The natural history of Texas / Brian R. Chapman and Eric G. Bolen ; foreword by Andrew Sansom.
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| Language: | English |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
[2018]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Integrative natural history series.
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Table of Contents:
- Natural history in Texas: establishing ecological boundaries
- Piney woods: steeple-high trees and bottomland swamps
- Post oak savanna: land between pines and grasslands
- Blackland prairies: grasslands at the edge
- Cross timbers and prairies: a cast-iron forest in a land of grass
- Rolling plains: rangelands and red-hued canyons
- Edwards Plateau: the Texas Hill Country
- High Plains: playas, shortgrass, and shin oak
- Trans-Pecos: desert legends and rugged grandeur
- South Texas brushland: the last great habitat
- Coastal prairies: tall grasses and sea breezes
- Texas Gulf Coast: marshes, bays, and barrier islands
- Appendix A. State symbols: natural history of the iconic native species
- Appendix B. Scientific names.