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 #:

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 #:

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 #:

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 #:

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 #:

1496

Author(s):

Comito, Kenneth S.; Lutz, Paul E.

Abstract:

Elevated levels of arsenic and lead were found downstream from a large textile plant. No apparent surface water pollution of heavy metals from either the city's wastewater treatment plant or landfill was found.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 109 Issue 3, Fall 1993, p152-157, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water--Pollution--Guilford County; North Buffalo Creek

Record #:

1497

Author(s):

Byers, James E.

Abstract:

Using three marina collection sites and three open water collection sites, Byers provides evidence that significant zinc and copper bioaccumulation is occurring in certain marine invertebrates in marinas.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 109 Issue 3, Fall 1993, p163-170, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Water--Pollution; Marinas; Bioaccumulation

Record #:

2412

Author(s):

Brotak, Dr. Ed

Abstract:

Statewide, tornadoes are becoming stronger and more numerous, inflicting property destruction, injuries, and death. Between 1963 and 1992, the state averaged 15.3 tornadoes yearly, and in 1991 was ranked 22nd nationally in number of tornadoes.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 111 Issue 1, Spring 1995, p7-12, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Tornadoes; Natural disasters

Record #:

2903

Author(s):

Linzey, Donald W.

Abstract:

Sixty-six species of mammals inhabit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Since the data were collected in 1968, two new ones, the hoary bat and the coyote, have been recorded, and two others, the river otter and the red wolf, have been reintroduced.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 111 Issue 1, Spring 1995, p1-81, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Mammals--North Carolina, Western; Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

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 #:

3037

Author(s):

Troyer, James R.

Abstract:

Larry Alston Whitford, who died October 6, 1995, exemplifies the spirit of the land-grant college--to educate the common man. From humble rural beginnings, he was graduated from NC State University and became a world-renowned psychologist.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 111 Issue 4, Winter 1996, p171-180, por, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Whitford, Larry Alston, 1902-1995

Record #:

3056

Author(s):

Trayer, James R.

Abstract:

Dr. Donald Benton Anderson, an outstanding teacher, scientist, researcher in biology, and administrator at North Carolina State University, died May 22, 1994. Among his many honors was the 1951 O. Max Gardner Award.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 111 Issue 3, Fall 1995, p146-159, por, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Anderson, Donald Benton, 1899-1994

Record #:

3628

Author(s):

Cahoon, Lawrence B.

Abstract:

Cooperation between the New Zealand government and the pork industry resulted in more effective swine waste management practices. Consideration of such practices could provide ways to improve hog waste management in the state.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 113 Issue 3, Fall 1997, p103-110, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Pork industry and trade; Agricultural wastes--Environmental aspects; Swine

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 #:

3929

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

From 1982 to 1996, the Poor Boy Shark Tournament was held at Shallotte Point. These tournaments were popular because sharks were plentiful, good sport, and good to eat. However, two things ended the tournament in 1996. First, because sharks were being overfished, there were plans to limit size and catch; and secondly, other fishing tournaments began to offer larger money prizes.

Source:

Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society (NoCar Q 11 .J68x), Vol. 114 Issue 3, Fall 1998, p149-158, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sharks; Shark fishing; Poor Boy Shark Tournament (Shallotte Point); Tournament fishing--Shallotte Point