Playa lakes: prairie wetlands of the Southern High Plains

Playas, shallow circular basins, can provide localized sites of ecological diversity. The playas on the Southern High Plains, an 82,000-square-kilometer tableland south of the Canadian River in Texas and New Mexico, are discussed in detail.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Bioscience 1989-10, Vol.39 (9), p.615-623
Hauptverfasser:	Bolen, Eric G., Smith, Loren M., Schramm, Harold L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	betail ecologia ecologie Ecology ecosistema ecosysteme ecosystems Environmental aspects environmental impact fauna faune flora flore Freshwater ganado grazing hidrologia hydrologie hydrology impact sur l' environnement impacto ambiental Irrigation Irrigation water lac lagos Lakes livestock llanuras new mexico nouveau mexique nuevo mexico pastoreo paturage plaine Plains Playas praderas de america del norte prairie Prairie ecology prairies Surface water terre humide texas tierras humedas Vegetation Waterfowl Wetland ecology Wetlands Wildlife habitats
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Zusammenfassung:	Playas, shallow circular basins, can provide localized sites of ecological diversity. The playas on the Southern High Plains, an 82,000-square-kilometer tableland south of the Canadian River in Texas and New Mexico, are discussed in detail.
ISSN:	0006-3568 1525-3244
DOI:	10.2307/1311091