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Literature on Topics Pertinent to the Lower Rio Grande Valley

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Agriculture

  1. (H) United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service & Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. 1981. Soil Survey of Hidalgo County, Texas. National Cooperative Soil Survey.

Coastal

Biology

  1. (H) Quammen, M. L., & Onuf, C. P. 1993. Laguna Madre: Seagrass changes continue decades after Salinity reduction. Estuaries 16(2), 302-310. doi:10.2307/1352503
  2. (H) Armstrong, N. E. 1986. The Ecology of Open-Bay Bottoms of Texas: A Community Profile. Washington: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Biological Report 85(7.12).
  3. (H) DeYoe, H. R., & Kowalski, J. L. 2013. Reassessment of seagrass distribution and biomass in the Lower Laguna Madre, Texas. Texas General Land Office report. ?? p.
  4. (E) Houser, C., Labude, B., Haider, L., & Weymer, B. 2013. Impacts of driving on the beach: case studies from Assateague Island and Padre Island National Seashores. Ocean & Coastal Management 71, 33-45. doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2012.09.012
  5. (H) Lonard, R. I., Judd, F. W., & Stalter, R. 2015. The biology of the subtropical and pantropical shrub, Sophora Tomentosa L. (Fabaceae), in coastal dune environments. International Biology Review (2), 1-16.
  6. (H) Lonard, R. I., Judd, F. W., & Stalter, R. 2015. Biological flora of coastal dunes and wetlands: Solidago sempervirens L. and Solidago sempervirens L. subsp. Mexicana (L.) Semple. Journal of Coastal Research 31(6), 1512—1520. doi: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-14-00261.1
  7. (H) Lonard, R. I., Judd, F. W., & Stalter, R. 2015. Biological flora of coastal dunes and wetlands: Borrichia frutescens (L.) DC. Journal of Coastal Research 31(3), 749-757. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-14-00125.1
  8. (H) Lonard, R. I., Judd, F. W., & Stalter, R. 2015. Biological flora of coastal dunes and wetlands: Paspalum vaginatum Sw. Journal of Coastal Research 31(1), 213-223. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-14-00022.1
  9. (H) Lonard, R. I., Judd, F. W., & Stalter, R. 2013. The Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands: Sporobolus virginicus (C. Linnaeus) K. Kunth. Journal of Coastal Research 29(3), 706-716. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00139.1
  10. (H) Lonard, R. I., Judd, F. W., & Stalter, R. 2014. The Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands: Distichlis littoralis (Engelm.) H. L. Bell & Columbus. Journal of Coastal Research 30(1), 199-204. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-13-00033.1.
  11. (H) Lonard, R. I., Judd, F. W., & Stalter, R. 2013. The Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands: Distichlis spicata (C. Linnaeus) E. Greene. Journal of Coastal Research 29(1), 105-117. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-12-00018.1.
  12. (H) Lonard, R. I., Judd, F. W., & Stalter, R. 2011. Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands: Uniola paniculata L. Journal of Coastal Research 27(5), 984-993. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00167.1.
  13. (H) Lonard, R. I., Judd, F. W., & Stalter, R. 2011. Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands: Heterotheca subaxillaris (J. de Lamarck) N. Britton & H. Rusby. Journal of Coastal Research 27(6), 1052-1058. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-11-00049.1.
  14. (H) Lonard, R. I., Judd, F. W., & Stalter, R. 2011. The Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands: Batis maritima C. Linnaeus. Journal of Coastal Research 27(3), 441-449. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00142.1.
  15. (H) Lonard, R. I., Judd, F. W., & Stalter, R. 2010. The Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands: Spartina patens (W. Aiton) G.H. Muhlenberg. Journal of Coastal Research 26(5), 935-946. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-09-00154.1.
  16. (H) Lonard, R. I. & Judd, F. W. 2010. The Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands: Schizachyrium littorale (G. Nash) E. Bicknell. Journal of Coastal Research 26(4), 654-662. doi:10.2112/09-1180.1.
  17. (H) Lonard, R. I. & Judd, F. W. 2011. The Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands: Panicum amarum S. Elliott and Panicum amarum S. Elliott var. amarulum (A.S. Hitchcock and M.A. Chase) P. Palmer. Journal of Coastal Research 27(2), 233-242. doi:10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-09-00129.1.
  18. (H) Lonard, R. I. & Judd, F. W. 2009. The Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands: Croton punctatus N. van Jacquin. Journal of Coastal Research 25(1), 23-29. doi:10.2112/07-0933.1.
  19. (H) Judd, F. W., Summy, K. R., Lonard, R. I., & Mazariegos, R. 2008. Dune and Vegetation Stability at South Padre Island, Texas, United States of America. Journal of Coastal Research 24(4), 992-998. doi:10.2112/07-0841.1.
  20. (H) Lonard, R.I. 2007. Vulpia C.C. Gmelin. pp. 448-454. In: Flora of North America - North of Mexico. Vol. 24, Magnoliophyta: Commelinaceae (in part): Poaceae, part 1. eds. Barkworth, M.E., K.M. Capels, S. Long, L.K. Anderton, and M.B. Piep. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. 911 pp.
  21. (H) Eddy, M. R. & Judd, F. W. 2003. Phenology of Acacia berlandieri, A. minuata, A. rigidula, A. schaffneri, and Chloroleucon ebano in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas During a Drought. The Southwestern Naturalist 48(3), 321-332.
  22. (H) Texas General Land Office. 1995. Rio Grande Coastal Impact Monitoring Program: Final Project Report.
  23. (H) Collins Jr, H. H. 1959. Complete Field Guide to American Wildlife: East, Central and North. Harper & Row Publishers, NY.
  24. (H) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1979. Unique Wildlife Ecosystems of Texas. Department of the Interior, Region Two.
  25. (H) Clover, E. U. 1937. Vegetational Survey of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. April, v. IV, No. 2, 41-66; July, No. 3, 77-100.
  26. (H) Fleetwood, R. J. Plants of Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. Alamo.
  27. (H) Lonard, R. I., Judd, F. W. 2002. Riparian Vegetation of the Lower Rio Grande. The Southwestern Naturalist.
  28. (H) Copeland, B. J. & Bechtel, T. J. 1974. Some Environmental Limits of Six Gulf Coast Estuarine Organisms. Contributions in Marine Sciences, 18, 171-204.
  29. (H) Breuer, J. P. 1957. An Ecological Survey of Baffin and Alazan Bays, Texas. Publ. Univ. Texas Instit. of Marine Sci., 4(2), 134-155.
  30. (H) Hildebrand, H. H. 1969. Laguna Madre, Tamaulipas: Observations on its Hydrography and Fisheries. Lagunas Costeras, un Simposi. Mem. Simp. Internat, 679-686.
  31. (H) Edwards, R. J., Longley, G., Moss, R., Ward, J., Matthews, R., & Stewart, B. 1989. A Classification of Texas Aquatic Communities With Special Consideration Towards the Conservation of Endangered and Threatened Taxa. The Texas Journal of Science, 41(3), 231-240.
  32. (H) Clover, E.U. 1937. Vegetational Survey of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Madroño, 4(2), 41-66; 4(3), 77-100.
  33. (H) Hoese, H. D., & Jones R. S. 1963. Seasonality of Larger Animals in a Texas Turtle Grass Community. Publications of the Institute of Marine Science, v.9, pp 38-47.
  34. (H) Sorensen, L. O. 1963. Growth and Decay of Penicillus capitatus Lamarck in the Lower Laguna Madre of Texas. Publications of the Institute of Marine Science, v.9, pp 106-111.
  35. (H) Odum, H. T., Siler, W. L., Beyers, R. J., & Armstrong, N. 1963. Experiments with Engineering of Marine Ecosystems. Publications of the Institute of Marine Science, v.9, pp 373-403.
  36. (H) Humm, H. J., & Hildebrand, H. H. 1962. Marine Algae from the Gulf Coast of Texas and Mexico. Publications of the Institute of Marine Science, v.8, pp 227-268.
  37. (H) Leslie, D. M., Jr., 2016. An International Borderland of Concern- Conservation of Biodiversity in the Lower Rio Grande Valley: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016-5078, 120p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20165078.

Geology

  1. (H) Weise, B. R., White, W. A. 1980. Padre Island National Seashore: A Guide to the Geology, Natural Environments, and History of a Texas Barrier Island. Bureau of Economic Geology. The University of Texas at Austin.
  2. (H) Scott, A. J., Hoover, R. A., & McGowen, J. H. 1969. Effects of Hurricane “Beulah”, 1967 on Texas Coastal Lagoons and Barriers. Lagunas Costeras, un Simposi. Mem. Simp. Internat. Lagunas Costeras, 221-236.
  3. (H) Rosen, P. S. 1978. An Efficient, Low Cost, Aeolian Sampling System. Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research, Part A, v.781, pp 531-532.
  4. (H) Ferguson Wood, E. J. 1963. A Study of the Diatom Flora of Fresh Sediments of the South Texas Bays and Adjacent Waters. Publications of the Institute of Marine Science, v.9, pp 237-310.
  5. (H) Defeo, O., McLachlan, A., Schoeman, D. S., Schlacher, T. A., Dugan, J., Jones, A., Lastra, M., & Scapini, F. 2009. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, 81(1), pp 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2008.09.022.

Development and Physical

  1. (H) Brownsville Navigation District. 1981. Proposed Deepwater Channel and Multipurpose Terminal Construction and Operation Near Brownsville, Texas. Espey, Huston & Associates. Inc. ?? p.
  2. (H) Militello, A., & Kraus, N. C. 1994. Reconnaissance Investigation of the Current and Sediment Movement in the Lower Laguna Madre between Port Isabel and Port Mansfield, Texas. Conrad Blucher Institute for Surveying and Science. Corpus Christi: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. ?? p.
  3. (H) Peterern, J.K & Malm, Torleif. 2006. Offshore windmill farms: Threats to or possibilities for the marine environment. Ambio 35(2), 75-80.
  4. (H) Texas Department of Water Resources. 1983. Laguna Madre Estuary: A Study of the Influence of Freshwater Inflows. Austin. ?? p.
  5. (H) Goldburg, R., & Triplett, T. 1997. Murky Waters: Environmental Effects of Aquaculture in the United States. Environmental Defense Fund. Washington, D.C.
  6. (H) Tunnell Jr, J. W., Dokken, Q. R., Smith, E. H., & Withers, K. 1996. Current Status and Historical Trends of the Estuarine Living Resources within the Corpus Christi Bay National Estuary Program Study Area. v. I. Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission.
  7. (H) Everitt, J. H., Yang, C., Judd, F. W., & Summy, K. R. 2010. Use of Archive Aerial Photography for Monitoring Black Mangrove Populations. Journal of Coastal Research 26(4), 649-653.
  8. (H) Webster, C.F., Repic, R.L., Everitt, J., Escobar, D., & Davis, M.R. 2000. Airborne Videography for the Inventory and Mapping of Point and Nonpoint Source Discharges into the Rio Grande and Arroyo Colorado of Subtropical South Texas. Geocarto International 15(2), 45-50.
  9. (H) Cifuentes, L., Dunton, K., Eldridge, P., & Morse, J. 1996. The effect of dredge deposits on the distribution and productivity of seagrasses: An integrative model for Laguna Madre. Interagency Coordination Team U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District. ?? p.
  10. (H) Hockaday, D. L., Judd, F. W., Everitt, J. H., & Davis M. R. 1989. Distribution and Abundance of Oyster Reefs in South Bay, Texas.

Local history

  1. (H) Montgomery, J. C. 1929. A Little Journey through the Lower Valley of the Rio Grande: The Magic Valley of Texas. (2nd ed.). Houston: Southern Pacific Lines.
  2. (H) Pettitt, J.M., & Dutton, R.H. 1977. Limnological Theses and Dissertations Concerning Texas Waters, 1897-1976. The Texas Journal of Science, Vol. 28, Nos 1-4, 295-297, 320-321, 326-329, 334-338.

Water

Quality

  1. (H) Davis, J. R. 1985. Intensive Survey of the Arroyo Colorado Segment 2201. Austin: Texas Department of Water Resources. IS-69.
  2. (H) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. 2006. Pollutant Reduction Plan for the Arroyo Colorado Segments 2201 and 2202 Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy Counties. Chief Engineer's Office, Water Programs, & TMDL Section, Austin.
  3. (H) Webster, C.F., Buchanan, T.A., Kirkpatrick, J, & Miranda, R. 1998. Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Donna Reservoir and Contiguous Waters: Results of Intensive Sediment, Water and Fish Sampling and Human Health Risk Assessment. Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission. AS-161.
  4. (H) Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. 2003. Pollutant Loading and Dissolved Oxygen Dynamics in the Tidal Segment of the Arroyo Colorado Segment 2201. Strategic Assessment Division & TMDL Team, Austin.
  5. (H) Arroyo Colorado Watershed Partnership, & Texas Sea Grant. 2007. A Watershed Protection Plan for the Arroyo Colorado Phase I.
  6. (H) Contreras E., F. 1984. Estudios hidrobiológicos en lagunas costeras. Ciencia 35, 13-18.
  7. (H) Gunter, G. 1945. Some Characteristics of Ocean Waters and Laguna Madre. Texas Game and Fish, p. 7, 19-22.
  8. (H) Whitledge, T. E., & Stockwell, D. E. 1995. Effects of Nutrient Distributions on Phytoplankton in Lower Laguna Madre, with Particular Reference to Brown Tide. The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute. Technical Report No. TR/95-004.

Instructional Material

  1. (H) Discover a Watershed: Rio Grande/ Rio Bravo Reference and Activity Guide. Bozeman, MT: Watercourse, 2001.
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