KARST COUNTRY LIBRAY

FLORA

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HISTORICAL TEXAS KARST VEGETATION COVER

Wild Forests: Conservation and Public Policy

The Forgotten Texas Census: the first annual report of the Agricultural Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics, and History

The Great Grassland Myth

Environmental and Land Use Changes: A Long-term Perspective

The Timber of the Edwards Plateau of Texas: its relations to climate, water supply, and soil

The Explorers Texas, The Lands and Waters (will be scanning in the pages since book is out of print)

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WOODY COVER BENEFITS TEXAS KARST

Woody Plant Encroachment Paradox: rivers abound as degraded grasslands convert into woodlands

Woody plant encroachment enhances soil infiltrability of a semiarid karst savanna

Woody Plant Encroachment Modifies Carbonate Bedrock: field evidence for enhanced weathering and permeability

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HEALTHY VEGETATION PROTECTS SOIL

Effects of Vegetation Height and Density on Soil Temperature Variations

Vegetation Recovery and Recent Degradation in Different Karst Landforms of Southwest China over the Last Two Decades Using GEE satellite Archives

Influence of Vegetation Restoration on Soil Properties in the Loess Plateau, China

Effects of Management on Vegetation Dynamics and Associated Nutrient Cycling in a Karst Area, Yunna, SW China

Soil and Fine Roots Ecological Stoichiometry in Different Vegetation Restoration Stages in a Karst Area, Southwest China

Impact of Land Cover Types on the Soil Characteristics in Karst Area of Chongqing

Reversibility of Forest Conversion Impacts on Water Budgets in Tropical Karst Terrain

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DRYLAND FORESTS OF KARST COUNTRY

What is a Dry Forest?

Measuring the Earth’s Dryland Forests

Climate Legacies Drive the Distribution and Future Restoration Potential of Dryland Forests

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CEDAR

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Wanted! Mountain Cedars, Dead and Alive

A Holistic Perspective on Juniper

Ashe Juniper Reference Document

Biology and Ecology of Ashe Juniper

The Role of Mountain Cedars

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DISTRIBUTION

Current native distribution

Distribution of Ashe Juniper Forests in the Hill Country in Relation to Abiotic Site Type

Theoretical distribution 15,000 to 10,000 years ago (go to page 11, figure 3)

Theoretical spread since the Ice Age ended (go to page 12, figure 4)

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JUNIPERUS ASHEI VS. JUNIPERUS OVATA

Distribution of Juniperus ashei and J ovata around New Braunfels, Texas

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STAND COVER TYPES

An Old-Growth Definition for Western Juniper Woodlands: Texas Ashe Juniper Dominated or Codominated Communities.

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WATER USE: SIMILAR TO OTHER TREES

Energy balance and water use in a subtropical karst woodland on the Edwards Plateau, Texas

Carbon Exchange and Water Loss from Two Evergreen Trees in a Semi-arid Woodland. 

Woody Plant Rooting Depth and Ecosystem Function of Savannas: A Case Study from the Edwards Plateau Karst, Texas, USA 

Seasonal water use patterns of Juniperus ashei on the Edwards Plateau, Texas, based on stable isotopes in water

Daily water use determined using Bowen-ratio method

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INTERCEPTION: SIMILAR TO OTHER HEALTHY VEGETATION

Rainfall Partitioning within Semiarid Juniper Communities

Canopy Interception for a Tallgrass Prairie under Juniper (Eastern Red Cedar) Encroachment

NEED TO ADD PDF>> Throughfall, Stemflow and Infiltration Rates for Juniperus Ashei on the Edwards Plateau.

DROUGHT DIE-OFFS PERCENT IS SIMILAR TO OTHER TREES

Tree Mortality After a Hot Drought: Distinguishing Density-Dependent and -Independent Drivers and Why It Matters

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SOIL HEALTH IMPROVES OVER TIME

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SUPPORT HABITAT NEEDS OF WILDLIFE

Chavez-Ramirez, 1992. The Role of Birds and Mammals in the Dispersal Ecology of Ashe Juniper in the Edwards Plateau. 

Cedar through the eyes of wildlife

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FLAMMABILITY IS VARIED & MODERATE WHEN HYDRATED

Flammability of Ornamental Shrubs in the Southern United States

Conducting Cool Season Prescribed Fires The Kerr Wildlife Management Area Experience

Seasonal Patterns of Plant Flammability and Monoterpenoid Content in Juniperus ashei.

Loss of Neighbors, Fire, and Climate Effects on Texas Red Oak Growth in a Juniper-dominated Woodland Ecosystem.

Tree Species Influence Woodland Canopy Characteristics and Crown Fire Potential.

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