GEOLOGY AS A GEOREGION INFLUENCE ON QUERCUS DISTRIBUTION IN COKE COUNTY TEXAS, USING A GIS AS AN ANALYTICAL TOOL

Geology underpins a georegion, directly or indirectly, at all spatial and temporal scales and acts as an influence on both the areal distribution and the type of vegetation growing on the various types of bedrock. No specific studies have been conducted to examine the actual relationship between, climate, geology, and soils. This study elucidates the underlying geologic relationships for tracts of centuries old post oak, Quercus stellate in Coke Texas, and their corresponding distinctive ecosystems.