Brian R. Chapman and Eric G. Bolen ; foreword by Andrew Sansom.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
First edition.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
College Station :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Texas A & M University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2018]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xiv, 373 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Integrative natural history series
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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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.