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Improving Forage Quality for Desert Tortoises

2016 Research Brief

Description

This brief discusses how to improve forage for the threatened desert tortoise through increasing abundance of native plant forage species. 


Author

This brief is written by Scott Abella and produced by the CFSC.

Contact

For more information, contact: scott.abella@unlv.edu 

Additional Information

Abella, S.R., L.P. Chiquoine, E.C. Engel, K.E. Kleinick, F.S. Edwards. 2015. Enhancing quality of desert tortoise habitat: augmenting native forage and cover plants. Journal of Fish and Management 6: 278-289. doi: 10.3996/022015-JFWM-013