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Book SynopsisPlant life in Big Bend National Park is incredibly diverse. This guide features many species that are characteristic of the Chihuahuan Desert environment. It describes 109 species found in the US only in Trans-Pecos Texas; 62 of these occur only in the Big Bend portion of the Trans-Pecos, and 24 of them only within Big Bend National Park.
Trade ReviewDesigned for people who want to know what they are looking at in the park, this book is superbly done in text and photographs and is easy to understand. Not only does it depict many of the plants within the park, numerous photographs also capture the surrounding countryside and the beauty of the park. This is a must have book for your next trip to the park. --Kevin R. Tipple ""Morey is a photographer whose work has appeared in Texas Parks and Wildlife and Rangefinder magazines."" ""Of the 252 species profiled in this excellent book, 142 are listed as sensitive, vulnerable, imperiled, or critically imperiled. Little Big Bend is also a photography lover's dream book. It includes more than 300 opulent images printed on glossy pages."" --William Scheick (UT of Austin) ***We are missing the end of this review*** ""...the photos are spectacular, and the lighting and contrast are especially well done...Technical data... is kept to a minimum, so the species discussions are informative but not cluttered. The result is an impressive book that carries on the 19th century ""gentleman naturalist"" tradition of scholarship, enthusiasm, beauty, and meticulous accuracy in illustration."" --Nature Book Review, Nov. 3, 2008 ""[Little Big Bend] reflects one man's passion for the plants and desire to share that passion,"" --Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Joann Karges
