VII. CLIMATIC ADAPTATIONS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xiii
5. I. THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY: A NATURALIST’S PARADISE 1
6. II. THE SEASONAL LIFE OF A VERNAL POOL 41
7. III. FLOWING WATERS: AQUIFERS, CAVES, SPRINGS, AND RIVERS 69
8. IV. LIFE OF A GRASSLAND 91
9. V. IN THE WOODLANDS AND BRUSHLANDS 121
10. VI. BACKYARD BIOLOGY 169
11. VII. CLIMATIC ADAPTATIONS 203
12. VIII. RESTORATION AND THE FUTURE OF THE HILL COUNTRY’S NATURAL RESOURCES 225
13. Index 261