Managing Heat for Wildlife on Texas Rangelands

Type
Publication
Date of Publication
December 7, 2021
Price
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Overview

This publication provides range management strategies and techniques that help create and maintain adequate vegetative thermal cover.

All animals must keep their body temperature in a thermoneutral zone in order to survive'Aiin warm climates, animals must shed excess heat. Because a variety of rangeland wildlife use vegetation as a refuge from the heat, this publication provides a range management strategies and techniques that help create and maintain adequate vegetative thermal cover. (10 pages)

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