Kristin H Berry

USGS Box Springs Field Station
22835 Calle San Juan de Los Lagos
Moreno Valley, CA 92553
Phone: (951) 697-5361
Fax: (951) 697-5299
Email: kristin_berry@usgs.gov

• Behavioral ecology of vertebrates
• Conservation biology
• Cumulative effects
• Desert Ecology
• Ecotoxicology
• Environmental impacts
• Invasive species ecology
• Monitoring methodology
• Natural areas and preserves
• Population biology
• Species/Population management
• Threatened and endangered species

• Ph.D., Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 1972
• M.A., Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 1968
• B.A., Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 1964

• American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
• Ecological Society of America
• Herpetologists' League
• Research Society of America, Sigma Xi
• Society for Conservation Biology
• Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
• Southern California Academy of Sciences

• Research Wildlife Biologist, Station Mgr., USGS, Western Ecological Science Center, Box Springs Field Station, Riverside, CA, Feb 1997-Present
• Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Western Ecological Science Center, Riverside Field Station, Riverside, CA, Nov 1993-Feb 1997
• Staff Supervisor and Research Scientist, Research Branch, Desert Biology US Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, CA, 1988-1993
• Leader: Desert Tortoise Res. & Monitoring Prog., US Bureau of Land Mgt., Riverside, CA, 1983-1988
• Coordinator: Research, Studies, and Monitoring, US Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, CA, 1980-1983
• Staff Leader for Wildlife, CA Desert Plan Prog., US Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, CA, 1974-1980

• Berry, K.H., K. Keith, and T. Bailey. 2008. Status of the desert tortoise in Red Rock Canyon State Park. California Fish and Game 94(2):98-118.[Journal Article]
• Keith, K., K.H. Berry, and J.F. Weigand. 2008. When desert tortoises are rare: Testing a new protocol for assessing status. California Fish and Game 94(2):75-97.[Journal Article]
• McCoy, E.D., and K. Berry. 2008. Using an ecological ethics framework to make decisions about the relocation of wildlife. Sci. Eng. Ethics 14:505-521.[Journal Article]
• Berry, K. H., Abundance and Distribution of Selected Elements from Tortoise Habitats in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts (January 2007)[Publication Brief]
• Berry, K. H., Population Attributes of Desert Tortoises at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California (January 2007)[Publication Brief]
• Murphy, R.W., K.H. Berry, T. Edwards, and A.M. McLuckie. 2007. A genetic assessment of the recovery units for the Mojave population of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 6(2):229-251.[Journal Article]
• Berry, K.H. 2006. The biology and conservation of threatened desert tortoises--what you need to know for recovery efforts. National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association Symposium. March 10, 2006. Costa Mesa, CA. [Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K.H. 2006. The desert tortoise: Food preferences and availability in planning for recovery. California Native Plant Society, Palm Springs, CA.[Presentation]
• Berry, K.H. 2006. Protocols for evaluating desert tortoises for rehabilitation: A Model for other chelonians. California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators. Aug. 26, 2006. The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, Palm Desert, CA. [Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K.H., A.S. Demmon, R. Woodard, and R.M. Evans. 2006. Urban effects on adjacent populations of wild desert tortoises: dogs and disease. Paper and abstract presented at the 2006 Annual Conference of the Western Section of The Wildlife Society. Feb. 8-10, Sacramento, CA.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K.H., J. Mack, R.W. Murphy, and W. Quillman. 2006. Preface. Introduction to the special issue on the changing Mojave Desert. Journal of Arid Environments 67:5-10 (Special Supplement).[Journal Article]
• Berry, K.H., M.B. Brown, R. Woodard, and L. Wendland. 2006. The health status of resident desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the Fort Irwin Translocation Project Area, San Bernardino County, California. 31rst Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Feb. 17-20, 2006. Tucson, AZ.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K.H., T.Y. Bailey, and K.M. Anderson. 2006. Attributes of desert tortoise populations at the National Training Center, Central Mojave Desert, California, USA. Journal of Arid Environments 67:165-191 (Special Supplement).[Journal Article]
• Brooks, M.L., and K.H. Berry. 2006. Dominance and environmental correlates of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert, USA. Journal of Arid Environments 67:100-124 (Special Supplement).[Journal Article]
• Brooks, M.L., J.R. Matchett, and K.H. Berry. 2006. Effects of livestock watering sites on alien and native plants in the Mojave Desert, USA. Journal of Arid Environments 67:125-147. (Special Supplement)[Journal Article]
• Brown, M.B., K.H. Berry, C. Melendez Torres, M.A. Hasskamp, L. Wendland, D. Demcovitz, M. Francisco Villa Andrade, C. Schwalbe, and F.R. Mendez de la Cruz. 2006. Health status of wild and captive desert tortoises from the Hermosillo and Alamos areas of Mexico. 31rst Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Feb. 17-20, 2006. Tucson, AZ.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Chaffee, M.A., and K.H. Berry. 2006. Abundance and distribution of selected elements in soils, stream sediments, and selected forage plants from desert tortoise habitats in the Mojave and Colorado deserts, USA. Journal of Arid Environments 67 (Special Supplement):35-87.[Journal Article]
• Edwards, T., R. Murphy, K.H. Berry, and A. McLuckie. 2006. Molecular support for the established recovery units in the Mojave population of desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). 31st Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Feb. 17-20, 2006. Tucson, AZ.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Edwards, T., R. Murphy, K.H. Berry, and C. Jones. 2006. A closer look at the hybridization zone between Mojave and Sonoran desert tortoises in western Arizona. 31st Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Feb. 17-20, 2006. Tucson, AZ.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Murphy, R., C. Melendez Torres, K.H. Berry, T. Edwards, F.R. Mendez de la Cruz, and M. Francisco Villa Andrade. 2006. The genetic relationships and taxonomic identity of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) from the Sinaloan thorn scrub of Mexico. 31st Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Feb. 17-20, 2006. Tucson, AZ.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K.H., A. Demmon, and T. Bailey. 2005. Protocols for drawing blood from the brachial plexus of desert tortoises: Instructions for ordering equipment and culture media; summary of how to draw blood and information on how to contract for laboratory analysis and ship laboratory samples. Appendix on New Technique for Conducting Nasal Lavages by L. Wendland. Technical Report. U.S. Geological Survey, Moreno Valley, California. 14 pp.[Technical Report]
• Berry, K.H., and A. Demmon. 2005. Clinic and field training for desert tortoise health assessments at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California. May 22-28, 2004. Final Report for the Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command at Twentynine Palms, CA. U.S. Geological Survey,Moreno Valley, California. 42 pp.[Technical Report]
• Berry, K.H., K. anderson, T. Bailey, A. Demmon, and R. Woodard. 2005. A progress report on male social behavior: Dominance hierarchies, aggression, and courtship. 30th Annual Meeting and Symposium, Desert Tortoise Council. Tucson, Arizona. Feb. 18-21, 2005.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K.H., K. Anderson, T. Bailey, A. Demmon, R. Woodard, and M. Massar. 2005. Management implications of desert tortoise social behavior. The Wildlife Society, Western Section. Jan. 19-21, 2005. Sacramento, California.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K.H., K. Keith, T. Bailey, and J. Weigand. 2005. A comparison of two types of desert tortoise surveys in low density populations. 30th Annual Meeting and Symposium, Desert Tortoise Council. Tucson, Arizona. Feb. 18-21, 2005.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K.H., L.D. Wendland, A. Demmon, and M.B. Brown. 2005. A comparison of lymph and plasma sample results from ELISA tests for Mycoplasma agassizii in desert tortoises. 30th Annual Meeting and Symposium, Desert Tortoise Council. Tucson, Arizona. Feb. 18-21, 2005.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Demmon, A., and K.H. Berry. 2005. Evaluating trauma in live desert tortoises: Wild vs. domestic canids. A progress report. 30th Annual Meeting and Symposium, Desert Tortoise Council. Tucson, Arizona. Feb. 18-21, 2005.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Jacobson, E., B. Stacy, K.H. Berry, L.M. Huzella, V.F. Kalasinsky, M.L. Fleetweeod, and M.G. Mense. 2005. Oxalosis in wild desert tortoises. 30th Annual Meeting and Symposium, Desert Tortoise Council. Tucson, Arizona. Feb. 18-21, 2005.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Keith, K., K. Berry, and J. Weigand. 2005. Surveys for desert torotises in the Jawbone-Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern, Eastern Kern County, California. Report from the U.S. Geological Survey, Moreno Valley, California, to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Sacramento, California. 51 pp.[Technical Report]
• Keith, K.D., K.H. Berry, and J.F. Weigand. 2005. Monitoring human impacts and management effectiveness: The Jawbone-Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern. 30th Annual Meeting and Symposium, Desert Tortoise Council, Tucson, Arizona. Feb.18-21, 2005.[Poster with Abstract]
• Murphy, R.W., K.H. Berry, T. Edwards, D. Riedle, and D.J. Morafka. 2005. Progress in defining the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii. 30th Annual Meeting and Symposium, Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Tucson, Arizona. February 18-21, 2005.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Seltzer, M.D., and K. H. Berry. 2005. Laser ablation ICP-MS profiling and semiquantitative determination of trace element concentrations in desert tortoise shells: documenting the uptake of elemental toxicants. Science of the Total Environment 339:253-265.[Journal Article]
• Berry, K. H., and W. P. Alley. 2004. A comparison of shell and limb colors in desert tortoise populations in California: Size, sex, and regional differences. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K. H., K. Anderson, T. Bailey, and R. Woodard. 2004. Summer and early fall activities of adult desert tortoises at Fort Irwin, California: A progress report. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K. H., K. Keith, and T. Bailey. 2004. Status of the desert tortoise in the western part of Red Rock Canyon State Park, California. U.S. Geological Survey, Moreno Valley, California. Report to the California Department of Parks and Recreation. 33 pp.[Technical Report]
• Berry, K.H., W.T. Chambers, and D.P. Oldershaw. 2004. Natural recovery of perennial vegetation experiencing different disturbance regimes in the western Mojave Desert. Mojave Desert Symposium, University of Redlands, Redlands, California. November 2005.[Poster with Abstract]
• Demmon, A., and K. H. Berry. 2004. Evaluating trauma in live desert tortoises: Wild vs. domestic canids. A preliminary report. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Jacobson, E. R., and K. H. Berry. 2004. Necropsies of six desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) from California. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Jacobson, E.R., and K. H. Berry. 2004. Necropsies of six desert tortoises from California. Report. University of Florida, Gainesville, and U. S. Geological Survey, Moreno Valley, California. 81 pp.[Technical Report]
• Keith, K., K. H. Berry, J. Weigand, and M. Ruelle. 2004. Preliminary results of the desert tortoise survey of the Jawbone-Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Seltzer, M. D., and K. H. Berry. 2004. A laser ablation ICP-MS technique for examining elemental distribution in scute tissues of desert tortoise shells. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K. H. 2003. Declining trends continue in desert tortoise populations, Calfiornia, USA. Invited Presentation at the Gopher Tortoise Council’s 25th Anniversary. Apopka, Florida.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K. H. 2003. Declining trends in desert tortoise populations at long-term study plots in California between 1979 and 2002: Multiple issues. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K. H. 2003. Examples of recovery of vegetation following disturbance in the Jawbone-Butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern. A Preliminary Report to the Bureau of Land Management, Sacramento, California. November 2003.[Technical Report]
• Berry, K. H. 2003. Health assessments of tortoises in the field: An integral part of research, monitoring, and mitigation projects. Invited Presentation at the Gopher Tortoise Council’s 25th Anniversary. Apopka, Florida.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K. H. 2003. Recovery of perennial vegetation at disturbed sites in the western, central, and eastern Mojave Desert. Presentation at the Arid Southwest Lands, Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California[Abstract]
• Berry, K. H. 2003. Spring wildflowers spectacular in 2003 at the Desert Tortoise Natural Area. Tortoise Tracks 23(2):1-3.[Popular Publication]
• Berry, K. H. 2003. Declining trends continue in desert tortoise populations, California, USA. Invited Presentation at the Gopher Tortoise Council’s 25th Anniversary. Apopka, Florida.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K. H., et al. 2003. Health assessments of captive and wild desert tortoises at 26 sites in the Mojave and Colorado deserts, California, in 2002. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K. H., W. B. Jennings, and O.T. Oftedal. 2003. Restoring habitat for desert tortoises in the Mojave and Colorado deserts: What they need and why. Presentation at the Arid Southwest Lands, Habitat Restoration conference, Palm Springs, California.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Brooks, M., K. Berry, J. Proctor, and L. Shapiro. 2003. Effects of fenced habitat protection on annual and perennial plants in the Western Mojave Desert. Poster at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Abstract]
• Christopher, M. M., K. H. Berry, B. T. Henen, and K. A. Nagy. 2003. Clinical disease and laboratory abnormalities in free-ranging desert tortoises in California (1990-1995). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 39(1): 35-56.[Journal Article]
• Matchett, J. R., M. L. Brooks, and K. H. Berry. 2003. Plant community structure associated with livestock watering sites in the Central Mojave Desert. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Murphy, R. W., D.J. Morafka, and K.H. Berry. 2003. Defining the desert tortoises(s): Our first priority for a coherent conservation strategy. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Presentation with Abstract]
• Berry, K. H. 2002. Losing the race for survival? The catastrophic decline of the desert tortoise in California. Public Lecture. U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California. March 28.[Presentation]
• Berry, K. H. 2002. Using growth ring counts to age wild juvenile desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the wild. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4(2):416-424.[Journal Article]
• Berry, K. H., and T. Duck. 2002. Answering Questions about Desert Tortoises: A Guide for People Who Work with the Public. http://www.deserttortoise.org/answeringquestions/[Web Page]
• Berry, K. H., and T. Okamoto. 2002. Protocols for Drawing Blood from the Brachial Plexus of Desert Tortoises: Instructions for ordering equipment and culture media; summary of how to draw blood and conduct nasal lavages; and information on how to contract for laboratory analysis and ship laboratory samples. Prepared for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.[Technical Report]
• Berry, K. H., D. J. Morafka, and R. W. Murphy. 2002. Defining the desert tortoise(s): Our first priority for a coherent conservation strategy. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4(2):249-262.[Journal Article]
• Berry, K. H., E. K. Spangenberg, B. L. Homer, and E. R. Jacobson. 2002. Deaths of desert tortoises following periods of drought and research manipulation. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4(2):436-448.[Journal Article]
• Berry, K. H., et al. 2002. Health assessments of captive and wild desert tortoises at 17 sites in the Mojave and Colorado deserts, California. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Palm Springs, California.[Abstract]
• Edwards, T., C. R. Schwalbe, and K. H. Berry. 2002. Phylogeographic patterns in Mojave and Sonoran populations of the desert tortoise. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Palm Springs, California.[Abstract]
• Morafka, D. J., and K. H. Berry. 2002. Is Gopherus agassizii a desert-adapted tortoise or an exaptive opportunist? Implications for tortoise conservation. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4(2):263-287.[Journal Article]
• Origgi, F., C. H. Romero, P. Klein, K. H. Berry, and E. R. Jacobson. 2002. Serological and molecular evidences of herpesvirus exposure in desert tortoises from the Mojave Desert of California. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Palm Springs, California.[Abstract]
• Berry, K. H. 2001. Protocol -- June 2001. Salvaging injured, recently dead, ill, and dying wild, free-roaming desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). Prepared at the request of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Game.[Technical Report]
• Berry, K. H. 2001. Training and clinic for desert tortoise health assessments at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California: October 21-22, 2000. Prepared for Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Division, Twentynine Palms, California. 25 pp plus appendices.[Technical Report]
• Berry, K. H., and M. M. Christopher. 2001. Guidelines for the field evaluation of desert tortoise health and disease. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 37(3):427-450.[Journal Article]
• Berry, K. H., B. L. Homer, W. Alley, M. Chaffee, and G. Haxel. 2001. Health and elevated mortality rates in desert tortoise populations: The role of arsenic and other potential toxicants. Arsenic Group Meeting, U. S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado.[Abstract]
• Berry, K. H., T. Goodlett, and K. Anderson. 2001. Recent declines in desert tortoise populations in eastern California: The Fenner and Chemehuevi valleys. Paper presented at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Tucson, Arizona.[Abstract]
• Christopher, M. M., K. H. Berry, B. T. Henen, and K. A. Nagy. 2001. Clinical disease and laboratory abnormalities in free-ranging desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in California (1990-1995). Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Tucson, Arizona.[Abstract]
• Domico, L., B. L. Homer, K. H. Berry, P. Klein, E. Jacobson, R. Cousins, and E. Williams. 2001. Purification of desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) metallothionein, a potential biomarker of heavy metal exposure. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Tucson, Arizona.[Abstract]
• Domico, Lisa. (Berry, K. H., Committee Member). 2001. Purification of desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) metallothionein, a potential biomarker of heavy metal exposure. University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine. M. S. thesis.[Thesis/Dissertation]
• Homer, B. L., and K. H. Berry. 2001. Results of necropsy findings of desert tortoises from the Chemehuevi Valley study site in 1999 and from the Goffs study site in 2000. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Tucson, Arizona.[Abstract]
• Homer, B. L., Chen Li, K. H. Berry, N. Denslow, E. R. Jacobson, R. Sawyer, and E. Williams. 2001. Soluble scute proteins of healthy and ill desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). American Journal of Veterinary Research 2001:103-109.[Journal Article]
• Webb, R. H., D. E. Boyer, and K. H. Berry. 2001. Riparian Vegetation in the Southwestern United States: Historical Changes Along the Mojave River. U. S. Geological Survey Open File Report.[Poster]
• Berry, K. H. 2000. Preliminary Report on the Spring Survey of Desert Tortoises at the Goffs Permanent Study Plot and Special Project on Effects of Roads. Technical Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service (Mojave National Preserve). 11 p.[Technical Report]
• Berry, K. H., and M. Connor. 2000. Major scientific contributions from the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area: 1974-1999. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Abstract]
• Berry, K. H., G. Goodlett, and T. Goodlett. 2000. Desert Tortoise Cover Sites at Ft. Irwin, California: Geology and Vulnerability. Presentation at the Society for Conservation Biology Meeting, Missoula, MT.[Abstract]
• Berry, K. H., G. Goodlett, and T. Goodlett. 2000. Gender-based vulnerability of desert tortoises in military vehicle use areas at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. Presentation at the Western Section of The Wildlife Society Meeting, Riverside, California.[Abstract]
• Chaffee, M., and K. H. Berry. 2000. Tortoise health and elemental chemistry of forage plants from desert tortoise habitat between the Rand Mining District and the Desert Tortoise Natural Area, California. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Abstract]
• Haxel, G. B., R. J. Knight, K. H. Berry, B. L. Homer, and M. A. Chaffee. 2000. Trace element systematics of desert tortoise shell. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Abstract]
• Homer, B. L., L. Domico, J. E. Williams, B. Heaton-Jones, and K. H. Berry. 2000. Desert tortoises as sentinels of environmental toxicants. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Abstract]
• Morafka, D. J., and K. H. Berry. 2000. Is Gopherus agassizii a desert-adapted tortoise or an exaptive opportunist? Implications for tortoise nutrition. Presentation at the Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada.[Abstract]
• Berry, K. H. 1999. Alien annual plants and the desert tortoise. Tortoise Tracks 19(3).[Newsletter]
• 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.[Newsletter]
• Brown, M. B. K. H. Berry, I. M. Schumacher, K. A. Nagy, M. M. Christopher, and P. A. Klein. 1999. Seroepidemiology of upper respiratory tract disease in the desert tortoise of California. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 35(4):716-727.[Journal Article]
• Christopher, M. M., K. H. Berry, I. R. Wallis, K. A. Nagy, B. T. Henen, and C. C. Peterson. 1999. Reference intervals and physiologic alterations in hematologic and biochemical values of free-ranging desert tortoises in the Mojave Desert. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 35(2):212-238.[Journal Article]
• Berry, K. H., S. Boland, and W. B. Jennings. 1998. Population attributes and health of desert tortoises at the Alvord 6 study plot, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California: Spring 1997. Report to Dept. of the Army, National Training Center, Fort Irwin. 39 pp and appendices.[Technical Report]
• Berry, K. H., S. Boland, and W. B. Jennings. 1998. Population attributes and health of desert tortoises at the Langford Impact Zone-Control study plot, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California: Spring 1997. Report to Dept. of the Army, National Training Center, Fort Irwin. 35 pp and appendices.[Technical Report]
• Berry, K. H., S. Boland, and W. B. Jennings. 1998. Population attributes and health of resident desert tortoises at the Tiefort Mountain Potential Relocation Plot in 1997, National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California. Report to Dept. of the Army, National Training Center, Fort Irwin. 43 pp and appendices.[Technical Report]
• Brooks, M.L. 1998. Ecology of a biological invasion: alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert. PhD Dissertation, University of California, Riverside. 186 pp. (Berry, K. H., Committee Member).[Thesis/Dissertation]
• Henen, B. T., C. C. Peterson, I. R. Wallis, K. A. Nagy, and K. H. Berry. 1998. Effects of climatic variation on field metabolism and water relations of desert tortoises. Oecologia 117:365-373.[Journal Article]
• Homer, B. L., K. H. Berry M. B. Brown, G. Ellis, and E. R. Jacobson. 1998. Pathology of diseases in wild desert tortoises from California. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 34(3):508-523.[Journal Article]
• Houser, B., M. A. Chaffee, K. H. Berry, and G. B. Haxel. 1998. Geochemical and geologic studies of desert tortoise habitat. USDI, USGS, Mineral Resources Program. 2 pp[Popular Publication]
• Li, Chen (Berry, K. H., Committee Member). 1998. Characterization of proteins extracted from shell scute of California desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii. University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine. M. S. thesis.[Thesis/Dissertation]
• Berry, K. H. 1997. Demographic consequences of disease in two desert tortoise populations in California, USA. In J. Van Abbema (ed.), Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles--An International Conference. pp. 91-97. July 1993, Purchase, New York. Wildlife Conservation Society Turtle Recovery Program and the New York Turtle and Tortoise Society, New York.[Proceedings]
• Berry, K. H. 1997. The Desert Tortoise Recovery Plan: An ambitious effort to conserve biodiversity in the Mojave and Colorado deserts of the United States. In J. Van Abbema (ed.), Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles--An International Conference. pp. 430-340. July 1993, Purchase, New York. Wildlife Conservation Society Turtle Recovery Program and the New York Turtle and Tortoise Society, New York.[Proceedings]
• Christopher, M. M., K. A. Nagy, I. Wallis, and K. H. Berry. 1997. Laboratory health profiles of desert tortoises in the Mojave Desert: A model for health status evaluation of chelonian populations. In J. Van Abbema (ed.), Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles--An International Conference. pp. 76-82. July 1993, Purchase, New York. Wildlife Conservation Society Turtle Recovery Program and the New York Turtle and Tortoise Society, New York.[Proceedings]
• Morafka, D.J., K. H. Berry, and E. K. Spangenberg. 1997. Predator-proof enclosures for enhancing hatching success and survivorship of juvenile tortoises. In J. Van Abbema (ed.), Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles--An International Conference. pp. 147-165. July 1993, Purchase, New York. Wildlife Conservation Society Turtle Recovery Program and the New York Turtle and Tortoise Society, New York.[Proceedings]
• Berry, K. H. 1996. The effects of off-road vehicles on animal populations and habitats: A review of the literature. For the U S Bureau of Land Management, Riverside. 104 pp plus appendices[Technical Report]
• Garner, M. M., B. L. Homer, E. R. Jacobson, R. Raskin, B. J. Hall, W. A. Weis, and K. H. Berry. 1996. Staining and morphology of bone marrow hematopoietic cells in desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). American Journal of Veterinary Research 57:1608-1615.[Journal Article]
• Karen Spangenberg (Berry, K. H., Committee Member). 1996. Field enclosures: Their utility in life history studies and conservation of juveniles of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). California State University, Dominguez Hills. M. A. thesis.[Thesis/Dissertation]
• Berry, K. H., and P. Medica. 1995. Desert tortoises in the Mojave and Colorado deserts. Pages 135-137 in E. L. LaRoe, G. S. Farris, and C. E. Puckett (eds.), Our Living Resources: A report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U. S. plants, animals, and ecosystems. USDI, National Biological Service, Washington, D.C. 530 p.[Book Chapter]
• Berry, K. H., T. A. Rado, and P. D. Mack. 1995. The California Desert Conservation Area database for vegetation, wildlife, soils and hydrology with examples of research needs for land management. Pp. 513-567 In J. L. Latting and P. G. Rowlands (eds.), The California Desert: An Introduction to Natural Resources and Man's Impact. Volumes I and II. J. Latting Books, Riverside, California.[Book Chapter]
• Boarman, W. I., and K. H. Berry 1995. Common ravens in the southwestern United States, 1968-92. Pages 73-75 in E. L. LaRoe, G. S. Farris, and C. E. Puckett (eds.), Our Living Resources: A report to the nation on the distribution, abundance, and health of U. S. plants, animals, and ecosystems. USDI, National Biological Service, Washington, D.C. 530 p.[Book Chapter]
• Brooks, M.L and K.H. Berry. 1995. Alien annual grasses and fire in the western Mojave Desert: a plan to evaluate their effects on desert plant communities. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, NV.[Abstract]
• Berry, K. H. 1994. Desert tortoise issues, Chapter XV (23 p). In H. Wilshire, D. Miller, K. Howard et al., Ward Valley Proposed Low- Level Radioactive Waste Site. A Report to the National Academy of Sciences. Summary of presentations made to the National Academy of Sciences Review Panel in 1994, Needles, California.[Technical Report]
• Brussard, P. F., K. H. Berry, M. E. Gilpin, et al. 1994. Proposed desert wildlife management areas for recovery of the Mojave population of the desert tortoise. Prepared for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon.[Technical Report]
• Jacobson, E. R., T. J. Wronski, J. Schumacher, C. Reggiardo, and K. H. Berry. 1994. Cutaneous dyskeratosis in free-ranging desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii, in the Colorado Desert of Southern California. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 25(1):68-81.[Journal Article]
• Boarman, William I., Marc Sazaki, Kristin H. Berry, Gilbert O. Goodlett, W. Bryan Jennings, A. Peter Woodman. 1993. Measuring the effectiveness of a tortoise-proof fence and culverts: status report from first field season. Proceedings Desert Tortoise Council 1993:126-142.[Proceedings]
• Jacobson, E. R., M. Weinstein, K. H. Berry, B. Hardenbrook, C. Tomlinson, D. Freitas. 1993. Problems with using weight versus carapace length relationships to assess tortoise health. Veterinary Record 132:222-223.[Journal Article]
• W. Bryan Jennings (Berry, K. H., Committee Member). 1993. Foraging ecology and habitat utilization of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the western Mojave Desert. University of Texas at Arlington. M. S. thesis.[Thesis/Dissertation]
• Avery, H.W., A.G. Neibergs, J.E. Lovich, K.H. Berry, and L. Morgan. 1992. Does 10-year Exclusion of Cattle Improve Condition of Desert Tortoise Habitat? Proceedings 1992 Desert Tortoise Council Symposium.[Proceedings]
• Berry, K. H. 1992. Answering Questions about Desert Tortoises: A Guide for People Who Work with the Public. U. S. Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, California.[Popular Publication]
• Berry, K. H. (in cooperation with Dana Bell of the American Motorcycle Association and the Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee). 1989-90. PLEASE. Desert Tortoises Need Your Help![Popular Publication]
• Berry, K. H. 1989. Gopherus agassizii. Pp. 5-7 in I. R. Swingland and M. W. Klemens (eds.), The Conservation Biology of Tortoises. IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Group. Gland, Switzerland.[Book Chapter]
• Berry, K. H. 1986. Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) relocation: implications of social behavior and movements. Herpetologica 42:113-125.[Journal Article]
• Berry, K. H. 1986. Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) research in California, 1976-1985. Herpetologica 42:62-67.[Journal Article]
• Berry, K. H. 1986. Incidence of gunshot deaths in desert tortoises in California. Wildlife Society Bulletin 14:127-132.[Journal Article]
• Berry, K. H. 1986. Introduction: development, testing, and application of wildlife-habitat models. Pp. 3-4 in J. Verner, M. L. Morrison, and C. J. Ralph (eds.), Wildlife 2000: Modeling Habitat Relationships of Terrestrial Vertebrates. University of Wisconsin Press.[Journal Article]
• Berry, K. H., and F. B. Turner. 1986. Spring activities and habits of juvenile desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii, in California. Copeia 1986 (4):1010-1012.[Journal Article]
• Berry, K. H., L. L. Nicholson, S. Juarez, and A. P. Woodman. 1986. Changes in desert tortoise populations at four study sites in California. Proc. Desert Tortoise Council Symp. 1986:60-80.[Proceedings]
• Berry, K. H., T. Shields, A. P. Woodman, T, Campbell, J. Roberson, K. Bohuski, and A. Karl. 1986. Changes in desert tortoise populations at the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area between 1979 and 1985. Proc. Desert Tortoise Council Symp. 1986:100-123.[Proceedings]
• Berry, K. H., and F. B. Turner. 1984. Notes on the behavior and habitat preferences of juvenile desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in California. Proc. Desert Tortoise Council Symp. 1984:111-130.[Proceedings]
• Turner, F. B., K. H. Berry, B. L. Burge, P. Hayden, L. Nicholson, and J. Bickett. 1984. Population ecology of the desert tortoise at Goffs, San Bernardino County, California. Proc. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium 1984:68-82.[Proceedings]
• Berry, K. H., A. P. Woodman, L. L. Nicholson, and B. L. Burge. 1983. The distribution and abundance of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) on the Chocolate Mountains Aerial Gunnery Range. Proc. Desert Tortoise Council Symp. 1983:47-65.[Proceedings]
• Marcot, B. G., M. G. Raphael, and K. H. Berry. 1983. Monitoring wildlife habitat and validation of wildlife-habitat relationships models. Trans. North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference 48:315-329.[Proceedings]
• Garcia, J., K. H. Berry, and P. B. Schneider. 1982. The distribution and relative abundance of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in Coyote Spring Valley, Nevada, with a discussion of possible impacts of the MX Project development. Proc. Desert Tortoise Council Symp. 1982:12-35.[Proceedings]
• Berry, K. H. 1980. A review of the effects of off-road vehicles on birds and other vertebrates. Pp. 451-467 in R. DeGraff and N. Tilghman (eds.), Management of Western Forests and Grasslands for Nongame Birds: Workshop Proceedings. USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rept. INT-86.[Proceedings]
• Berry, K. H. 1978. Livestock grazing and the desert tortoise. Trans. North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference. 43:505-519.[Proceedings]
• Berry, K. H. 1978. Tortoises for tomorrow. The Nature Conservancy News 29(6):18-22.[Popular Publication]
• Cardiff, E. A., S. W. Cardiff, and K. H. Berry. 1978. Forty-first breeding bird census. No. 147. Tamarisk-desert riparian. American Birds 32:105-106.[Journal Article]
• Cardiff, E. A., S. W. Cardiff, and K. H. Berry. 1978. Forty-first breeding bird census. No. 167. Tamarisk-quailbrush marsh. American Birds 32:115.[Journal Article]
• Weinstein, M., and K. H. Berry. 1978. Forty-first breeding bird census. No. 136. Mesquite-saltbush. American Birds 32:101-102.[Journal Article]
• Weinstein, M., and K. H. Berry. 1978. Forty-first breeding bird census. No. 146. Tamarisk-saltbush. American Birds 32:106.[Journal Article]
• Weinstein, M., and K. H. Berry. 1978. Forty-first breeding bird census. No. 164. Desert marsh. American Birds 32:113.[Journal Article]
• Berry, K. H. 1977. The East Mojave Desert: An example of inventory design and habitat analysis. Pp. 495-520 in A. Marmelstein, Classification, Inventory, and Analysis of Fish and Wildlife Habitat. Proc. Natl. Symp. held Jan. 1977, Phoenix, AZ. Office of Biol. Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D. C. FWS/OBS 78/76.[Proceedings]
• Remsen, J. V., Jr., and K. H. Berry. 1976. Twenty-ninth winter bird population study. No. 56. Desert riparian. American Birds 30:1063-1064.[Journal Article]
• Remsen, J. V., Jr., E. Wessman, and K. H. Berry. 1976. Twenty-ninth winter bird population study. No. 48. Creosote-Mojave yucca-cholla desert scrub. American Birds 30:1058-1059.[Journal Article]
• Remsen, J. V., Jr., E. Wessman, and K. H. Berry. 1976. Twenty-ninth winter bird population study. No. 49. Creosote-burro bush desert scrub. American Birds 30:1059.[Journal Article]
• Remsen, J. V., Jr., K. H. Berry, and E. Wessman. 1976. Twenty-ninth winter bird population study. No. 51. Joshua tree woodland. II. American Birds 30:1061.[Journal Article]
• Remsen, J. V., Jr., K. H. Berry, and E. Wessman. 1976. Twenty-ninth winter bird population study. No. 52. Catclaw-rabbitbrush desert wash. American Birds 30:1061.[Journal Article]
• Remsen, J. V., Jr., K. H. Berry, and E. Wessman. 1976. Twenty-ninth winter bird population study. No. 54. Pinyon-juniper woodland. American Birds 30:1062-1063.[Journal Article]
• Berry, K. H. 1974. Desert Tortoise Relocation Project: Status Report for 1972. Calif. Division of Highways, State of California. Contr. No. F-9353, Sec. III. C.3.[Technical Report]
• Berry, K. H. 1974. Desert Tortoise Relocation Project: Status Report for 1973. State Dept. of Transportation, State of California. Contr. No. F-9353, Sec. III. C.4.[Technical Report]
• Berry, K. H. 1974. The ecology and social behavior of the chuckwalla, Sauromalus obesus obesus Baird. University of California Publications in Zoology 101:1-60.[Thesis/Dissertation]
• Berry, K. H. (ed.). 1973. Preliminary studies on the effects of off-road vehicles on the northwestern Mojave Desert: a collection of papers. Ridgecrest, Calif. Privately printed.[Technical Report]
• Berry, K. H. 1968. Some field observations on the desert spiny lizard, Sceloporus magister Hallowell. M. A. Thesis. University of California at Los Angeles.[Thesis/Dissertation]
• Berry, K. H. 1967. Wildflowers. Pp. 87-106 in Amer. Assoc. Univ. Women, China Lake Branch (eds.), Indian Wells Valley Handbook. 4th edition.[Book Chapter]
• Nielsen, A. T., D. W. Moore, G. M. Muha, and K. Highberg [Berry]. 1964. 1,1' diacetyl-1,1'-dihydro-4,4' bipyridine and the yellow and colorless modifications of 1,1'-diacetyl-1,1',4,4'-tetrahydro-4,4' bipyridine. Journal of Organic Chemistry 29:2175-2179.[Journal Article]
• Nielsen, A. T., D. W. Moore, K. Highberg [Berry]. 1961. The base catalyzed self-condensation of alpha, beta-unsaturated ketones. Journal of Organic Chemistry 16:3691-3696.[Journal Article]