Habitat Use and Fecal Analysis of Feral Burros (Equus asinus), Chemehuevi Mountains, California, 1974
dc.contributor.author | Woodward, S. L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ohmart, R. D. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-09-26T20:19:08Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-09-26T20:19:08Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1976-11-01 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Woodward, S. L., & Ohmart, R. D. (1976). Habitat use and fecal analysis of feral burros (Equus asinus), Chemehuevi Mountains, California, 1974. Journal of Range Management, 29(6), 482-485. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0022-409X | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.2307/3897256 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/646900 | |
dc.description.abstract | Between January and March burros spent from 60 to 78.7% of their time on the interfluves. In April, habitat use was predominantly in washes, with a high of 58.5% in July. During the summer months, when daily maximum ambient temperature approached 48°C, much of their time was spent in densely shaded pockets of vegetation along the Colorado River. Thirty-nine plant species comprised the diet in 1974, desert Indian-wheat (Plantago insularis) and palo verde (Cercidium floridum) being the most common. These two species, combined with mesquite (Prosopis spp.) and arrowweed (Pluchea sericea) formed over 50% of the annual diet. The 1974 diet consisted of 3.9% grasses, 30.1% forbes, and 61.1% browse. Population increases of 20-25% every 13-18 months and little predation bespeaks the need for unceasing management and possible control to prevent deterioration of the native flora and fauna. | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Society for Range Management | |
dc.relation.url | https://rangelands.org/ | |
dc.rights | Copyright © Society for Range Management. | |
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dc.subject | California | |
dc.title | Habitat Use and Fecal Analysis of Feral Burros (Equus asinus), Chemehuevi Mountains, California, 1974 | |
dc.type | text | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Range Management | |
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dc.eprint.version | Final published version | |
dc.description.admin-note | Migrated from OJS platform August 2020 | |
dc.source.volume | 29 | |
dc.source.issue | 6 | |
dc.source.beginpage | 482-485 | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2020-09-26T20:19:08Z |