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Publications

Bedford, D.R., 2001, Characterization of granitic alluvial fans in the Kelso area, east Mojave Desert, California, in Reynolds, R.E., ed., The Changing Face of the East Mojave Desert: Fullerton, California: California State University Desert Studies Consortium, p. 69-70.

Bedford, D.R., 2003, Surficial and bedrock geologic map database of the Kelso 7.5 minute quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California: U.S. Geological Survey, Open-File Report 03-501, scale 1:24,000, 34 p.

Belnap, J., 2003, Biological soil crusts and wind erosion, in Belnap, J., and Lange, O.L., eds., Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Function, and Management: Ecological Studies: Berlin, Springer-Verlag, p. 339-347.

Belnap, J., 2002, Impacts of off-road vehicles on nitrogen cycles in biological soil crusts: resistance in different US deserts: Journal of Arid Environments, v. 52, no. 2, p. 155-165.

Belnap, J., 2003, Biological soil crusts in deserts: A short review of their role in soil fertility, stabilization, and water relations: Archives of Hydrobiology (Algological Studies), v. 109, p. 113-126.

Belnap, J., and Warren, S., 2001, Patton's tracks in the Mojave Desert, USA: An ecological legacy: Arid Land Research and Management, v. 16, no. 3, p. 245-259.

Blakely, R.J., Jachens, R.C., Calzia, J.P., and Langenheim, V.E., 1999, Cenozoic basins of the Death Valley extended terrane as reflected in regional-scale gravity anomalies, in Wright, L.A., and Troxel, B.W., eds., Cenozoic Basins of the Death Valley Region: Geological Society of America Special Paper 333, p. 1-16.

Belnap, J., Phillips, S.L., Herrick, J.E., and Johansen, J.R., In press, Wind erodibility of soils at Ft. Irwin, CA (Mojave Desert) before and after trampling disturbance: Implications for lands management: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms.

Brooks, M.L., 2000, Does protection of desert tortoise habitat generate other ecological benefits in the Mojave Desert? in McCool, S.F., Cole, D.N., Borrie, W.T., and O'Laughlin, J., eds., Wilderness Science in a Time of Change Conference–Volume 3: Wilderness As a Place for Scientific Inquiry, May 23-27, 1999, Missoula, Montana: Proceedings RMRS-P-0-VOL-3. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, p. 1-6.

Brooks, M.L., and Esque, T.C., 2006, Fire effects on the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), in Sugihara, N.G., van Wagtendonk, J.W., Fites-Kaufman, J., Shaffer, K.E., Fites-Kaufman, J., and Thode, A.E., eds., Fire in California Ecosystems: Berkeley, California, University of California Press.

Brooks, M.L., and Minnich, R.A., 2006, Desert bioregion, in Sugihara, N.G., van Wagtendonk, J.W., Fites-Kaufman, J., Shaffer, K.E., Fites-Kaufman, J., and Thode, A.E., eds., Fire in California Ecosystems: Berkeley, California, University of California Press.

Brooks, M.L., and Minnich, R.A., 2006, Ecological effects of non-native annual grasses, in Sugihara, N.G., van Wagtendonk, J.W., Fites-Kaufman, J., Shaffer, K.E., Fites-Kaufman, J., and Thode, A.E., eds., Fire in California Ecosystems: Berkeley, California, University of California Press.

Brooks, M.L., and Minnich, R.A., 2006, Fire ecology of the California Desert bioregion, in Sugihara, N.G., van Wagtendonk, J.W., Fites-Kaufman, J., Shaffer, K.E., Fites-Kaufman, J., and Thode, A.E., eds., Fire Ecology of California: Berkeley, California, University of California Press.

Brooks, M.L., Matchett, J.R., Wallace, C.S.A., and Esque, T.C., 2004, Fuels mapping and fire hazard assessment in a desert ecosystem: Arid Lands Newsletter, v. 55, May-June.

Brown, K., 2000, Ghost towns tell tales of ecological boom and bust: Science, v. 290, p. 35-37.

Calzia, J.P., and Troxel, B.W., 2003, Geology of the Valjean Hills Quadrangle, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-096, 1:24,000 scale, 1 sheet.

Calzia, J.P., Troxel, B.W., Wright, L.A., Burchfiel, B.C., Davis, G.A., and McMackin, M.R., 2000, Geologic map of the Kingston Range, southern Death Valley, CA: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-412, 1:24,000 scale, 1 sheet.

Dudley, T., and Brooks, M.L., 2006, Saltcedar invasions can change riparian fire regimes, in Sugihara, N.G., van Wagtendonk, J.W., Fites-Kaufman, J., Shaffer, K.E., Fites-Kaufman, J., and Thode, A.E., eds., Fire in California Ecosystems: Berkeley, California, University of California Press.

Flint, A.L., and Flint, L.E., 2002, Estimating recharge at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, USA: Comparison of methods: Hydrogeology Journal, v. 10, p. 180-204.

Flint, A.L., Flint, L.E., Bodvarsson, G.S., Kwicklis, E.M., and Fabryka-Martin, J., 2001, Evolution of the conceptual model of unsaturated zone hydrology at Yucca Mountain, Nevada: Journal of Hydrology, v. 247, p. 1-30.

Flint , A.L., Flint, L.E., Kwicklis, E.M., Bodvarsson, G.S., and Fabryka-Martin, J., 2001, Hydrology of Yucca Mountain, Nevada: Reviews of Geophysics, v. 39, no. 4, p. 447-470.

Griffiths, P.G., Hereford, R., and Webb, R.H., 2006, Sediment yield and runoff frequency of small drainage basins in the Mojave Desert, U.S.A.: Geomorphology, v. 74, no. 1-4, p. 232-244.

Hereford, R., and Webb, R.H., 1999, How often does rainfall cause overland flow in the arid Mojave Desert? A study of reservoir deposits in Valjean Valley: San Bernardino County Museum Association Quarterly, v. 44, p. 14.

Hereford, Richard, and Webb, R.H., 2001, Climate variation since 1900 in the Mojave Desertregion affects geomorphic processes and raises issues for land management, in Reynolds, R.E., ed., The Changing Face of the East Mojave Desert: Fullerton, California State University, Desert Studies Consortium, p. 54-55.

Hereford, R., Webb, R.H., and Longpre, C.I., In press, Precipitation history and ecosystem response to multidecade precipitation variability in the Mojave Desert region, 1893-2001: Journal of Arid Environments Special Issue.

Herrick, J.E., Zee, J.W.V., Belnap, J., and Johansen, J.R., In press, Disturbance reduces infiltration into both biologically and physically crusted sandy soils in the Mojave Desert: Journal of Arid Environments.

Klinger, R., Brooks, M.L., and Randall, J., 2006, Fire and invasive plants, in Sugihara, N.G., van Wagtendonk, J.W., Fites-Kaufman, J., Shaffer, K.E., Fites-Kaufman, J., and Thode, A.E., eds., Fire in California Ecosystems: Berkeley, California, University of California Press.

Hevesi, J., Flint, A.L., and Flint, L.E., 2003, Simulation of net infiltration and potential recharge using a distributed-parameter watershed model of the Death Valley region, Nevada and California: U.S. Geological Survey, Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4090, 171 p.

Hevesi, J.A., Flint, A.L., and Flint, L.E., 2002, Preliminary estimates of spatially distributed net infiltration and recharge for the Death Valley region, Nevada-California: U.S. Geological Survey, Water-Resources Investigations Report 02-4010, 36 p.

Miller, D.M., and Yount, J.C., 1999, Surficial geology and geomorphic process studies in support of multidisciplinary ecosystem investigations: Examples from parts of Greenwater and Valjean Valleys, Mojave Desert Ecosystem, in Slate, J., ed., Proceedings of conference on status of geologic research and mapping in Death Valley National Park: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-153, p. 113-114.

Prose, D.V., and Wilshire, H.G., 2000, Lasting effects of tank maneuvers on desert and intershrub flora: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-512, 22 p.

Reynolds, R.E., ed., 2001, The changing face of the east Mojave Desert: 2001 Desert Symposium: Fullerton, California: Desert Studies Center, California State University, The Western Center for Archaeology & Paleontology, and LSA Associates, Inc.

Reynolds, R.E., and Calzia, J.P., 2001, Neogene erosional surfaces in the northeastern Mojave Desert, CA, in Reynolds, R.E., ed., The Changing Face of the East Mojave Desert: Fullerton, California State University, Desert Studies Consortium, p. 41-43.

Steiger, J.W., and Webb, R.H., 2000, Recovery of perennial vegetation in military target sites in the eastern Mojave Desert, Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 00-355, 28 p.

Stoffer, P.W., 2004, Desert landforms and surface processes in the Mojave National Preserve and vicinity: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1007. [Web only].

Webb, R.H., 2002, Recovery of severely compacted soils in the Mojave Desert, California, USA: Arid Lands Research and Management, v. 16, p. 291-305.

Webb, R.H., Boyer, D.E., and Berry, K.H., 2001, Changes in riparian vegetation in the southwestern United States: historical changes along the Mojave River, California: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-245, 1 sheet.

Webb, R.H., Murov, M.B., Esque, T.C., Boyer, D.E., DeFalco, L.A., Haines, D.F., Oldershaw, D., Scoles, S.J., Thomas, K.A., Blainey, J.B., and Medica, P.A., 2003, Perennial vegetation data from permanent plots on the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-336, 251 p.

Webb, R.H., and Thomas, K.A., 2003, Recoverability of severely disturbed soils and vegetation in the Mojave Desert, California, USA, in Wood, A.S., Goudie, A.S., Fowler, A., and Abdellatif, E.M., eds., Desertification in the Third Millennium: The Netherlands, Swets and Zeitlinger (Balkema), p. 283-290.

Fact Sheets and Outreach

Griffiths, P., Hereford, R., and Webb, R.H., 2006, Sediment yield and runoff frequency of small drainage basins in the Mojave Desert, California and Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2006-3007, p. 4.

Hereford, R., Webb, R.H., and Longpré, C.I., 2004, Precipitation history of the Mojave Desert region, 1893–2001: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 117-03, 4 p.

Thomas, K.A., Franklin, J., Keeler-Wolf, T., and Stine, P., 2005, Central Mojave vegetation database: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2005-3098, 4 p.

Webb, R.H., Esque, T.C., Medica, P.A., DeFalco, L.A., and Murov, M.A., 2001, Monitoring of ecosystem dynamics in the Mojave Desert: the Beatley permanent data: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 040-01, 4 p.

U.S. Geological Survey, 2003, Recoverability and vulnerability of desert ecosystems: U.S. Fact Sheet 058-03, 4 p.

Conferences

Mojave Desert Science Symposium, November 16-18, 2004, Redlands, California

Belnap, J., 2004, Leaving it alone: How do we determine when and where natural restoration will work?
Brooks, M., 2004, Invasive plants of the Mojave Desert: Current status and management issues.
DeFalco, L., 2004, Long-term studies: Relating the past efforts to future management needs.
Esque, T., 2004, From ants to elk: The problems and opportunities in arid land restoration due to granivores and herbivores.
Webb, R., 2004, Threats to the Mojave Desert: Past, present and future.
Webb, R.H., and Thomas, K.A., 1999, Recovery of desert soils and vegetation in ghost towns.

National Fire Plan Conference, March 3-5, 2004, Reno, Nevada

Brooks, M.L., Esque, T.C., Matchett, J.R., and D'Elia, J., 2004, Recent fire history in the Mojave Desert, 1980-2001.
Brooks, M.L., Esque, T.C., Duck, T., and Patterson, T., 2004, Fire behavior, fire effects, and fuel management in blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) shrublands and invasive annual grasslands of the Mojave Desert.

Desert Lands Restoration Conference, March 2-3, 2004, Barstow, California

Brooks, M.L., 2004, Fire ecology zones of the California Desert.

Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee Annual Meeting, January 24, 2004, Palmdale, California

Brooks, M.L., 2004, Effects of livestock watering sites on plant communities in the Mojave Desert.

Geological Society of America Annual Meeting , November 2-5, 2003, Seattle, Washington

Bedford, D.R., Miller, D.M., and Phelps, G.A., 2003, Applications of Quaternary geology of the Amboy 1:100,00-scale quadrangle, California [abs] v. 35, no. 6, p. 75.

XVI International Union for Quaternary Research, July 23-31, 2003, Reno, Nevada

Bedford, D.R., Miller, D.M., and Phelps, G.A., 2003, Quaternary geology of the Amboy 1:100,00-scale quadrangle, California [abs] p. 141.

Arid Southwest Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, March 3-7, 2003, Palm Springs, California

Bedford, D.R., Miller, D.M., Schmidt, K.M., Phelps, G.A., Ellet, K.M., Flint, A.L., Flint, L.E., and Hevesi, J.A., 2003, Predicting soil texture with geomorphic process models in the eastern Mojave Desert.
Belnap, J., and Webb, R.H., 2003, Planning restoration efforts: How do we determine the desired endpoint?
Belnap, J., and Phillips, S.L., 2003, Recovery and restoration of biological soil crusts.
Belnap, J., Phillips, S.L., Miller, D.M., Bedford, D.R., and Flint, A.L., 2003, Resistance and resilience of biological soil crusts to soil surface disturbance in the Mojave Desert.
Belnap, J., Phillips, S.L., Miller, D.M., Bedford, D.R., Phelps, G., Flint, A.L., Flint, L.E., Hevesi, J.A., and Benjamin, S., 2003, Effects of surface disturbance on sediment production in Mojave Desert soils.
Berry, K., and Brooks, M.L., 2003, Recovery of perennial vegetation at disturbed sites in the western, central, and eastern Mojave Desert.
Brooks, M.L., Esque, T.C., and Matchett, J.R., 2003, Management of alien plants and fire in the Mojave and Colorado deserts.
Esque, T.C., Medica, P.A., VanderWall, S.B., Webb, R.H., Haines, D.F., DeFalco, L.A., and Tracy, C.R., 2003, The role of small animals, invasive plants and fire in the Mojave Desert seed bank dynamics and vegetation recovery.
Frazier, A.G., Wallace, C.S.A., and Gass, L., 2003, Modeling vulnerability and recoverability in the Mojave Desert.
Frazier, A.G., Belnap, J., Gaydos, L., Miller, D.M., and Webb, R.H., 2003, Overview of the Recoverability and Vulnerability of Desert Ecosystems project, 2003 Arid Southwest Lands Habitat Restoration Conference: Palm Springs, California.
Haines, D.F., Esque, T.C., DeFalco, L.A., Scoles, S.J., Brooks, M.L., and Webb, R.H., 2003, Fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: An irreversible change? A state-transition model for blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissma) habitat.
Hereford, R., 2003, 20th Century climate history and landscape variation of the central Mojave Desert, 2003 Arid Southwest Lands Habitat Restoration Conference: Palm Springs, California.
Hevesi, J., Bedford, D.R., Miller, D.M., Flint, A.L., and Flint, L.E., 2003, Simulating the spatial and temporal variability of soil moisture, recharge, and runoff in the Mojave Desert using a deterministic watershed model.
Miller, D.M., Bedford, D.R., Schmidt, K.M., Phelps, G.A., Ellet, K.M., Flint, A.L., Flint, L.E., and Dudash, S.L., 2003, Why surficial geology explains spatial patterns in the abiotically-driven Mojave Desert ecosystem.
Thomas, K.A., 2003, Vegetation recovery on linear disturbances in the Mojave Desert.
Thomas, K.A., Webb, R.H., and Anderson, B.D., 2003, Spatial modeling of vegetation recovery in the Mojave National preserve and Nevada Test Site.
Webb, R.H., and Thomas, K.A., 2003, Recovery of perennial vegetation in ghost towns of the Mojave desert.
Webb, R.H., Belnap, J., Frazier, A.G., Miller, D.M., and Gaydos, L., 2003, Future directions of the Recoverability and Vulnerability of Desert Ecosystems project within the U.S. Geological Survey.
Webb, R.H., Haines, D.F., Esque, T.C., DeFalco, L.A., Thomas, K.A., Murov, M.B., and Medica, P.A., 2003, Changes in undisturbed perennial vegetation in the northern Mojave Desert.

Desert Tortoise Council, 28^th Annual Meeting and Symposium, February 21-23, 2003, Las Vegas, Nevada

Brooks, M.L., Esque, T.C., and Matchett, J.R., 2003, Current status and management of alien plants and fire in desert tortoise habitat.
Brooks, M.L., Esque, T.C., Matchett, J.R., and D'Elia, J., 2003, Recent fire history in the Mojave Desert, 1980-2001.
Brooks, M.L., Matchett, J.R., Esque, T.C., and Wallace, C.S.A., 2003, Fire hazard mapping at the Mojave National Preserve.
Brooks, M.L., and Santos, S., 2003, Can removal of alien annual grasses significantly benefit native annual plants?
Brooks, M.L., and Trader, M., 2003, Fire temperatures and their effects on annual plants in Creosotebush scrub.
Matchett, J.R., Brooks, M.L., and Berry, K., 2003, Plant community structure associated with livestock watering sites in the Mojave Desert.

Ecological Society of America, 87th Annual Meeting, August 4-9, 2002, Tucson, Arizona

Haines, D.F., Esque, T.C., Brooks, M.L., Schwalbe, C.R., and Webb, R.H., 2002, Fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: an irreversible change? [abs] p. 22.
Hereford, Richard, 2002, Climate variation since 1900 raises issues for land management [abs] p. 25.
Matchett, J.R., and Brooks, M.L., 2002, Plant community structure associated with livestock watering sites in the central Mojave Desert [abs] p. 205.
Medica, P.A., Esque, T.C., Haines, D.F. DeFalco, L.A., and Webb, R.H., 2002, Long-term response of nocturnal rodents to wildfire in the Mojave and Great Basin Desert ecotone [abs] p. 36.
Miller, D.M., Flint, A.L., Flint, L.E., Bedford, D.R., and Blainey, J.B., 2002, Mojave Desert soils and geomorphology: implications for moisture budget for plants and susceptibility for erosion [abs p. 36.
Murov, M.B., Webb, R.H., and Thomas, K.A., 2002, Recovery of perennial vegetation in ghost towns of the Mojave Desert [abs] [included only in program addendum].
Phillips, S.L., and Belnap, J., 2002, Resistance and resilience of biological soil crusts to soil surface disturbance in the Mojave Desert [abs] p. 42.
Thomas, K.A., and Webb, R.H., 2002, Natural recovery of perennial vegetation in severely disturbed sites in the Mojave Desert [abs] p. 51.
Webb, R.H., Esque, T.C., Thomas, K.A., Haines, D.F., Murov, M.B., DeFalco, L.A., and Medica, P.A., 2002, Long-term changes in perennial vegetation in permanent plots of the northern Mojave Desert [abs] p. 54.

Desert Tortoise Council, 27^th Annual Meeting and Symposium, March 21-24, 2002, Palm Springs, California

Hereford, Richard, 2002, Climate variation and geomorphic processes since 1900 in the central Mojave Desert [abs]: 27^th Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council, March 21-24, 2002, Palm Springs, California, p. 23.
Webb, R.H., Turner, R.M., Thomas, K.A., Esque, T.C., and Berry, K.H., 2002, Climatic fluctuations and desert vegetation response in the southwestern United States [abs]: 27^th Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council, March 21-24, 2002, Palm Springs, California.

Desert Symposium

Reynolds, R.E., ed., 2001, The changing face of the east Mojave Desert, Abstracts from the 2001 Desert Symposium. Desert Studies Center, California State University, The Western Center for Archaeology & Paleontology, and LSA Associates, Inc.

Dubai International Conference on Desertification: Desertification in the Third Millennium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, February 12-16, 2000

Belnap, J., Phillips, S., Duniway, M., and Reynolds, R., 2000, Soil fertility in deserts: the effect of soil surface disturbance on nutrient inputs and losses [abs] p. 100.
Webb, R.H., 2000, Recoverability of severely disturbed soils and vegetation in the Mojave Desert, California, USA [abs] p. 93-94.

Desert Tortoise Council, 25th Annual Meeting and Symposium, April 21-24, 2000, Las Vegas, Nevada

Hereford, Richard, 2000, Past and future climate variation in the Mojave Desert, surface processes and land management issues [abs] p. 15-16.

Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada, November 9-18, 2000

Reynolds, R.E., Yount, J.C., Reheis, M.C., Miller, D.M., and Belnap, J., 2000, Eolian dust in arid-land soils—magnetic petrology and nutrient inputs [abs] v. 32, no. 5, p. 256.

Geological Society of America Annual Meeting and Exposition, Denver, Colorado, October 25-28, 1999

Bedford, D.R., and Miller, D.M., 1998, A first-generation decision support system: geology for Mojave Desert ecosystem planning [abs] v. 31, no. 5, p. 5.
Bedford, D.R., Miller, D.M., Yount, J.C., and Phelps, G.A., 1999, Modeling landscape vulnerability and recoverability in the Mojave Desert ecosystem; granite-dominated sediments of the Kelso area [abs] v. 31, no. 2, p. 223.
Miller, D.M., Yount, J.C., Phelps, G.A., and Bedford, D.R., 1999, Vulnerability and recoverability of the landscape in the Mojave Desert ecosystem: landscape mapping and physical response to disturbance [abs] v. 31, no. 5, p. 482.
Phelps, G.A., Miller, D.M., Yount, J.C., and Bedford, D.R., 1999, Modeling vulnerability and recoverability in the Mojave Desert of the landscape at Valjean Valley, a pilot study area in the Mojave Desert ecosystem, based on geologic mapping. [abs] v. 31, p. A233.

24th Annual Meeting and Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council, St. George, Utah, March 5-8, 1999

Brooks, M.L., Esque, T.C., and Schwalbe, C.R., 1999, Effects of exotic grasses via wildfire on desert tortoises and their habitat [abs] p. 15-16.

Mojave Desert Science Symposium, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 25-27, 1999

Berry, K., 1999, Desert tortoise research projects in the Mojave and Colorado deserts of California: status, trends, demography, and habitats.
DeFalco, L.A., and Brooks, M.L., 1999, Ecology and management of exotic annual plant species.
Esque, T.C., 1999, Managing fire and invasive plants in the Mojave Desert: defining an integrated research program to address knowledge gaps.
Hereford, R., and Webb, R.H., 1999, Surface processes and land management issues in the Mojave Desert ecosystem.

Related Publications

Belnap, J., and Lange, O.L., eds., 2003, Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Function, and Management: Ecological Studies Series 150: Berlin, Springer-Verlag, 503 p.

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

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

Brooks, M.L., 2000, Competition between alien annual grasses and native annual plants in the Mojave Desert: American Midland Naturalist, v. 144, p. 92-108.

Brooks, M.L., 2002, Peak fire temperatures and effects on annual plants in the Mojave Desert: Ecological Applications, v. 12, no. 4, p. 1088-1102.

Brooks, M.L., 2003, Effects of increased soil nitrogen on the dominance of alien annual plants in the Mojave Desert: Journal of Applied Ecology, v. 40, p. 344-353.

Brooks, M.L., and Esque, T.C., 2002, Alien annual plants and wildfire in desert tortoise habitat: status, ecological effects, and management: Chelonian Conservation and Biology, v. 4, p. 330-340.

Brooks, M.L., and Esque, T.C., 2002, Alien plants and fire in desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) habitat of the Mojave and Colorado Deserts: Chelonian Conservation and Biology International Journal of Turtle and Tortoise Research, v. 4, no. 2, p. 330-340.

Brooks, M.L., Esque, T.C., and Duck, T., 2003, Fuels and fire regimes in creosotebush, blackbrush, and interior chaparral shrublands: Report for Southern Utah Demonstration Fuels Project, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Science Lab, Missoula, Montana, 17 p.

Brooks, M.L., and Matchett, J.R., 2003, Plant community patterns in unburned and burned blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) shrublands in the Mojave Desert : Western North American Naturalist, v. 63, p. 283-298.

Brooks, M.L., and Pyke, D., 2001, Invasive plants and fire in the deserts of North America, in Galley, K., and Wilson, T., eds., Proceedings of the Invasive Species Workshop: the Role of Fire in the Control and Spread of Invasive Species: The First National Congress on Fire, Ecology, Prevention and Management., Fire Conference 2000, Miscellaneous Publications 11, Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, Florida, p. 1-14.

DeFalco, L.A., Bryla, D.R., Smith-Longozo, V., and Nowak, R.S., 2003, Are Mojave Desert annual species equal? Resource acquisition and allocation for the invasive grass Bromus madritensis subsp. rubens (Poaceae) and two native species: American Journal of Botany v. 90, n. 7, p. 1045-1053.

Lovich, J., and Meyer, K., 2002, The western pond turtle (Clemmys marmorata) in the Mojave River, California, USA: highly adapted survivor or tenuous relict?: Journal of Zoology, v. 256, p. 537-545.

Mathie, A.M., Gass, L., and Vogel, J., 2002, Developing techniques to monitor landscape change: Dove Spring Canyon, Mojave Desert, California [poster]: San Diego, California, 22nd ESRI International Users Conference, San Diego, California, July 8-12, 2002.

Schmidt, K.M., 2001, Researchers consider U.S. Southwest's response to warmer, drier conditions: Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, v. 82, no. 41, p. 475, 478.

Schmidt, K.M., and Webb, R.H., 2001, Researchers consider U.S. Southwest's response to warmer, drier conditions: EOS Transactions American Geophysical Union, v. 82, no. 41, p. 475, 478.

Webb, R.H., 1983, Compaction of desert soils by off-road vehicles, in Webb, R.H., and Wilshire, H.G., eds., Environmental effects of off-road vehicles: New York: Springer-Verlag, p. 51-79.

Webb, R.H., Steiger, J.W., and Turner, R.M., 1987, Dynamics of Mojave Desert shrub vegetation in the Panamint Mountains : Ecology, v. 50, p. 478-490.

Webb, R.H., Steiger, J.W., and Wilshire, H.G., 1986, Recovery of compacted soils in Mojave Desert ghost towns: Soil Science Society of America Journal, v. 50, p. 1341-1344.

Webb, R.H., and Wilshire, H.G., 1979, Recovery of soils and vegetation in a Mojave Desert ghost town, Nevada, U.S.A.: Journal of Arid Environments, v. 3, no. 6, p. 291-303.

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