Ecoregions of texas

1. Ecoregions of Texas

2. What is an ecoregion ? An area of land with identifiable climate patterns, vegetation, physical features, and other factors that affect the environment and habitat diversity.

3. Pineywoods The timber industry is the largest source of jobs and income in the region.

4. Gulf Prairies and Marshes Agriculture is very prevalent in this region.

5. Post Oak Savannah The Post Oak Savannah is a transition zone between the blackland prairies to the west and the Pineywoods to the east. Cattle ranching and hay production are the primary uses for this area.

6. Blackland Prairies The Blackland Prairies are named for the deep, fertile black soils that characterize the area. The soil is considered some of the richest soil in the world.

7. Cross Timbers and Prairies Oil production has been a major activity in this region for over eighty years, as have ranching and farming.

8. South Texas Plains Much of the area is dry and covered with grasses and thorny brush such as mesquite and prickly pear cacti.

9. Edwards Plateau The Edwards Plateau region comprises an area of central Texas commonly known as the Texas Hill Country. It is a land of many springs, stony hills, and steep canyons.

10. Rolling Plains Crop and livestock production are the major agricultural industries in this region.

11. High Plains The Texas Panhandle is the northwestern most geographical region of Texas. New Mexico limits its western border, as does Oklahoma to the north and east. The flat north and west regions of the Panhandle are referred to as the Llano Estacado. This plain is one of the largest and most completely flat areas of its size in the world. Extending from Canyon to Silverton, is the Palo Duro Canyon, America’s second largest canyon.

12. Trans-Pecos The Trans Pecos is perhaps the most complex of all the regions. This is a region of diverse habitats and vegetation, varying from the desert valleys and plateaus to wooded mountain slopes.