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Nutritive Quality And Mineral Content Of Potential Desert Tortoise Food Plants, United States Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service
Nutritive Quality And Mineral Content Of Potential Desert Tortoise Food Plants, United States Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service
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Minerals and nutrients for desert tortoise food plants from the northeastern Mojave Desert are generally in the normal range for semiarid environments, except that sodium values are low for plants and soil. Annual forbs are often higher in nutritive quality than other plant classes.
Proceedings - Ecology And Management Of Annual Rangelands, United States Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service
Proceedings - Ecology And Management Of Annual Rangelands, United States Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service
Plants
Annual weeds continue to expand throughout the West eliminating many desirable species and plant communities. Wildfires are now common on lands infested with annual weeds, causing a loss of wildlife habitat and other natural resources. Measures can be used to reduce burning and restore native plant communities, but restoration is difficult and costly.