TY - JOUR AU - Hromada, Steven J. AU - Esque, Todd C. AU - Vandergast, Amy G. AU - Dutcher, Kirsten E. AU - Mitchell, Corey I. AU - Gray, Miranda E. AU - Chang, Tony AU - Dickson, Brett G. AU - Nussear, Kenneth E. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/10/06 TI - Using movement to inform conservation corridor design for Mojave desert tortoise JO - Movement Ecology SP - 38 VL - 8 IS - 1 AB - Preserving corridors for movement and gene flow among populations can assist in the recovery of threatened and endangered species. As human activity continues to fragment habitats, characterizing natural corridors is important in establishing and maintaining connectivity corridors within the anthropogenic development matrix. The Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is a threatened species occupying a variety of habitats in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts. Desert tortoises have been referred to as corridor-dwellers, and understanding how they move within suitable habitat can be crucial to defining corridors that will sustain sufficient gene flow to maintain connections among populations amidst the increases in human development. SN - 2051-3933 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-020-00224-8 DO - 10.1186/s40462-020-00224-8 ID - Hromada2020 ER -