Kristin Berry
Dr. Kristin Berry has been working as a Wildlife Biologist for the Western Ecological Research Center since 1993.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Behavioral ecology of vertebrates
- Conservation biology
- Cumulative effects
- Desert Ecology
- Ecotoxicology
- Environmental impacts
- Invasive species ecology
- Monitoring methodology
- Natural areas and preserves
- Population biology
- Species/Population management
- Threatened and endangered species
Professional Experience
Research Wildlife Biologist, Station Mgr., USGS, Western Ecological Science Center, Box Springs Field Station, Riverside, CA, Feb 1997-Present
Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS, Western Ecological Science Center, Riverside Field Station, Riverside, CA, Nov 1993-Feb 1997
Staff Supervisor and Research Scientist, Research Branch, Desert Biology US Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, CA, 1988-1993
Leader: Desert Tortoise Res. & Monitoring Prog., US Bureau of Land Mgt., Riverside, CA, 1983-1988
Coordinator: Research, Studies, and Monitoring, US Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, CA, 1980-1983
Staff Leader for Wildlife, CA Desert Plan Prog., US Bureau of Land Management, Riverside, CA, 1974-1980
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Zoology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 1972
M.A., Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 1968
B.A., Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 1964
Affiliations and Memberships*
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Ecological Society of America
Herpetologists' League
Research Society of America, Sigma Xi
Society for Conservation Biology
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Southern California Academy of Sciences
Science and Products
An uncertain future for a population of desert tortoises experiencing human impacts
Gopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861) – Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise, Mojave Desert Tortoise
Gopherus Agassizii (Agassiz's Desert Tortoise). Predation.
Crowding affects health, growth, and behavior in headstart pens for Agassiz's desert tortoise
Global conservation status of turtles and tortoises (order Testudines)
Gopherus agassizii (Mohave Desert Tortoise). Probable rattlesnake envenomation
Enhancing and restoring habitat for the desert tortoise
Desert tortoise annotated bibliography, 1991-2015
Gopherus agassizii (Agassiz's Desert Tortoise). Attempted predation.
Factors affecting the thermal environment of Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) cover sites in the Central Mojave Desert during periods of temperature extremes
Bidirectional recovery patterns of Mojave Desert vegetation in an aqueduct pipeline corridor after 36 years: II. Annual plants
Bidirectional recovery patterns of Mojave Desert vegetation in an aqueduct pipeline corridor after 36 years: I. Perennial shrubs and grasses
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An uncertain future for a population of desert tortoises experiencing human impacts
We evaluated the status of a population of Mojave Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii), a threatened species, in the El Paso Mountains of the northwestern Mojave Desert in California, USA. The study area lies north of and adjacent to a designated critical habitat unit for the species, is adjacent to a state park, and is a short distance from the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area. We randomlyAuthorsKristin H. Berry, Julie L. Yee, Lisa L. Lyren, Jeremy S MackGopherus agassizii (Cooper 1861) – Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise, Mojave Desert Tortoise
The Mojave Desert Tortoise, Gopherus agassizii (Family Testudinidae), is a large terrestrial species that can reach >370 mm in straight midline carapace length (CL) but most individuals are smaller. Both sexes reach adulthood at 12 to 21 years and ca. 180 mm CL. The species is sexually dimorphic, with males typically larger than females; sexual characteristics of males become more obvious with incAuthorsKristin H. Berry, Robert W. MurphyGopherus Agassizii (Agassiz's Desert Tortoise). Predation.
No abstract available.AuthorsKemp M. Anderson, Kristin H. BerryCrowding affects health, growth, and behavior in headstart pens for Agassiz's desert tortoise
Worldwide, scientists have headstarted threatened and endangered reptiles to augment depleted populations. Not all efforts have been successful. For the threatened Agassiz's desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii), one challenge to recovery is poor recruitment of juveniles into adult populations, and this is being addressed through headstart programs. We evaluated 8 cohorts of juvenile desert tortoisAuthorsJeremy S. Mack, Heather E. Schneider, Kristin H. BerryGlobal conservation status of turtles and tortoises (order Testudines)
We present a review and analysis of the conservation status and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) threat categories of all 360 currently recognized species of extant and recently extinct turtles and tortoises (Order Testudines). Our analysis is based on the 2018 IUCN Red List status of 251 listed species, augmented by provisional Red List assessments by the IUCN Tortoise and FrAuthorsAnders G.J. Rhodin, Craig B. Stanford, Peter Paul van Dijk, Carla Eisemberg, Luca Luiselli, Russell A. Mittermeier, Rick Hudson, Brian D. Horne, Eric Goode, Gerald Kuchling, Andrew Walde, Ernst H. W. Baard, Kristin H. Berry, Albert Bertolero, Torsten E. G. Blanck, Roger Bour, Kurt A. Buhlmann, Linda J. Cayot, Sydney Collett, Andrea Currylow, Indraneil Das, Tomas Diagne, Joshua R. Ennen, Germán Forero-Medina, Matthew G. Frankel, Uwe Fritz, Gerardo García, J. Whitfield Gibbons, Paul M. Gibbons, Gong Shiping, Joko Guntoro, Margaretha D. Hofmeyr, John B. Iverson, A. Ross Kiester, Michael Lau, Dwight P. Lawson, Jeffrey E. Lovich, Edward O. Moll, Vivian P. Páez, Rosalinda Palomo-Ramos, Kalyar Platt, Steven G. Platt, Peter C. H. Pritchard, Hugh R. Quinn, Shahriar Caesar Rahman, Soary Tahafe Randrianjafizanaka, Jason Schaffer, Will Selman, H. Bradley Shaffer, Dionysius S. K. Sharma, Shi Haitao, Shailendra Singh, Ricky Spencer, Kahleana Stannard, Sarah Sutcliffe, Scott Thomson, Richard C. VogtGopherus agassizii (Mohave Desert Tortoise). Probable rattlesnake envenomation
No abstract available.AuthorsKristin H. Berry, Timothy A. Shields, Elliott R. JacobsonEnhancing and restoring habitat for the desert tortoise
Habitat has changed unfavorably during the past 150 y for the desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii, a federally threatened species with declining populations in the Mojave Desert and western Sonoran Desert. To support recovery efforts, we synthesized published information on relationships of desert tortoises with three habitat features (cover sites, forage, and soil) and candidate management practicAuthorsScott R. Abella, Kristin H. BerryDesert tortoise annotated bibliography, 1991-2015
Introduction Agassiz’s desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, was considered a single species for 150 years after its discovery by James Cooper (1861), with a geographic range extending from southeastern California, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah southward into northern Sinaloa, Mexico (Murphy and others, 2011). What was once G. agassizii is now recognized as a complex composed of three sistAuthorsKristin H. Berry, Lisa M. Lyren, Jeremy S. Mack, L. Arriana Brand, Dustin A. WoodGopherus agassizii (Agassiz's Desert Tortoise). Attempted predation.
No abstract available.AuthorsAshley Spenceley, Jeremy S. Mack, Kristin H. BerryFactors affecting the thermal environment of Agassiz’s Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) cover sites in the Central Mojave Desert during periods of temperature extremes
Agassiz's Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) spend >95% of their lives underground in cover sites that serve as thermal buffers from temperatures, which can fluctuate >40°C on a daily and seasonal basis. We monitored temperatures at 30 active tortoise cover sites within the Soda Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, from February 2004 to September 2006. Cover sites varied in type and stAuthorsJeremy S. Mack, Kristin H. Berry, David M. Miller, Andrea S. CarlsonBidirectional recovery patterns of Mojave Desert vegetation in an aqueduct pipeline corridor after 36 years: II. Annual plants
We studied recovery of winter annual plants in a 97-m wide disturbed aqueduct corridor in the Mojave Desert 36 years after construction. We established plots at 0, 20, and 40 m from the road verge at the corridor center and at 100 m in undisturbed vegetation. We recorded 47 annual species, of which 41 were native and six were exotic. Exotic species composed from 64 to 91% of total biomass. We descAuthorsKristin H. Berry, Jeremy S. Mack, James F. Weigand, Timothy A. Gowan, Denise LaBerteauxBidirectional recovery patterns of Mojave Desert vegetation in an aqueduct pipeline corridor after 36 years: I. Perennial shrubs and grasses
We studied recovery of 21 perennial plant species along a severely disturbed aqueduct corridor in a Larrea tridentata-Ambrosia dumosa plant alliance in the Mojave Desert 36 years after construction. The 97-m wide corridor contained a central dirt road and buried aqueduct pipeline. We established transects at 0 m (road verge), 20 m and 40 m into the disturbance corridor, and at 100 m in undisturbedAuthorsKristin H. Berry, James F. Weigand, Timothy A. Gowan, Jeremy S. Mack - News
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