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National Park Service

Death Valley National Park
Joshua Tree National Park
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Mojave Desert State Parks
Mojave National Preserve

U.S. Geological Survey

USGS Biological Resources Division
USGS/BRD Science Information System
USGS Amargosa Desert Research Site
Mojave Desert Ecosystem Science Program
Summary of major ongoing scientific activities in the California or Mojave Desert
Western Ecological Research Center
Ecology of the pond turtle in the Mojave River
Synopsis of conservation information on the desert tortoise
The Desert Tortoise Research Project of USGS
The ecological impacts of invasive exotic species
Facts about snakes in California
Geographic variation and environmental determinants of reproductive output in the desert tortoise
Anthropogenic degradation of the southern california desert ecosystem and prospects for natural recovery and restoration: a review
Ecology of raven predation on desert tortoises
Ecology, dispersal, and breeding of common ravens in natural and human dominated landscapes in the Mojave Desert
Effectiveness of a barrier fence at reducing mortality and recovering desert tortoise populations
Effectiveness of measures to manage raven populations