Record #:

1395

Author(s):

Wright, Perrin

Abstract:

Wright shows that, by using existing technology, Elisha Mitchell could have accurately measured the height of the Black Mountains without exposing himself to the risks that killed him in 1857.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 108 Issue 1, Spring 1992, p1-10, il, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Black Mountain; Mount Mitchell; Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857

Record #:

1398

Author(s):

Brown, E.E.

Abstract:

Brown provides a list of thirty amphibians and forty-five reptiles observed in North Carolina's western Piedmont region, with notes on size, numbers, and habitat.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 108 Issue 1, Spring 1992, p38-54, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Amphibians; Reptiles

Record #:

2949

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.; Jensen, Chris; Hopkins, Glenn

Abstract:

On July 20, 1995, an adult male reef shark was caught approximately one kilometer east of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The capture afforded the first documented data for this type of shark and indicated a range extension north of Florida waters.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 111 Issue 2, Summer 1995, p121-125, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sharks

Record #:

1397

Author(s):

Schwartz, Owen M.

Abstract:

The capture of a specimen of Octopus macropus off Cape Lookout, the second specimen collected off the North Carolina coast, leads the author to propose that the species range of O. macropus be increased to include this region.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 108 Issue 1, Spring 1992, p35-37, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Octopus

Record #:

1050

Author(s):

Wright, Perrin

Abstract:

There exist discrepancies in various sources regarding the actual height of certain peaks in the Black Mountains of North Carolina.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 108 Issue 3, Fall 1992, p151, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Black Mountain; Altitudes--Measurement

Record #:

4429

Author(s):

Lee, David S.

Abstract:

An oil/gas drill site, proposed by the Mobil Oil Corporation on North Carolina's Outer Continental Shelf, is a potential hazard to rare and globally endangered seabirds. The drill site area had been nominated as a globally Important Bird Area. The drill site would also affect the area's ecotourism, as a large birdwatching industry has developed on the Outer Banks. A number of endangered species and described by the author.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 115 Issue 4, Winter 1999, p294-315, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Oil well drilling, Offshore

Record #:

1354

Author(s):

Daniel, Hal J.

Abstract:

Using fourier analysis, an inverse relationship between the size of cicadas and the frequency of their calls was observed for three species of cicadas in North Carolina.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 109 Issue 2, Summer 1993, p67-76, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cicada

Record #:

217

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Included are the minutes of the meeting as well as abstracts of papers presented and an index to authors of the papers.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 107 Issue 4, Winter 1991, p137-200 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina Academy of Science, Annual Meeting--88th

Record #:

3928

Author(s):

Webster, Wm. David; DeBow, Tracey M.; Summer, Perry W.

Abstract:

The coyote's range is expanding. In the early 1980s, the animal was found in only four of the state's one hundred counties. By 1998, it had almost covered the state. Impacts from such proliferation include increased human-animal encounters and threats to native wildlife.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 114 Issue 3, Fall 1998, p113-118, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Coyotes

Record #:

155

Author(s):

Norris, Daniel Ray

Abstract:

BALANUS EBURNEUS' (\"barnacles\" in layman's terms) effects are attributed to chemical and/or physical factors, which vary seasonally among the different substrata.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 107 Issue 3, Fall 1991, p123-130, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Balanus

Record #:

1396

Author(s):

Murray, Christopher A.; Saxon, John L.

Abstract:

This Beaufort County study reveals that bobcats vary their diets seasonally, primarily eating rabbits in the summer and fall and cotton rats in the winter and spring.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 108 Issue 1, Spring 1992, p25-28, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bobcat

Record #:

4424

Author(s):

Troyer, James R.

Abstract:

A train struck Gerald McCarthy, the first biologist of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, while he collected plants on October 11, 1892. He was severely injured; deafness prevented his hearing the train's approach. Yet deafness did not prevent an outstanding biological career. His accomplishments include contributing to the early development of the national seed-testing standard and the creation of the North Carolina Crop-Pest Control Commission.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 115 Issue 4, Winter 1999, p201-212, por, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Biologists; McCarthy, Michael Gerald, 1858-1915

Record #:

1049

Author(s):

Stager, J. C.; Cahoon, L.B.

Abstract:

Experiments with microalgae in Lake Waccamaw reveal that the lake was once deeper and more productive than today.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 108 Issue 3, Fall 1992, p117-126, map, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lake Waccamaw; Freshwater algae

Record #:

1495

Author(s):

Cahoon, Lawrence B.; Saxon, John L.

Abstract:

This study of the chemical weathering of the limestone outcropping on the north shore of Lake Waccamaw indicates that the process plays an important role in neutralizing the relatively acidic source waters and maintaining the lake's high alkalinity.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 109 Issue 3, Fall 1993, p123-134, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lake Waccamaw; Chemical weathering; Limestone--Columbus County

Record #:

34

Author(s):

Fail, Joseph, Jr.

Abstract:

Tiba and Gibberellin A3 produced a significantly higher amount of cones in upper branches than the control group.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 107 Issue 2, Summer 1991, p79-82, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Trees--Physiology; Loblolly pine