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 #:

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 #:

15557

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 127 Issue 1, Spring 2011, p35-37, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Stingrays--Research--Onslow Bay

Record #:

15558

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 127 Issue 2, Summer 2011, p194-194, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Damselfishes

Record #:

15559

Author(s):

Cooper, John E.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 127 Issue 2, Summer 2011, p176-178, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Shrimp

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)

Record #:

16649

Author(s):

Swartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 128 Issue 1, Spring 2012, p23-24, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Skates (Fishes)

Record #:

19685

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 128 Issue 3/4, Fall/Win 2012, p88-91, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Sharks--Research; Bull sharks

Record #:

19702

Author(s):

O'Driscoll, Michael A.

Abstract:

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.\"

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 128 Issue 3/4, Fall/Win 2012, p59-73, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Agricultural drainage, Aspects of--North Carolina Eastern; Agricultural drainage--Law and legislation

Record #:

19713

Author(s):

Pusser, Todd

Abstract:

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.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 128 Issue 3/4, Fall/Win 2012, p92-94, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Pine snake--North Carolina, Sandhills

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.)