Loma Linda University TheScholarsRepository@LLU: Digital Archive of Research, Scholarship & Creative Works Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects 8-1979 Plant Response Parameters to General Patton's Armored Maneuvers in the Eastern Mojave Desert of California Randall J. Iwasiuk Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd Part of the Biology Commons, and the Desert Ecology Commons Recommended Citation Iwasiuk, Randall J., "Plant Response Parameters to General Patton's Armored Maneuvers in the Eastern Mojave Desert of California" (1979). Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects. 1037. https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/1037 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by TheScholarsRepository@LLU: Digital Archive of Research, Scholarship & Creative Works. It has been accepted for inclusion in Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects by an authorized administrator of TheScholarsRepository@LLU: Digital Archive of Research, Scholarship & Creative Works. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Abstract PLANT RESPONSE PARAMETERS TO GENERAL PATTON'S ARMORED MANEUVERS IN THE EASTERN MOJAVE DESERT Or CALIFORNIA by Randall J. Iwasiuk The purpose of this study, which was undertaken from September, 1977 through June, 1978 was to survey the response of perennial veg- etation to General Patton's World War 11 armored maneuvers. This information will be used to help construct a basis far predicting re- covery rates on the effects of off-road vehicle impacts in the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA). These impacts were assessed in three usage catagories: tank tracks in the maneuvers areas; roadways, which were used primarily by jeeps and trucks; and tent areas, cleared areas in which tents and other semi-permanent structures were erected.