Herpetology of the Amistad Reservoir Area, Val Verde County, Texas
Description:
The Amistad Reservoir in southern Val Verde County, Texas will impound a considerable amount of surface water in a semi-arid region in which natural surface water is scarce. Construction of the dam began in 1963 and the reservoir began to fill in the summer of 1968. This large impoundment could have a considerable ecological impact on the area.
The purpose of this research was to study the ecological distribution and zoogeographic affinities of the herpetofauna and to establish an ecological ba…
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Date:
January 1969
Creator:
Devine, Michael C.
Partner:
UNT Libraries