Environmental Impact - Wildlife/Vegetation Effects

Byrne, S. (1973). The Effect of Off Road Vehicle Use in the Mojave Desert on Small Mammal Populations. Preliminary Studies on the Effects of Off-Road Vehicles on the Northwestern Mojave Desert: A collection of Papers. Ed. Kristin H. Berry. Ridgecrest: 58-73.

Abstract

To determine the effect of ORV use in the Mojave desert on populations of small mammals the density and diversity of the populations on several sites with varying degrees of damage were estimated by live trapping. It was found that density and diversity were significantly lower in disturbed areas and that heteromyid rodents disappeared from these areas. Although deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) survived in disturbed areas, there was some indication that populations were not as viable.

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