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The relative utility of sociodemographics, psychographic scales and benefit scales for segmenting pleasure vacation travel markets
(1982)
This study examined the utility of sociodemographics, psychographic scales, and benefit scales for segmenting pleasure vacation travel markets. This study was undertaken because relevant travel and tourism literature has ...
Mineralogical characteristics and weathering environments in Texas lignite overburdens
(1985)
Seven cores and five soils were investigated to characterize the mineralogy of their coarse fractions (>2 μm). The cores and associated soils were sampled from the Wilcox Group sediments overlying lignite at several ...
Habitat ecology of Chironomid larvae of the Big Thicket streams
(1985)
Chironomid larvae were collected from streams in the Big Thicket area of East Texas from November, 1981 to October, 1982. Primary stations were sampled monthly and secondary stations were sampled bi-annually. Samples of ...
Effects of rainfall, recruitment, and the operation of the Cedar Bayou Electric Generating Station (Baytown, Texas) on the dynamics of fish and macrocrustacean communities in the brackish intake and discharge waters
(1982)
The impact of the Cedar Bayou Electric Generating Station upon fishes and macrocrustaceans in the intake area, discharge canal, and cooling lake during 1972-1979 was evaluated. Data used to determine relative abundance, ...
The use of aerial color infrared photography as a survey technique for Psorphora Columbiae (Dyar and Knab) (diptera: culicidae) oviposition habitats in Texas riceland agroecosystems
(1983)
Soil samples were collected from permanent pastures, rice and soybean fields in Chambers County, TX over a 2 1/2 year period to study the oviposition behavior of Psorophora columbiae (Dyar and Knab) and gather ground ...
Identification and validation of student competencies necessary for entry into vocational programs with implications for special needs learners
(1983)
Purpose. The primary purpose of this study was to identify and validate competencies needed by students for entering selected vocational programs. A secondary purpose was to conduct an assessment of existing vocational ...
Children's literature in Texas : a history and evaluation
(1984)
Literature written for children and set in Texas began in 1855 and continues to the present, but consideration of it as literature has been confined to cataloging and brief, annotated bibliographies. This study concerns ...
Texas Coastal Bend grain sorghum producers' fertilizer decisions under uncertainty
(1985)
Optimal (profit and utility maximizing) fertilizer levels are computed based on normative decision guides developed from experimental data on grain sorghum yield/fertilizer levels over an eight year (1977-1984) period, as ...
Emigration of penaeid shrimp from the once-through cooling lake of Cedar Bayou Steam Electric Generating Station, Baytown, Texas
(1983)
Migration and distribution of two decapod shrimp, Penaeus setiferus and P. aztecus, in the cooling-water system of a power plant on the Texas coast were investigated, with emphasis on the seaward emigration from the cooling ...
Variations in largemouth bass abundance and standing crop in floodwater retarding structures in central Texas
(1983)
Fish communities in 11 Soil Conservation Service floodwater retarding structures were studied to determine factors associated with variations in largemouth bass abundance and standing crop over a 15-month period. Petersen ...