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Discovering Westcave : the natural & human history of a Hill Country nature preserve

Title
Discovering Westcave : the natural & human history of a Hill Country nature preserve / S. Christopher Caran & Elaine Davenport ; foreword by Andrew Sansom.
Author
Caran, S. Christopher
Publication
  • College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2016]
  • ©2016

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Additional Authors
  • Davenport, Elaine, 1946-
  • Sansom, Andrew
  • Stevens, Molly
Description
xxi, 230 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. books on conservation leadership
Uniform Title
Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. books on conservation leadership
Subject
  • Westcave Outdoor Discovery Center > History
  • Natural areas > Texas > Travis County > Guidebooks
  • Natural areas > Texas > Texas Hill Country > Guidebooks
  • Wildlife conservation > Study and teaching > Texas
  • Westcave Preserve (Tex.) > Guidebooks
Genre/Form
Guidebooks.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216) and index.
Contents
Foreword / by Andrew Sansom -- Preface / by Molly Stevens -- Acknowledgements -- About the Guidebook -- Introduction: Westcave Preserve, the crown jewel of central Texas -- Visitor's guide -- A walk through the preserve -- Visitor center and indoor exhibits -- Trails and outdoor features -- Educational programs and activities -- The place -- Environmental setting -- Westcave Preserve through four seasons -- Geology: topography and ancient bedrock -- Evolution of Westcave Preserve: 250,000 years ago to the present -- Surface water and groundwater -- Climate and weather -- The people -- Archeology and human history -- Westcave, 1850-1974 -- The John Ahrns era, 1974-2010 -- Growing up at Westcave Preserve by Amber Ahrns Gosselin -- Conclusion: Preserving the future of Westcave -- Appendixes: Species lists -- A. Plant communities -- B. Plants -- C. Common mosses -- D. Invertebrates other than butterflies -- E. Butterflies -- F. Fishes -- G. Amphibians and reptiles -- H. Birds -- I. Mammals -- Selected references -- Index.
ISBN
  • 9781623494599
  • 1623494591
  • 9781623494605 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
  • 1623494605 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2016010473
OCLC
  • ocn951227173
  • SCSB-1871050
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library