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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822407903321

Autore

Chapman Brian R.

Titolo

The natural history of the Edwards Plateau : the Texas Hill Country / / Brian R. Chapman and Eric G. Bolen ; foreword by Margie Crisp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, Texas : , : Texas A & M University Press, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-62349-860-0

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 online resource)

Collana

Integrative natural history series

Disciplina

508.764

Soggetti

Natural history - Texas - Edwards Plateau

Texas Hill Country (Tex.)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 55-62) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword / by Margie Crisp -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: natural history in Texas -- Edwards Plateau: the Texas Hill Country -- Appendix: scientific names -- Glossary.

Sommario/riassunto

"Beginning with the stories of how biologists and naturalists have defined the ecological areas of the great state of Texas over time, The Natural History of the Edwards Plateau explores the formation of the region more than a billion years ago, its diverse ecosystems, and the conservation efforts to keep those ecosystems intact and thriving"--