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Mojave Desert Ecoregional Assessment
September 2010
The Nature Conservancy of California201 Mission Street, 4th FloorSan Francisco, CA 94105Planning Team
John M. RandallSophie S. Parker James MooreBrian CohenLaura CraneBill ChristianDick Cameron Jason B. MackenzieKirk KlausmeyerScott Morrison
The Mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve theplants, animals and natural communities that representthe diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands andwaters they need to survive.
Cover photographs by James Moore andBill Christian © 2010
Recommended Citation:
Randall, J. M., S.S. Parker, J. Moore, B. Cohen, L. Crane, B. Christian, D. Cameron, J. MacKenzie, K.Klausmeyer and S. Morrison. 2010. Mojave Desert Ecoregional Assessment. UnpublishedReport. The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, California. 106 pages + appendices. Available at:http://conserveonline.org/workspaces/mojave/documents/mojave-desert-ecoregional-2010/@@view.html
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Mojave Desert Ecoregional Assessment
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Table of Contents
1.1 Mojave Desert Ecoregional Assessment Purpose and Approach.............................................31.1.1 Overview of the Ecoregional Assessment Approach.........................................................41.1.2 Distinguishing Areas of Conservation Value....................................................................51.1.3 Climate Change Adaptation Analysis...............................................................................81.2 Limitations on this Assessment................................................................................................81.3 Products of the Mojave Desert Ecoregional Assessment..........................................................9
2.1 Ecoregion Boundaries and Subregions..................................................................................102.1.1 Trans-boundary Connectivity..........................................................................................102.2 Ecological History and Current Vegetative Communities.....................................................102.3 Geomorphology......................................................................................................................132.4 Current Climate.....................................................................................................................142.5 Hydrology...............................................................................................................................142.6 Land-Use History....................................................................................................................162.7 Current Land Ownership.......................................................................................................172.8 Conservation Management Status............................................................................................i
3.1 Ecological Significance of the Mojave Desert........................................................................233.2 Animal Diversity and Rare and Listed Species......................................................................233.3 Plant Diversity and Rare and Listed Species..........................................................................243.4 Soil Biota and the Vital Importance of Soil Integrity............................................................273.5 Landscape Context.................................................................................................................273.5.1 Intactness vs. Fragmentation...........................................................................................273.5.2 Climate Change Adaptation...........................................................................................28
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