by Kristen Tyson M.A.
With the Christmas season upon us, you might find yourself
looking for a gift for that one person who either has everything, or who is
just hard to pick for. Might I suggest you look no further than our list of 20
books recommended by our own wildlife and aquaculture professors and
professionals? This list is simply a glimpse into the minds of wildlife and
fisheries specialists who hand-picked these tomes as books worth keeping on the
nightstand or coffee table. (These are ranked in no particular order.)
1)
Handbook for Aquaculture Water Quality by Claude
E. Boyd and Craig S. Tucker (you may have to peruse your local library for this
rare treasure)*
2)
Essential Readings in Wildlife Management and
Conservation edited by Paul R. Krausman and Bruce D. Leopold
3)
American Women Afield by Marcia Myers Bonta
4)
Texas Natural History: A Century of Change by
David J. Schmidly
5)
The Physiology of Fishes edited by David H.
Evans, James B. Claiborne, and Suzanne Currie
6)
Small
Impoundment Management in North America edited by J. Wesley Neal and David
W. Willis
7)
Wildlife Techniques Manual edited by Nova J.
Silvy
8)
Fundamentals of Aquaculture by James W. Avault
Jr.
9)
A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold
10)
Naturalists of the Frontier by Samuel Wood
Geiser
11)
The Secret Lives of Lobsters by Trevor Corson
12)
Range Plants of North Central Texas by Ricky J.
Linex
13)
Fisheries
Techniques edited by Alexander V. Zale, Donna L. Parrish, and Trent M.
Sutton
14)
On Bobwhites by Fred S. Guthery
15)
Beef, Brush, and Bobwhites by Fidel Hernández
and Fred S. Guthery
16)
Wildlife Stewardship and Recreation on Private
Lands by Delwin E. Benson, Ross “Skip” Shelton, and Don W. Steinbach
17)
Biology and Management of White-tailed Deer
edited by David G. Hewitt
18)
Mammal Tracks & Sign: A Guide to North American
Species by Mark Elbroch
19)
Game Management by Aldo Leopold
20)
Ecology and Management of Large Animals in North
America by Stephen Demarais and Paul R. Krausman
You can find these books, aside from those noted, at your
local bookstore or at online retailers. Feel free to begin your own list of your favorite
wildlife and aquaculture books and share them with us on our Facebook page at WFSC Facebook.
*To purchase the Handbook for Aquaculture Water Quality contact Dr. Boyd at boydce1@auburn.edu.