Record #:

28398

Author(s):

Cahoon, L.B.; Antonini, M.T.; Blackmon, P.J.; Devito, D.J.; Earp, R.K.; Marshburn, K.D.; Robbins, J.D.; Sawyer, D.A.; Thompson, W.D.; Walch, M.L.

Abstract:

Shellbond is a patented material derived from high temperature treatment of calcareous materials, including oyster shells, yielding a unique form of calcium hydroxide. Researchers at the University of North Carolina Wilmington investigated the Shellbond effects on phytoplankton growth. Results suggest that Shellbond may have promise for algal bloom remediation.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 127 Issue 4, Winter 2011, p259-263, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Phytoplankton; Water quality

Record #:

28399

Author(s):

Hairr, John

Abstract:

This article is an attempt to correct many of the misconceptions that prevail concerning the early attempts to discover oil in North Carolina by discussing early efforts to locate oil. The author also examines what was learned at a relatively early period about the potential for extracting petroleum from rock formations of the Piedmont region.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 127 Issue 4, Winter 2011, p264-274, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Petroleum industry and trade; Petroleum--Prospecting

Record #:

28400

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.; Purifoy, Joseph; Safrit, Glenn

Abstract:

Butterfly rays (Family Gymnuridae) are flattened benthic species that frequent ocean bottoms and enter estuaries and rivers. Butterfly rays infrequently occur in the western Atlantic Ocean, but were observed in Onslow Bay, North Carolina.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 127 Issue 4, Winter 2011, p275-276, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Stingrays--Research--Onslow Bay

Record #:

12066

Author(s):

Troyer, James R.

Abstract:

Ray Noggleï - scientific researcher, academic educator, and administrator - died in April 2009. He held a number of academic positions before coming to North Carolina State University in 1964 to become Professor and Head of the Department of Biology. He retired as Professor Emeritus in 1979. A list of his publications is included.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 126 Issue 1, Spring 2010, p1-5, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Noggle, Glenn Ray, 1914-2009

Record #:

12532

Author(s):

Cooper, John E.

Abstract:

In North Carolina forty native crayfishes make their home, as well as three invasive species and several known but undescribed species. Cooper's paper is the first comprehensive listing of the state's crayfish fauna since 1995.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 126 Issue 3, Fall 2010, p69-78, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Crayfish--Research

Record #:

28389

Author(s):

Witczak, Lynea R.; Dorcas, Michael E.

Abstract:

Depth profiles are reported for ammonium and phosphorus in sediment pore water and concentrations in surface water along the length of Pocotaligo Swamp in South Carolina. The distributions were examined in relation to effluent from a wastewater treatment plant. Results show that the swamp is nitrogen-limited.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 126 Issue 2, Summer 2010, p31-36, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Wastewater management; Swamps

Record #:

28390

Author(s):

Bettis, Jerry L.; Cooper, Arthur W.; Kellison, Robert C.

Abstract:

Understory vegetation biomass and species richness response to site preparation treatments, fertilization trials and drainage locations in loblolly pine and pond pine plantations were studied in an Eastern North Carolina pocosin. Results indicate whether some ecosystem functions are being lost.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 126 Issue 2, Summer 2010, p37-43, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Loblolly pine; Pocosins; Ecology

Record #:

28391

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.; Purifoy, Joseph; Safrit, Glenn; Lewis, Claude

Abstract:

The roughtail stingray (Dasyatis centroura) is the largest member of the family Dasyatidae. Forty-five roughtail stingrays were captured between 1972 and 2008 in Onslow Bay. Sizes, sex ratios, and seasonality of occurrences are reported.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 126 Issue 2, Summer 2010, p64-66, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Stingrays--Research--Onslow Bay

Record #:

28392

Author(s):

Cooper, John E.

Abstract:

North Carolina is home to forty native crayfishes, but taxonomic problems persist within several of the species. This is the first comprehensive listing of the state’s crayfish fauna and the first effort to correlate the distributions of all North Carolina crayfishes with hydrologic units and physiographic provinces.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 126 Issue 4, Winter 2010, p69-76, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Crayfish--North Carolina

Record #:

28393

Author(s):

Long, James M.

Abstract:

A fish inventory in 2004 of Guilford Courthouse National Military Park in Greensboro, North Carolina was conducted by sampling three reaches of the two streams within the park. The fish community was surprisingly diverse, considering alterations and urbanization of surrounding Greensboro.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 126 Issue 4, Winter 2010, p77-83, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fish species--North Carolina; Ecology

Record #:

28394

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Basking sharks and whale sharks are two of the largest sharks in the world. Observations of these two sharks confirm that they are members of the North Carolinian fish fauna.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 126 Issue 4, Winter 2010, p77-83, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sharks; Fishes--Geographical distribution

Record #:

11119

Author(s):

Troyer, James R.

Abstract:

In the 18th- and 19th-centuries a number of Moravians pursued botanical activities in the eastern part of the country. Troyer provides biographical information and summarizes their contributions.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 125 Issue 1, Spring 2009, p1-6, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Moravians--Botanists

Record #:

28339

Author(s):

Freshwater, D. Wilson; Hamner, Rebecca M.; Parham, Seth; Wilbur, Ami E.

Abstract:

The lionfish species Pterois miles and Pterois volitans are popular aquarium fishes that have gained recent notoriety as invasive species along the east coast of the United States and the Bahamas. Results from mitochondrial DNA analyses support their recognition as two separate lionfish species.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 125 Issue 2, Summer 2009, p39-46, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Invasives; Lionfish, Red; Molecular biology--Research

Record #:

28340

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Tail spine characteristics of thirty-seven stingray species frequenting the Western Atlantic Ocean and South American freshwater rivers were examined noting spine serrations, presence of a dorsal groove, and other features. Utilizing a combination of tail spine characteristics, one can usually determine whether a species caused death or harm.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 125 Issue 2, Summer 2009, p47-60, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Marine biology; Stingrays--Research; Stingways

Record #:

28341

Author(s):

Bettis, Jerry L.; Cooper, Arthur W.; Kellison, Robert C.

Abstract:

This study examined chemical status and its relationship to pine wood productivity, following plantation management, in pocosin soils of Eastern North Carolina. Results suggest that loblolly pine should be favored over pond pine in nearly all pine plantations.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 125 Issue 2, Summer 2009, p61-69, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Pocosins; Loblolly pine