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https://hdl.handle.net/11681/38105| Title: | A Dynamic Simulation Model of the Desert Tortoise (Gopherus Agassizii) Habitat in the Central Mojave Desert |
| Authors: | Westervelt, James D. Hannon, Bruce M. Levi, Shaun Harper, Steven |
| Keywords: | Mojave Desert Desert tortoise Desert ecology--Simulation methods. Endangered species--California--Fort Irwin |
| Publisher: | Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (U.S.) |
| Series/Report no.: | Technical Report (Construction Engineering Research Laboratories (U.S.));no. 97/102 |
| Abstract: | Historically, conscientious land use decisions that preserve complex relationships within ecosystems and among communities living on the landscape emerged only by rigorously testing various land management strategies. Until recently, the most convenient "laboratory" available was the open environment itself. Political and legislative policies have provided incentives to change this costly trial-and-error experimentation. Across the nation, Army and civilian land management offices responsible for the management of natural resources, endangered species, water quality, aesthetics, and economic productivity of the land, are turning toward ecological ~odeling for assistance in making decisions. This report describes the development of a dynamic, spatial, ecological model designed to help manage and protect the endangered desert tortoise living at Fort Irwin, an Army training center in the Mojave Desert. It is a generic prototype of the kind of tool needed to predict potential consequences and the degree of severity that highly disruptive land uses can have on the natural environment. |
| Description: | Technical Report |
| Gov't Doc #: | USACERL Technical Report 97/102 |
| Rights: | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/11681/38105 |
| Size: | 82 pages / 76.45 MB |
| Types of Materials: | PDF/A |
| Appears in Collections: | Technical Report |
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