Shell-skeletal remains of Gopherus agassizii collected at the 7.77 square km plot at the fenced Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area in 1985, 1989-1993, 1997-2002, and 2012.
The database on shell-skeletal remains from 1980 through 2012 was collected as part of a monograph covering the desert tortoise populations inside and outside the fenced Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area during a period of population decline. The principal objectives of the study were to compare trends in …