scholarly journals A 30-year chronosequence of burned areas in Arizona: effects of wildfires on vegetation in Sonoran Desert Tortoise (Gopherus morafkai) habitats

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel F. Shryock ◽  
Todd C. Esque ◽  
Felicia C. Chen
Keyword(s):  
Sonoran Desert ◽  
Desert Tortoise ◽  
Burned Areas ◽  
Gopherus Morafkai

scholarly journals Virus Discovery in Desert Tortoise Fecal Samples: Novel Circular Single-Stranded DNA Viruses

Viruses ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph P. Orton ◽  
Matheo Morales ◽  
Rafaela S. Fontenele ◽  
Kara Schmidlin ◽  
Simona Kraberger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sonoran Desert ◽  
Viral Metagenomics ◽  
Desert Tortoise ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Dna Virus ◽  
Fecal Matter ◽  
Single Stranded Dna ◽  
Dna Viruses ◽  
Fecal Samples ◽  
Gopherus Morafkai

The Sonoran Desert tortoise Gopherus morafkai is adapted to the desert, and plays an important ecological role in this environment. There is limited information on the viral diversity associated with tortoises (family Testudinidae), and to date no DNA virus has been identified associated with these animals. This study aimed to assess the diversity of DNA viruses associated with the Sonoran Desert tortoise by sampling their fecal matter. A viral metagenomics approach was used to identify the DNA viruses in fecal samples from wild Sonoran Desert tortoises in Arizona, USA. In total, 156 novel single-stranded DNA viruses were identified from 40 fecal samples. Those belonged to two known viral families, the Genomoviridae (n = 27) and Microviridae (n = 119). In addition, 10 genomes were recovered that belong to the unclassified group of circular-replication associated protein encoding single-stranded (CRESS) DNA virus and five circular molecules encoding viral-like proteins.

Winter Activity of the Sonoran Desert Tortoise (Gopherus morafkai) in Central Arizona

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian K. Sullivan ◽  
Roy Averill-Murray ◽  
Keith O. Sullivan ◽  
Justin R. Sullivan ◽  
Elizabeth A. Sullivan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sonoran Desert ◽  
Desert Tortoise ◽  
Winter Activity ◽  
Gopherus Morafkai ◽  
Central Arizona

scholarly journals Shaping species with ephemeral boundaries: the distribution and genetic structure of desert tortoise (Gopherus morafkai) in the Sonoran Desert region

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 484-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor Edwards ◽  
Mercy Vaughn ◽  
Philip C. Rosen ◽  
Cristina Meléndez Torres ◽  
Alice E. Karl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Sonoran Desert ◽  
Desert Tortoise ◽  
Desert Region ◽  
Gopherus Morafkai

Reproductive Ecology and Life History of Female Sonoran Desert Tortoises (Gopherus morafkai)

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy C. Averill-Murray ◽  
Terry E. Christopher ◽  
Brian T. Henen
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Sonoran Desert ◽  
Reproductive Ecology ◽  
Gopherus Morafkai ◽  
History Of

Agassiz’s desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) activity areas are little changed after wind turbine induced fires in California

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (12) ◽  
pp. 851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey E. Lovich ◽  
Mickey Agha ◽  
Joshua R. Ennen ◽  
Terence R. Arundel ◽  
Meaghan Austin
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Sonoran Desert ◽  
Gopherus Agassizii ◽  
After Effects ◽  
Burned Areas ◽  
Energy Facility ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Annual Activity ◽  
Risk Of Exposure ◽  
Activity Areas

Wind turbine-induced fires at a wind energy facility in California, USA, provided an opportunity to study the before and after effects of fire on a population of protected Agassiz’s desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in the Sonoran Desert, a species and ecosystem poorly adapted to fire. We compared annual activity areas (AAs) of tortoises in 2011 and 2013, before and after two 2012 fires, with those of tortoises in adjacent areas unaffected by the same fires. Tortoises in both AAs affected by fire or unaffected by fire occupied the same general AAs in 2013, after the fires, as they did in 2011, before the fires. Some tortoises had both their 2011 and 2013 AAs completely or almost completely within the areas burned by the 2012 fires, despite the proximity of unburned habitat. None of the tortoises with 2011 AAs subsequently unaffected by the 2012 fires shifted their AAs into burned habitat in 2013. For the fire-affected group of tortoises, the mean percentages of 2011 and 2013 AAs burned by the 2012 fires were not significantly different, showing fidelity to the burned areas. Tortoises in both groups generally occupied consistent AAs, even post fire, placing them at potential risk of exposure to unfavourable burned habitat.

Evaluating Survey Methods for Monitoring a Rare Vertebrate, the Sonoran Desert Tortoise

2010 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 1311-1318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin R. Zylstra ◽  
Robert J. Steidl ◽  
Don E. Swann
Keyword(s):  
Sonoran Desert ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Desert Tortoise

Estimating the probability of illegal desert tortoise collection in the Sonoran Desert

2011 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
David D. Grandmaison ◽  
Vincent J. Frary
Keyword(s):  
Sonoran Desert ◽  
Desert Tortoise

Variation in Annual Clutch Phenology of Sonoran Desert Tortoises (Gopherus morafkai) in Central Arizona

Herpetologica ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey E. Lovich ◽  
Roy C. Averill-Murray ◽  
Mickey Agha ◽  
Joshua R. Ennen ◽  
Meaghan Austin
Keyword(s):  
Sonoran Desert ◽  
Gopherus Morafkai ◽  
Central Arizona

Case Study: Using Soil Survey to Help Predict Sonoran Desert Tortoise Population Distribution and Densities

Rangelands ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 97-111
Author(s):  
Robert D. Stager ◽  
Elno Roundy ◽  
Gary Brackley ◽  
Steve Leonard ◽  
Leon Lato
Keyword(s):  
Sonoran Desert ◽  
Population Distribution ◽  
Soil Survey ◽  
Desert Tortoise
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