Record #:

19714

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Between the years 1983--2011, the Institute of Marine Science in Morehead City collected rainfall locally. Among the questions the authors sought to answer were how this rainfall period collection compared with previous ones and how were shark, finfish, and shrimp catches affected by rainfall and hurricane runoff and flooding.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 129 Issue 1, Spr 2013, p20-23, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rainfall--Effects of; Fishing catches

Record #:

19718

Author(s):

Glasgow, Benny C.

Abstract:

\"A new endemic species of land planarian is described from the Smoky Mountains National Park. This is the first report of a new land planarian of the subfamily Microplaninae from the United States since 1954.\"

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 129 Issue 1, Spr 2013, p1-8, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Land planarian--Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

Record #:

19723

Author(s):

Linzey, Donald W.; Kumar, Alexander V.; Smith, Charles R.

Abstract:

Small mammal bait preferences and population status of were studied in Great Smoky Mountains National Park during the summer of 2010. The three main objectives were to explore the effects that weather and habitat have on small mammal bait preferences; explore the longer-term effects of drought on species numbers and diversity; and document the presence of M. nivalis in the Park.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 129 Issue 2, Sum 2013, p44-52, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Small mammals--Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.)

Record #:

19727

Author(s):

Cooper, John E.

Abstract:

The authors report on several crayfish species that are expanding their range, either coming in from other states or moving into new territory within the state. Some life history and taxonomic notes for several of the species are included.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 129 Issue 2, Sum 2013, p53-57, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Crayfish--Research

Record #:

28422

Author(s):

Lendemer, James C.

Abstract:

Molecular phylogenetic analyses revealed two new crustose lichen species (genus Loxospora) from the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Plain of eastern North America. One species was from Assateague Island, Maryland and the second species was from Tyrrell County, North Carolina.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 129 Issue 3, Fall 2013, p71-81, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lichens

Record #:

28423

Author(s):

Tracy, Bryn H.; Jenkins, Robert E.; Starnes, Wayne C.

Abstract:

North Carolina’s river drainages continue to lose their faunal distinctiveness as nonnative fish species establish themselves and expand their distributions. In the Pee Dee River drainage of North Carolina and Virginia, thirty-four fish species, including three species of suckers, are nonindigenous.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 129 Issue 3, Fall 2013, p82-106, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fish species--North Carolina; Introduced fishes--North Carolina, Eastern

Record #:

28424

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Spinner sharks and blacktip sharks make jumps and spinning leaps out of the water. Examination of these sharks in North Carolina suggests that this behavior may occur in response to abrupt ocean water temperatures.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 129 Issue 3, Fall 2013, p107-110, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sharks--Research

Record #:

28425

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Atlantic midshipman fish were collected off North Carolina between 1911 to 2012, and four were found in Pamlico Sound. Once abundant their numbers have declined after 1990 when ocean water temperatures changed from cool to warm. Today they are rarely caught or seen in North Carolina.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 129 Issue 3, Fall 2013, p111-114, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fish species--North Carolina; Fish populations

Record #:

28426

Author(s):

Urian, Kim W.; Waples, Danielle M.; Tyson, Reny B.; Hodge, Lynne E.W.; Read, Andrew J.

Abstract:

A capture-recapture survey of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncates) was conducted in the sounds, estuaries and near-shore waters of North Carolina in 2000 and 2006. The abundance of dolphins in this area remained relatively stable between the studies.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 129 Issue 4, Winter 2013, p165-171, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Bottlenose dolphins--Research

Record #:

28427

Author(s):

Roman, Marissa D.; Cahoon, Lawrence B.

Abstract:

Greenfield Lake in Wilmington, North Carolina has experienced recent problems with algal blooms, low dissolved oxygen levels, and fish kills. Many of these issues have likely been caused by high nutrient loading. This study examined lake sediment as a source and sink for phosphorus, the nutrient most often responsible for freshwater eutrophication.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 129 Issue 4, Winter 2013, p172-179, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Algae blooms--Monitoring; Fish kills; Freshwater algae

Record #:

28428

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Atlantic bumper fish were once common, but rarely caught today in North Carolina. Their decline seems to reflect a response to changing water temperatures, cooler pre-1990 and warmer post-1990.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 129 Issue 4, Winter 2013, p184-185, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fish species--North Carolina; Fish populations

Record #:

28429

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.; Jones, Dustin

Abstract:

Pugheadedness is a trait exhibited by fish such as carp and striped bass. A spotted sea trout exhibiting pigheadedness was caught in January of 2013 in Smyrna Creek, a short tributary that enters Core Sound, Carteret County, North Carolina. Reason for the occurrence of this trait remains a mystery.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 129 Issue 4, Winter 2013, p186-187, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fish species--North Carolina

Record #:

28430

Author(s):

Thomas, Jeffrey

Abstract:

In North Carolina, dog-day cicadas appear in smaller numbers every year. Observations in a Charlotte, North Carolina suburban neighborhood revealed that the cicadas were being attacked by carpenter ants as they emerged from the ground. Thus, predation is an important regulator of dog-day cicadas.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 129 Issue 4, Winter 2013, p190, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cicada; Ecology

Record #:

16647

Author(s):

Dourson, Daniel C.

Abstract:

Four new species of land snails have been found in the Southern Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina and Tennessee. Monroe County in Tennessee is one area, and in the state the snails are found in Swain, Graham, and Mitchell counties.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 128 Issue 1, Spring 2012, p1-10, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Snails

Record #:

16648

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Richard's skate was first described off New Zealand in 1961. Among the features of this deep-water skate are a diamond-shaped body and brown to gray coloration dorsally and ventrally. Few have been collected worldwide since 1961; however, recent searches of the literature have revealed two specimens that had been collected off the North Carolina coast in 1974.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 128 Issue 1, Spring 2012, p21-22, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Skates (Fishes)