Archaeological Testing and Collecting at Choke Canyon Reservoir, Nueces River Project, Texas

Simulating the Hydrologic Impact of Arundo donax Invasion on the Headwaters of the Nueces River in Texas

Arundo donax (hereafter referred to as Arundo), a robust herbaceous plant, has invaded the riparian zones of the Rio Grande River and the rivers of the Texas Hill Country over the last two decades. Arundo was first observed along the Nueces River in central Texas in 1995 by the Nueces River Authority (NRA). It then spread rapidly downstream due to its fast growth rate and availability of stream...

Evaluation of Long-term Habitat and Colonial Waterbird Dynamics of Shamrock Island, Nueces County, Texas

The Texas Twin Project.

Socioeconomic position, racial/ethnic minority status, and other characteristics of the macro-environment may be important moderators of genetic influence on a wide array of psychosocial outcomes. Designed to maximize representation of low socioeconomic status families and racial/ethnic minorities, the Texas Twin Project is an ongoing study of school-age twins (preschool through 12th grade) enr...

The Biogeographic Significance of a Large, Deep Canyon: Grand Canyon of the Colorado River, Southwestern USA

Genesis of a Late-Holocene Soil Chronosequence at the Lubbock Lake Archaeological Site, Texas

Field and laboratory data combined with geochronological information were used to investigate the nature and rates of pedogenesis of three late Holocene soils at the Lubbock Lake archaeological site (Southern High Plains of Texas). A variety of pedologic characteristics become better expressed with time, and aerosolic additions and burial of the soils significantly affect the development of the...