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        <title xml:lang="eng">California Desert Studies Center Mammal Specimens (Arctos)</title>
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                <givenName>Terry</givenName>
                <surName>McGlynn</surName>
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            <organizationName>California Desert Studies Center</organizationName>
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                <givenName>Emily</givenName>
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            <para>The Desert Studies Center is a 1200-acre field station established for the better understanding and appreciation of the Mojave Desert. Its location on Chemehuevi territory within Mojave National Preserve provides access to the broad range of habitats and landscapes of the unique Mojave Desert, from alkalai salt flats to Joshua tree forest, from sand dunes to recent lava flows.
Established in 1976 in partnership with the Bureau of Land ManagementOpens in new window , the Center is operated for the California State University by seven southern California CSU campuses: Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, Pomona, and San Bernardino. With the passage of the California Desert Protection Act of 1994, the Desert Studies Center was placed into Mojave National PreserveOpens in new window , and the National Park Service became our federal partner.
Mammal collections include 56 specimens with a focus primarily on the Mojave Desert geographic area, spanning from 1958-1992.</para>
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            <para>Arctos Data Ownership and Use: http://arctosdb.org/home/data/;  https://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html</para>
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                <citation>California State University Desert Studies Center Mammal Collection. Individual catalog records should be cited by the catalog record url: https://arctos.database.museum/guid/CDSC:Mamm:1.</citation>
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