{"product_id":"woody-plants-of-the-big-bend-and-trans-pecos-a-field-guide-to-common-browse-for-wildlife-9781623493530","title":"Woody Plants of the Big Bend and Trans-Pecos: A Field Guide to Common Browse for Wildlife","description":"Winner, 2018 Carroll Abbott Memorial Award, sponsored by the Native Plant Society of Texas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Trans-Pecos region of Texas is home to a variety of big game species, including desert mule deer, pronghorn, desert bighorn sheep, white-tailed deer, elk, feral hog, and javelina; several species of exotics, such as aoudad, axis deer, and blackbuck antelope; and domestic livestock that includes cattle, horses, goats, sheep, and bison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Prepared by a team of range specialists at the Borderlands Research Institute in Alpine, Texas, this field guide will allow the area's ranch managers, private landowners, resource professionals, students, and other outdoor enthusiasts to identify the key woody plants that serve as valuable forage for these animals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Encompassing 18 West Texas counties, with application in like habitats in the western Hill Country and southern Rolling Plains as well as in northern Mexico and eastern New Mexico, the book provides a thorough introduction to the natural features of the region and descriptions, nutrition values, and management prescriptions for 84 species of browse plants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In addition to informing readers about the diet of the region's large animals, this fully illustrated, user-friendly reference also intends to inspire the continued good stewardship of the land they inhabit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623493530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Louis A. Harveson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52379413774517,"sku":"9781623493530","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3502d724-870e-4dfa-95c7-0af86ab8a045.jpg?v=1774372760","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/woody-plants-of-the-big-bend-and-trans-pecos-a-field-guide-to-common-browse-for-wildlife-9781623493530","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}