The distribution and relative densities of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizi, in Clark County, Nevada
By: Alice Karl
Contributors: University of California, Davis. Wildlife and Fisheries Biology; United States. Bureau of Land Management
Publisher: University of California, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Biology; U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Published: 1983
Place of publication: [Davis, Calif.]; Denver, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 43
Subjects: Desert tortoise; Habitat; Animal populations
Description: Two-hundred and four strip transects were walked in Clark County, Nevada, to determine the relative densities and distribution of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizi. Evidence of tortoises extended to the southern and eastern border of the state, west to Nye County, and north to Lincoln County. This report discusses the results of the survey in Clark County.
Notes: "Final revision August, 1982. Submitted 23 June, 1983."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 24-25).

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