Record #:

165

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

Long admired for its dazzling display of rhododendron, Roan Mountain is also a magnificent garden of rare plants left over from the last Ice Age.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 5, May 1992, p4-12, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rhododendron; Rare plants--Roan Mountain

Record #:

424

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

Slime mold, formally known as Leo carpus fragilis, is a common species of mold found in damp, shady woodlands in North Carolina.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 6, June 1992, p24-27 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Myxomycetes (Slime mold)

Record #:

679

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

A woodland pond is a study in diverse ecosystems.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 56 Issue 7, July 1992, p12-17, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Pond fauna; Pond flora

Record #:

1645

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

Only the tropics have more species of and individual centipedes and millipedes than the area of the southern Appalachians that includes the Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 6, June 1994, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Centipedes; Millipedes

Record #:

1773

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

The 4,000 miles of mountain streams in North Carolina provide the habitat for a broad and fascinating assortment of creatures and plant life.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 58 Issue 8, Aug 1994, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Stream ecology

Record #:

2533

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

The state has four distinct seasons, each with its own unique beauty and weather, as profiled in this pictorial essay.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 59 Issue 10, Oct 1995, p8-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Seasons--Pictorial works

Record #:

2896

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

Although usually less than six acres in size, mountain bogs support an uncommon collection of plants, including lady slippers and cinnamon ferns, and animals like wood frogs and crab spiders.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 60 Issue 6, June 1996, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bogs; Mountain ecology

Record #:

3282

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

In the southern Appalachians, there are over 200 treeless mountain balds that include two types: heath and grass. Grass balds are home to over 300 species of flowering plants.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 5, May 1997, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mountain ecology

Record #:

3856

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

Twenty-seven species of crayfish with colors from drab brown to bright red live in the state's marshes, streams, and other wet areas. They are both predator and preyed upon and are a fascinating creature to biologists and small boys.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 62 Issue 6, June 1998, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Crayfish

Record #:

4598

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

Why are so few dead creatures - mice, shrews, moles, birds, chipmunks, and others - not seen in the woodlands? The answer is the burying beetle, or more formally, Nictophores tomentosus. When the sun goes down, these beetles go to work, locating and burying the dead. Creatures the size of a mouse can be buried in two to three hours. Pollution is eliminated, and raw materials return to the soil to nourish plant growth. Nineteen species of beetles work in North Carolina.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 63 Issue 8, Aug 1999, p24-27, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Burying beetles

Record #:

4709

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

The spider is one of mankind's most beneficial creatures, but its appearance is often frightening to those it helps. Around 3,000 species of spiders live in North America, and 1,500 of them make their home in North Carolina. Ellis describes a number of the spiders and their web building and hunting techniques.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 64 Issue 8, Aug 2000, p4-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Spiders

Record #:

6073

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

The North Carolina mountains are home to many colorful and interesting snakes. Most are harmless, non-poisonous ones and include the eastern garter snake, milk snake, and eastern hognose snake. There are only two poisonous species found in the mountains. These are the timber rattler and the copperhead.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 46 Issue 6, June 1982, p20-25, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Snakes--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

8729

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

Ferns look fragile, but they are among the earth's oldest plants, dating back 300 million years to the Carboniferous Age. Unlike flowering plants, that may have many thousands of different kinds, there are less than 400 species of ferns on the American continent north of Mexico. In North Carolina ferns occur throughout the state, but it is in the mountains where ferns are found in large numbers of species and in abundance of individuals. Ellis identifies ferns common to North Carolina, including fiddleheads, cinnamon, climbing, walking, and mountain spleenwort.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 50 Issue 6, June 1986, p18-23, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ferns

Record #:

9549

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

There are more different species of salamanders living in western North Carolina than anywhere else in the world. Among them are the long-tailed, red-cheeked, two-lined, Blue Ridge spring, and red-backed salamander.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 43 Issue 4, Apr 1979, p2-7, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Salamanders--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

9753

Author(s):

Ellis, Harry

Abstract:

Each year millions of monarch butterflies pass through the state on an incredible roundtrip from Canada to Mexico and back. Ellis describes the monarch's life cycle and journey.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 48 Issue 4, Apr 1984, p16-21, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Monarch butterfly