Website Search
Find information on spaces, staff, and services.
Catalog Search
Books
Texas aquatic science
- Author / Creator
- Available as
- Online
- Summary
-
This classroom resource provides clear, concise scientific information in an understandable and enjoyable way about water and aquatic life. Spanning the hydrologic cycle from rain to watersheds, aq...
This classroom resource provides clear, concise scientific information in an understandable and enjoyable way about water and aquatic life. Spanning the hydrologic cycle from rain to watersheds, aquifers to springs, rivers to estuaries, ample illustrations promote understanding of important concepts and clarify major ideas.Aquatic science is covered comprehensively, with relevant principles of chemistry, physics, geology, geography, ecology, and biology included throughout the text. Emphasizing water sustainability and conservation, the book tells us what we can do personally to conserve for t
Details
- Creator
- Rudolph A. Rosen
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
-
- First edition
- College Station, Texas : Texas A&M University Press, 2015
- ©2015
- Series
- Physical Details
-
- 1 online resource (218 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781623492274, 1623492270, 1623491932, 1322500177
- OCLC
- ocn898279620, ocn898421306
- Includes index.
- English
- Foreword / by Andrew Sansom -- Acknowledgments -- About the Texas Aquatic Science Project -- Water is life -- The ultimate recyclable: Water -- What is your watershed address? -- Living in water -- From sun to sunfish -- Texas aquatic ecosystems -- Aquifers and springs -- Streams and rivers -- Lakes and ponds -- Wetlands -- Bays and estuaries -- Oceans: the Gulf of Mexico -- Fishing for conservation -- Water for people and the environment -- Appendix A: Guidelines for teachers -- Appendix B: TEKS in Texas aquatic science -- -- Glossary