Natural history of Texas, The
Ecology Natural history
Texas A & M University Press
2018
First edition.
EISBN 9781623495732
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.
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.
