Impact of feral burros on the Death Valley ecosystem
Sanchez PG. 1974. Impact of feral burros on the Death Valley ecosystem. Pages 21-34. In Author unknown: Transactions of the Western Section, The Wildlife Society. Monterey, CA. February 2, 1974. The Wildlife Society, Western Section. Bethesda, MD
Burros introduced into the Death Valley ecosystem from the 1870's on adapted easily, and provided significant competition to native bighorn sheep. The burros also severely damaged plants, spring areas, and soils in some areas. The report gives background information on Death Valley's topography, vegetation, and wildlife; it discusses burro impacts and management activities to control these animals and reduce damage. The author concludes that burro control is essential to the success of habitat restoration and survival of natural populations of native wildlife. Five tables show burro distribution and numbers, along with plant quantities inside and outside the Wildrose exclosure.
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Sanchez, Peter
- Units
- DEVA
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Animal Studies, Burro (Equus asinus), Competition (Species), Death Valley National Park CA NV, Distribution, Distribution (Biodiversity), Eradication, Exclosures, Impacts, Presence (Biodiversity), Resource Management, Taxa Links To Datasets, Taxa Links To References, Vegetation