Download or read book Status Distribution and Principal Foods of Gambel s Quail in Trans Pecos Texas written by Michael Ross Sullins and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aside from a few unpublished documents, virtually no data exists regarding Gambel's quail (Callipepla gambelii) in Texas. Published information on the distribution of Gambel's quail in Texas is ambiguous and food habits are unknown. I initiated this study in order to assess distribution and status, and to determine the principal foods of Gambel's quail in Texas. Distribution occurs from El Paso County southeast to Brewster County below 1,350 m within the Rio Grande valley and intermountain basins along low elevation drainages supporting alluvial plant associations. Small sporadic populations also occur along major drainages on the east and west sides of the Beach and Sierra Diablo Mountains in Hudspeth and Culberson counties, north to Dell City, Texas. Food habits of 392 Gambel's quail were determined for a 24-month period in 2002 to 2004. Twenty foods constituted 91.1 % of the volume of all items consumed. These were: seeds of Salsola kali, Chilopsis linearis, Descurania pinnata, Verbesina enceloides, Mentzelia multifora, Setaria leucopila, Lepidium virginicum, Prosopis glandulosa, Acacia constricta, Acaciia greggii, Lupinus spp. Ambrosia spp., Oligomeris lineofolia, and Lesquerella spp.; fruits of Lycium berlandieri, Rhus microphylla, Condalia warnockii, and Celtis reticulata; green vegetation; and arthropods. Forb seeds were the most consumed food type followed by fruits of woody perennials, seeds of woody perennials, green vegetation, animal material, and grass seeds. Plant species that provided food for GQ also provided critical escape, loafing, and roosting cover. Promoting or protecting existing woody cover is critical to maintaining GQ habitat. Native brush removal should be weighed against loss of GQ habitat and possible reduction in quail numbers.
Download or read book Woody Plants of the Big Bend and Trans Pecos written by Louis A. Harveson and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-04 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner, 2018 Carroll Abbott Memorial Award, sponsored by the Native Plant Society of Texas The Trans-Pecos region of Texas is home to a variety of big game species, including desert mule deer, pronghorn, desert bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, elk, feral hog, and javelina; several species of exotics, such as aoudad, axis deer, and blackbuck antelope; and domestic livestock that includes cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and bison. Prepared by a team of range specialists at the Borderlands Research Institute in Alpine, Texas, this field guide will allow the area’s ranch managers, private landowners, resource professionals, students, and other outdoor enthusiasts to identify the key woody plants that serve as valuable forage for these animals. Encompassing 18 West Texas counties, with application in like habitats in the western Hill Country and southern Rolling Plains as well as in northern Mexico and eastern New Mexico, the book provides a thorough introduction to the natural features of the region and descriptions, nutrition values, and management prescriptions for 84 species of browse plants. In addition to informing readers about the diet of the region’s large animals, this fully illustrated, user-friendly reference also intends to inspire the continued good stewardship of the land they inhabit.
Download or read book The Upland and Webless Migratory Game Birds of Texas written by Leonard A. Brennan and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-09 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authored by some of the state’s top wildlife scientists, The Upland and Webless Migratory Game Birds of Texas presents the most up-to-date and comprehensive information covering twenty-one species of game birds. Ranging from the most well-known, like the Wild Turkey and Mourning Dove, to the marsh-loving rails and other more elusive species, these birds have widespread appeal among both hunters and birders and underscore the diverse challenges facing wildlife scientists, land managers, and conservationists in Texas today. From cultural significance to taxonomy and evolutionary history, this volume provides a wealth of background information on these species. Additionally, the book offers illustrated species accounts, detailed range maps, and information about habitat and management requirements, hunting regulations, and research priorities. Readers will gain a deeper understanding of these game birds and the array of terrestrial and wetland landscapes key to their survival. This will serve as a convenient and thorough reference volume for wildlife biologists and enthusiasts, as well as landowners and hunters.
Download or read book TEXAS QUAILS Ecology and Management written by Leonard Alfred Brennan and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Texas Quails presents the first complete assessment of the four species of quail found in this vast state. Experts describe each of them and examine all geographic regions of the state for historical and current population trends, habitat status, and research needs. These experts also discuss management practices, hunting issues, economics, and diseases.
Download or read book Reproductive Physiology of Gambel s Quail in Trans Pecos Texas written by Margarita Gomez Thornton and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Delineation of Habitats and a Comparison of Density Estimators for Gambel s Quail in the the Trans Pecos Texas written by Michael T. Gray and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Game Management written by Aldo Leopold and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1987-03-13 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this book, published more than a half-century ago, Aldo Leopold created the discipline of wildlife management. Although A Sand Country Almanac is doubtless Leopold’s most popular book, Game Management may well be his most important. In this book he revolutionized the field of conservation.
Download or read book Nests and Eggs of Birds of the United States written by Thomas George Gentry and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Plant Associations of Arizona and New Mexico Forests written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Excavation of Two Anasazi Sites in Southern Utah written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The two reports published here contain elements which contribute substantially to this broader spectrum of Southwestern cultural change. While primarily descriptive in nature, these two site reports, one from the western Kayenta area and one from the margin of the Mesa Verde area and the eastern Kayenta, suggest that the changes which occurred in the more centralized portions of these regions were directly related to what happened on the margins. That, while the site densities and population aggregates may not have been as high, the same factors affected these marginal areas. That conclusion could be expected, but what may not be expected is the differential response which appears to have occurred. After reading these two reports, it appears that it may be possible to discern elements of change in these fringe areas that, once defined, will provide new insight into what happened and why and in what are presently the better known areas of the Southwest. These two papers are important, in sum, not only because they are reports of work in poorly known areas, but because they do provide analyses of fringe areas, they help us to understand the Southwest generally"--From preliminary introduction.
Download or read book Southwestern Desert Resources written by William L. Halvorson and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2023-01-17 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The southwestern deserts stretch from southeastern California to west Texas and then south to central Mexico. The landscape of this region is known as basin and range topography featuring to “sky islands” of forest rising from the desert lowlands which creates a uniquely diverse ecology. The region is further complicated by an international border, where governments have caused difficulties for many animal populations. This book puts a spotlight on individual research projects which are specific examples of work being done in the area and when they are all brought together, to shed a general light of understanding the biological and cultural resources of this vast region so that those same resources can be managed as effectively and efficiently as possible. The intent is to show that collaborative efforts among federal, state agency, university, and private sector researchers working with land managers, provides better science and better management than when scientists and land managers work independently.
Download or read book DDT written by United States. Environmental Protection Agency and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Grazing Management for Riparian wetland Areas written by Stephen G. Leonard and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document presents information from various land managers and researchers to guide livestock management in riparian areas using their unique responsiveness to accomplish management objectives. An ecosystem approach, in which riparian areas are considered as part of a larger landscape, is used. Development of site-specific grazing prescriptions based on the function, capability, and potential of the site is discussed, and examples of grazing treatments are provided.
Download or read book Vegetation and Environmental Features of Forest and Range Ecosystems written by and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Key to North American Birds written by Elliott Coues and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first part contains information on collecting, preserving and preparing birds; classification and anatomy. The remainder of the work contains descriptions down to species, identification keys and illustrations, mainly black and white. Technical, classical work. Indexed. Published 1903.
