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Category : Barrier island ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Texas Barrier Islands Region Ecological Characterization
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Barrier island ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Barrier Islands on the Texas Coast
Author: Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. Recreation and ParksPublisher:
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Category : Barrier islands
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Barrier Islands on the Texas Coast
Author: Texas Barrier Islands Region Ecological Characterization: Data appendix
Author: Edward B. LiebowPublisher:
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Category : Barrier island ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
The purpose of this study is to compile and synthesize information from existing sources concerning the natural, physical and social components of the ecosystems with the 24-county study area along the coast of Texas. The topics of the socioeconomic papers are oil and gas production, recreation/tourism industry, commercial fishing, transportation, industrial and residential development and agricultural production.
Barrier to the Bays
Author: Mary Jo O'RearPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623499410
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Mary Jo O’Rear rounds out her coastal bend trilogy with a deep and engaging look at the prehistory and history of the Texas barrier islands. In Barrier to the Bays, O’Rear captures the deep time of the islands (Mustang, Padre, and San José), the bays (Aransas, Corpus Christi, Copano, Redfish, and Nueces), and Aransas Pass. From the earliest human settlements to the twentieth century, O’Rear explores the complex interplay between people and economies struggling to survive in a region dominated by indifferent forces of nature. Barrier to the Bays opens with the natural formation and development of the barrier isles and the arrival of Native Americans, Spanish castaways, French explorers, and Catholic missionaries. European settlements on the mainland eventually led to rich commercial development of the area and its bounty as ranching, fishing, and transportation took hold. By the early twentieth century, the people of the Coastal Bend began wrestling with a new drive to create deep-water harbors along the coastline in the face of the ever-present hurricane threat. O’Rear shows that by World War II the region had settled into a kind of “practicality” as tourists and traders took their place among the denizens of the islands and bays. In addition to the stories of familiar historical figures, Barrier to the Bays stresses the importance of technology in the settlement and development of the region. “Nothing could have been achieved among the barriers and bays of the Coastal Bend without the right tools.” O’Rear underscores the importance of properly designed sailing vessels and the centrality of navigation technology as an integral part of the barrier isle story.
Padre Island National Seashore
Author: Bonnie R. WeisePublisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Texas Coast
Author: Laurence ParentPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 029270299X
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
This beautiful book combines Laurence Parent's magnificent photographs with Joe Nick Patoski's entertaining text to create a one-of-a-kind portrait of the Texas coast.
Alternative Policies for Protecting Barrier Islands Along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States and Draft Environmental Statement
Author: United States. Heritage Conservation and Recreation ServicePublisher:
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Category : Barrier islands
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
Experimental Dunes of the Texas Coast
Author: Bard O. GagePublisher:
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Category : Sand dunes
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Texas Aquatic Science
Author: Rudolph A. RosenPublisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1623492270
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
This classroom resource provides clear, concise scientific information in an understandable and enjoyable way about water and aquatic life. Spanning the hydrologic cycle from rain to watersheds, aquifers to springs, rivers to estuaries, ample illustrations promote understanding of important concepts and clarify major ideas. Aquatic science is covered comprehensively, with relevant principles of chemistry, physics, geology, geography, ecology, and biology included throughout the text. Emphasizing water sustainability and conservation, the book tells us what we can do personally to conserve for the future and presents job and volunteer opportunities in the hope that some students will pursue careers in aquatic science. Texas Aquatic Science, originally developed as part of a multi-faceted education project for middle and high school students, can also be used at the college level for non-science majors, in the home-school environment, and by anyone who educates kids about nature and water. To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.