological effects and management.

Brooks, M.L., T. Keeler-Wolf, and R. Minnich. Southeastern ecoregion. In N. Sugihara et al. (eds.) Fire In California Ecosystems.

Brooks, M.L., J. Randall, and R. Klinger. Invasive plants and fire. In N. Sugihara et al. (eds.) Fire In California Ecosystems.