Texas Wildlife Resources and Land Uses / / ed. by Raymond C. II Telfair.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Adams, Clark E.,; Albrecht, Don E.,; Bonner, Larry H.,; Brown, Kirby L.,; Chovanec, William S.,; Clark, Ted L.,; DeLoney, James A.,; Doughty, Robin W.,; Gillan Iii, Bart J.,; Gillan, Deborah Slator,; Gunter, Pete A. Y.,; Guthery, Fred S.,; Hartmann, F. Stephen,; Herbert, Dennis M.,; Herron, John,; Hodgkiss, Melvin B.,; Hood, William F.,; Knowles, Tommy R.,; Lay, Daniel W.,; Lin, Lee Ann Johnson,; Mazzoni, Joseph P.,; Miles, Bruce R.,; Oelschlaege, Max,; Reid, Spencer L.,; Sansom, Andrew,; Shult, Milo,; Silvy, Nova J.,; Steele Jr, John L.,; Steffens, Craig A.,; Steinbach, Don,; Teer, James G.,; Thomas, John K.,; Truett, Joe C.,; Walters, James E.,; Walton, Murray T.,
• HerausgeberIn: Telfair, Raymond C. II,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 p.)

Natural habitats for wildlife in Texas and the many species they support are dwindling at an alarming rate as an ever-growing population continues to develop the land for commercial, industrial, and agricultural uses. To take stock of our current wildlife and land resources, identify challenges faci...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction: Ecological Regions of Texas: Description, Land Use, and Wildlife
• I. PERSPECTIVES ON TEXAS WILDLIFE RESOURCES
• 1. The Need for a Texas Land Ethic
• 2. Urban Growth and Environmental Values in Texas
• 3. Texas Wildlife— Fourteen Years Later
• II. FUTURE EXPECTATIONS IN LAND USE
• 4. Status of the Forest Resource in Texas
• 5. Agricultural Development and Sustainability
• 6. Water for Texas: An Overview of Future Needs
• 7. Extraction of Coal and Uranium Resources
• 8. Transportation and the Environment
• 9. Wildlife Diversity Issues
• 10. Human Dimensions Research in Texas: Past Efforts and Future Needs
• 11. Landowners' View of Wildlife and Wildlife Users
• 12. The Implications of the 1995 Texas Outdoor Recreation Plan on Wildlife Use and Demand
• IV. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH
• 13. Wildlife Management Programs, Goals, and Issues: The State Perspective, 1990
• 14. Wildlife Extension and Technical Assistance: Programs, Goals, and Issues
• 15. Texas— A Private Lands State
• 16. Nuisance Wildlife and Land Use
• 17. Wildlife Research in Texas, 1981-1990
• V. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ON PUBLIC LANDS
• 18. Texas General Land Office
• 19. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
• 20. University Lands
• 21. Texas Department of Transportation
• 22. National Park Service
• 23. National Wildlife Refuges
• 24. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• 25. National Forests and Grasslands
• 26. U.S. Department of Defense
• Prognosis
• Appendixes
• Appendix A. Conservation Organizations in Texas
• Appendix B Plants Cited in the Text
• Appendix C Animals Cited in the Text
• Appendix D. Texas Threatened and Endangered Species, November 199