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The influence of local and imported factors on the design and construction of the Spanish missions in San Antonio, Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)
San Antonio, Texas, is home to several eighteenth-century Spanish Franciscan missions,
which represent some of the best examples of Spanish colonial mission architecture in
the United States and which together comprise the ...
Ranges, movements, and spatial distribution of radio-tagged Rio Grande wild turkeys in the Edwards Plateau of Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2006-08-16)
To determine possible causes of declining Rio Grande wild turkey (RGWT; Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) abundance in the southern Edwards Plateau, research was conducted on 4 sites, 2 with stable (S [SA and SB]; Kerr and ...
Geomorphology and morphometric characteristics of alluvial fans, Guadalupe Mountains National Park and adjacent areas, west Texas and New Mexico
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
This study qualitatively and quantitatively analyzes the geomorphology of alluvial fans in the Guadalupe Mountains Region (GMR) of west Texas and south-central New Mexico. Morphometric data for 31 alluvial fans and drainage ...
Bear Creek: a case study in locating historic site remains in southeast Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)
In the Gulf Coastal Prairie and Marsh region of Texas, historic archaeological
sites are often obscured by dense vegetation resulting in extremely limited surface
visibility. In an environment such as this, historic sites ...
Alonso de León's 1690 expedition diary into Texas: an edition and study of the Spanish texts with semi-paleographic transcriptions
(Texas A&M University, 2006-04-12)
The 1690 expedition led by Alonso de León into present day Texas proved to be
a pivotal journey that had lasting effects on the development of Spain's land north of the
Rio Grande. This expedition established the first ...
Associations of watershed and instream environmental factors with aquatic macrofauna in tributaries of the Pedernales River, Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2005-08-29)
Intermittent headwater streams serve important functions in semi-arid rangelands, both for humans and wildlife. However, few studies have assessed species-environment relationships for fish and benthic macroinvertebrate ...
Water supply aspects of river authorities in Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2006-10-30)
Price has been noted to be an important ingredient in any evaluation of future
water demands, since it is a signal of cost administered by water wholesalers or retailers.
The purpose of this study is to contribute to a ...
Economic feasibility of ethanol production from sweet sorghum juice in Texas
(2009-05-15)
Environmental and political concerns centered on energy use from gasoline have
led to a great deal of research on ethanol production. The goal of this thesis is to
determine if it is profitable to produce ethanol in Texas ...