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Naturalist's Big Bend : an introduction to the trees and shrubs, wildflowers, cacti, mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish, and insects

Title
Naturalist's Big Bend : an introduction to the trees and shrubs, wildflowers, cacti, mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, fish, and insects / Roland H. Wauer and Carl M. Fleming.
Author
Wauer, Roland H.
Publication
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2002], ©2002.

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Additional Authors
Fleming, Carl M.
Description
x, 185 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm.
Summary
  • "In southwest Texas, where the Rio Grande arcs southward into Mexico, lies Big Bend National Park - 708,221 acres of river floodplain, desert, grasslands, and majestic moutains. The wealth of the Big Bend is in its dramatic landscape, which provides natural habitats ranging from desert to alpine, and its consequently impressive variety of flora and fauna.".
  • "Naturalist's Big Bend highlights the distinctive plants and animals of the region, such as the century plant, which grows for twenty-five to fifty-five years before it blooms magnificently, then dies; candelilla, from which wax is made; the giant dagger yucca; the javelina, North America's only native pig; the rare Texas lyre snake; the tarantula; and the Big Bend quonker katydid.".
  • "This comprehensive field guide, revised and completely updated in a new edition, recounts the area's archaeology and history, describes the characteristics and habitats of Big Bend's remarkable variety of plants and animals, and outlines walking and driving tours of the most likely spots for sighting these natural wonders."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
Louise Lindsey Merrick natural environment series ; no. 33
Uniform Title
Louise Lindsey Merrick natural environment series ; no. 33.
Subject
  • Zoology > Big Bend Region
  • Botany > Big Bend Region
  • Big Bend National Park (Tex.)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-173) and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. Within the Big Bend -- Ch. 2. Man - A User of the Land -- Ch. 3. The Living Scene Today -- Ch. 4. Trees and Shrubs -- Ch. 5. Wildflowers -- Ch. 6. Cacti -- Ch. 7. Mammals -- Ch. 8. Birds -- Ch. 9. Reptiles and Amphibians -- Ch. 10. Fish -- Ch. 11. Butterflies -- Ch. 12. Other Invertebrates.
ISBN
  • 1585441554 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1585441562 (paper : alk. paper)
LCCN
2001002737
OCLC
  • ocm46937433
  • SCSB-4224742
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries