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The other side of nowhere : exploring Big Bend Ranch State Park and its flora /

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"Acquired by the State of Texas in 1988 and first opened to the public as Big Bend State Natural Area in 1991, Big Bend Ranch State Park (BBR) lies within the southern Big Bend of the Trans-Pecos, encompassing some 492 square miles of the Chihuahuan Desert and representing nearly half the total...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morey, Roy (Author)
Other Authors: Riskind, David H. (writer of foreword.), Sansom, Andrew (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2024]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Kathie and Ed Cox Jr. books on conservation leadership.
Subjects:
Plants > Texas > Big Bend Ranch State Park > Identification.
Big Bend Ranch State Park (Tex.) > Guidebooks.
NATURE / Plants / General.
NATURE / Reference.
Plants
Texas > Big Bend Ranch State Park
travel guidebooks.
Field guides
Guidebooks
Guidebooks.
Guides touristiques.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword / by Andrew Sansom
  • Foreword / by David H. Riskind
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • A Tour of Big Bend Ranch State Park by Physiographic Region
  • Physiographic Region 1: Rio Grande Corridor
  • Physiographic Region 2: Alamito Creek-Terneros Creek Lowlands
  • Physiographic Region 3: Bofecillos Mountains: Highlands
  • Physiographic Region 4: Bofecillos Mountains: Llano
  • Physiographic Region 5: Solitario
  • Physiographic Region 6: Fresno Canyon-Contrabando Lowlands
  • Physiographic Region 7: Cienega
  • A Field Guide to the Flora
  • Appendix A. Plants on Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species list
  • Appendix B. Other Plants of Possible Conservation Concern in Texas
  • Appendix C. Additions or Revisions to Floral Inventory of Big Bend Ranch
  • Glossary of Botanical and Geological Terms
  • Glossary of Spanish Terms
  • A Note on Sources.