Mohave Ground Bibliography

This bibliography, dated 23 February 2017 replaces the 29 November 2016 version (with six new references) that was compiled and prepared by Ed LaRue with review and comment by numerous entities, particularly Dr. Philip Leitner. If you have comments and, in particular, new materials that can be added to the list of references, please provide that information to [email protected].

Aardahl, J.B. and P. Roush. 1985. Distribution, relative density, habitat preference and seasonal activity levels of the Mohave ( mohavensis) and antelope ground squirrel (Ammospermophilus leucurus) in the Western Mojave Desert, California. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, California. 24 pp + appendices

Adest, G.A. 1972. Intraspecific and interspecific behavior of Ammospermophilus leucurus and Citellus mohavensis. M. S. Thesis, California State University, Los Angeles. 84 pp.

Air Force Flight Test Center. 1993. Biological resources environmental planning technical report focused sensitive species surveys, December. Document on file at 95th Air Base Wing, Environmental Management Directorate (95 ABW/EM), Edwards AFB, California.

Air Force Flight Test Center. 1995. Mohave ground squirrel studies at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Document on file at 95 ABW/EM, Edwards AFB, California.

Air Force Flight Test Center. 2004. Inventory for presence of Mohave ground squirrel at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Document on file at 95 ABW/EM, Edwards AFB, California.

Air Force Flight Test Center. 2005. Inventory for Presence of Mohave Ground Squirrel at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Draft Report. 16 pp. + appendices.

Air Force Flight Test Center. 2006. Inventory for Presence of Mohave Ground Squirrel at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Draft Report. 23 pp. + appendices.

Air Force. 2010a. Range-wide survey and monitoring protocol for the Mohave ground squirrel at Edwards Air Force Base. Prepared by Tetra Tech, Inc. Lafayette, California.

Air Force. 2010b. Inventory for presence of Mohave ground at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Prepared by ICF International. San Francisco, California.

Air Force. 2011. Inventory and presence of Mohave ground squirrel at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Prepared by Tetra Tech, Inc. Lafayette, California.

Bartholomew, G.A. and J.W. Hudson. 1960. Aestivation in the Mohave ground squirrel Citellus mohavensis. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 124:193-208.

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Bartholomew, G.A. and J.W. Hudson. 1961. Desert ground squirrels. Scientific American 205:107-116.

Ball, L.C., P.F. Doherty Jr., S.D. Ostermann-Kelm, and M.W. McDonald. 2010. Effects of rain on Palm Springs ground squirrel occupancy in the Sonoran Desert. Journal of Wildlife Management, 74(5), pp.954-962.

Bell, K.C. 2006. Historic and contemporary genetic patterns in desert-dwelling ground squirrels, Subgenus . M.S. Thesis, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho. 65 pp.

Bell, K.C. and M.D. Matocq. 2010. Development and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the Mohave ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus mohavensis). Conservation Genetics Resources 2, 197-199.

Bell, K.C. and M.D. Matocq. 2011. Regional genetic subdivision in the Mohave ground squirrel: Evidence of historic isolation and ongoing connectivity in a Mojave Desert endemic. Conservation 14: 371−381.

Bell, K.C., D.J. Hafner, P. Leitner, and M.D. Matocq. 2009. Phylogeography of the ground squirrel subgenus Xerospermophilus and assembly of the Mojave Desert biota. Journal of Biogeography 37(2): 363–378.

Best, T.L. 1995. Spermophilus mohavensis. American Society of Mammalogists, Mammalian Species Number 509: 1–7.

Biosearch Associates. 2012. Special-status species surveys for renewable resources property acquisition project, Kern County, California. Prepared for: TRA Environmental Sciences, Inc., Menlo Park, California. 45 pp.

Booth, E.S. 1968. of southern California. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. 99 pp.

Boyce, D.A. 1985. Prairie falcon prey in the Mojave Desert, California. Raptor Research 19: 128-134.

Bowers, N., R. Bowers, and K. Kaufman. 2004. Mammals of North America. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 351 pp.

Brooks, M.L. and J.R. Matchett. 2002. Sampling methods and trapping success trends for the Mohave grounds squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis). California Fish and Game 88(4): 165–177.

Brown Berry, P. 1988. Baseline and monitoring study of Mohave ground squirrel habitat buffer for Cerro Coso Community College.

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Bryant, M.D. 1945. Phylogeny of Nearctic Sciuridae. The American Midland Naturalist. 33: 257-390.

Brylski, P., J.R. Gustafson, P. Leitner, and M.A. Recht. 1994. Mohave ground squirrel. In: C.G. Thelander (Editor), Life on the Edge. A Guide to California’s Endangered Natural Resources. BioSystems Books. Santa Cruz, California.

Burt, W.H. 1936. Notes on the habits of the Mohave ground squirrel. Journal of Mammalogy 17(3): 221–224.

Burt, W.H. and R.P. Grossenheider. 1964. A field guide to the mammals of North America north of Mexico. Second ed. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. 284 pp.

Burt, W.H. and R.P. Grossenheider. 1976. A field guide to the mammals. Third ed. Houghton and Mifflin Co., Boston. 289 pp.

Bury, R.B., R.A. Luckenbach, and S.D. Busack. 1977. Effects of off-road vehicles on vertebrates in the California desert. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Washington, D.C.) Wildlife Resources Report 8. 20 pp. + appendices.

California Department of Fish and Game. 1972. At the crossroads: A report on the status of California's endangered and rare fish and wildlife. California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, California. First Biennial Rep. 99 pp.

California Department of Fish and Game. 1977. Endangered wildlife of California. State of California, Resources Agency. Sacramento, California. 62 pp.

California Department of Fish and Game. 1980. At the crossroads: A report on the status of California's endangered and rare fish and wildlife. California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, California. Fifth Biennial Rep. 147 pp.

California Department of Fish and Game. 1991. Mohave ground squirrel survey guidelines (January 1991 version, with non-substantive changes made in March 2000). Sacramento, California. 2 pp.

California Department of Fish and Game. 1992. Annual report on the status of California State listed threatened and endangered and plants: 1991. California Department of Fish and Game (Sacramento). 193 pp.

California Department of Fish and Game. 2003. Mohave ground squirrel survey guidelines. Sacramento, California. 5 pp.

California Department of Fish and Game. 2003 (revised 2010). Mohave ground squirrel survey guidelines. Unpublished guidelines produced by CDFG. Sacramento, California. 5 pp.

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California Department of Fish and Game. 2005. Mohave ground squirrel, Spermophilus mohavensis. Species account, pp. 195-198 in The status of rare, threatened, and endangered plants and animals of California 2000-2004. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/nongame/t_e_spp/new_te_rpt.html.

California Department of Fish and Game. 2007. Electronic database of rare plant and animal species reported to The State Resources Agency, Natural Heritage Division, California Natural Diversity Data Base. Mohave ground squirrel sighting near Weldon, Kern County, California (Occurrence No. 336). Sacramento, California.

California Department of Fish and Game and California Interagency Wildlife Task Group. 2005. MGS, Spermophilus mohavensis, M073. California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System. https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=2420&inline=1.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Mohave Ground Squirrel Working Group (MGSWG). 2016. Draft Mohave ground squirrel conservation strategy. Draft 4, dated 23 January 2016. 105 pp.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2016. Electronic database of rare plant and animal species reported to The State Resources Agency, Natural Heritage Division, California Natural Diversity Data Base. Electronic search for Mohave ground squirrel known records. Sacramento, California.

Callahan, J.R. 1993. Squirrels as predators. The Great Basin Naturalist. 137-144 pp.

Cameron, D.R., B.S. Cohen, and S.A. Morrison. 2012. An approach to enhance the conservation- compatibility of solar energy development. PLoS ONE 7(6): e38437. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0038437.

Carreras-Díaz, E. 2006. Modeling Mohave ground squirrel habitat. Master's thesis, University of Redlands. Retrieved from http://inspire.redlands.edu/gis_gradproj/45

Chesemore, D.L. and D. Carroll. 1976. First record of Mohave ground squirrel (Citellus mohavensis) in Kern County, California. Prepared for California Department of Fish and Game. 62(2): 158-159.

Clark, D. 1991. Methodology for Mohave ground squirrel habitat evaluation and ranking. April 1991, copyrighted report (Vulcan Chemicals Lake Minerals Corporation) prepared by Debi Clark on behalf of McClenahan & Hopkins Associates, Inc. Barstow, California.

Clark, D. 1993. Goals and objectives of Mohave ground squirrel protection and Zone A monitoring. An unpublished report prepared by Debi Clark on behalf of the Bureau of Land Management and the West Mojave Coordinated Management Plan. Barstow, California.

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Clark, H., D. Newman, C. Randel, and M. Mayer. 2008. Temperature tests for diurnal live trapping shade configurations. Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society. 44:1-3.

Cypher, B.L., T.L. Westall, C.V.H. Job, and E.C. Kelly. 2014. Coyote foraging patterns in the central Mojave desert: Implications for predation on desert tortoises. Unpublished report prepared for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 36 pp.

Delaney, D.K. 2009. Testing alternative methods for the detection of Mohave ground squirrels at the Western Expansion Area of the National Training Center and Fort Irwin, California: Part I. Audio and Video Surveys. Annual Report to Fort Irwin.

Delaney, D.K. 2012. Presentation, Mohave ground squirrel workshop, July 24-27, 2012, Barstow, California. Workshop to improve inter-agency cooperation and collaboration for managing sustainable populations of MGS. Draft Report for Project #11-121 submitted to the DoD Legacy Program. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, 33 pp.

Delaney, D.K. 2013. Workshop to improve inter-agency cooperation and collaboration for managing sustainable populations of Mohave ground squirrels. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Final Report Project 11–121, Champaign, Illinois, USA.

Delaney, D.K. and P.A. Leitner. 2009. Testing alternative methods for the detection of Mohave ground squirrels at the western expansion area of the National training Center and Fort Irwin, California: Part 1 audio and video surveys. U.S. Army CERL, Champaign, Illinois. 23 pp.

Desert Managers Mohave Ground Squirrel Work Group. 2011. Draft Mohave ground squirrel conservation strategy. http://www.dmg.gov/documents/DFT_MGS_Consv_Strategy_DMG_082906.pdf.

Dilts, T., P. Weisberg, P. Leitner, M.D. Matocq, R.D. Inman, K.E. Nussear, and T. Esque. 2015. Multi-scale connectivity and graph theory highlight critical areas for conservation under climate change. Ecological Applications.

Donn Jr., T.E., K.L. Dikeman, J.C. Lowrey, C.L. Munhill, C. Perez, and K.C. Torres. 2010. Development of a two-phase sampling design for the Mohave ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus mohavensis). Conference paper submitted at the 95th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting.

Drewry, G. 1991. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; animal candidate review for listing as endangered or . Federal Register, 56(225): 58804-58836.

Dudek. 2011. Species occurrences: Xerospermophilus mohavensis. DRECP Species Occurrence Database. Updated November 2011.

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Dudek. 2012. Mohave ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus mohavensis). Draft species account included in the Baseline Biology Report, Appendix B, 10d Mammals for the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. 22 pp + 1 map.

Earth Tech. 2004. Monthly status report for inventory for presence of Mohave Ground Squirrels at Edwards AFB, California. Document on file at 95 ABW/EM, Edwards AFB, California.

Eder, T. 2005. Mammals of California. Lone Pine, Auburn, Washington. 344 pp.

Elliot, D.G. 1904. Catalogue of mammals collected by E. Heller in southern California. Field Columbian Museum Publication 91, Zoölogical Series. 3: 271-321.

Elliott, D.G. 1905. A check list of mammals of the North American continent, the West Indies, and the neighboring areas. Field Columbian Museum Publication 105, Zoölogical Series. 6: 1-701.

Ernest, K.A. and M.A. Mares. 1987. Spermophilus tereticaudis. Mammalian Species in The American Society of Mammalogists. 274: 1-9.

Esque, T.C., K.E. Nussear, R.D. Inman, M.D. Matocq, P.J. Weisberg, T.E. Dilts, and P. Leitner. (U.S. Geological Survey). 2013. Habitat modeling, landscape genetics, and habitat connectivity for the Mohave ground squirrel to guide renewable energy development. California Energy Commission. Publication number: CEC‐500‐2014‐003.

Goodwin, H.T. and R.E. Reynolds. 1989. Late Quaternary Sciuridae from low elevations in the Mojave Desert, California. The Southwestern Naturalist. 34: 506-512.

Grinnell, J. 1913. A distributional list of the mammals of California. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series, vol. 3, pp. 265-390.

Grinnell, J. 1923. A systematic list of the mammals of California. University of California Publications in Zoology. 21: 313-324.

Grinnell, J. 1933. Review of the recent fauna of California. University of California Publications in Zoology. 40: 71-234.

Grinnell, J. and J. Dixon. 1918. Natural history of the ground squirrels of California. Pp. 5-116 in W.C. Jacobsen, ed., California Ground Squirrels: A bulletin dealing with life histories, habits and control of the ground squirrels in California. Monthly Bulletin of California State Commission of Horticulture, 7(11–12): 667–668.

Grinnell, J. and J. Dixon. 1919. Natural history of the ground squirrels of California. Monthly Bulletin of California State Commission of Horticulture, 7: 597-708.

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Gustafson, J.R. 1987. Five-year status report for Mohave Ground Squirrel. California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento. Nongame Bird and Mammal Section Report. 6 pp.

Gustafson, J.R. 1992. Mohave ground squirrel. Species account (pp. 16-17) in Annual report of the status of California state-listed threatened and endangered animals and plants: 1991. California Department of Fish and Game. 193 pp.

Gustafson, J.R. 1993. A Status review of the Mohave Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis). Department of Fish and Game. Nongame Bird and Mammal Report 93-9.

Gustafson, J., S. Harris, R. Jones, S. Juarez, T. Moore, D. Racine, A. Tenneboe, J. Vance, T. Dayak, C. Bemis, and P. Leitner. 2006. Mohave ground squirrel conservation strategy. Desert Mangers Group.

Hafner, D.J. 1992. Speciation and persistence of a contact zone in Mojave Desert ground squirrels, subgenus Xerospermophilus. Journal of Mammalogy. 73(4): 770-778.

Hafner, D.J. 1998. Spermophilus mohavensis, Mohave ground squirrel. p. 47-49 in North American : Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (D.J. Hafner, E. Yensen, and G.L. Kirkland, Jr., Editors). IUCN/SSC Specialist Group, International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Hafner, D.J. 1999. Mohave ground squirrel, Spermophilus mohavensis. Pp. 423–424 in The Smithsonian book of North American mammals (D. E. Wilson and S. Ruff, Editors). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.

Hafner, D.J. and T.L. Yates. 1982. Environmental effects of solar-thermal-power systems. Systematic status of the Mojave ground squirrel, Spermophilus mohavensis (subgenus Xerospermophilus) (No. UCLA-12/1373). California Univ., Los Angeles (USA). Lab. of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences; New Mexico Univ. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Hafner, D.J. and T.L. Yates. 1983. Systematic status of the Mojave ground squirrel, Spermophilus mohavensis (subgenus Xerospermophilus). Journal of Mammalogy. 64(3): 397-404.

Hall, E.R. 1981. The Mammals of North America. John Wiley & Sons. 2nd Edition. New York, New York. Volume 1, 546 pp + indices.

Hall, E.R. and K.R. Kelson. 1959. The Mammals of North America. The Ronald Press Company, New York. Volume 1, 546 pp + indices.

Hall, J.G. 1989. Rodents of concern in southwestern North America. p. 4-7 in Rodents: A world survey of species of conservation concern (W.Z. Lidicker, Jr., ed.). Occasional Papers of the IUCN Species Survival Commission No. 4.

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Harris, J.H. and P. Leitner. 1999. Movements and home range of adult Mohave ground squirrels (Spermophilus mohavensis). Abstract from American Society of Mammalogists annual meeting, University of Washington, June 20-24.

Harris, J.H. and P. Leitner. 2004. Home range and use of space in Mohave ground squirrels (Spermophilus mohavensis). Journal of Mammalogy 85: 517–523.

Harris, J.H. and P. Leitner. 2005. Long-distance movements of juvenile Mohave ground squirrels, Spermophilus mohavensis. The Southwestern Naturalist 50: 188–196.

Harris, J.H., P. Leitner, and A. Tschohl. 1997. Juvenile dispersal in Mohave ground squirrels. Abstract for Technical Session Presentation, 1998 Annual Conference, Western Section, The Wildlife Society.

Hawbecker, A.C. 1975. The biology of some desert-dwelling ground squirrels. In Rodents in desert environments. Springer Netherlands. 277-303.

Helgen, K.M., F.R Cole, L.E. Helgen, and D.E. Wilson. 2009. Generic revision in the Holarctic ground squirrel genus Spermophilus. Journal of Mammalogy 90(2): 270–305.

Henderson, A. and D. Racine. 2010. West Mojave Desert Ecological Reserve final biological report. California Department of Fish and Game, Bishop, California.

Hernandez, P.A., Graham, C.H., Master, L.L., and D.L. Albert. 2006. The effect of sample size and species characteristics on performance of different species distribution modeling methods. Ecography 29: 773-785.

Howell, A.H. 1938. Revision of the North American ground squirrels with a classification of the North American Sciuridae. North American Fauna, No. 56. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey, Washington, D.C. 256 pp.

Hoyt, D.F. 1972. Mohave ground squirrel survey, 1972. California Department of Fish and Game (Sacramento), Special Wildlife Investigations Report. 10 pp.

Hunold, C. and Steven Leitner. 2011. ‘Hasta la vista, baby!’ The Solar Grand Plan, environmentalism, and social constructions of the Mojave Desert. Environmental Politics 20.5: 687-704.

Ingles, L.G. 1947. Mammals of California. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 258 pp.

Ingles, L.G. 1961. Mammals of California and its coastal waters. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 396 pp.

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Ingles, L.G. 1965. Mammals of the Pacific states: California, Oregon, and Washington. Stanford University Press, Stanford, California. 506 pp.

Inman, R.D., K.E. Nussear, M. Matocq, T. Dilts, P. Weisberg, and A. Vandergast. 2012. Is there room for all of us? Renewable energy and Xerospermophilus mohavensis. Endangered Species Research. DOI 10.3354/esr00487.

Jameson, E.W., Jr. and H.J. Peeters. 1988. California mammals. University of California Press, Berkeley. 403 pp.

Johnson, V. 1990. Mohave ground squirrel (M073). In: 1988–1990, California's Wildlife, Vol. I– III [Zeiner, D.C., W.F. Laudenslayer, Jr., K.E. Mayer, and M. White, (Editors)]. California Department of Fish and Game, Sacramento, California.

Jones, J.K. Jr., Carter, D.C., and H.H. Genoways. 1975. Revised checklist of North American mammals north of Mexico. Mammalogy Papers: University of Nebraska State Museum. Paper 205.

Jung, T.S. 2015. Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) predation of arctic ground squirrels ( parryii). Northwestern Naturalist. 96(2), pp.154-155.

Kays, R.W. and D.E. Wilson. 2009. Mammals of North America. Second ed. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J. 248 pp.

Krzysik, A.J. 1991. Ecological assessment of military training effects on threatened, endangered, and sensitive animals and plants at Fort Irwin, California. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research Laboratory, Champaign, Illinois. 107 pp.

Krzysik, A.J. 1994. The Mohave ground squirrel at Fort Irwin, California, a state threatened species. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Research Laboratory Technical Report EN 94/09, Champaign, Illinois. 37 pp.

Laabs, D. 1998. Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis). Species review conducted in association with the Western Mojave Habitat Conservation Plan and California Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendment. Prepared for U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, California.

Laabs, D. and M. Allaback. 1991. Mohave ground squirrel study, El Mirage Cooperative Management Area, San Bernardino County, California. Prepared for U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, California. Biosearch Wildlife Surveys, Santa Cruz, California. 18 pp.

LaRue, E. and J. Easton. 1991. Biological assessment for Lancaster City and planning area: Relative density surveys for desert tortoises and Cumulative Human Impact Evaluations for Mohave ground squirrel habitat. Unpublished report prepared for the City of Lancaster. Riverside, California.

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LaRue, E.L. 2016. Mohave ground squirrel 2016 trapping results for 11 grids in the “Bowling Alley,” San Bernardino County, California. Unpublished report prepared for the Mohave Ground Squirrel Technical Advisory Group. Wrightwood, CA.

Laudenslayer Jr., W.F. K.B. Buckingham, and T.A. Rado. 1995. Mammals of the California desert. The California desert: An introduction to natural resources and man's impact. p. 373.

Leach, H.R. 1974. Rare and endangered wildlife problems and solutions. Prepared for California Department of Fish and Game. Proceedings of the 6th Vertebrate Pest Conference. Paper 28. 188-193.

Leach, H.R. and L.O. Fisk. 1972. At the crossroads: A report on California’s endangered and rare fish and wildlife. Prepared for California Department of Fish and Game. 99 pp.

Lee and Ro Consulting Engineers. 1986. Endangered and sensitive species survey and deficiency tabulation, Fort Irwin National Training Center and Goldstone Space Communications Complex. Report prepared for National Training Center and Fort Irwin, California. Pasadena, California.

Leitner, P. 1979. Report IV: Survey of small mammals and carnivores in the Coso Geothermal Study Area in Field ecology technical report on the Coso Geothermal Study Area. Environmental Resources Group (Los Angeles, California). Prepared for U.S. Bureau of Land Management, Bakersfield, CA, and Rockwell International, Newbury Park, California, for Contract No. YA-512-CT8-216. 65 pp.

Leitner, P. 1980. Survey of small mammals and carnivores in the Coso Geothermal study area; Report IV in Field ecology technical report on the Coso Geothermal Study Area. Prepared for Bureau of Land Management, Bakersfield District Office, Bakersfield, California. 46 pp.

Leitner, P. 1999a. California Energy Commission Mohave ground squirrel study: Final report 1998-1999. Prepared for the Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee, Inc., Riverside, California. 23 pp.

Leitner, P. 1999b. The mysterious Mohave ground squirrel. Tortoise Tracks. 19(2), pp.1-2.

Leitner, P. 1999c. West Mojave Coordinated Management Plan: Biological evaluation for Mohave ground squirrel, proposed research program. Unpublished memo, dated 1 March 1999, prepared on behalf of the West Mojave team outlining potential MGS study designs. Orinda, California.

Leitner, P. 2001. Mohave ground squirrel study-final report 1998–2000. Prepared for California Energy Commission and Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee. 33 pp. + appendix.

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Leitner, P. 2001. Report on Mohave ground squirrel monitoring, Coso geothermal power generation facility, 2001. Prepared for Coso Operating Company, LLC, Inyokern, California. 16 pp. + appendix.

Leitner, P. 2001. California Energy Commission and Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee Mohave ground squirrel study. Final report 1998-2000. Prepared for Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee, Inc., Riverside, California. 33 pp. + appendix.

Leitner, P. 2003. Inventory for the presence of Mohave Ground Squirrels at Edwards AFB, California. Prepared for TYBRIN Corporation, Fort Walton Beach, FL. 13 pp. + appendices.

Leitner, P. 2004. Mohave Ground Squirrel trapping survey in the region between U.S. highway 395 and the Mojave River, San Bernardino County. Draft report prepared for Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee. October, 2004.

Leitner, P. 2005a. Mohave ground squirrel study results. Prepared for the Mohave Ground Squirrel Technical Advisory Group, February 2, 2005. 12 pp.

Leitner, P. 2005b. Conservation issues: Threats to the Mohave ground squirrel. PowerPoint presentation to the Mohave Ground Squirrel Technical Advisory Group, February 2, 2005.

Leitner, P. 2005c. Mohave ground squirrel trapping survey in the region between U.S. Highway 395 and the Mojave River, San Bernardino County, 2004. Prepared for Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee, Inc., Riverside, California. 16 pp.

Leitner, P. 2005d. Trapping survey for the Mohave ground squirrel in the DTNA Eastern Expansion Area, 2003. Prepared for Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee, Inc., Riverside, California. 19 pp.

Leitner, P. 2006. Mohave ground squirrel monitoring, Coso geothermal power generation facility, 2006. Prepared for Coso Operating Company, LLC, Inyokern, California. 11 pp. + appendix.

Leitner, P. 2007a. Mohave ground squirrel survey, El Mirage Off-Highway Vehicle Open Area, 2002 and 2004. Prepared for USDI Bureau of Land Management, California Desert District, Moreno Valley, California. 17 pp.

Leitner, P. 2007b. Mohave ground squirrel surveys at the Western Expansion Area of the National Training Center and Fort Irwin, California. Prepared for ITS Corporation, San Bernardino, California. Endangered Species Recovery Program, California State University, Stanislaus, Fresno, California. 26 pp. + appendices.

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Leitner, P. 2008a. Current status of the Mohave ground squirrel (Spermophilus mohavensis). Prepared for Edwards Air Force Base, California. 16 pp. + figures, tables, and an appendix.

Leitner, P. 2008b. Current status of the Mohave ground squirrel. Transactions of the Western Section of the Wildlife Society 44: 11−29.

Leitner, P. 2008c. Mohave ground squirrel trapping surveys in the Spangler Hills OHV Open Area and the Western Rand Mountains ACEC. Prepared for California Department of Fish and Game, Habitat Conservation Planning Branch, Sacramento, California and Eastern Sierra and Inland Deserts Region, Ontario, California. Endangered Species Recovery Program, California State University, Stanislaus, Fresno, California. 20 pp.

Leitner, P. 2008d. Mohave ground squirrel surveys at Red Rock Canyon State Park, California. Prepared for California Department of Parks and Recreation, Tehachapi District, Lancaster, California. Endangered Species Recovery Program, California State University, Stanislaus, Fresno, California. 26 pp. + appendices.

Leitner, P. 2008e. Exploratory trapping surveys for the Mohave ground squirrel in three regions of the western Mojave Desert 2002. Prepared for California Department of Fish and Game, Habitat Conservation Planning Branch, Sacramento, California and Eastern Sierra and Inland Deserts Region, Ontario, California. Endangered Species Recovery Program, California State University, Stanislaus, Fresno, California.

Leitner, P. 2008f. Monitoring Mohave ground squirrel populations in the Coso region, 2002- 2005. Prepared for California Department of Fish and Game, Habitat Conservation Planning Branch, Sacramento, California and Eastern Sierra and Inland Deserts Region, Ontario, California. Endangered Species Recovery Program, California State University, Stanislaus, Fresno, California. 20 pp + appendices.

Leitner, P. 2009. Testing alternative methods for the detection of Mohave Ground Squirrels within the Western Expansion Area of the National Training Center and Fort Irwin, California: Part II - Preliminary Grid Trapping Results. Prepared for ERDC-CERL, Champaign, Illinois. 18 pp.

Leitner, P. 2011. Mohave ground squirrel monitoring, Coso Geothermal Power Generation Facility, 2011. Prepared for Coso Operating Company, LLC. Inyokern, C.

Leitner, P. 2012a. Presentation at the Mohave ground squirrel workshop, July 24-27, 2012, Barstow, California.

Leitner, P. 2012b. Monitoring Mohave ground squirrel populations in the Coso Region, 2012. Report prepared for California Department of Fish & Game, Inland Deserts Region, Ontario, California. 15 pp. plus appendices.

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Leitner, P. 2013. Third draft Mohave ground squirrel camera study 2013. Prepared for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Inland Deserts Region, Ontario, California. CSU Stanislaus Endangered Species Recovery Program, Turlock, California. 13 pp.

Leitner, P. 2015a. Current status of the Mohave ground squirrel (Xerospermophilus mohavensis): A five-year update (2008–2012). Endangered Species Recovery Program, California State University, Stanislaus, One University Circle, Turlock, California 95382. Published in Western Wildlife 2: 9–22.

Leitner, P. 2015b. Mohave ground squirrel research and monitoring program. Monitoring Mohave ground squirrel populations in the Coso Region. 2015. Unpublished report prepared for California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region, Ontario, CA. 14 pp + append.

Leitner, P. and B.M. Leitner. 1989. First year baseline report: Coso grazing exclosure monitoring study, Coso Known Geothermal resource Area, Inyo County, California. Prepared for McClenahan and Hopkins Associates, San Mateo, California. 69 pp. + appendices.

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