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Contents

• Page
• FOREWORD xiii
• INTRODUCTION xv
• TEXAS VEGETATION 1
  • VEGETATIONAL REGIONS
    • REGION 1 LONG-LEAF PINE 2
    • REGION 2 THE COASTAL PRAIRIE 7
    • REGION 3 THE FAYETTE PRAIRIE 9
    • REGION 4 MESQUITE-CHAPARRAL 10
    • REGION 5 COASTAL SAND DUNES 11
    • REGION 6 OAK-HICKORY-MESQUITE 12
    • REGION 7 THE EDWARDS PLATEAU 14
    • REGION 8 THE MOUNTAINS 17
    • REGION 9 LIVE OAK MESQUITE SAVANNA 21
    • REGION 10 SOTOL-LECHUGUILLA 22
    • REGION 11 THE SANDY SOUTH PLAINS 25
    • REGION 12 THE HIGH PLAINS 27
    • REGION 13 THE MESQUITE-GRASSLAND 30
    • REGION 14 THE WESTERN CROSS TIMBERS 31
    • REGION 15 THE EASTERN CROSS TIMBERS 33
    • REGION 16 OAK-HICKORY 35
    • REGION 17 THE PINE-OAK FOREST 37
    • REGION 18 THE BLACKLAND PRAIRIE 39
• DISTRIBUTION LIST OF FERNS & SEED PLANTS
  • FERNS 41
  • SEED PLANTS 42
• ECOLOGY DEFINED 74