{"product_id":"texas-natural-history-in-the-david-j-schmidly-9781682830703","title":"Texas Natural History in the 21st Century","description":"One hundred fifty years ago, Texas was very different. A rural population was spread thinly across the eastern and central parts of the state, and vast lands in the western regions were still undisturbed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTexas's habitats and biota changed dramatically as its population increased and people spread across the landscape. In \u003ci\u003eTexas Natural History: A Century of Change\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), David Schmidly chronicled the changes that occurred during the twentieth century. In this second edition, Schmidly is joined by colleagues Robert and Lisa Bradley of Texas Tech University to extend that story over the first two decades of the twenty-first century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe focus of \u003ci\u003eTexas Natural History in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e continues to be on the mammalian fauna of the state, and it includes a reprinting of Vernon Bailey's 1905 \"The Biological Survey of Texas\" with new annotations and updates. In the rest of the book, the authors discuss changes in landscapes, land use, and the status of Texas mammals in the last hundred years. The authors present current challenges to conserving the natural history of Texas and suggest long-term solutions to those challenges, including actions focused on both private and public lands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Texas approaches the daunting challenge of conserving its wildlife, \u003ci\u003eTexas Natural History in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a rallying cry for addressing the scenarios imperiling Texas's natural history in our present day and in the future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David J. Schmidly, Robert D. Bradley, Lisa C. Bradley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1682830705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781682830703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas Tech University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 744\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.40w x 1.50d","brand":"David J. Schmidly","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43993390252287,"sku":"9781682830703","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c3b42e57-2d0e-431c-ba19-68c8f9ae4adf.jpg?v=1683324084","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/texas-natural-history-in-the-david-j-schmidly-9781682830703","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}