Assessing Desert Tortoise Survival and Reproduction at a Wind Energy Facility Near Palm Springs, California

Publication Number:    CEC-500-2012-FS-025

Abstract:
This project will assess the long‐term demography, survivorship, and reproductive ecology of desert tortoises living on and near an operating wind farm. The site, located on public land administered by the Bureau of Land Management, was permitted for development in 1983. Desert tortoise studies began in 1992 and intensified from 1997‐2001. More than 130 tortoises were marked during the early phase of the project. The tortoises will be the subject of the new study to assess the long‐term effects of the site operations on the species.

Commission Division:    Technology Systems Division - R&D, PIER (500)

Office/Program:    PIER: Public Interest Energy Research

PIER Program Area:    Energy-Related Environmental Research

Date Published:    August 2012

Date On Line:    08/03/2012

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