Big Thicket plant ecology [electronic resource] : an introduction / Geraldine Ellis Watson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watson, Geraldine Ellis, 1925-

Series:

Temple Big Thicket series ; no. 5.

Temple Big Thicket series ; no. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Plant ecology--Texas--Big Thicket National Preserve.

Plant ecology.

Big Thicket National Preserve (Tex.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Denton, Tex. : UNT Press, University of North Texas Press : Big Thicket Association, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Originally published in 1979, Geraldine Ellis Watson's Big Thicket Plant Ecology is now back in print. This updated edition explores the plant biology, ecology, geology, and environmental regions of the Big Thicket National Preserve in East Texas. Watson covers the ecological and geological history of the Big Thicket and introduces its plant life, from longleaf pines and tupelo swamps to savannah wetlands and hardwood flats.

Contents:

Cover; Half title; Publishers page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Chapter 1 Key to Understanding; Chapter 2 The Ecological Big Thicket; Chapter 3 The National Preserve; Chapter 4 Man in the Big Thicket; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-122) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-92426-9

1-57441-485-2

OCLC:

793511116