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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 ...
Runoff characteristics and the influence of land cover in drylands of western Texas
(2009-06-02)
In dryland regions, where water is a limited resource, land use/land cover
has undergone and continues to undergo significant change mainly due to
human activities. The nature of runoff from dryland regions and the influence ...
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 ...
Interannual variability of summer precipitation in Texas and its implication to summer drought
(2009-05-15)
Since Texas normally receives most of its precipitation in the warm season, precipitation deficits in summertime may bring serious agricultural and hydrological disasters. While the underlying physical processes of summer ...
LIRIOMYZA LEAFMINERS, ASSOCITED PARASITOIDS AND INSECTICIDE EVALUATION IN SOUTH TEXAS
(2010-07-14)
In the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas, dipterous leafminers cause damage to
pepper crop by destroying small plants (excessive mining), reduction of yield, and by
vectoring plant diseases. The objectives of the present ...
Feral Africanized honey bee ecology in a coastal prairie landscape
(Texas A&M University, 2004-09-30)
Honey bees, Apis mellifera, play an important role in many ecosystems, pollinating a wide variety of native, agricultural, and exotic plants. The recent decline in the number of feral and managed honey bee colonies in ...