Naturalist's Big Bend: An Introduction to the Trees and Shrubs, Wildflowers, Cacti, Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Amphibians, Fish, and Insects (Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment (Paperback))
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 mountains, a richly varied environment that exist more or less as it did before man’s arival. The wealth of the Big Bend is in its dramatic landscape, which provides natural habitats ranging form desert to alpine, and its consequently impressive variety of flora and fauna. Intended as a biological introduction to one of the...
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"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.
PrefaceCh. 1Within the Big Bend3Ch. 2Man - A User of the Land9Ch. 3The Living Scene Today21Ch. 4Trees and Shrubs26Ch. 5Wildflowers45Ch. 6Cacti65Ch. 7Mammals79Ch. 8Birds91Ch. 9Reptiles and Amphibians100Ch. 10Fish112Ch. 11Butterflies117Ch. 12Other Invertebrates124Bibliography133Index175
