Grasses of the Texas Gulf Prairies and Marshes by Stephan L. Hatch Joseph L. Schuster D. Lynn Drawe

The prairies and marshes of the Texas Gulf Coast are among the richest grazing lands in the state. This region is also an excellent habitat for upland game and waterfowl and an important recreational hunting and fishing area.

Grasses of the Texas Gulf Prairies and Marshes serves as a useful manual for the identification and study of grasses of the prairies and marshes adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico from northern Mexico to western Louisiana. This field guide is a systematic and descriptive treatment of the grasses found in that coastal zone and includes keys to the 98 genera and 303 species.

For convenience in locating specific taxa, the grasses are listed alphabetically by genus and then by species within genus; common names are provided when they are known. Species descriptions include information on longevity, dimensions of the entire plant and of the spikelets, and descriptions of the grass's habitat and distribution and rating of its value for stock or wildlife. The notes on abundance, habitat, and distribution provide information on the ecological niche of each species. Where known, the requirements of the species, such as moisture, soil, and other environmental conditions, are given.

Heavily illustrated with line drawings of grass plants and plant parts, this field guide will be useful for stock raisers, wildlife managers, and environmentalists as well as grass taxonomists and range scientists.

STEPHAN L. HATCH is professor of rangeland ecology and management and curator of the Tracy Herbarium at Texas A&M University. JOSEPH L. SCHUSTER is professor emeritus of rangeland ecology and management at Texas A&M University and a range and wildlife habitat consultant. D. LYNN DRAWE is director of the Welder Wildlife Foundation, Sinton, Texas.

Number Twenty-four: W. L. Moody, Jr., Natural History Series

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Grasses of the Texas Gulf Prairies and Marshes
ISBN 0-89096-875-6 cloth $39.95x
ISBN 0-89096-889-6 paper $24.95s

6 1/8x9 1/4. 884pp. 4 b&w photos.
204 line drawings. Map. Gloss. Bib. Index.
Natural History. Agriculture.

Publication Date: June 1999.

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