Vertebrate use of nontidal wetlands on Galveston Island, Texas.

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dc.call-noAcc# 1859en_US
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dc.contributor.authorMueller, A.J.en_US
dc.contributor.otherTexas Journal of Scienceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:52:51Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:52:51Z
dc.date.issued1985en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionp. 215-225.en_US
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dc.description.abstractThe nontidal wetlands of Galveston Island, Texas, depend on local rainfall for freshwater, and many dry out during the summer. Evaporation and innundation by storm tides cause salinities to rise; they decline when heavy rainfalls flush out the saltwater. Aquatic emergents are the dominant vegetation. Nontidal marshes provide important habitat for many kinds of wildlife, especially birds. In a comparison of two wetlands, one natural and the other man-made, the natural area received equal or greater use by all aquatic bird groups except the black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) and American coot (Fulica americana). Nontidal wetlands are the only available habitat on Galveston Island for may amphibians and reptiles.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeGalveston Islanden_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/19616
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dc.locationGBIC Collection file roomen_US
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dc.placeen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries1859.00en_US
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dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectwetlandsen_US
dc.subjecthabitaten_US
dc.subjectvertebrate zoologyen_US
dc.subjectvegetation coveren_US
dc.subjectornithologyen_US
dc.subjectherpetologyen_US
dc.titleVertebrate use of nontidal wetlands on Galveston Island, Texas.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.universityen_US
dc.vol-issue37(2-3)en_US

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