This field guide, "Woody Plants of the Big Bend and Trans-Pecos: A Field Guide to Common Browse for Wildlife," is a comprehensive resource for identifying key woody plants in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas. Published by Texas A&M University Press and authored by Louis A. Harveson, it is designed for ranch managers, landowners, resource professionals, students, and outdoor enthusiasts. The guide covers 84 species of browse plants, offering detailed descriptions, nutritional values, and management prescriptions. Its application extends to 18 West Texas counties and similar habitats in the western Hill Country, southern Rolling Plains, northern Mexico, and eastern New Mexico.
The purpose of this manual is to serve as an illustrated, user-friendly reference that aids in understanding the diet of the region's large game animals, including desert mule deer, pronghorn, desert bighorn sheep, elk, and various exotic species, as well as domestic livestock. It aims to inspire good stewardship of the land by providing essential information on the natural features and forage plants of the area. This guide is an invaluable tool for anyone involved in wildlife management and land conservation in the specified regions.
The Trans-Pecos region of Texas is home to a variety of big game species, including desert mule deer, pronghorn, desert bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, elk, feral hog, and javelina; several species of exotics, such as aoudad, axis deer, and blackbuck antelope; and domestic livestock that includes cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and bison.
Prepared by a team of range specialists at the Borderlands Research Institute in Alpine, Texas, this field guide will allow the area’s ranch managers, private landowners, resource professionals, students, and other outdoor enthusiasts to identify the key woody plants that serve as valuable forage for these animals.
Encompassing 18 West Texas counties, with application in like habitats in the western Hill Country and southern Rolling Plains as well as in northern Mexico and eastern New Mexico, the book provides a thorough introduction to the natural features of the region and descriptions, nutrition values, and management prescriptions for 84 species of browse plants.
In addition to informing readers about the diet of the region’s large animals, this fully illustrated, user-friendly reference also intends to inspire the continued good stewardship of the land they inhabit.
Author: Harveson, Louis A.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Woody Plants of the Big Bend and Trans-Pecos: A Field Guide to Common Browse for Wildlife
Pages: 00224 (Encrypted EPUB) / 00224 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2016-02-01
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781623493530
Category: Science : Life Sciences - Botany
Category: Nature : Natural Resources
Category: Nature : Wildlife
The Trans-Pecos region of Texas is home to a variety of big game species, including desert mule deer, pronghorn, desert bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, elk, feral hog, and javelina; several species of exotics, such as aoudad, axis deer, and blackbuck antelope; and domestic livestock that includes cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and bison.
Prepared by a team of range specialists at the Borderlands Research Institute in Alpine, Texas, this field guide will allow the area’s ranch managers, private landowners, resource professionals, students, and other outdoor enthusiasts to identify the key woody plants that serve as valuable forage for these animals.
Encompassing 18 West Texas counties, with application in like habitats in the western Hill Country and southern Rolling Plains as well as in northern Mexico and eastern New Mexico, the book provides a thorough introduction to the natural features of the region and descriptions, nutrition values, and management prescriptions for 84 species of browse plants.
In addition to informing readers about the diet of the region’s large animals, this fully illustrated, user-friendly reference also intends to inspire the continued good stewardship of the land they inhabit.
Author: Harveson, Louis A.
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Woody Plants of the Big Bend and Trans-Pecos: A Field Guide to Common Browse for Wildlife
Pages: 00224 (Encrypted EPUB) / 00224 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2016-02-01
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781623493530
Category: Science : Life Sciences - Botany
Category: Nature : Natural Resources
Category: Nature : Wildlife
