Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction: Ecological Regions of Texas: Description, Land Use, and Wildlife 1
6. I. PERSPECTIVES ON TEXAS WILDLIFE RESOURCES
7. 1. The Need for a Texas Land Ethic 43
8. 2. Urban Growth and Environmental Values in Texas 60
9. 3. Texas Wildlife— Fourteen Years Later 71
10. II. FUTURE EXPECTATIONS IN LAND USE
11. 4. Status of the Forest Resource in Texas 87
12. 5. Agricultural Development and Sustainability 98
13. 6. Water for Texas: An Overview of Future Needs 106
14. 7. Extraction of Coal and Uranium Resources 120
15. 8. Transportation and the Environment 131
16. 9. Wildlife Diversity Issues 143
17. 10. Human Dimensions Research in Texas: Past Efforts and Future Needs 160
18. 11. Landowners' View of Wildlife and Wildlife Users 177
19. 12. The Implications of the 1995 Texas Outdoor Recreation Plan on Wildlife Use and Demand 189
20. IV. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH
21. 13. Wildlife Management Programs, Goals, and Issues: The State Perspective, 1990 213
22. 14. Wildlife Extension and Technical Assistance: Programs, Goals, and Issues 239
23. 15. Texas— A Private Lands State 250
24. 16. Nuisance Wildlife and Land Use 259
25. 17. Wildlife Research in Texas, 1981-1990 274
26. V. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ON PUBLIC LANDS
27. 18. Texas General Land Office 285
28. 19. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 293
29. 20. University Lands 299
30. 21. Texas Department of Transportation 303
31. 22. National Park Service 307
32. 23. National Wildlife Refuges 314
33. 24. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 322
34. 25. National Forests and Grasslands 339
35. 26. U.S. Department of Defense 351
36. Prognosis 362
37. Appendixes
38. Appendix A. Conservation Organizations in Texas 373
39. Appendix B Plants Cited in the Text 377
40. Appendix C Animals Cited in the Text 385
41. Appendix D. Texas Threatened and Endangered Species, November 199 393