Edwards Plateau
The Edwards Plateau is an area in west central Texas , bounded by the Balcones Fault to the south and east, the Llano Uplift and Plains to the north, and the Pecos River to the west.
The Edwards Plateau consists mainly of limestone and has altitudes from 30 meters to 1000 meters above sea level. The plateau has almost no soil layer that makes it profitable for agricultural cultivation. It is therefore mainly used as pasture land. Several rivers cross this plateau, the direction of which is predominantly south and east towards the Gulf of Mexico .
The Edwards Plateau is home to a number of specific animal species. These include the rare Texas mute turtle , which is limited to this region , the eastern black-necked garter snake and the pearl cichlid , a freshwater fish. Several thousand red deer goat antelopes ( Antilope cervicapra ), a species of antelope from India that was introduced here by humans, live on the plateau . Yucca thompsoniana , a type of palm lily, is also native here.
Web links
- Edwards Plateau . Texas Handbook
Individual evidence
- ^ Roland W. Kays, Don E. Wilson: Mammals of North America. Princeton Univ. Press, ISBN 978-0-691-14092-6