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16649
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In 1985, Dipturus Teevani, a long-nosed, diamond-shaped skate, was brought up from 1,900 meters deep in Atlantic waters. The capture changed its depth range from 752 meters to 1,900 meters and its distributional range north of Cape Lookout 100 meters to east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
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19685
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Between 1965 and 2011, a total of 113 bull sharks have been recorded in North Carolina waters, including Pamlico Sound and the Cape Fear River. The article includes methods of recording, observations, and discussion. There have been forty-one shark attacks in the state's waters between 1870 and 2011. Bull sharks were involved in nine of these between 1990 and 2011, and all victims survived, except one who was killed near Avon on the Outer Banks.
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19702
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Over the last 200 years agricultural drainage in the eastern section of the state transformed extensive wetlands into productive cropland. At the start of the 20th century about half a million drained agricultural acres were available for farming. The 1909 Act allowed more extensive drainage projects. O'Driscoll \"documents the history and extent of agricultural drainage in Eastern North Carolina, the effects of agricultural drainage on hydrology in the region and highlights some of the current and potential strategies to address the environmental impact of agricultural drainage on streams.\"
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19713
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There is little documentation on the nesting behavior of the Northern Pine Snake outside of the New Jersey Barrens. The authors describe two natural Pine Snake nests located in the North Carolina Sandhills.
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28415
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Selected high elevation forests and heath balds of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park were comprehensively sampled for the first time. Overall species richness declined with elevation, yet numbers of snails appear to change little with increasing altitude.
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28416
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Improved sampling by otter trawls, ships that are capable of sampling deeper waters, submersible observations, visual observations and published studies reveal over two-hundred additional fish species inhabiting estuarine to 2,000+ m ocean water depths off North Carolina.
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28417
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Killer whales (Orcinus orca) were first reported off North Carolina in 1709, and the most recent sighting was in the spring of 2011. Orcas are most frequently reported from the waters off the Outer Banks from Cape Lookout north to the Virginia border.
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28418
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Populations of eighty-six Atlantic Ocean marine fishes off North Carolina have changed during the last forty-five years. Examination of the ocean conditions and its fish faunal interrelationships explain reasons for these changes.
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28419
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The spiny water flea (Daphnia lumholtzi) is a potentially invasive species native to Eastern Africa. While its complete distribution in North Carolina is unknown, this is the first report of the flea in B. Everett Jordan Lake, a reservoir in central North Carolina.
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15557
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Schwartz reports on eight species of stingrays collected by trawl and longline between 1972-2010 at two Onslow Bay sites. Three species were collected more often during a cooler water period and five others during a warmer water period. He summarizes the recent status of the stingrays noting sizes, seasonality of occurrence, sex ratios, and batch changes during the sampling period.
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15558
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The damselfish, a small colorful fish, frequents tropical coral reefs around the world. However, one was observed south of Morehead City on July 19, 2010. How it got there is unknown, but it could have been carried northward by the Gulf Stream.
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15559
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Six species of shrimps of the genus Macrobrachium are found in fresh waters around the country. Of that number three have been found in North and South Carolina waters.
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28395
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Natural water gathering in two newly discovered Carolina bays, designated as Oak Bay and Pine Bay was studied. These bays and the Sewee shell ring, a planned water gathering system built in the Archaic Period, provided a supply of freshwater. This study describes how hunter-gatherers utilized natural landscape features at these coastal archaeological sites.
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28396
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Long term long-line shark catch variations at two Onslow Bay, North Carolina sites were examined for differences in catches by sites and tidal stages. Catches were highly different between sites, but catches by tidal stage were not different.
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28397
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Total length and weight data of striped bass were sampled in the Roanoke River near Weldon, North Carolina. Equations were developed to allow anglers to estimate the weight of striped bass caught during the spring based on the length of the fish caught.