Record #:

28334

Author(s):

Smith, Joseph W.; O’Bier, W. Bradley; McNeill, Neil A.

Abstract:

Atlantic menhaden fish were collected from purse-seine catches at Reedville, Virginia and Beaufort, North Carolina in 2003. The fork length to total length and length to weight relationships are presented to help investigators have more precise biostatistical information on forage fishes.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 124 Issue 3, Fall 2008, p102-105, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fish--Research; Biology; Menhaden

Record #:

28335

Author(s):

Glasgow, Benny C.

Abstract:

A planarian is one of many flatworms of the Turbellaria class. Four freshwater planarians were found during the All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Notes on field observations and habitats are presented to discuss the four species’ behavior in natural settings.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 124 Issue 3, Fall 2008, p106-110, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Worms; Habitat (Ecology)

Record #:

28336

Author(s):

Frick-Ruppert, Jennifer E.; Rosen, Joshua J.

Abstract:

The blue ghost firefly (Phausis reticulata) is a lampyrid beetle found in the southern Appalachians, observed primarily in May and June. Its behavior and habitat were observed at several locations in North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina from 1997 through 2008.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 124 Issue 4, Winter 2008, p139-147, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fireflies; Biology; Habitat (Ecology)

Record #:

28337

Author(s):

Forrest, T. G.; Goodman, Tamara K.

Abstract:

The northern bush katydid (Scudderia septentrionalis) is currently listed by the North Carolina Heritage Program as a significantly rare insect. Surveys for the katydid in western North Carolina were conducted by listening for their unique mating calls. Observations provided estimates of their location and population.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 124 Issue 4, Winter 2008, p148-153, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Insects; Katydids

Record #:

28338

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Trawling in deep ocean waters off North Carolina and adjacent areas between August 1969 and September 1977 captured dories, snailfish, and lumpfish. All were smaller than known and represent southerly range extensions.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 124 Issue 4, Winter 2008, p159-160, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fish--Research; Fishes--Geographical distribution

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

Record #:

28342

Author(s):

Jetton, Robert M.; Hastings, Felton L.; Hain, Fred P.

Abstract:

The diversity and seasonal abundance of arthropods (insects and spiders) associated with two old growth and two secondary growth stands of eastern hemlock were assessed in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. More arthropods were captured in secondary growth hemlock stands than in old growth stands.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 125 Issue 2, Summer 2009, p70-77, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Insects; Spiders; Ecology

Record #:

28343

Author(s):

Crickenberger, Sam; Sotka, Erik

Abstract:

Coastal and estuarine systems are highly susceptible to species invasions. This study examined the relationship between recruitment and adult communities in Charleston, South Carolina. The non-indigenous Asian green mussel (Perna viridis) was found indicating the need for extended monitoring efforts.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 125 Issue 2, Summer 2009, p78-84, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Invasives; Ecology; Marine biology; Mussels

Record #:

28383

Author(s):

Middaugh, Douglas P.

Abstract:

The Sewee shell ring, built during the Late Archaic Period, is located on the lower coastal plain of South Carolina. The structural features that appear to have controlled freshwater at the Sewee shell ring are similar to water control dams and weirs identified at South American archaeological sites.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 125 Issue 3, Fall 2009, p87-102, il, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Archaeology and history; Water resources development--Research

Record #:

28384

Author(s):

Freshwater, D. Wilson; Schmitt, Samantha L.

Abstract:

Fast Technology for Analysis of nucleic acids (FTA) cards are embedded with special chemicals that inhibit degradation of DNA. The FTA card system was tested on marine green and red algae collected in New Hanover County, North Carolina. Overall, the use of FTA cards to preserve marine algal DNA is promising.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 125 Issue 3, Fall 2009, p103-106, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Algae blooms--Monitoring; Genetics--Research

Record #:

28385

Author(s):

Witczak, Lynea R.; Dorcas, Michael E.

Abstract:

This study determined the economic value of reptiles and amphibians inhabiting the Charlotte-metropolitan area of North Carolina. Results provide a mechanism for placing a quantitative economic value on an important natural resource that can be used to mitigate for anthropogenic impacts.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 125 Issue 4, Winter 2009, p131-137, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Economics; Amphibians; Reptiles

Record #:

28386

Author(s):

Kingston, Michael B.

Abstract:

Cylindrotheca closterium is a diatom commonly found in neritic waters of the Newport River estuary in North Carolina. This study measured diatom growth rates and motility. The results have implications for using diatoms in a variety of biotechnological and commercial applications that would require industrial-scale production including abalone culture.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 125 Issue 4, Winter 2009, p138-142, il, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Phytoplankton; Biotechnology--Research; Aquaculture

Record #:

28387

Author(s):

Schwartz, Frank J.

Abstract:

Snipe eels and lancetfishes are bathy and mesopelagic fishes with wide, yet poorly known Atlantic and Pacific Ocean distributions. New information is presented on the distribution of these species off North Carolina.

Source:

Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science (NoCar Q 11 J68x), Vol. 125 Issue 4, Winter 2009, p143-145, map, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Fishes--Geographical distribution