Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-209) and index.
Contents:
Part one. Conservation of biodiversity. Why save biodiversity? ; Characteristics of vulnerable species ; Protecting American species : a brief history ; The natural regions of Texas -- Part two. Species accounts. River and stream fauna ; Central Texas cave fauna ; Freshwater spring fauna ; Terrestrial fauna ; Resident and migratory bird fauna ; Gulf of Mexico fauna -- Part three. A glance at the past. Vanished : the state's lost fauna -- Appendix: Scientific names of species mentioned in the text.
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