Hyperlinks
These links will take you to other websites where you may find
much more information on the history, flora, fauna, and geology of Padre
Island. Please note that links will be added and removed from this page
according to the fluid nature of the Internet.
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Marine Life
Coastal Species (from Texas Parks and Wildlife)
Fish
Databases (from www.bishopmuseum.org)
Gastropod Family Index (from nighthawk.tricity.wsu.edu)
Marine Gastropods
(from manandmollusc.net)
Handbook of Texas Online: GULF OF MEXICO
Lists of species at Padre Island NS (from www.enature.com)
Seashells (from
www.seashellworld.com)
NEFSC Historical Page
Gastropod Family Index
Search FishBase
TNHC / DFC Fish
Links
Mammals
Coyote (from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department)
White-tailed deer (PDF file from Texas Parks and Wildlife)
Mammals
of Texas (from TPWD)
Gulf Coast Kangaroo Rat
Plant Life
Tallgrass Prairies (see section 181 for information on Padre Island)
Plant life of Texas
(from TPWD)
Shipwrecks and Nautical Archeology
National Park Service Submerged Resources Center Article on Padre Island NS
Submerged
Resources Center Related Links
Spanish Ship Wrecks (misdates the Padre Island 1554 wrecks as 1544)
Nautical Archaeology
Links
Ships of Discovery,
underwater archaeology and shipwrecks (from the Corpus Christi Museum of Science
and History)
History
Padre
Island National Seashore Administrative History
"Adventures in the Unknown
Interior of America" by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca (in its entirety, translated
by Cyclone Covey)
Early Maps
of the Corpus Christi Area
Early Exploration in Texas
Handbook of Texas Online: SPANISH TEXAS
Jose Escandon's
report on Nuevo Santander - Volume 1
Spanish Silver: General Introduction
Study Guide-Ancient Indians
(time line)
Cultural
Influences - History (Ancient Indians of South Texas)
Handbook of Texas Online: COAHUILTECAN INDIANS
Handbook of Texas Online: GARZA FALCON, MIGUEL DE LA
Handbook of Texas Online: MOSCOSO EXPEDITION
National Park Service
History: Online Book Index (sorted by title)
The De Soto
Chronicles Volume II: The Expedition of Hernando De Soto to North America
1539-1543 - Table of Contents
Chapter 5: With
Zachary Taylor in Northern Mexico (from the website of the US Army's Center
for Military History)
Geology
Gypsum Rosettes
NPS: Nature &
Science» Geology Resources Division article on Padre Island
NPS article on coastal materials
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