04631cam a2200409 4500 743579990 TxAuBib 20230403120000.0 220518s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022023715 9781623499921 ebook 1623499925 ebook TxAuBib The Laguna Madre of Texas and Tamaulipas / edited by Kim Withers, Brian R. Chapman, John W. Tunnell Jr. and Frank W. Judd. Second revised edition. College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2023. From Robert & Helen Kleberg Foundation. Gulf Coast books Gulf Coast books ; no. 36 Includes bibliographical references and index. Overview -- Introduction / John W. Tunnell Jr. -- Geography, Climate, and Hydrography / John W. Tunnell Jr. -- Origin, Development, and Geology / John W. Tunnell Jr. -- Tamaulipan Biotic Province / Frank W. Judd -- Ranching Heritage / Nancy L. Hilbun and Amy E. (Koltermann) Nuñez -- Natural Resources -- The Environment / John W. Tunnell Jr. -- Seagrass Meadows Kim Withers and Ken Dunton -- Open Bay / Jennifer Beseres Pollack, Natasha Breaux, and Kim Withers -- Wind-Tidal Flats / Kim Withers and Paul V. Zimba -- Barrier Islands / Elizabeth H. Smith and Frank W. Judd -- Ecology of the South Texas Coastal Sand Plain / Timothy E. Fulbright and Fred C. Bryant -- Laguna Madre de Tamaulipas / Alejandro Fierro-Cabo, Carlos Zamora-Tovar, Leonardo Arellano-Méndez, and Carlos Cintra-Buenrostro -- Redheads and Other Wintering Waterfowl / Bart M. Ballard and Elizabeth H. Smith -- Colonial Waterbirds and Rookery Islands / Elizabeth H. Smith, Brian R. Chapman, and Beau Hardegree -- Shorebirds and Wading Birds / Kim Withers and Brian R. Chapman -- Sea Turtles Donna J. Shaver, Elizabeth H. Smith, and Susan A. Childs -- Fishes and Fisheries Organisms / Kim Withers, Suzanne J. (Dilworth) Bates, and James Tolan -- Special Issues and Concerns -- Brown and Red Tides / Kim Withers, Michael Wetz, and Paul V. Zimba -- Expansion of Mangrove Habitat / C. Edward Proffitt and Donna J. Devlin -- The Laguna Madre: A Conservation Framework / Jorge Brenner and James F. Bergan -- Information Gaps and Needs / John W. Tunnell Jr. -- Conservation Issues and Recommendations / John W. Tunnell Jr., Kim Withers, Elizabeth H. Smith, Scott Murray, Michael Wetz, and Bart M. Ballard -- Afterword: Cabins, Floaters, and Lagunatics / David A. McKee, Aaron Baxter, and Jim Atkins -- Appendix: Common and Scientific Names. "The Laguna Madre is the only hypersaline coastal lagoon on the North American continent and only one of five worldwide. The lagoon is renowned for its vast seagrass meadows, huge wintering redhead population, and bountiful fishing grounds. In 2000, the Nature Conservancy, whose mission is the conservation of biodiversity through protection of habitat, recognized the need to amass all known information about the Laguna Madre and implement a science-based conservation agenda. From those efforts came the first edition of this book. Now completely revised and updated, this second edition of The Laguna Madre of Texas and Tamaulipas is the culmination of two decades of additional research and continued conservation efforts in the region. Nearly 100 years of literature on the Laguna Madre and surrounding environments has been synthesized here. With 150 figures and illustrations, the book takes a broad and comprehensive look at both the Texan and Tamaulipan Laguna Madre. The value of this book for scientists, conservationists, resource managers, and policy makers involved in the future of the Texas and Mexico coasts is clear. Coastal residents, birders, anglers, and nature lovers who want to learn about and take care of the Laguna Madre will find this to be an indispensable guide."-- Provided by publisher. 20230403. NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Coastal Regions & Shorelines. NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection. Natural history Texas Laguna Madre Region. Nature conservation Texas Laguna Madre Region. Lagoon ecology Texas Gulf Coast. Lagoon ecology Mexico Tamaulipas (State.) Withers, Kim,. Chapman, Brian R.,. Tunnell, John W.,. Judd, Frank W.,. Gulf Coast books. Gulf Coast books ; no. 36. TXKYP