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Well-managed ranch lands or rangeland in Texas capture the rain that permeates our soils, sustains creeks and rivers, and replenishes aquifers, which, in turn, water our cities. The stewardship of the region is the focus of this book-the largest contributing watershed in the Colorado River Basin-vie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clendenin, George (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2016.
Edición:First edition.
Temas:
Range plants > Texas > Concho River Watershed > Identification.
Range management > Texas > Concho River Watershed.
Wildlife management > Texas > Concho River Watershed.
Plantes pastorales > Texas > Concho, Bassin de la > Identification.
Science / Life Sciences / Botany.
Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Plains & Prairies.
Nature / Regional.
Range management
Range plants
Wildlife management
Texas > Concho River Watershed
Electronic books.
Field guides
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Overview of the book
  • Featured plants
  • Geographic area covered
  • Climatic data
  • Major land resource areas of the Concho Valley
  • Photographs
  • Plant names
  • Toxic/poisonous plants
  • Noxious and invasive plants
  • Ethnobotany of plants
  • References and literature cited
  • Common rangeland plant list
  • Grasses and grasslike plants
  • Forbs
  • Shrubs and trees
  • Vines
  • Cacti and agaves
  • Plant profiles
  • Grasses and grasslike plants
  • Forbs
  • Shrubs and trees
  • Vines
  • Cacti and agaves
  • Comparing and contrasting similar plants
  • Comparing western ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya) and field ragweed (Ambrosia confertiflora)
  • Comparing bush sunflower (Simsia calva) and orange zexmenia (Wedelia texana)
  • Comparing the catclaws: acacia versus mimosa
  • Comparing western soapberry (Sapindus), pecan (Carya), little walnut (Juglans), and flameleaf sumac (Rhus)
  • Rangeland management in west central Texas
  • Historical accounts of vegetation and landscape, 1683 to 1858
  • Overview of livestock grazing management
  • Reading the landscape in west central Texas
  • Managing riparian areas in west central Texas / by Steve Nelle and George A. Clendenin
  • The history and use of fire in Texas and the Edwards Plateau / by Butch Taylor
  • Prescribed burning in west central Texas
  • Wildlife management in west central Texas / by Steve Nelle
  • Managing for white-tailed deer in west central Texas
  • Managing for turkeys in west central Texas
  • Managing for doves in west central Texas
  • Managing for quail in west central Texas
  • Birds of west central Texas and their management
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Leaf shapes and types
  • Appendix B: Tank mixing guide for chemical applications
  • Appendix C: Common conversions
  • Appendix D: Livestock husbandry.

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