The Natural History of Texas (Integrative Natural History Series, sponsored by Texas Research Institute for Environmental Studies, Sam Houston State University)

Synopsis

From Two Veteran Ecologists Comes A New And Sweeping Exploration Of The Natural History Of Texas In All Its Biological Diversity And Geological Variation. Few States, If Any, Can Match Texas For Its Myriad Species, Past And Present, And Its Many Distinctive Landscapes, From Prairie Grasslands And Hardwood Forests To Coastal Lagoons And Desert Mountains. 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. Brian R. Chapman And Eric G. Bolen ; Foreword By Andrew Sansom. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 311-354) And Index.