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The Laguna Madre of Texas and Tamaulipas / edited by John W. Tunnell, Jr. and Frank W. Judd ; foreword by Richard C. Bartlett ; contributors, John W. Tunnell, Jr. ... [et al.]. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tunnell, John W, Author.
- Series:
- Gulf Coast studies ; no. 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Natural history--Texas--Laguna Madre Region.
- Natural history.
- Nature conservation--Texas--Laguna Madre Region.
- Nature conservation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 346 p. ) col. ill., maps (some col.) ;
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Part I Overview I
- Chapter I Introduction 3
- JOHN W. TUNNELL, JR.
- Chapter 2 Geography, Climate, and Hydrography 7
- Chapter 3 Origin, Development, and Geology 28
- Chapter 4 Tamaulipan Biotic Province 38
- FRANK W. JUDD
- Chapter 5 Ranching Heritage 59
- NANCY L. HILBUN AND AMY E. KOLTERMANN
- Part II Natural Resources 71
- Chapter 6 The Environment 73
- Chapter 7 Seagrass Meadows 85
- KIM WITHERS
- Chapter 8 Open Bay 102
- Chapter 9 Wind-Tidal Flats 114
- Chapter I 0 Barrier Islands 127
- ELIZABETH H. SMITH
- Chapter I I Redheads and Other Wintering Waterfowl 169
- Chapter 12 Colonial Waterbirds and Rookery Islands 182
- Chapter 13 Shorebirds and Wading Birds 198
- Chapter 14 SeaTurtles 211
- ELIZABETH H. SMITH AND SUSAN A. CHILDS
- Chapter 15 Fish and Invertebrate Fisheries Organisms 223
- KIM WITHERS AND SUZANNE J. DILWORTH
- Part III Special Issues and Concerns 253
- Chapter 16 Red and Brown Tides 255
- Chapter 17 The Laguna Madre: A Conservation Framework 259
- JAMES F. BERGAN
- Chapter 18 Information Gaps and Needs 270
- Chapter 19 Conservation Issues and Recommendations 275
- JOHN W. TUNNELL, JR., KIM WITHERS, AND ELIZABETH H. SMITH.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [305]-334) and index.
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 1-58544-941-5
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