| Abstract: | Eurycea salamander taxa comprise 12 known species that inhabit springs and caves in south-central Texas. Many of these are threatened or endangered species, and some are found only at one location. A number of the neotenic salamanders might be at risk from habitat loss associated with declines in ground-water levels. Eurycea salamander habitats are associated with three aquifers in south-central Texas: (1) the Edwards-Trinity (Plateau) aquifer, (2) the Edwards (Balcones Fault Zone) aquifer, and (3) the Trinity aquifer. The Edwards (Balcones fault zone) aquifer is commonly separated into three segments: from southwest to northeast, the San Antonio segment, the Barton Springs segment, and the northern segment. The Trinity aquifer south of the Colorado River can be divided into three permeable zones, the upper, middle, and lower zone. The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, developed this report (geodatabase) to aggregate the spatial data necessary to assess the potential effects of ground-water declines on known Eurycea habitat locations in south-central Texas. The geodatabase provides information about spring habitats, spring flow, cave habitats, aquifers, and projected water levels. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 79666 |
| Citation Author: | Heitmuller, Franklin T.; Reece, Brian D. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | geodatabase; 3 p. project summary |
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| Citation Public Comments: | In cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
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| Citation Series Code: | DS |
| Citation Series Number: | 243 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Spatial Data for Eurycea Salamander Habitats Associated With Three Aquifers in South-Central Texas; 2006; DS; 243; Heitmuller, Franklin T.; Reece, Brian D. |
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| Text: | Spatial Data for Eurycea Salamander Habitats Associated With Three Aquifers in South-Central Texas; 2006; DS; 243; Heitmuller, Franklin T.; Reece, Brian D. |
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| URL (INDEX PAGE): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/2007/243/ |
| Date Other: | Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00 -0600 |
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