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Haukos, D. A., and L. M. Smith. 1994. The importance of playa wetlands to biodiversity of the Southern High Plains. Landscape and Urban Planning 28:83-98.

Luo, H., L. M. Smith, B. L. Allen, and D. A Haukos. 1997. Effects of sedimentation on playa wetland volume. Ecological Applications 7:247–252.

Osterkamp, W. R., and W. W. Wood. 1987. Playa-lake basins on the Southern High Plains of Texas and New Mexico, Part I. Hydrologic, geomorphic, and geologic evidence of their development. Geological Society of America Bulletin 99:215-223.

Smith, L. M. 2003. Playas of the Great Plains. University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas.

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