Longshore, K.M, J.R Jaeger, and M. Sappington. In press. Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) Survival at Two Eastern Mojave Desert Sites: Death by Short-Term Drought? Journal of Herpetology. [Journal Article]
Longshore, K.M, J.R Jaeger, and M. Sappington. In press. Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) Survival at Two Eastern Mojave Desert Sites: Death by Short-Term Drought? Journal of Herpetology. [Journal Article]
Medica, P.A. and M.B. Saethre. (In prep.) Long-term growth in a fenced population of desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). [Journal Article]
DeFalco, L.A., T.C. Esque, J.M. Kane, and M.B. Nicklas. 2009. Seed banks in a degraded desert shrubland: influence of soil surface condition and harvester ant activity on seed abundance. Journal of Arid Environments 2009 doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.04.017. [Journal Article]
DeFalco, L.A., T.C. Esque, J.M. Kane, and M.B. Nicklas. 2009. Seed banks in a degraded desert shrubland: influence of soil surface condition and harvester ant activity on seed abundance. Journal of Arid Environments 2009 doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.04.017. [Journal Article]
Esque, T.C., K.E. Nussear, K.K. Drake, K.H. Berry, P.A. Medica, and J.S. Heaton. 2009. Amendment to the Desert Tortoise Translocation Plan for Fort Irwin’s Land Expansion Program at the U. S. Army National Training Center (NTC) & Fort Irwin: Administrative report for the U.S. Army National Training Center, Directorate of Public Works, 34 p. [Administrative Report]
Esque, T.C., K.E. Nussear, K.K. Drake, K.H. Berry, P.A. Medica, and J.S. Heaton. 2009. Amendment to the Desert Tortoise Translocation Plan for Fort Irwin’s Land Expansion Program at the U. S. Army National Training Center (NTC) & Fort Irwin: Administrative report for the U.S. Army National Training Center, Directorate of Public Works, 34 p. [Administrative Report]
Esque, T.C., K.E. Nussear, K.K. Drake, K.H. Berry, P.A. Medica, and J.S. Heaton. 2009. Amendment to the Desert Tortoise Translocation Plan for Fort Irwin’s Land Expansion Program at the U. S. Army National Training Center (NTC) & Fort Irwin: Administrative report for the U.S. Army National Training Center, Directorate of Public Works, 34 p. [Administrative Report]
Esque, T.C., K.E. Nussear, K.K. Drake, K.H. Berry, P.A. Medica, and J.S. Heaton. 2009. Amendment to the Desert Tortoise Translocation Plan for Fort Irwin’s Land Expansion Program at the U. S. Army National Training Center (NTC) & Fort Irwin: Administrative report for the U.S. Army National Training Center, Directorate of Public Works, 34 p. [Administrative Report]
Webb, R.H., DeFalco, L.A., Esque, T.C., and Medica, P.A. 2009. A review of selected long-term ecological studies of the Mojave Desert. pp. 429-456. In: Webb, R.H., Fenstermaker, L.F., Heaton, J.S., Hughson, D.L., McDonald, E.V., and Miller D.M. (editors). The Mojave Desert: Ecosystem Processes and Sustainability: Reno. University of Nevada Press. [Book Chapter]
Webb, R.H., DeFalco, L.A., Esque, T.C., and Medica, P.A. 2009. A review of selected long-term ecological studies of the Mojave Desert. pp. 429-456. In: Webb, R.H., Fenstermaker, L.F., Heaton, J.S., Hughson, D.L., McDonald, E.V., and Miller D.M. (editors). The Mojave Desert: Ecosystem Processes and Sustainability: Reno. University of Nevada Press. [Book Chapter]
Webb, R.H., DeFalco, L.A., Esque, T.C., and Medica, P.A. 2009. A review of selected long-term ecological studies of the Mojave Desert. pp. 429-456. In: Webb, R.H., Fenstermaker, L.F., Heaton, J.S., Hughson, D.L., McDonald, E.V., and Miller D.M. (editors). The Mojave Desert: Ecosystem Processes and Sustainability: Reno. University of Nevada Press. [Book Chapter]
Curtin,A.J., G.R.Zug, P.A.Medica, J.R.Spotila. 2008. Assessing age in the desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii: testing skeletochronology with individuals of known age. Endangered Species Research 5:21-27 [Journal Article]
Field, K.J., C.R. Tracy, P.A. Medica, R.W. Marlow, P.S. Corn. 2007. Return to the wild: Translocation as a tool in conservation of the Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii ) Biological Conservation. 136(2007):232-245. [Journal Article]
Nussear, K. E., R. D. Inman, T. C. Esque, P. A. Medica and M. A Walden. 2008. Sloan Canyon: Reptiles on the Urban Edge: 2007 Final Report to BLM. [Technical Report]
Nussear, K. E., R. D. Inman, T. C. Esque, P. A. Medica and M. A Walden. 2008. Sloan Canyon: Reptiles on the Urban Edge: 2007 Final Report to BLM. [Technical Report]
Nussear, K. E., R. D. Inman, T. C. Esque, P. A. Medica and M. A Walden. 2008. Sloan Canyon: Reptiles on the Urban Edge: 2007 Final Report to BLM. [Technical Report]
Nussear, K. E., R. D. Inman, T. C. Esque, P. A. Medica and M. A Walden. 2008. Sloan Canyon: Reptiles on the Urban Edge: 2007 Final Report to BLM. [Technical Report]
Benjamin A. Waitman, Trent M. Draper, Todd C. Esque. 2006. The effects of sterile wheat (Triticale) seeding on a native plant community after wildfire in a pinyon pine-mountain mahogany woodland. 2005 annual report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. 33pp. [Technical Report]
Benjamin A. Waitman, Trent M. Draper, Todd C. Esque. 2006. The effects of sterile wheat (Triticale) seeding on a native plant community after wildfire in a pinyon pine-mountain mahogany woodland. 2005 annual report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. 33pp. [Technical Report]
Benjamin A. Waitman, Trent M. Draper, Todd C. Esque. 2006. The effects of sterile wheat (Triticale) seeding on a native plant community after wildfire in a pinyon pine-mountain mahogany woodland. 2005 annual report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. 33pp. [Technical Report]
DeFalco, L. A. 2006. Revegetation of Desert Tortoise Habitat: Creosotebush Shrublands. Paper presented at the 31st Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. February 17-20, Tucson, Arizona [Presentation with Abstract]
T.M. Draper, R. Zack, S. Medill and T.C. Esque. 2006. Quantitative Description of Spring-fed Riparian Vegetation and Surrounding Upland Vegetation in the Spring Mountains, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada. A final report submitted to the University of Nevada, Reno. 141 pp. [Technical Report]
T.M. Draper, R. Zack, S. Medill and T.C. Esque. 2006. Quantitative Description of Spring-fed Riparian Vegetation and Surrounding Upland Vegetation in the Spring Mountains, Clark and Nye Counties, Nevada. A final report submitted to the University of Nevada, Reno. 141 pp. [Technical Report]
Vander Wall, S.B., T.C. Esque, B.A. Waitman, D.F. Haines, and M.G. Garnett. 2006. Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) seeds are dispersed by seed-caching rodents. Écoscience 13(4): 593-543. [Journal Article]
Vander Wall, S.B., T.C. Esque, B.A. Waitman, D.F. Haines, and M.G. Garnett. 2006. Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) seeds are dispersed by seed-caching rodents. Écoscience 13(4): 593-543. [Journal Article]
Esque, T. C., K. E. Nussear, and P. A. Medica. 2005. Desert Tortoise Translocation Plan for Fort Irwin's Land Expansion Program at the U. S. Army National Training Center (NTC) & Fort Irwin. Prepared for U. S. Army National Training Center, Directorate of Public Works. 129 pp. [Other]
Esque, T. C., K. E. Nussear, and P. A. Medica. 2005. Desert Tortoise Translocation Plan for Fort Irwin's Land Expansion Program at the U. S. Army National Training Center (NTC) & Fort Irwin. Prepared for U. S. Army National Training Center, Directorate of Public Works. 129 pp. [Other]
Esque, T. C., K. E. Nussear, and P. A. Medica. 2005. Desert Tortoise Translocation Plan for Fort Irwin's Land Expansion Program at the U. S. Army National Training Center (NTC) & Fort Irwin. Prepared for U. S. Army National Training Center, Directorate of Public Works. 129 pp. [Other]
Bedford, D., J. Belnap, M.L. Brooks, L.A. DeFalco, T.C. Esque, L. Gass, M.F. Gishey, A. Mathie, D.M. Miller, E. Pfeifer, K.A. Thomas, K.M, Schmidt, J.M. Vogel, C.S. Wallace, and R.H. Webb. 2004. A summary of the USGS recoverability and vulnerability of desert ecosystems program. Presented at the Mojave Desert Science Symposium. 16-18 November. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Bedford, D., J. Belnap, M.L. Brooks, L.A. DeFalco, T.C. Esque, L. Gass, M.F. Gishey, A. Mathie, D.M. Miller, E. Pfeifer, K.A. Thomas, K.M, Schmidt, J.M. Vogel, C.S. Wallace, and R.H. Webb. 2004. A summary of the USGS recoverability and vulnerability of desert ecosystems program. Presented at the Mojave Desert Science Symposium. 16-18 November. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
DeFalco, L. A. 2004. Road restoration: developing a Mojave-wide monitoring program. Presented at the Desert Managers Group Restoration Meeting, March 2-3, 2004, Barstow, California. [Presentation]
DeFalco, L.A. 2004. Long-Term Studies: Relating Past Efforts to Future Management Needs. 3rd Mojave Desert Science Symposium. November 16-18, 2004. University of Redlands, CA. [Presentation with Abstract]
DeFalco, L.A., S.J. Scoles, K.K. Smith, A.D. Nilsson, and R.H. Webb. 2004. Effects of Soil Compaction on Establishment and Growth of Mojave Desert Annuals. 3rd Mojave Desert Science Symposium. November 16-18, 2004. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
DeFalco, L.A., S.J. Scoles, K.K. Smith, A.D. Nilsson, and R.H. Webb. 2004. Effects of Soil Compaction on Establishment and Growth of Mojave Desert Annuals. 3rd Mojave Desert Science Symposium. November 16-18, 2004. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
DeFalco, L.A., S.J. Scoles, K.K. Smith, A.D. Nilsson, and R.H. Webb. 2004. Effects of Soil Compaction on Establishment and Growth of Mojave Desert Annuals. 3rd Mojave Desert Science Symposium. November 16-18, 2004. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Esque, T.C. 2004. Restoration of the Desert Tortoise. Desert Manager's Group (DMG) sponsored program for the Department of the Interior Restoration Workshop. March. Barstow, CA. [Presentation]
Esque, T.C. 2004. The role of fire, rodents and ants in changing plant communities in the Mojave Desert. Dissertation. University of Nevada, Reno. 168 pp. [Thesis/Dissertation]
Esque, T.C. et al. 2004. From Ants to Elk: The problems and Opportunities in Arid Land Restoration Due to Granivores and Herbivores. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium, University of Redlands, CA. [Presentation]
Esque, T.C., D.F. Haines, C.R. Schwalbe, T.M. Draper, S.J. Scoles, and D. Foster. 2004. An experiment to determine cost/benefits of perennial grass control in a desert ecosystem. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Esque, T.C., D.F. Haines, C.R. Schwalbe, T.M. Draper, S.J. Scoles, and D. Foster. 2004. An experiment to determine cost/benefits of perennial grass control in a desert ecosystem. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Esque, T.C., D.F. Haines, C.R. Schwalbe, T.M. Draper, S.J. Scoles, and D. Foster. 2004. An experiment to determine cost/benefits of perennial grass control in a desert ecosystem. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Esque, T.C., D.F. Haines, C.R. Schwalbe, T.M. Draper, S.J. Scoles, and D. Foster. 2004. An experiment to determine cost/benefits of perennial grass control in a desert ecosystem. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Esque, T.C., L.A. DeFalco, S.J. Scoles, D.F. Haines, R.L. Kipp, and J.E. Rodgers. 2004. Survivorship of Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) in a Harsh Desert Environment: Effects of Fire, Drought, and Herbivory in Joshua Tree National Park. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Esque, T.C., L.A. DeFalco, S.J. Scoles, D.F. Haines, R.L. Kipp, and J.E. Rodgers. 2004. Survivorship of Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) in a Harsh Desert Environment: Effects of Fire, Drought, and Herbivory in Joshua Tree National Park. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Esque, T.C., L.A. DeFalco, S.J. Scoles, D.F. Haines, R.L. Kipp, and J.E. Rodgers. 2004. Survivorship of Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) in a Harsh Desert Environment: Effects of Fire, Drought, and Herbivory in Joshua Tree National Park. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Esque, T.C., L.A. DeFalco, S.J. Scoles, D.F. Haines, R.L. Kipp, and J.E. Rodgers. 2004. Survivorship of Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) in a Harsh Desert Environment: Effects of Fire, Drought, and Herbivory in Joshua Tree National Park. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Esque, T.C., L.A. DeFalco, S.J. Scoles, D.F. Haines, R.L. Kipp, and J.E. Rodgers. 2004. Survivorship of Joshua Trees (Yucca brevifolia) in a Harsh Desert Environment: Effects of Fire, Drought, and Herbivory in Joshua Tree National Park. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Esque, T.C., S. VanderWall, C.R. Schwalbe, P.A. Medica, and R.H. Webb. 2004. Effects of fire on small animals and the potential for animals to facilitate restoration in hot desert environments. Northwest Science Association Symposium. Session on: Fire and Hazardous Fuel Reduction. Ellensburg, WA. [Presentation]
Esque, T.C., S. VanderWall, C.R. Schwalbe, P.A. Medica, and R.H. Webb. 2004. Effects of fire on small animals and the potential for animals to facilitate restoration in hot desert environments. Northwest Science Association Symposium. Session on: Fire and Hazardous Fuel Reduction. Ellensburg, WA. [Presentation]
Gass, L., T.C. Esque, K. Thomas, R. Webb, and D. Miller. 2004. Predicting desert tortoise habitat in the Mojave Desert. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Proctor, J.V., S.J. Scoles, and T.C. Esque. 2004. Worldwide literature review of seed bank assays using the seedling emergence method in various ecosystems. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Proctor, J.V., S.J. Scoles, and T.C. Esque. 2004. Worldwide literature review of seed bank assays using the seedling emergence method in various ecosystems. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Proctor, J.V., S.J. Scoles, and T.C. Esque. 2004. Worldwide literature review of seed bank assays using the seedling emergence method in various ecosystems. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Proctor, J.V., T.C. Esque, S.J. Scoles, J.A. Young, and M.L. Brooks. 2004. Seed bank assays: A method for determining annual plant diversity and community structure independent of climate. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Proctor, J.V., T.C. Esque, S.J. Scoles, J.A. Young, and M.L. Brooks. 2004. Seed bank assays: A method for determining annual plant diversity and community structure independent of climate. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Proctor, J.V., T.C. Esque, S.J. Scoles, J.A. Young, and M.L. Brooks. 2004. Seed bank assays: A method for determining annual plant diversity and community structure independent of climate. 16-18 November. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Scoles, S. J., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco, S. E. Eckert, and D. F. Haines 2004. Evaluation of post fire restoration treatments to reduce invasive plant species. Presented at the Desert Managers Group Restoration Meeting, March 2-3, 2004, Barstow, California. [Presentation]
Scoles, S. J., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco, S. E. Eckert, and D. F. Haines 2004. Evaluation of post fire restoration treatments to reduce invasive plant species. Presented at the Desert Managers Group Restoration Meeting, March 2-3, 2004, Barstow, California. [Presentation]
Scoles, S. J., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco, S. E. Eckert, and D. F. Haines 2004. Evaluation of post fire restoration treatments to reduce invasive plant species. Presented at the Desert Managers Group Restoration Meeting, March 2-3, 2004, Barstow, California. [Presentation]
Scoles, S. J., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco, S. E. Eckert, and D. F. Haines 2004. Evaluation of post fire restoration treatments to reduce invasive plant species. Presented at the Desert Managers Group Restoration Meeting, March 2-3, 2004, Barstow, California. [Presentation]
Scoles, S. J., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco, S. E. Eckert, and D. F. Haines 2004. Evaluation of post fire restoration treatments to reduce invasive plant species. Presented at the Desert Managers Group Restoration Meeting, March 2-3, 2004, Barstow, California. [Presentation]
Scoles, S.J., L.A. DeFalco, and T.C. Esque. 2004. Can restoration go bad?: When restoration efforts help non-native plants. 16-18 November. Majave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Scoles, S.J., L.A. DeFalco, and T.C. Esque. 2004. Can restoration go bad?: When restoration efforts help non-native plants. 16-18 November. Majave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Scoles, S.J., L.A. DeFalco, and T.C. Esque. 2004. Can restoration go bad?: When restoration efforts help non-native plants. 16-18 November. Majave Desert Science Symposium. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
T.C. Esque, C.R. Schwalbe, D.F. Haines, and W. L. Halvorson. 2004. Saguaros Under Siege: Invasive Species and Fire. Special Issue Desert Plants 20: 49-55. [Journal Article]
T.C. Esque, C.R. Schwalbe, D.F. Haines, and W. L. Halvorson. 2004. Saguaros Under Siege: Invasive Species and Fire. Special Issue Desert Plants 20: 49-55. [Journal Article]
Wijayratne, U., S.J. Scoles, and L.A. DeFalco. 2004. Anthropogenic Dust Deposition and the Endangered Lane Mountain Milkvetch (Astragulus jaegerianus). 3rd Mojave Desert Science Symposium. November 16-18, 2004. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Wijayratne, U., S.J. Scoles, and L.A. DeFalco. 2004. Anthropogenic Dust Deposition and the Endangered Lane Mountain Milkvetch (Astragulus jaegerianus). 3rd Mojave Desert Science Symposium. November 16-18, 2004. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster with Abstract]
Wijayratne, U., S.J. Scoles, and L.A. DeFalco. 2004. Anthropogenic Dust Deposition and the Endangered Lane Mountain Milkvetch (Astragulus jaegerianus). 3rd Mojave Desert Science Symposium. November 16-18, 2004. University of Redlands, CA. [Poster 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]
Brooks, M., T.C. Esque, J.R. Matchett. 2003. Current status and management of alien plants and fire in desert tortoise habitat. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation]
Brooks, M.L., J.R. Matchett, T.C. Esque, and C. Wallace. 2003. Fire hazard mapping at the Mojave National Preserve. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Brooks, M.L., T.C. Esque, J.R. Matchett, and J. D’Elia. 2003. Recent fire history in the Mojave Desert, 1980-2001. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Brooks, M.L., T.C. Esque, J.R. Matchett. 2003. Management of alien plants and fire in the Mojave and Colorado deserts. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Conference. 4 March 2003. Palm Springs, CA. [Presentation]
D.F. Haines*, T.C. Esque, M.L. Brooks, and R.H. Webb. 2003. Fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: An irreversible change? Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Conference. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, CA. [Presentation]
D.F. Haines*, T.C. Esque, M.L. Brooks, and R.H. Webb. 2003. Fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: An irreversible change? Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Conference. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, CA. [Presentation]
DeFalco, L. A. 2003. Physiological ecology of the invasive annual grass Bromus madritensis ssp. Rubens and its interactions with native Mojave Desert species. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Nevada, Reno. 130 pp. [Thesis/Dissertation]
DeFalco, L. A., S. J. Scoles, R. B. Hunter, T. C. Esque, D. F. Haines, P. A. Medica and R. H. Webb. 2003. Does dominance of the invasive annual grass Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens impact native annual plant communities? An investigation using long-term data from the Nevada Test Site, southern Nevada. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
DeFalco, L. A., S. J. Scoles, R. B. Hunter, T. C. Esque, D. F. Haines, P. A. Medica and R. H. Webb. 2003. Does dominance of the invasive annual grass Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens impact native annual plant communities? An investigation using long-term data from the Nevada Test Site, southern Nevada. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
DeFalco, L. A., S. J. Scoles, R. B. Hunter, T. C. Esque, D. F. Haines, P. A. Medica and R. H. Webb. 2003. Does dominance of the invasive annual grass Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens impact native annual plant communities? An investigation using long-term data from the Nevada Test Site, southern Nevada. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
DeFalco, L. A., S. J. Scoles, R. B. Hunter, T. C. Esque, D. F. Haines, P. A. Medica and R. H. Webb. 2003. Does dominance of the invasive annual grass Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens impact native annual plant communities? An investigation using long-term data from the Nevada Test Site, southern Nevada. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
DeFalco, L. A., S. J. Scoles, R. B. Hunter, T. C. Esque, D. F. Haines, P. A. Medica and R. H. Webb. 2003. Does dominance of the invasive annual grass Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens impact native annual plant communities? An investigation using long-term data from the Nevada Test Site, southern Nevada. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Esque, T. C., J. E. Rogers, L. A. DeFalco, K. A. Goodwin, S. J. Scoles, D. F. Haines, S. E. Eckert and D. Flock. 2003. Challenges to Joshua tree recovery in the postfire environment: attenuated mortality and hungry rodents everywhere. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration
Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Esque, T. C., J. E. Rogers, L. A. DeFalco, K. A. Goodwin, S. J. Scoles, D. F. Haines, S. E. Eckert and D. Flock. 2003. Challenges to Joshua tree recovery in the postfire environment: attenuated mortality and hungry rodents everywhere. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration
Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Esque, T. C., J. E. Rogers, L. A. DeFalco, K. A. Goodwin, S. J. Scoles, D. F. Haines, S. E. Eckert and D. Flock. 2003. Challenges to Joshua tree recovery in the postfire environment: attenuated mortality and hungry rodents everywhere. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration
Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Esque, T. C., J. E. Rogers, L. A. DeFalco, K. A. Goodwin, S. J. Scoles, D. F. Haines, S. E. Eckert and D. Flock. 2003. Challenges to Joshua tree recovery in the postfire environment: attenuated mortality and hungry rodents everywhere. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration
Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Esque, T. C., J. E. Rogers, L. A. DeFalco, K. A. Goodwin, S. J. Scoles, D. F. Haines, S. E. Eckert and D. Flock. 2003. Challenges to Joshua tree recovery in the postfire environment: attenuated mortality and hungry rodents everywhere. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration
Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Esque, T. C., P.A. Medica, S.B. VanderWall, R.H. Webb, D.F. Haines, L.A. DeFalco, and C. R. Tracy. 2003. The role of small animals, invasive plants and fire in Mojave Desert seed bank dynamics and vegetation recovery. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Esque, T. C., P.A. Medica, S.B. VanderWall, R.H. Webb, D.F. Haines, L.A. DeFalco, and C. R. Tracy. 2003. The role of small animals, invasive plants and fire in Mojave Desert seed bank dynamics and vegetation recovery. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Esque, T. C., P.A. Medica, S.B. VanderWall, R.H. Webb, D.F. Haines, L.A. DeFalco, and C. R. Tracy. 2003. The role of small animals, invasive plants and fire in Mojave Desert seed bank dynamics and vegetation recovery. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Esque, T. C., P.A. Medica, S.B. VanderWall, R.H. Webb, D.F. Haines, L.A. DeFalco, and C. R. Tracy. 2003. The role of small animals, invasive plants and fire in Mojave Desert seed bank dynamics and vegetation recovery. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Esque, T.C., S.E. Eckert, D.F. Haines, R.S. Schwartz, and C.R. Tracy. 2003. Fire behavior during a prescribed experimental fire in desert tortoise habitat on the Parashant National Monument in Pakoon Basin, Arizona. Report to the USDI-Bureau of Land Management, Parashant National Monument, Arizona. 12 pp. [Technical Report]
Esque, T.C., S.E. Eckert, D.F. Haines, R.S. Schwartz, and C.R. Tracy. 2003. Fire behavior during a prescribed experimental fire in desert tortoise habitat on the Parashant National Monument in Pakoon Basin, Arizona. Report to the USDI-Bureau of Land Management, Parashant National Monument, Arizona. 12 pp. [Technical Report]
Esque, T.C., S.E. Eckert, D.F. Haines, R.S. Schwartz, and C.R. Tracy. 2003. Fire behavior during a prescribed experimental fire in desert tortoise habitat on the Parashant National Monument in Pakoon Basin, Arizona. Report to the USDI-Bureau of Land Management, Parashant National Monument, Arizona. 12 pp. [Technical Report]
Fain, M.M*, T.C. Esque, and M.L. Brooks. 2003. When seeds play hide and seek: A method for determining plant community structure independent of climate. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March. Palm
Springs, California. [Poster]
Goodwin*, K.A., M.B. Saethre, T.C. Esque, P.A. Medica, R. Marlow, C.R. Tracy. 2003. Determining the Carrying Capacity of Desert Tortoises In A Stochastic Environment. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Poster]
Goodwin*, K.A., M.B. Saethre, T.C. Esque, P.A. Medica, R. Marlow, C.R. Tracy. 2003. Determining the Carrying Capacity of Desert Tortoises In A Stochastic Environment. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Poster]
Goodwin*, K.A., M.B. Saethre, T.C. Esque, P.A. Medica, R. Marlow, C.R. Tracy. 2003. Determining the Carrying Capacity of Desert Tortoises In A Stochastic Environment. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Poster]
Goodwin, K.A., M.B. Saethre, T.C. Esque*, P.A. Medica, R. Marlow, C.R. Tracy. 2003. Reproduction of the Desert Tortoise in Clark County, Nevada. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation]
Goodwin, K.A., M.B. Saethre, T.C. Esque*, P.A. Medica, R. Marlow, C.R. Tracy. 2003. Reproduction of the Desert Tortoise in Clark County, Nevada. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation]
Goodwin, K.A., M.B. Saethre, T.C. Esque*, P.A. Medica, R. Marlow, C.R. Tracy. 2003. Reproduction of the Desert Tortoise in Clark County, Nevada. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation]
Goodwin, K.A., T.C. Esque, P.A. Medica, M.B. Saethre, R.W. Marlow, and C.R. Tracy. 2003. Variation in reproduction of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the Mojave Desert of southern Nevada in relation to body size, primary production and climate. Submitted to the University of Navada, Reno under contract for Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 22pp. [Technical Report]
Goodwin, K.A., T.C. Esque, P.A. Medica, M.B. Saethre, R.W. Marlow, and C.R. Tracy. 2003. Variation in reproduction of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the Mojave Desert of southern Nevada in relation to body size, primary production and climate. Submitted to the University of Navada, Reno under contract for Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 22pp. [Technical Report]
Goodwin, K.A., T.C. Esque, P.A. Medica, M.B. Saethre, R.W. Marlow, and C.R. Tracy. 2003. Variation in reproduction of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the Mojave Desert of southern Nevada in relation to body size, primary production and climate. Submitted to the University of Navada, Reno under contract for Clark County Multi-Species Habitat Conservation Plan. 22pp. [Technical Report]
Haines*, D.F., T.C. Esque, K.E. Nussear, C.R. Tracy. 2003. A regional study of hibernation of desert tortoises: Hibernation Temperatures, Timing, and Site Characteristics. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation]
Haines*, D.F., T.C. Esque, K.E. Nussear, C.R. Tracy. 2003. A regional study of hibernation of desert tortoises: Hibernation Temperatures, Timing, and Site Characteristics. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation]
Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco, S. J. Scoles, M. L. Brooks and R. H. Webb. 2003. Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) habitat, fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco, S. J. Scoles, M. L. Brooks and R. H. Webb. 2003. Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) habitat, fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco, S. J. Scoles, M. L. Brooks and R. H. Webb. 2003. Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) habitat, fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco, S. J. Scoles, M. L. Brooks and R. H. Webb. 2003. Blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) habitat, fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco, S. J. Scoles, M. L. Brooks and R. H. Webb. 2003. Fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: An irreversible change? Paper presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Presentation]
Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco, S. J. Scoles, M. L. Brooks and R. H. Webb. 2003. Fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: An irreversible change? Paper presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Presentation]
Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco, S. J. Scoles, M. L. Brooks and R. H. Webb. 2003. Fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: An irreversible change? Paper presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Presentation]
Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco, S. J. Scoles, M. L. Brooks and R. H. Webb. 2003. Fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: An irreversible change? Paper presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Presentation]
Haines, D.F., T.C. Esque, S.J. Scoles, M. L. Brooks, R.H. Webb. 2003. Do fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: cause irreversible change? A state-transition model for blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) habitat. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Haines, D.F., T.C. Esque, S.J. Scoles, M. L. Brooks, R.H. Webb. 2003. Do fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: cause irreversible change? A state-transition model for blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) habitat. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Haines, D.F., T.C. Esque, S.J. Scoles, M. L. Brooks, R.H. Webb. 2003. Do fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: cause irreversible change? A state-transition model for blackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) habitat. Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Medica, P. A., T. C. Esque, D. F. Haines, L. A. DeFalco,and R. H. Webb. 2003. Long-term responses of nocturnal rodents to wildfires in the Mojave and Great Basin Desert ecotone. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Medica, P. A., T. C. Esque, D. F. Haines, L. A. DeFalco,and R. H. Webb. 2003. Long-term responses of nocturnal rodents to wildfires in the Mojave and Great Basin Desert ecotone. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Medica, P. A., T. C. Esque, D. F. Haines, L. A. DeFalco,and R. H. Webb. 2003. Long-term responses of nocturnal rodents to wildfires in the Mojave and Great Basin Desert ecotone. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Medica, P. A., T. C. Esque, D. F. Haines, L. A. DeFalco,and R. H. Webb. 2003. Long-term responses of nocturnal rodents to wildfires in the Mojave and Great Basin Desert ecotone. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Saethre*, M.B., K. Goodwin, T.C. Esque, P.A. Medica, R. Marlow, C.R. Tracy. 2003. Determining the Carrying Capacity of Desert Tortoises. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation]
Saethre*, M.B., K. Goodwin, T.C. Esque, P.A. Medica, R. Marlow, C.R. Tracy. 2003. Determining the Carrying Capacity of Desert Tortoises. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation]
Saethre*, M.B., K. Goodwin, T.C. Esque, P.A. Medica, R. Marlow, C.R. Tracy. 2003. Determining the Carrying Capacity of Desert Tortoises. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation]
Scoles, S. J., L. A. DeFalco and A. C. Newton. 2003. The revegetation of disturbed Areas associated with roads at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Scoles, S. J., L. A. DeFalco and A. C. Newton. 2003. The revegetation of disturbed Areas associated with roads at Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Scoles, S.J., T.C. Esque, L.A. DeFalco, S.E. Eckert, and D.F. Haines. 2003. Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a pinyon-juniper community at Grand Canyon/Parashant National Monument, Arizona. Draft Annual Report to USDI-Bureau of Land Management. 21pp with appendices. [Technical Report]
Scoles, S.J., T.C. Esque, L.A. DeFalco, S.E. Eckert, and D.F. Haines. 2003. Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a pinyon-juniper community at Grand Canyon/Parashant National Monument, Arizona. Draft Annual Report to USDI-Bureau of Land Management. 21pp with appendices. [Technical Report]
Scoles, S.J., T.C. Esque, L.A. DeFalco, S.E. Eckert, and D.F. Haines. 2003. Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a pinyon-juniper community at Grand Canyon/Parashant National Monument, Arizona. Draft Annual Report to USDI-Bureau of Land Management. 21pp with appendices. [Technical Report]
Scoles, S.J., T.C. Esque, L.A. DeFalco, S.E. Eckert, and D.F. Haines. 2003. Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a pinyon-juniper community at Grand Canyon/Parashant National Monument, Arizona. Draft Annual Report to USDI-Bureau of Land Management. 21pp with appendices. [Technical Report]
Scoles, S.J., T.C. Esque, L.A. DeFalco, S.E. Eckert, and D.F. Haines. 2003. Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a pinyon-juniper community at Grand Canyon/Parashant National Monument, Arizona. Draft Annual Report to USDI-Bureau of Land Management. 21pp with appendices. [Technical Report]
Stitt, E.W., R.C. Averill-Murray, T.E. Christopher, D.E. Swann, C.R. Schwalbe and T.C. Esque. 2003. Desert tortoise reproduction and home range at Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona. Presented at the 28th Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Presentation]
T.C. Esque. 2003. How do wildfire , granivores and alien grasses change Mojave Desert Seed Banks? Presented at the Aridlands Restoration Workshop. 3 March 2003. Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Webb, R. H., T. C. Esque, K. A. Thomas, D. F. Haines, M. B. Murov, L. A. DeFalco, and P. A. Medica. 2003. Changes in undisturbed perennial vegetation in the northern Mojave Desert. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Webb, R. H., T. C. Esque, K. A. Thomas, D. F. Haines, M. B. Murov, L. A. DeFalco, and P. A. Medica. 2003. Changes in undisturbed perennial vegetation in the northern Mojave Desert. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Webb, R. H., T. C. Esque, K. A. Thomas, D. F. Haines, M. B. Murov, L. A. DeFalco, and P. A. Medica. 2003. Changes in undisturbed perennial vegetation in the northern Mojave Desert. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
Webb, R. H., T. C. Esque, K. A. Thomas, D. F. Haines, M. B. Murov, L. A. DeFalco, and P. A. Medica. 2003. Changes in undisturbed perennial vegetation in the northern Mojave Desert. Poster presented at the Desert Managers Group and Society for Ecological Restoration, Arid Lands Habitat Restoration Conference, Palm Springs, California. [Poster]
DeFalco, L. A. and R. S. Nowak. 2002. Seasonality of simulated rainfall influences the interaction between the invasive annual grass Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens and Mojave Desert perennials. Poster presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Poster]
Esque, T. C. and C. R. Tracy. 2002. Seed bank variation in Mojave desertscrub relative to wildfire, granivores and invasive species. Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Abstract]
Esque, T.C.*, D.F. Haines, and K.A. Goodwin. 2002. Management and Ecology of Buffelgrass in Wildlands of Arid and Humid Regions. Presented at the Southwest Vegetation Management Associations’ Annual Symposium. 6 November
2002. Mesa, Arizona. [Presentation]
Esque, T.C.*, D.F. Haines, and K.A. Goodwin. 2002. Management and Ecology of Buffelgrass in Wildlands of Arid and Humid Regions. Presented at the Southwest Vegetation Management Associations’ Annual Symposium. 6 November
2002. Mesa, Arizona. [Presentation]
Esque, T.C., A. Búrquez M., C.R. Schwalbe, T.R. Van Devender, Michelle J. M. Nijhuis, P. Anning. 2002. Fire ecology of the Sonoran desert tortoise. Chapter 13. In The Sonoran Desert Tortoise: Natural History, Biology, and Conservation. T.R. Van Devender, ed. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and The University of Arizona Press, Tucson. Pp. 312-333. [Book Chapter]
Esque, T.C., and C.R. Schwalbe. 2002. Alien annual plants and their relationships to fire and biotic change in Sonoran Desertscrub. Chapter 10 In Invasive exotic species in the Sonoran region. Tellman, B., ed. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and The University of Arizona Press, Tucson. Pp. 165-194. [Book Chapter]
Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, M. L. Brooks, C. R. Schwalbe and R. H. Webb. 2002. Fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: an irreversible change? Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Abstract]
Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, M. L. Brooks, C. R. Schwalbe and R. H. Webb. 2002. Fire and exotics in the Mojave Desert: an irreversible change? Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Abstract]
Huxman, T., J. Nagel, S. Zitzer, T. Charlet, L. DeFalco, D. Housman, K. Griffin and S. Smith. 2002. Responses of the annual plant component of a Mojave Desert ecosystem to elevated CO2. Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Abstract]
M.L. Brooks*, T.C. Esque, and J. D'Elia. 2002. Fire Behavior in the Mojave Desert: Potential Effects of the El Niño/La Niña Cycle. Presented at the joint symposium of the Association of Fire Ecologists and The Wildlife Society -- Western Section. 5 December 2002. San Diego, California. [Presentation]
Medica, P. A., T. C. Esque, D. F. Haines, L. A. DeFalco and R. H. Webb. 2002. Long-term response of nocturnal rodents to wildfire in the Mojave and Great Basin Desert ecotone. Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Abstract]
Medica, P. A., T. C. Esque, D. F. Haines, L. A. DeFalco and R. H. Webb. 2002. Long-term response of nocturnal rodents to wildfire in the Mojave and Great Basin Desert ecotone. Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Abstract]
Medica, P. A., T. C. Esque, D. F. Haines, L. A. DeFalco and R. H. Webb. 2002. Long-term response of nocturnal rodents to wildfire in the Mojave and Great Basin Desert ecotone. Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Abstract]
Medica, P. A., T. C. Esque, D. F. Haines, L. A. DeFalco and R. H. Webb. 2002. Long-term response of nocturnal rodents to wildfire in the Mojave and Great Basin Desert ecotone. Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Abstract]
Scoles, S. J., L. A. DeFalco and A. C. Newton. 2002. Does topsoil removal, storage and replacement decrease abundance of viable seed? Poster presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Poster]
Scoles, S. J., L. A. DeFalco and A. C. Newton. 2002. Does topsoil removal, storage and replacement decrease abundance of viable seed? Poster presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Poster]
Scoles, S.J., T.C. Esque, L.A. DeFalco, S.E. Eckert and D.F. Haines. 2002. Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a Pinyon-Juniper community at Grand Canyon/Parashaunt National Monument, Arizona. Report to USDI-Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Strip District, St. George, Utah. [Technical Report]
Scoles, S.J., T.C. Esque, L.A. DeFalco, S.E. Eckert and D.F. Haines. 2002. Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a Pinyon-Juniper community at Grand Canyon/Parashaunt National Monument, Arizona. Report to USDI-Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Strip District, St. George, Utah. [Technical Report]
Scoles, S.J., T.C. Esque, L.A. DeFalco, S.E. Eckert and D.F. Haines. 2002. Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a Pinyon-Juniper community at Grand Canyon/Parashaunt National Monument, Arizona. Report to USDI-Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Strip District, St. George, Utah. [Technical Report]
Scoles, S.J., T.C. Esque, L.A. DeFalco, S.E. Eckert and D.F. Haines. 2002. Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a Pinyon-Juniper community at Grand Canyon/Parashaunt National Monument, Arizona. Report to USDI-Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Strip District, St. George, Utah. [Technical Report]
Scoles, S.J., T.C. Esque, L.A. DeFalco, S.E. Eckert and D.F. Haines. 2002. Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a Pinyon-Juniper community at Grand Canyon/Parashaunt National Monument, Arizona. Report to USDI-Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Strip District, St. George, Utah. [Technical Report]
Van Devender, T. R., B. E. Martin, R. C. Averill-Murray, T. C. Esque, P. A. Holm, V. M. Dickinson, C. R. Schwalbe, E. B. Wirt, S. L. Barrett. 2002. Grasses, Mallows, Desert Vine, and More: Diet of the Desert Tortoise in Arizona and Sonora. Chapter 8 in The Sonoran Desert Tortoise: Natural History, Biology and Conservation. T.R. Van Devender, ed. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson. Pp. 159-193. [Book Chapter]
Webb, R. H., T. C. Esque, K. A. Thomas, D. F. Haines, M. B. Murov, L. A. DeFalco and P. A. Medica. 2002. Long-term changes in perennial vegetation in permanent plots of the northern Mojave Desert. Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Abstract]
Webb, R. H., T. C. Esque, K. A. Thomas, D. F. Haines, M. B. Murov, L. A. DeFalco and P. A. Medica. 2002. Long-term changes in perennial vegetation in permanent plots of the northern Mojave Desert. Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Abstract]
Webb, R. H., T. C. Esque, K. A. Thomas, D. F. Haines, M. B. Murov, L. A. DeFalco and P. A. Medica. 2002. Long-term changes in perennial vegetation in permanent plots of the northern Mojave Desert. Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Abstract]
Webb, R. H., T. C. Esque, K. A. Thomas, D. F. Haines, M. B. Murov, L. A. DeFalco and P. A. Medica. 2002. Long-term changes in perennial vegetation in permanent plots of the northern Mojave Desert. Paper presented at the 87th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Tucson, Arizona. [Abstract]
Anderson, D.R., K.P. Burnham, B.C. Lubow, L. Thomas, P.S. Corn, P.A. Medica and R.W. Marlow. 2001. Field trials of line transect methods applied to estimation of desert tortoise abundance. J, Wildlife Management. 65(3):583-597. [Journal Article]
DeFalco, L. A. and R. S. Nowak. 2001. Biomass and nitrogen allocation in an invasive annual grass and two native Mojave Desert annuals. Paper presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Madison, Wisconsin. [Abstract]
DeFalco, L. A., J. K. Detling, C. R. Tracy, and S. D. Warren. 2001. Physiological variation among native and exotic winter annuals associated with microphytic soil crusts in the Mojave Desert. Plant and Soil 234:1-14. [Journal Article]
Eckert, S. E., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco and D. F. Haines. 2001. Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a pinyon-juniper community at Grand Canyon / Parashant National Monument, on the Arizona Strip of Mohave County, Arizona. Report to the USDI Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Strip District, St. George, Utah. [Technical Report]
Eckert, S. E., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco and D. F. Haines. 2001. Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a pinyon-juniper community at Grand Canyon / Parashant National Monument, on the Arizona Strip of Mohave County, Arizona. Report to the USDI Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Strip District, St. George, Utah. [Technical Report]
Eckert, S. E., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco and D. F. Haines. 2001. Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a pinyon-juniper community at Grand Canyon / Parashant National Monument, on the Arizona Strip of Mohave County, Arizona. Report to the USDI Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Strip District, St. George, Utah. [Technical Report]
Eckert, S. E., T. C. Esque, L. A. DeFalco and D. F. Haines. 2001. Evaluating options for revegetation following a catastrophic fire in a pinyon-juniper community at Grand Canyon / Parashant National Monument, on the Arizona Strip of Mohave County, Arizona. Report to the USDI Bureau of Land Management, Arizona Strip District, St. George, Utah. [Technical Report]
Esque, T.C., L.A. DeFalco, S. Scoles and D.F. Haines. 2001. Evaluating revegetation options following wildfire in a Pinyon-Juniper community, northern Arizona. Paper presented at the 6th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau, November 6, 2001. Flagstaff, AZ. [Proceedings]
Esque, T.C., L.A. DeFalco, S. Scoles and D.F. Haines. 2001. Evaluating revegetation options following wildfire in a Pinyon-Juniper community, northern Arizona. Paper presented at the 6th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau, November 6, 2001. Flagstaff, AZ. [Proceedings]
Esque, T.C., L.A. DeFalco, S. Scoles and D.F. Haines. 2001. Evaluating revegetation options following wildfire in a Pinyon-Juniper community, northern Arizona. Paper presented at the 6th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau, November 6, 2001. Flagstaff, AZ. [Proceedings]
Esque, T.C., L.A. DeFalco, S. Scoles and D.F. Haines. 2001. Evaluating revegetation options following wildfire in a Pinyon-Juniper community, northern Arizona. Paper presented at the 6th Biennial Conference of Research on the Colorado Plateau, November 6, 2001. Flagstaff, AZ. [Proceedings]
Nowak, R. S., D. N. Jordan, L. A. DeFalco, C. Wilcox, J. S. Coleman, J. R. Seemann and S. D. Smith. 2001. Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on leaf conductance and temperature for three desert perennials at the Nevada Desert FACE Facility. New Phytologist 150(2):449-458. [Journal Article]
Smith-Longozo, V., L. A. DeFalco and R. S. Nowak. 2001. Comparison of parental and growth condition effects between the invasive annual grass Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens and two native Mojave Desert annual species. Poster presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Madison, Wisconsin. [Poster]
Theodorakis, C.W., J.W. Bickham, T. Lamb, P.A. Medica and T.B.Lyne. 2001. Integration of genotoxicicity and population genetic analyses in kangaroo rats (Dipodomys merriami) exposed to radionuclide contamination at the Nevada Test Site, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20(2):317-326 [Journal Article]
Threloff, D.L. and Sappington, J.M. 2001. The Birds of Death Valley National Park: A Comprehensive Database of Records Between the Years 1891 and 2000. 868 pp. [Technical Report]
Webb, R. H., T. C. Esque, P. A. Medica, L. A. DeFalco and M. B. Murov. 2001. Monitoring of ecosystem dynamics in the Mojave Desert: the Beatley permanent plots. USGS Fact Sheet prepared in cooperation with the Recoverability and Vulnerability of Desert Ecosystems Program. [Fact Sheet]
Webb, R. H., T. C. Esque, P. A. Medica, L. A. DeFalco and M. B. Murov. 2001. Monitoring of ecosystem dynamics in the Mojave Desert: the Beatley permanent plots. USGS Fact Sheet prepared in cooperation with the Recoverability and Vulnerability of Desert Ecosystems Program. [Fact Sheet]
Webb, R. H., T. C. Esque, P. A. Medica, L. A. DeFalco and M. B. Murov. 2001. Monitoring of ecosystem dynamics in the Mojave Desert: the Beatley permanent plots. USGS Fact Sheet prepared in cooperation with the Recoverability and Vulnerability of Desert Ecosystems Program. [Fact Sheet]
Brooks, M. L. and T. C. Esque. 2000. Annual grass invasions and fire in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, National Program Review of the Invasive Species Program, Annapolis, MD. [Abstract]
DeFalco, L. A. and R. S. Nowak. 2000. Does more carbon dioxide mean more plants in the Mojave? Should the native plants care? TipSheet News Release for Ecological Society of America Meeting, Snowbird, Utah. [Other]
DeFalco, L. A. and R. S. Nowak. 2000. Plant-plant interactions in an intact Mojave Desert plant community exposed to elevated atmospheric CO2. Paper presented at the 85th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Snowbird, Utah. [Abstract]
DeFalco, L. A. and R. S. Nowak. 2000. Plant-plant interactions in an intact plant community exposed to elevated atmospheric CO2 at the Nevada Desert FACE Facility. Poster presented at the FACE 2000 Meeting, Tsukuba, Japan. [Poster]
DeFalco, L. A. and R. S. Nowak. 2000. Understanding the invasion of Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens into the Mojave Desert. Poster presented at the US Geological Survey Invasive Species Program Review, Annapolis, Maryland. [Poster]
Esque, T.C., L. A. DeFalco, P. A. Medica, M. L. Brooks and R. H. Webb. 2000. Predicted changes in Mojave fire frequency related to invasive annual grasses. Effects of a Hotter and Drier Climate, a USGS Workshop. Tuscon, AZ. [Abstract]
Esque, T.C., L. A. DeFalco, P. A. Medica, M. L. Brooks and R. H. Webb. 2000. Predicted changes in Mojave fire frequency related to invasive annual grasses. Effects of a Hotter and Drier Climate, a USGS Workshop. Tuscon, AZ. [Abstract]
Esque, T.C., L. A. DeFalco, P. A. Medica, M. L. Brooks and R. H. Webb. 2000. Predicted changes in Mojave fire frequency related to invasive annual grasses. Effects of a Hotter and Drier Climate, a USGS Workshop. Tuscon, AZ. [Abstract]
Longshore, K.M., J.R. Jaeger, and M. Sappington. 2000. Habitat specific variation in survivorship rates of desert tortoises in the eastern Mojave Desert. Wildlife Society, 7th Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee. [Poster]
Longshore, K.M., J.R. Jaeger, and M. Sappington. 2000. Habitat specific variation in survivorship rates of desert tortoises in the eastern Mojave Desert. Wildlife Society, 7th Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee. [Poster]
Nowak, R. S., D. N. Jordan, L. A. DeFalco, J. S. Coleman, J. R. Seemann and S. D. Smith. 2000. Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on leaf conductance and temperature for three desert perennials at the Nevada Desert FACE Facility. Poster presented at the FACE 2000 Meeting, Tsukuba, Japan. [Poster]
Sappington, M, K.M. Longshore, and D. B. Thompson. 2000. Modeling desert bighorn sheep habitat in the Mojave Desert: A multivariate GIS approach. Wildlife Society, 7th Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee. [Poster]
Sappington, M, K.M. Longshore, and D. B. Thompson. 2000. Modeling desert bighorn sheep habitat in the Mojave Desert: A multivariate GIS approach. Wildlife Society, 7th Annual Conference, Nashville, Tennessee. [Poster]
Schwalbe, C. R., T. C. Esque, P. J. Anning, and W. L. Halvorson. 2000. Exotic grasses, long-lived species, and managing desert landscapes: a case history at Saguaro National Park. P. 87 in W. L. Halvorson and B. S. Gebow (eds), Creative Cooperation in Resource Management, Proceedings of the Third Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts, USGS Sonoran Desert Field Station, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. [Proceedings]
Swann, D.E., C.R. Schwalbe, R. Averill-Murray, T. Edwards, T.C. Esque, H.R. Gimblett, M. Goode, L.K. Harris, M.K. Briggs, and N.C. Kline. 2000. Long-term monitoring of reptiles and amphibians at Saguaro National Park and the Rincon Valley. Page 94 in W.L. Halvorson and B.S. Gebow (eds), Creative Cooperation in Resource Management, Proc. of the Third Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts, USGS Sonoran Desert Field Station, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. [Proceedings]
Avery, H.W. 1999. Livestock grazing in the Mojave Desert in relation to the desert tortoise. Mojave Desert Science Symposium, USGS, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, Feb. 25-27, 1999. [Proceedings]
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, Utah. [Abstract]
Brooks, M., T. Esque, S. Benjamin, and D. DelSordo. 1999. Digital database of fire perimeters in the Mojave Desert. United States Department of the Interior. [Database Spatial]
Brooks, M.L. and L. DeFalco. 1999. Exotic Plant Species in Desert Tortoise Habitat. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. St. George, UT. [Abstract]
DeFalco, L. A., D. M. Bryla and R. S. Nowak. 1999. The effects of nitrogen fertilization and plant density on resource acquisition by non-native and native Mojave Desert ephemerals (poster presentation). The 84th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Spokane, Washington. [Poster]
DeFalco, L. and M.L. Brooks. 1999. Ecology and Management of Alien Plants. Mojave Desert Science Symposium. Las Vegas, NV [Abstract]
Esque, T. C. 1999. Managing fire and invasive plants in the Mojave Desert: defining an integrated research program to address knowledge gaps. In, 25-27. Jeffrey Lovich (ed.), Proceedings: Mojave Desert Science Symposium. Las Vegas, NV. [Proceedings]
Esque, T. C., D. F. Haines, and J. McCleave. 1999. Impacts of recreation on the desert tortoise and other wildlife in the Red Cliffs Desert Reserve. Report prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 12 pp. [Technical Report]
Esque, T. C., M. J. Nijhuis, D. F. Haines, J. W. Clark, P. J. Swantek, and C. R. Schwalbe. 1999. Effects of fire on desert tortoises at Saguaro National Park. In, W. Halvorson (ed.), Proceedings: Conference on a Century of Research In Parks. Tucson, Arizona, May 5-7, 1998. [Proceedings]
Esque, T. C., M. J. Nijhuis, D. F. Haines, J. W. Clark, P. J. Swantek, and C. R. Schwalbe. 1999. Effects of fire on desert tortoises at Saguaro National Park. In, W. Halvorson (ed.), Proceedings: Conference on a Century of Research In Parks. Tucson, Arizona, May 5-7, 1998. [Proceedings]
Esque, T., S. Eckert, L. Evers, T. Duck, B. Bracken, T. Bartlett. 1999. Interagency cooperation and a large-scale habitat manipulation: the effects of alien plants and granivores on ecological recovery following wildfire (poster presentation). Mojave Desert Science Symposium, Las Vegas, NV. [Poster]
Esque, T.C., C.R. Schwalbe, M.J. Nijhuis, D.F. Haines, and J.W. Clark. 1999. Short-term effects of fire on desert tortoises at Saguaro National Park. In, B. Bartholomew (ed.), Proceedings: The 23th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Tucson, Arizona, April 3-5, 1998. [Proceedings]
Esque, T.C., C.R. Schwalbe, M.J. Nijhuis, D.F. Haines, and J.W. Clark. 1999. Short-term effects of fire on desert tortoises at Saguaro National Park. In, B. Bartholomew (ed.), Proceedings: The 23th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Tucson, Arizona, April 3-5, 1998. [Proceedings]
Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, and C. R. Tracy. 1999. Hibernation temperatures, timing, and site characteristics for desert tortoises in the northeast Mojave Desert (poster presentation). The 24th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. St. George, UT. [Poster]
Haines, D. F., T. C. Esque, and C. R. Tracy. 1999. Hibernation temperatures, timing, and site characteristics for desert tortoises in the northeast Mojave Desert (poster presentation). The 24th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. St. George, UT. [Poster]
Jordan, D. N., C. Biggart, S. F. Zitzer, L. A. DeFalco, and R. S. Nowak. 1999. Interaction of leaf conductance and soil water availability of three native Mojave Desert species exposed to Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) (poster presentation). The 84th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Spokane, Washington. [Poster]
Nowak, B., L. DeFalco, P. Vivin, C. Yoder, C. Biggart, D. Phillips, D. Tingey, and M. Johnson. 1999. Effects of elevated CO2 on root systems of Mojave Desert vegetation (poster presentation). Department of Defense, Joint Science Team Meeting. Indianapolis, Indiana. [Poster]
Schwalbe, C.R., T.C. Esque, M.J. Nijhuis, D.F. Haines, J.W. Clark, P.J. Swantek.1999. Effects of fire on Arizona Upland desertscrub at Saguaro National Park. Pages 107-109 in, Proceedings: Conference on a Century of Parks in Southern Arizona: Second Conference on Research and Resource Management in Southern Arizona National Parks, Extended Abstracts. Edited by L. Benson and B. Gebow. National Park Service, Southern Arizona Office and USGS. Sonoran Desert Field Station, The University of Arizona, Tucson. [Proceedings]
Schwalbe, C.R., T.C. Esque, M.J. Nijhuis, D.F. Haines, J.W. Clark, P.J. Swantek.1999. Effects of fire on Arizona Upland desertscrub at Saguaro National Park. Pages 107-109 in, Proceedings: Conference on a Century of Parks in Southern Arizona: Second Conference on Research and Resource Management in Southern Arizona National Parks, Extended Abstracts. Edited by L. Benson and B. Gebow. National Park Service, Southern Arizona Office and USGS. Sonoran Desert Field Station, The University of Arizona, Tucson. [Proceedings]
Avery, H.W. 1998. Nutritional ecology of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in relation to cattle grazing in the Mojave Desert. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles. 158 pp. [Thesis/Dissertation]
DeFalco, L. A., R. S. Nowak and J. R. Seemann. 1998. Photosynthetic down-regulation in three Mojave Desert grasses exposed to elevated atmospheric CO2 (poster presentation. The 83rd annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, Maryland. [Poster]
Nowak, R. S., L. A. DeFalco, C. Biggart, D. N. Jordan, and S. D. Smith. 1998. Effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 on leaf conductance and temperature of Larrea tridentata at Desert FACE (poster presentation). The 83rd annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Baltimore, Maryland. [Poster]
Avery, H.W. 1997. Challenges to a changing plant community: food selectivity and digestive performance of desert tortoises fed native versus exotic forage plants. 1997 Desert Research Symposium, San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA. [Poster]
Avery, H.W. 1997. Challenges to a changing plant community: food selectivity and digestive performance of desert tortoises fed native vs. Exotic forage plants. Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles: An International Conference. P. 474. [Proceedings]
Avery, H.W. 1997. Challenges to a changing plant community: food selectivity and digestive performance of desert tortoises fed native vs. exotic forage plants. Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles: An International Conference. [Poster]
Avery, H.W. and A.G. Neibergs. 1997. Effects of cattle grazing on the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii: nutritional and behavioral interactions. Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles: An International Conference. Pp. 13-20. [Proceedings]
Jaeger, J.R., K.L. Longshore, and C.L. Douglas. 1997. Monitoring desert tortoise survivorship and dispersal using radiotelemetry. CPSU/UNLV 066/05, 28pp. [Technical Report]
Jordan, D., K. Salsman, L. A. DeFalco, R. Nowak, and S. Smith. 1997. Responses of two Mojave Desert plants to elevated atmospheric CO2 in a controlled environment glasshouse. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America 78 (4) SUPPL:266. [Abstract]
Longshore, K., Ebert, D. W. Ebert, J. J. Jaeger and C. L. Douglas. 1997. A comparison of home range and habitat use of desert tortoises at two sites in the eastern Mojave Desert. Wildlife Society 4th Annual Conference, Snowmass, Colorado. 21 Sept. - 27 Sept. [Poster]
Avery, H.W. 1996. Foraging ecology and dietary overlap of desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) and range cattle in the Mojave Desert: implications for wildlife conservation and land management. In: Reynolds, J. ed. Proceedings of the 1996 Desert Research Symposium. San Bernardino County Museum, April 26-29, 1996. [Proceedings]
DeFalco, L. A., J. Belnap, K. Harper, and S. D. Warren. 1996. Cryptobiotic crusts and their influence on annual plants and the desert tortoise. In, B. Bartholomew (ed.), Proceedings: The 21st Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Las Vegas, NV. [Proceedings]
Jaeger, J. R., K. Longshore and C. L. Douglas. 1996. Evaluating desert tortoise populations on two study plots in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. 21st. Annual Symposium of the Desert Tortoise Council, Las Vegas, Nevada. 29 March-1 April. [Abstract]
Longshore, K. M. and C. L. Douglas 1996. The effect of natural selection on vigilance behavior in transplanted bighorn sheep populations. 6th International Behavioral Ecology Congress. Canberra, Australia. 28 Sept.-4 Oct. [Poster]
Schwalbe, C.R., T.C. Esque, P.J. Swantek, W.L. Halvorson, J.L. Oldemeyer. 1996. A regional approach to understanding fire effects in the Arizona Upland Subdivision of the Sonoran Desert. In, Proceedings: Interagency Conference, Effects of fire on the Madrean Province Ecosystems. Tucson, Arizona. [Proceedings]
Avery, H.W. 1995. Diet selection and nutritional ecology of the desert tortoise fed native versus exotic vegetation: implications for habitat restoration and land management. Proceedings of the 47th Annual California Weed Science Society, Santa Barbara, California, January 16 - 18, 1995. Pp. 141-142. [Proceedings]
Avery, H.W. 1995. Digestive performance of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) fed native and non-native desert vegetation. Final Report to California Department of Parks and Recreation, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division, Sacramento, California. 66 pp. [Technical Report]
Avery, H.W. 1995. Digestive physiology and nutritional ecology of the desert tortoise fed native versus non-native vegetation: implications for tortoise conservation and land management. Proceedings of the 1994 Desert Tortoise Council Symposium 1995:143. [Proceedings]
Avery, H.W. 1995. Nutritional ecology of the desert tortoise. Proceedings of the Desert Research Symposium, San Bernardino County Museum. [Proceedings]
DeFalco, L. A. 1995. Influence of cryptobiotic soil crusts on annual plants and foraging movements of the desert tortoise in the northeast Mojave Desert. M.S. thesis. Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. 48 pp. [Thesis/Dissertation]
DeFalco, L. A., J. K. Detling, and C. R. Tracy. 1995. Influence of cryptobiotic soil crusts on nutrient and water relations in annual plants in the northeast Mojave Desert. Poster presented at the 2nd Annual National Symposium for Soil Ecology Society. Fort Collins, CO. [Poster]
DeFalco, L. A.; J. K. Detling, C. R. Tracy. 1995. Influence of cryptobiotic soil crusts on nutrient and water relations of winter annual plants in the northeast Mojave Desert. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 76(3) SUPPL.:319. [Abstract]
Douglas, C.L. and K.M. Longshore. 1995. Costs and effectiveness of methods used for population estimates of bighorn sheep in Death Valley National Park. Desert Bighorn Council Transactions, 39:1-9. [Journal Article]
Douglas, C.L., and K.M. Longshore. 1995. Population monitoring and habitat analyses for the Black Mountain bighorn sheep, Death Valley National Park, California. CPSU/UNLV 064/03, 51pp. [Technical Report]
Grover, M. C. and L. A. DeFalco. 1995. Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii): status-of-knowledge outline with references. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, General Technical Report, INT-GTR-316. 134 pp. [Technical Report]
Longshore, K.M. and C.L. Douglas. 1995. Home ranges of desert bighorn sheep inhabiting the Black Moutains, Death Valley National Park, California. Desert Bighorn Council Transactions, 39:26-35. [Journal Article]
Nussear, K. E., C. R. Tracy, T. C. Esque, K. Dean-Bradley, K. Castle, and L. A. DeFalco. 1995. Diet selection: addressing the hypothesis of nutritional wisdom. Paper presented at a National Biological Service Desert Tortoise Nutrition Workshop. Zzyzx, CA. [Other]
Nussear, K. E., C. R. Tracy, T. C. Esque, K. Dean-Bradley, K. Castle, and L. A. DeFalco. 1995. Diet selection: addressing the hypothesis of nutritional wisdom. Paper presented at a National Biological Service Desert Tortoise Nutrition Workshop. Zzyzx, CA. [Other]
Ross, D.A., T.C. Esque, R.A. Fridell, P. Hovingh. 1995. Historic distribution, current status and range extension of Bufo boreas in Utah. Herpetological Review 26: 187-188. [Journal Article]
Tracy, C. R., P. F. Brussard, T. Esque, L. DeFalco, K. Dean-Bradley, K. T. Castle, C. C. Peterson, B. Henen and C. R. Tracy. 1995. Requirements of the threatened desert tortoise: Competition with domestic cattle. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 76(3) SUPPL., 1995:395. [Abstract]
Tracy, C. R., P. F. Brussard, T. Esque, L. DeFalco, K. Dean-Bradley, K. T. Castle, C. C. Peterson, B. Henen and C. R. Tracy. 1995. Requirements of the threatened desert tortoise: Competition with domestic cattle. Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, 76(3) SUPPL., 1995:395. [Abstract]
Avery, H.W. 1994. Constraints of body size, environmental stochasticity, and livestock grazing on the nutritional ecology of North American tortoises. Proceedings of the International Conference on North American Tortoises, Mapimi Biosphere Preserve, Instituto de Ecologia, Laboratorio del Desierto, Durango, Mexico, October 8-12, 1994. Pp. 18-23. [Proceedings]
Bury, R.B., T.C. Esque, and P.S. Corn. 1994. Conservation of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) genetics and protection of isolated populations. In, pp. 59-66, K. Beaman (ed.), Proceedings: The 13th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium 1988. Laughlin, Nevada. [Proceedings]
Bury, R.B., T.C. Esque, L.A. DeFalco, and P.A. Medica. 1994. Distribution, habitat use and protection of desert tortoise in the Eastern Mojave Desert. In, pp. 57-72, R.B. Bury, and D.J. Germano (eds.), Biology of North American Tortoises. U.S. Department of Interior National Biological Survey, Fish and Wildlife Research 13. [Book Chapter]
Bury, R.B., T.C. Esque, L.A. DeFalco, and P.A. Medica. 1994. Distribution, habitat use and protection of desert tortoise in the Eastern Mojave Desert. In, pp. 57-72, R.B. Bury, and D.J. Germano (eds.), Biology of North American Tortoises. U.S. Department of Interior National Biological Survey, Fish and Wildlife Research 13. [Book Chapter]
Bury, R.B., T.C. Esque, L.A. DeFalco, and P.A. Medica. 1994. Distribution, habitat use and protection of desert tortoise in the Eastern Mojave Desert. In, pp. 57-72, R.B. Bury, and D.J. Germano (eds.), Biology of North American Tortoises. U.S. Department of Interior National Biological Survey, Fish and Wildlife Research 13. [Book Chapter]
DeFalco, L. A. 1994. Influence of cryptobiotic soil crusts on annual plants and foraging movements of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii in the northeast Mojave Desert. Paper presented at the Symposium for Research on Biodiversity at Colorado State University. Fort Collins, CO. [Abstract]
Duck, T.A., T.C. Esque, T. Hughes. 1994. Fighting wildfires in desert tortoise habitat: Considerations for land managers. In, pp. 58-67, Anne Fletcher (ed.), Proceedings: The 19th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Tucson, Arizona. [Proceedings]
Duncan, R.B., T.C. Esque, and K.L. Echols. 1994. Predation on the flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma m'callii). Herpetological Review 25:68. [Journal Article]
Esque, T.C. 1994. Diet and diet selection of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in the northeast Mojave Desert. M.S. Thesis. Colorado State University. 243 pp. [Thesis/Dissertation]
Esque, T.C. 1994. Diet and foraging behavior of Gopherus agassizii in the northeast Mojave Desert. In, p. 319, K. Beaman (ed.), Proceedings: The 16th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium 1991. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Proceedings]
Esque, T.C. 1994. Diet selection and habitat use of desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the northeast Mojave Desert. In, pp. 64-68, K. Beaman (ed.), Proceedings: The 17th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Proceedings]
Esque, T.C. and E. L. Peters. 1994. Ingestion of bones, stones and soil by desert tortoises. In, pp. 105-112, R.B. Bury, and D.J. Germano (eds.), Biology of North American Tortoises. U.S. Department of Interior National Biological Survey, Fish and Wildlife Research 13. [Book Chapter]
Esque, T.C., and J.L. Oldemeyer. 1994. A rangewide conservation and research program for the desert tortoise in the desert southwest. Endangered Species Update 11:8-9. [Newsletter]
Esque, T.C., T. Hughes, L.A. DeFalco, B.E. Hatfield, and R.B. Duncan. 1994. Effects of wildfire on desert tortoises and their habitats. In, pp. 153-154, A. Fletcher (ed.), Proceedings: The 19th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Tucson, Arizona. [Proceedings]
Esque, T.C., T. Hughes, L.A. DeFalco, B.E. Hatfield, and R.B. Duncan. 1994. Effects of wildfire on desert tortoises and their habitats. In, pp. 153-154, A. Fletcher (ed.), Proceedings: The 19th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Tucson, Arizona. [Proceedings]
Germano, D.J., R.B. Bury, T.C. Esque, T.H. Fritts, P.A. Medica. 1994. Range and habitats of the desert tortoise. In, pp. 73-84, R.B. Bury, and D.J. Germano (eds.), Biology of North American Tortoises. U.S. Department of Interior National Biological Survey, Fish and Wildlife Research 13. [Book Chapter]
Germano, D.J., R.B. Bury, T.C. Esque, T.H. Fritts, P.A. Medica. 1994. Range and habitats of the desert tortoise. In, pp. 73-84, R.B. Bury, and D.J. Germano (eds.), Biology of North American Tortoises. U.S. Department of Interior National Biological Survey, Fish and Wildlife Research 13. [Book Chapter]
Medica, P.A. 1994. Study of an off-highway vehicle race in Eldorado Valley "Twilight 200" March 27, 1993. Bureau of Land Management Draft Report. 29pp [Technical Report]
Medica, P.A. 1994. The effects of an ATV/Motorcycle OHV race upon course widening. SNARE, Nelson Hills ATV/Motorcycle race, December 5, 1993. National Biological Survey Draft Report to Bureau of Land Management. 18pp + 3 Appendices. (Dated Sept. 12, 1994) [Technical Report]
Medica, P.A., M.B. Saethre, R.B. Hunter, and J.D. Drumm. 1994. Trends in reptiles populations on the Nevada Test Site. In Hunter, R.B. (compiled by). Status of the flora and fauna on the Nevada Test Site, 1989-1991. Reynolds Elect. & Eng. Co., Inc. Report DOE/NV/11432-57. pp 1-49. [Technical Report]
Tracy, C.R., and T.C. Esque. 1994. Optimal foraging in the desert tortoise. In, pp. 180, A. Fletcher (ed.), Proceedings: The 19th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Tucson, Arizona. [Proceedings]
Tracy, C.R., P.F. Brussard, and T.C. Esque. 1994. Controlling competition for forage between desert tortoise and domestic stock. In, pp. 178, A. Fletcher (ed.), Proceedings: The 19th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Tucson, Arizona. [Proceedings]
Zablan, M.A., S.C. Belfit, R.A. Fridell and T.C. Esque. 1994. History and Status of the Habitat Conservation Planning process in Washington County, Utah. In, pp. 113-119, A. Fletcher (ed.), Proceedings: The 19th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Tucson, Arizona. [Proceedings]
Avery, H.W., J.R. Spotila, J.D. Congdon, R.U. Fisher Jr., and E.A. Standora. 1993. Roles of diet protein and temperature in the growth and nutritional energetics of the slider turtle, Trachemys scripta. Physiological Zoology 66:902-925. [Journal Article]
Cordery, T.E., Jr., T.A. Duck, T.C. Esque, and J.J. Slack. 1993. Vegetation needs of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, in the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts. In, pp. 61-80, D. D. Young (ed.), Proceedings: Symposium on Vegetation Management of Hot Desert Rangeland Ecosystems. Society for Range Management. Phoenix, Arizona. [Proceedings]
DeFalco, L. A., T. C. Esque, and C. R. Tracy. 1993. Social behavior of desert tortoises at two sites in the northeast Mojave Desert. In, K. M. Thorne (ed.), Proceedings: The 18th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Palm Springs. CA. [Proceedings]
DeFalco, L. A., T. C. Esque, and C. R. Tracy. 1993. Social behavior of desert tortoises at two sites in the northeast Mojave Desert. In, K. M. Thorne (ed.), Proceedings: The 18th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Palm Springs. CA. [Proceedings]
Esque, T.C., L.A. DeFalco, and C.R. Tracy. 1993. Diet and foraging of the desert tortoise. In, pp. 9-13, K. M. Thorne (ed.), Proceedings: The 18th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Palm Springs, California. [Proceedings]
Esque, T.C., L.A. DeFalco, and C.R. Tracy. 1993. Diet and foraging of the desert tortoise. In, pp. 9-13, K. M. Thorne (ed.), Proceedings: The 18th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Palm Springs, California. [Proceedings]
Longshore, K.M., D. Ebert, C.L. Douglas. 1993. Errors in strip transect census methods for desert tortoise populations. Third National Park Service GIS User's Conference, Denver, Colorado. 16-18 November. [Poster]
Avery, H.W. 1992. Executive Summary: comarisons between the inside and outside of Ivanpah Valley Exclosure. Report to USDI Bureau of Land Management, California Desert District Office. [Technical Report]
Avery, H.W. 1992. Summer food habits of desert tortoises at Ivanpah Valley, California. Report to USDI Bureau of Land Management, California Desert District Office. [Technical Report]
Avery, H.W. 1992. Summer food habits of desert tortoises in Ivanpah Valley, California. Proceedings 1992 Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. [Proceedings]
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]
Esque, T. C., C. R. Tracy and L. A. DeFalco. 1992. Habitat use in relation to food resources in the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Paper presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. [Proceedings]
Esque, T. C., C. R. Tracy and L. A. DeFalco. 1992. Habitat use in relation to food resources in the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Paper presented at the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. [Proceedings]
Esque, T.C., C. Peterson, and L.A. DeFalco, C.R. Tracy. 1992. Estimation of home ranges in a long-lived vertebrate: Gopherus agassizii. American Zoologist 32:5, p. 91A. [Proceedings]
Esque, T.C., C. Peterson, and L.A. DeFalco, C.R. Tracy. 1992. Estimation of home ranges in a long-lived vertebrate: Gopherus agassizii. American Zoologist 32:5, p. 91A. [Proceedings]
Hunter, R.B. and P.A. Medica. 1992. Extent of land disturbance on the Nevada Test Site. In Hunter (ed.). Status of the flora and fauna on the Nevada Test Site. Reynolds Elect. & Eng. Co., Inc. Report DOE/NV/10630-29. pp 3-7. [Technical Report]
Longshore, K.M. and C.L. Douglas. 1992. GIS Modeling ofbighorn habitat in the Black Mountains, Death Valley National Monument. 36th Annual Desert Bighorn Council Meeting. Bullhead City, Arizona. 8-11 April. [Abstract]
Medica, P.A. 1992. Status of Reptiles in 1988. In Hunter (ed.) Status of the flora and fauna on the Nevada Test Site, 1988. Reynolds Elect. & Eng. Co., Inc. Report DOE/NV/10630-29. pp 59-95. [Technical Report]
Medica, P.A. 1992. Desert tortoise population trends in Nevada 1990-1992. Bureau of Land Management Report 9pp. [Technical Report]
Saethre, M.B. and P.A. Medica. 1992. Status of small mammals on the NTS in 1988. In Hunter (ed.). Status of the flora and fauna on the Nevada Test Site, 1988. Reynolds Elect. & Eng. Co., Inc. Report DOE/NV/10630-29. pp 97-160. [Technical Report]
Saethre, M.B. and P.A. Medica. 1992. Status of small mammals on the NTS in 1988. In Hunter (ed.). Status of the flora and fauna on the Nevada Test Site, 1988. Reynolds Elect. & Eng. Co., Inc. Report DOE/NV/10630-29. pp 97-160. [Technical Report]
Tracy, C.R., T.C. Esque, C. Peterson, L.A. DeFalco, L.C. Zimmerman, C.R. Tracy. 1992. The roles of food quality and quantity for desert tortoises: Perspectives on growth of individuals and populations. American Zoologist 32:5, p. 97A. [Proceedings]
Tracy, C.R., T.C. Esque, C. Peterson, L.A. DeFalco, L.C. Zimmerman, C.R. Tracy. 1992. The roles of food quality and quantity for desert tortoises: Perspectives on growth of individuals and populations. American Zoologist 32:5, p. 97A. [Proceedings]
Esque, T. C., L. A. DeFalco, and R. B. Bury. 1991. Nutrition and foraging ecology of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii): FY1990 annual report. Report to the USDI Bureau of Land Management, Cedar City District, Utah. #UT-910-IA9-800. 50 Pp. [Technical Report]
Esque, T. C., L. A. DeFalco, and R. B. Bury. 1991. Nutrition and foraging ecology of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii): FY1990 annual report. Report to the USDI Bureau of Land Management, Cedar City District, Utah. #UT-910-IA9-800. 50 Pp. [Technical Report]
Hunter, R.B., M.B. Saethre, P.A. Medica, P.D. Greger and E.M. Romney. 1991. Biological studies in the impact zone of the liquefied gaseous fuels spill test facility in Frenchman Flat, Nevada. Reynolds Elect. & Eng. Co., Inc. DOE/NV/10630-15. 42 pp. [Technical Report]
Hunter, R.B., M.B. Saethre, P.A. Medica, P.D. Greger and E.M. Romney. 1991. Biological studies in the impact zone of the liquefied gaseous fuels spill test facility in Frenchman Flat, Nevada. Reynolds Elect. & Eng. Co., Inc. DOE/NV/10630-15. 42 pp. [Technical Report]
Longshore, K.M. and C.L. Douglas. 1991. Foraging ecology of desert bighorn sheep: feeding stations and forage quality. Colin Clark Conference on Resource Management and Behavioral Ecology, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 24-26 July. [Poster]
Longshore, K.M. and C.L. Douglas. 1991. Geographic information system modeling of bighorn sheep habitat in Death Valley, California. Second National Park Service GIS User's Conference, Denver,Colorado.18-20 November. [Poster]
Medica, P.A. 1991. Lizard Study Procedures. Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co., Inc. Detailed Procedure. AABAF.D.05.00. Rev. 1. 22pp. [Technical Report]
Medica, P.A. 1991. Tortoise Detailed Procedure. Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co., Inc. Detailed Procedure. AABAF.D.04.00. Rev. 1. 18pp. [Technical Report]
Medica, P.A. and M.B. Saethre. 1991. Small Mammal Detailed Procedure. Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co., Inc. Detailed Procedure. AABAF.06.00. Rev. 1. 14pp. [Technical Report]
Medica, P.A. and M.B. Saethre. 1991. Small Mammal Detailed Procedure. Reynolds Electrical and Engineering Co., Inc. Detailed Procedure. AABAF.06.00. Rev. 1. 14pp. [Technical Report]
Anspaugh, L.R., S.C. Black, C.F. Costa, D.R. Elle, E.H. Essington, R.O. Gilbert, D.A. Gonzalez, R.B. Hunter, R.D. McArthur, P.A. Medica, T.P. O'Farrell, S.E. Patton, E. M. Romney, J.H. Shinn, and C.B. Thompson. 1990. Radiation-related monitoring and environmental research at the Nevada Test Site. In: R.H. Gray (ed.) Twenty-eighth Hanford Symposium on Health and the Environment. Pages 159-167. Richland, Washington. [Journal Article]
Esque, T. C., R. B. Bury, and L. A. DeFalco. 1990. Nutrition and foraging ecology of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii): FY1989 annual report. Report to the USDI Bureau of Land Management, Cedar City District, Utah. #UT-910-IA9-800. 69 Pp. [Technical Report]
Esque, T. C., R. B. Bury, and L. A. DeFalco. 1990. Nutrition and foraging ecology of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii): FY1989 annual report. Report to the USDI Bureau of Land Management, Cedar City District, Utah. #UT-910-IA9-800. 69 Pp. [Technical Report]
Longshore, K.M. and C.L. Douglas. 1990. Foraging ecology of mountain sheep in the Mojave Desert. Desert Bighorn Council, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. 4-6 April. [Abstract]
Medica, P.A. 1990. Noteworthy mammal distribution records for the Nevada Test Site. Great Basin Nat. 50(1)83-84. [Journal Article]
Medica, P.A., O.L. Haworth, and M.S. Kelly. 1990. Geographic distribution: Eumeces gilberti rubricaudatus. Herpetological Rev. 21(2):40. [Journal Article]
Parmenter, R.R. and H.W. Avery. 1990. The feeding ecology of the slider turtle. Pp. 257-265 In J.W. Gibbons, editor. Life history and ecology of the slider turtle. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. [Book Chapter]
Anderson, C., and T.C. Esque. 1989. Voice recording of the Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus). On, voices of the New World Owls. J.W. Hardy, B.B. Coffey Jr., and G.B. Reynard, (eds.), Bioacoustic Laboratory of the Florida Museum of Natural History. Cited as Chris Anderson (CA) and Todd Esque (TE) courtesy R.M. Ryder. [Audio]
Hunter, R.B. and P.A. Medica. 1989. Status of the flora and fauna on the Nevada Test Site in 1987. Reynolds Elect. & Eng. Co., Inc. DOE/NV/10630-2. 103pp. [Technical Report]
Longshore, K.M. 1989. Foraging behavior of mountain sheep in the Mojave Desert. Arizona-Nevada Academy of Sciences, Las Vegas, Nevada. 15 April. [Abstract]
Roosenburg, W.M., T.A. Tuel, J.R. Spotila, E.A. Standora, H.W. Avery and J. Aho. 1989. Population response to stress: Population Structure and movement of largemouth bass in a nuclear reactor cooling reservoir. In: Freshwater wetlands and wildlife, perspectives in natural, managed and degraded ecosystems (R.R. Sharitz and J. W. Gibbons, eds.), National Technical Information Services DOE Symposium Series No. 61. [Proceedings]
Avery, H.W. 1988. Roles of diet protein and temperature in the nutritional energetics of juvenile slider turtles, Trachemys scripta. Master's thesis, State University College of New York, Buffalo NY. [Thesis/Dissertation]
Longshore, K. M. and C. L. Douglas. 1988. Vegetational recovery following burro removal in Death Valley National Monument. CPSU/UNLV 035/04. 39pp. [Technical Report]
Longshore, K.M. and C.L. Douglas. 1988. Foraging ecology of Mountain sheep in the Mojave Desert: search patterns. George Wright Society Fifth Triennial Conference on Research in the National Parks and Equivalent Reserves, Tucson, Arizona. 14-18 November. [Poster]
Avery, H.W. 1987. Temperature and dietary protein affect the growth and energetics of the turtle Pseudemys scripta. American Zoologist 27:123A. [Journal Article]
Smith, D.D., P.A. Medica, and S.R. Sanborn. 1987. Ecological comparison of sympatraic populations of sand lizards (Cophosaurus texanus and Callisaurus draconoides). Great Basin Nat. 47(2):175-185. [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B., P.A. Medica and R.B. Bury. 1987. Age-size relationships of desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in southern Nevada. Copeia. 1987. (4):974-979. [Journal Article]
Cena, K., J.R. Spotila and H.W. Avery. 1986. Thermal comfort of the elderly is affected by clothing, activity and psychological adjustment. Transactions of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE). 96(2a):329-342. [Journal Article]
Duncan, R.B. and T.C. Esque. 1986. An ecological study of a slender salamander (Batrachoceps cf. aridus) population at the Guadalupe Creek study site, Santa Rosa Mountains, Riverside County, California. Contract report (No CA950-CT4-11) prepared for U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, California. 116 pp. [Technical Report]
Esque, T. C., and R. B. Duncan. 1986. A population study of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) at the Sheep Mountain study plot of Nevada. Contract report (#84-34) prepared for the Nevada Department of Wildlife, Las Vegas, Nevada. [Technical Report]
Esque, T. C., and R. B. Duncan. 1986. A preliminary investigation of the population dynamics and ecology of the desert tortoise (Xerobates agassizii) at the Coyote Springs permanent study plot of Lincoln County, Nevada. Contract report (#86-63) prepared for the Nevada Department of Wildlife, Las Vegas, Nevada. 48 pp. [Technical Report]
Medica, P.A., C.L. Lyons, and F.B. Turner. 1986. "Tapping": A technique for capturing tortoises. Herpetological Rev. 17(1):15-16. [Journal Article]
Nagy, K.A. and P.A. Medica. 1986. Physiological ecology of desert tortoises in southern Nevada. Herpetologica. 42(1):73-92. [Journal Article]
Esque, T. C. and R. B. Duncan. 1985. A population study of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) at the Sheep Mountain study plot, Nevada. In, pp. 47-67, M. Trotter (ed.), Proceedings: The 10th Annual Desert Tortoise Council Symposium. Las Vegas, Nevada. [Proceedings]
Nagy, K.A. and P.A. Medica. 1985. Altered energy metabolism in an irradiated population of lizards at the Nevada Test Site. Radiation Res. 103(1):98-104. [Journal Article]
Avery, H.W. and L.J. Vitt. 1984. How to get blood from a turtle. Copeia 1984:209-210. [Journal Article]
Medica, P.A. and F.B. Turner. 1984. Natural longevity of lizards in southern Nevada. Herpetological Rev. 15(2):34-35 [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B., P.A. Medica, and C.L. Lyons. 1984. Reproduction and survival of the desert tortoise (Scaptochelys agassizii) in Ivanpah Valley, California. Copeia. 1984. (4):811-820. [Journal Article]
Hamilton, K.M., S. Holl, and C.L. Douglas. 1983. The reaction of bighorn sheep to human disturbance in the San Gabriel Mountains, California. Desert Bighorn Council Transactions 27:50-55. [Journal Article]
Hamilton, K.M. 1982. Effects of people on bighorn sheep in the San Gabriel Mountains, California (also M.S. Thesis, University of Nevada-Las Vegas). Cooperative National Park Resource Studies Unit, University of Nevada-Las Vegas. CPSU/UNLV 020/06. 69 pages. [Thesis/Dissertation]
Hamilton, K.M. and C.L. Douglas. 1982. Reactions of bighorn sheep to human disturbance at mineral licks. Arizona-Nevada Academy of Sciences, Tempe, Arizona. 25 April. [Abstract]
Hamilton, K.M., S. Holl, and C. L. Douglas. 1982. An evaluation of the effects of recreational activities on bighorn sheep. Desert Bighorn Council, Anza-Borrego, California. 7-9 April. [Abstract]
Turner, F.B. and P.A. Medica. 1982. The distribution and abundance of the flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii). Copeia. 1982 (4):815-823. [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B., P.A. Medica, R.I. Jennrich, and B.G. Maza. 1982. Frequencies of broken tails among Uta stansburiana in southern Nevada and a test of the predation hypothesis. Copeia. 1982. (4):835-840. [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B., P.A. Medica. K.W. Bridges, and R.I. Jennrich. 1982. A population model of the lizard Uta stansburiana, in southern Nevada. Ecological Monographs. 52(3):243-259. [Journal Article]
Davis, J. and P.A. Medica. 1981. Geographic distribution: Rhinocheilus lecontei. Herpetological Rev. 12(2):66. [Journal Article]
Medica, P.A., C.L. Lyons, and F.B. Turner. 1981. A comparison of populations of desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii in grazed and ungrazed areas in Ivanpah Valley, California. Bureau of Land Management. Final Report. 60pp. [Technical Report]
Medica, P.A., T.P. O'Farrell, and E. Collins. 1981. Survey of Yucca Mountain, Forty-Mile Canyon, and Jackass Flats in Nye County, Nevada, for desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii. 1183-2438:1-10. [Technical Report]
Turner, F.B., P.A. Medica, and C.L. Lyons. 1981. A comparison of populations of desert tortoises, Gopherus agassizii, in grazed and ungrazed areas in Ivanpah Valley, California. Proc. International Herpetological Congress, Oxford, England. Abstract:20-21. [Technical Report]
Medica, P.A. 1980. Locality records of Rhinocheilus lecontei in the United States and Mexico. Herpetological Rev. 11(2):42. [Journal Article]
Medica, P.A., R.B. Bury, and R. Luckenbach. 1980. Drinking and construction of water catchments by the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, in the Mojave Desert. Herpetologica. 36(4):301-304. [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B., P.A. Medica, and C.L. Lyons. 1980. A comparison of populations of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in grazed and ungrazed areas in Ivanpah Valley, California. Bureau of Land Management Report. 66pp. [Technical Report]
Pearson, A.K., P. Licht, K.A. Nagy, and P.A. Medica. 1978. Endocrine function and reproductive impairment in an irradiated population of the lizard Uta stansburiana. Radiation Res. 76:610-623. [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B., P.A. Medica, and H.O. Hill. 1978. The status of the flat-tailed horned lizard, (Phrynosoma mcallii), at nine sites in Imperial and Riverside counties, California. Bureau of Land Management Final Report on Contract YA-512-CT-58. [Technical Report]
Nagy, K.A. and P.A. Medica. 1977. Seasonal water and energy relations of free-living desert tortoises in Nevada: A Preliminary Report. Proc. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium: 152-157. [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B. and P.A. Medica. 1977. Sterility among female lizards (Uta stansburiana) exposed to continuous gamma irradiation. Radiation Res. 70:154-163. [Journal Article]
Medica, P.A. and F.B. Turner. 1976. Reproduction by Uta stansburiana in southern Nevada. J. Herpetology. 10(2):123-128. [Journal Article]
Medica, P.A. and R.G. Arndt. 1976. Opportunistic feeding in Sceloporus horridus from Jalisco, Mexico. Great Basin Nat. 36(2):108-110. [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B., P.A. Medica, and B.W. Kowalewsky. 1976. Energy utilization by a desert lizard (Uta stansburiana). U.S. International Biological Program, Desert Biome Monograph No. 1., 57pp. [Journal Article]
Vollmer, A.T., B.G. Maza, P.A. Medica, F.B. Turner, and S.A. Bamberg. 1976. The impact of off-road vehicles on a desert ecosystem. Environmental Management. 1(2):115-129. [Journal Article]
Medica, P.A. 1975. Rhinocheilus generic, and Rhinocheilus lecontei species accounts. Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles. 175.1-175.4. [Journal Article]
Medica, P.A. and F.B. Turner. 1975. Studies of reptiles in Rock Valley. In F.B. Turner (ed.) Rock Valley Validation Site Report. U.S. International Biological Program, Desert Biome Research Memo., RM 75-2:46-48. [Technical Report]
Medica, P.A. and R.G. Arndt. 1975. Additional records of reptiles from Jalisco, Mexico. Great Basin Nat. 35(3):317-318. [Journal Article]
Medica, P.A., R.B. Bury, and F.B. Turner. 1975. Growth of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizi) in Nevada. Copeia. 1975(4):639-643. [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B., E.M. Romney, R.F. Logan, F.D. Leavitt, T.L. Ackerman, G.V. Alexander, B.G. Maza, P.A. Medica, and A.T. Vollmer. 1975. Preliminary analyses of soils and vegetation in the vicinity of the Mohave Generating Station in southern Nevada. UCLA Report No. 12-990, 102pp. [Technical Report]
Medica, P.A. and D.D. Smith. 1974. Studies of reptiles in Rock Valley. In F.B. Turner and J.F. McBrayer (eds.) Rock Valley Validation Site Report. U.S. International Biological Program, Desert Biome Research Memo., RM 74:49-51. [Technical Report]
Mullen, R.K. and P.A. Medica. 1974. Internal dosimetry in small vertebrates resident in a fallout field. Trans. Amer. Nuclear Soc. (Abstract) 18:391. [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B., P.A. Medica, and D.D. Smith. 1974. Reproduction and survivorship of the lizard, Uta stansburiana, and the effects of winter rainfall, density and predation on these processes. U.S. International Biological Program, Desert Biome Research Memo. RM 74-26: 117-128. [Technical Report]
Medica, P.A., F.B. Turner, and D.D. Smith. 1973. Effects of radiation on a fenced population of horned lizards (Phrynosoma platyrhinos) in southern Nevada. J. Herpetology 7:79-85. [Journal Article]
Medica, P.A., F.B. Turner, and D.D. Smith. 1973. Hormonal induction of color change in female leopard lizards (Crotaphytus wislizenii). Copeia. 1973 (4):658-661. [Journal Article]
Smith, D.D. and P.A. Medica. 1973. Geographic distribution: Thamnophis cyrtopsis. Hiss News - Jour. 1(5):153. [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B., P. Licht, J.D. Thrasher, P.A. Medica, and J.R. Lannom, Jr. 1973. Radiation-induced sterility in natural populations of lizards (Crotaphytus wislizenii and Cnemidophorus tigris). Proc. 3rd Natl. Radioecology Symposium. pp. 1131-1143. [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B., P.A. Medica, and D.D. Smith. 1973. Reproduction and survivorship of the lizard, Uta stansburiana, and the effects of winter rainfall, density and predation on these processes. U.S. International Biological Program, Desert Biome Research Memorandum RM 73-26:2.3.2.9.-1 - 2.3.2.9. - 19. [Technical Report]
Turner, F.B., P.A. Medica, and D.D. Smith. 1973. Studies of reptiles in Rock Valley. In F.B. Turner (Coordinator) Rock Valley Validation Site Report. U.S. International Biological Program, Desert Biome Research Memo. 73-2:2.2.2.2. -168 -2.2.2.2. -173. [Technical Report]
Medica, P.A., G.A. Hoddenbach, and J.R. Lannom, Jr. 1971. Lizard sampling techniques. Rock Valley Misc. Publs. No. 1, 55pp. [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B., G.A. Hoddenbach, P.A. Medica, and J.R. Lannom. 1970. The demography of the lizard, Uta stansburiana Baird and Girard, in southern Nevada. J. Animal Ecol. 39:505-519. [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B., J.R. Lannom, Jr., P.A. Medica, and G.A. Hoddenbach. 1969. Density and composition of fenced populations of leopard lizards (Crotaphytus wislizenii) in southern Nevada. Herpetologica. 25:247-257. [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B., P.A. Medica, J.R. Lannom, Jr., and G.A. Hoddenbach. 1969. A demographic analysis of continuously irradiated and nonirradiated populations of the lizard, Uta stansburiana. Radiation Res. 38:349-356. [Journal Article]
Turner, F.B., P.A. Medica, J.R. Lannom, Jr., and G.A. Hoddenbach. 1969. A demographic analysis of fenced populations of the whiptail lizard, Cnemidophorus tigris, in southern Nevada. Southwestern Nat. 14:189-202. [Journal Article]
Medica, P.A. 1967. Food habits, habitat preference, reproduction and diurnal activity in four sympatric species of whiptail lizards (Cnemidophorus) in south central New Mexico. Bull. S. Calif. Acad. Sci. 66:251-276. [Journal Article]
Taylor, H.L., J.M. Walker, and P.A. Medica. 1967. Males of three normally parthenogenetic species of teiid lizards (Genus Cnemidophorus). Copeia 1967 (4):737-743. [Journal Article]
Dixon, J.R. and P.A. Medica. 1966. Summer food of four species of lizards from the vicinity of White Sands, New Mexico. Los Angeles County Museum Cont. Sci. No.121:1-6. [Journal Article]
Taylor, H.L. and P.A. Medica. 1966. Natural hybridization of the bisexual teiid lizard Cnemidophorus inornatus and the unisexual Cnemidophorus perplexus in southern New Mexico. Univ. Colorado Studies, Series in Biology. No. 22:1-9. [Journal Article]
Dixon, J.R. and P.A. Medica. 1965. Noteworthy records of reptiles from New Mexico. Herpetologica. 21:72-75. [Journal Article]
Medica, P.A. 1965. Altitude record for Gerrhonotus kingi. Herpetologica. 21:147-148. [Journal Article]
Medica, P.A. 1962. The Texas lyre snake, Trimorphodon vilkinsoni, in New Mexico. Herpetologica. 18:65. [Journal Article]
