Brian R. Chapman and Eric G. Bolen ; foreword by Andrew Sansom.
First edition.
College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
[2018]
1 online resource (xiv, 373 pages)
Integrative natural history series
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.