Foods of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, in Arizona and Utah

Author(s)
Hansen, Richard M., Mark K. Johnson and Thomas R. Van Devender
Year
Article Title
Foods of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, in Arizona and Utah
Volume
32
Issue
3
Pages
247-251
Start Page Number
247
Final Page
251
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Species: Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizi)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Type
Dietary Composition % of each food item in fecal pellets (mean +/- SD) Threeawn (Aristida spp., 22 +/- 6%); Globemallow (Sphaeralcea spp., 21 +/- 6%); Slim tridens (Tridens muticus, 20 +/- 7%); Foxtail brome (Bromus rubens, 19 +/- 3%); Red grama (Bouteloua trifida, 6 +/- 3%) and Sedge (Carex spp., 3 +/- 1%) 66 fecal pellets % Not Reported Lower Grand Canyon, Mohave County (elev. 450 m) Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition % of each food item in fecal pellets (mean +/- SD) Threeawn (Aristida spp., 16 +/- 5%); Globemallow (Sphaeralcea spp., 6 +/- 3%); Slim tridens (Tridens muticus, 50 +/- 8%); Bush muhly (Muhlenbergia porteri, 17 +/- 7%); and Slender janusia (Janusia gracilis, 11 +/- 5%) 18 fecal pellets % Not Reported New Water Mountains, Yuma County (elev. 490 m) Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition % of each food item in fecal pellets (mean +/- SD) Foxtail brome (Bromus rubens, 64 +/- 4%); Redstem filaree (Erodium cicutarium, 23 +/- 5%); Common winterfat (Eurotia lanata, 6 +/- 4%) and Vetch (Astragalus and Oxytropis, 4 +/- 2%) 30 fecal pellets % Not Reported Beaver Dam Wash, Washington County (elev. 1000 m) Exposure Factor Datasets
OEHHA California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment