Ohio Journal of Science: Volume 82, Issue 3 (June, 1982)

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Kirtley Fletcher Mather's Life in Science and Society
Bork, Kennard D. pp. 74-95
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Recolonization of Macroinvertebrates and Fish in a Channelized Stream After a Drought
Griswold, Bernard L.; Edwards, Clayton J.; Woods, Lewis C., III pp. 96-102
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Vegetation Changes in a Lake Erie Marsh (Winous Point, Ottawa County, Ohio) During High Water Years
Farney, Richard A.; Bookhout, Theodore A. pp. 103-107
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Evaluation of Three Bottom Grab Samplers for Collecting river Benthos'
Lewis, Philip A.; Mason, William T., Jr.; Weber, Cornelius I. pp. 107-113
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Multi-Peaked Urban Land Values: City of Akron Case
Dutt, Ashok K.; Khan, Abdullah Al-Mamun pp. 114-119
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Helminths of the Salamanders Gyrinophilus Porphyriticus, Pseudotriton Ruber, and Pseudotriton Montanus (Caudata: Plethodontidae) From Ohio
Catalano, Paul A.; White, Andrew M.; Etges, Frank J. pp. 120-128
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Non-Game Bird Populations on Areas Managed for Wildlife and Agricultural Crops
Arndt, Randall S.; Townsend, Thomas W. pp. 128-133
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Bird and Mammal Damage to Field Corn in Ohio, 1977-79
Kelly, Sean T.; Andrews, Douglas A.; Palmer, Donald T. pp. 133-136
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Brief Note: New Distributional Records of Crayfishes (Cambarus and Fallicambarus) From Ohio, Including a New Subspecies
Thoma, Roger F.; Jezerinac, Raymond F. pp. 136-138
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Brief Note: A New Ohio Record for the Iowa Darter (Etheostoma Exile), and Endangered Species
Orr, Lowell P.; Holomuzki, Joseph pp. 138-139
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Brief Note: A New Genus, Platypona, and New Species of Gyponinae (Homoptera Cicadellidae) Related to Gypona and Hecalapona)
DeLong, Dwight M. pp. 140-140
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Brief Note: Four Additional Butterflies from Cedar Bog, Champaign County, Ohio
Drees, Bastiaan M. pp. 141-142
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Brief Note: An Ohio Record for Tuber Texense Heimsch
Host, George E.; Mazzer, Samuel J. pp. 142-142
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Book Reviews
pp. 143-144
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    Brief Note: An Ohio Record for Tuber Texense Heimsch
    (1982-06) Host, George E.; Mazzer, Samuel J.
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    Bird and Mammal Damage to Field Corn in Ohio, 1977-79
    (1982-06) Kelly, Sean T.; Andrews, Douglas A.; Palmer, Donald T.
    Blackbird and mammal damage to corn is widespread throughout Ohio. Surveys of damage from 1977-79 revealed, however, that blackbirds annually destroyed less than 1% of the corn crops in Ohio, which amounts to a loss of 4-7 million dollars per year statewide. Mammal damage averaged 0.13% over the 3-year period. Over 97% of the cornfields in Ohio receive less than 5% damage from blackbirds, and these losses comprise more than 70% of the total dollar loss in the state.
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    Non-Game Bird Populations on Areas Managed for Wildlife and Agricultural Crops
    (1982-06) Arndt, Randall S.; Townsend, Thomas W.
    Non-game bird diversity and abundance on Resthaven Wildlife Area, Erie County, Ohio, managed by the Ohio Division of Wildlife, were compared with those on a nearby agricultural area (Erlin), Sandusky County, Ohio, during June 1974. Of non-game birds, 67 species were recorded at Resthaven and 53 species at Erlin. Mean number of species per census route was 52 at Resthaven and 41 at Erlin. Twenty-two species were significantly more abundant at Resthaven and 8 were significantly more abundant at Erlin. Plant diversity indices for Resthaven and Erlin were 18.32 and 8.65, respectively. Habitat quality was responsible for greater diversity and abundance of birds at Resthaven, which contained nearly twice as much edge between dissimilar habitats as Erlin.
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    Helminths of the Salamanders Gyrinophilus Porphyriticus, Pseudotriton Ruber, and Pseudotriton Montanus (Caudata: Plethodontidae) From Ohio
    (1982-06) Catalano, Paul A.; White, Andrew M.; Etges, Frank J.
    Examination of 79 Gyrinophilus porphyriticm (Green), 13 Pseudotriton ruber (Latreille) and 9 Pseudotriton montanus Baird as a part of a general survey of the helminth fauna of Ohio amphibia yielded 9 species of helminths. Species recovered from G. porphyriticus were the trematodes *Allocreadium pseudotritoni Rankin 1937, Plagioporus gyrinophilt Catalano and Etges 1981, and Brachycoelium salamandrae (Froelich 1789) Luhe 1909; the cestode *Bothriocephalus rarus Thomas 1937; the nematodes *Capillaria inequalis Walton 1935, *Cosmocercoides dukae (Holl 1928) Wilkie 1930, and Omeia papillocauda Rankin 1937; and the acanthocephalan *Fessisentis necturorum Nickol 1967. Pseudotriton ruber harbored A. pseudotritoni, P. gyrinophili, B. salamandrae, *B. rarus, *C. inequalis and *C . dukae. Pseudotriton montanus was infested with A . pseudotritoni and *Megalodiscus temperatus (Stafford 1905) Harwood 1932. A review of the literature reveals 16 species previously reported for these caudate hosts; of these, 5 were encountered in the present study.
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    Multi-Peaked Urban Land Values: City of Akron Case
    (1982-06) Dutt, Ashok K.; Khan, Abdullah Al-Mamun
    Using 1977 data for the City of Akron, this paper examines the spatial relationships between assessed land value and selected variables, including distance from the Central Business District (CBD). A simple correlation analysis demonstrates a very weak inverse relationship between land value and distance. The inverse relationship between commercial land value and distance is only relatively stronger than other relationships, while in the case of residential land value, the relationship is positive. The results from a stepwise multiple regression also suggest that distance from CBD cannot predict urban land value. Land use category, intensity of use, and lot size were identified as important variables influencing land value, but not strong predictors. While analyzing the residuals from regression, the study demonstrated marked regional differences in the relationships and confirmed them through separate sectoral analysis. Suburbanization and the development of multiple centers led to significant changes in the distance — land value relationship, producing a multi-peaked land value surface with higher residential land values in the periphery.
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    Evaluation of Three Bottom Grab Samplers for Collecting river Benthos'
    (1982-06) Lewis, Philip A.; Mason, William T., Jr.; Weber, Cornelius I.
    The performances of the standard Petersen, Ekman, and Ponar grabs were compared using 2 sets of samples collected from gravel, sand, silt, and mud substrates. The data obtained during this study show that estimates of macroinvertebrate populations may vary considerably depending on the grab utilized, the nature of the substrate, and the number of replicate samples collected. The Ekman sampler was rated as best in mud and also received a high rank in silt, while the Petersen received the highest rank only in sand. The Ponar sampler was the best overall grab on the basis of the numbers of individuals and taxa collected, precision, and mechanical operation.
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    Vegetation Changes in a Lake Erie Marsh (Winous Point, Ottawa County, Ohio) During High Water Years
    (1982-06) Farney, Richard A.; Bookhout, Theodore A.
    High, uncontrolled water levels in Lake Erie marshes that occurred in late 1972 altered the distribution and abundance of plant communities. Large areas of moist-soil species, cattails (Typha angustifolia, T. latifolia), rose mallow {Hibiscus palustris), emersed plants (e.g., Sagittaria, Scirpus, Cyperus, Carex), blue-joint grass (Calamagrostis canadensis), and annual weeds (e.g., Impatiens, Mimulus, Bidens) were eliminated and replaced largely by open water. With fewer lush stands of food plants available, the attractiveness of the marshes to migrating ducks declined. Population levels of muskrats (Ondatra zibethica) decreased because food and cover plants were lacking. Numbers of breeding waterfowl were reduced due to inundation of nesting sites in upland grassy meadows.
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    Recolonization of Macroinvertebrates and Fish in a Channelized Stream After a Drought
    (1982-06) Griswold, Bernard L.; Edwards, Clayton J.; Woods, Lewis C., III
    The channelized portion of the Little Auglaize River became completely dewatered during a summer drought in 1974. Low water levels were maintained in the undisturbed area upstream, but the abundance and diversity of biota there were reduced. The biota of the channelized area appeared to recover to near normal levels within a year as species recolonized it from the Auglaize River. The unchannelized area was not open to the refugia provided by the Auglaize River because a low head dam occurred below it which was not navigable by fish. Macrobenthos recovered within a year to near normal levels in the unchannelized area but fish appeared to remain at reduced levels. The provision of biological refugia in the form of unchannelized receiving streams, unchannelized tributary streams of equal stream order or unmodified stream sections within channelization projects is necessary to insure continued biological integrity in small channelized streams draining agricultural watersheds.
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    Kirtley Fletcher Mather's Life in Science and Society
    (1982-06) Bork, Kennard D.
    Kirtley Fletcher Mather (1888-1978) was a renowned geologist whose contributions range well beyond the geosciences. He was a scientist with a religious spirit and a social conscience. He graduated from Denison University in 1909, received the Ph. D. in Geology from the University of Chicago in 1915, and was awarded 6 honorary doctorates. Mather taught at the University of Arkansas (1911-1914), Queens University (1915-1918), and Denison University (1918-1924). For 30 years (1924-1954) he was a Professor of Geology at Harvard University, serving terms as Chairman of the Department of Geology and Director of the Harvard Summer School. In 1951, Mather was elected President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and from 1957 to 1961 he was President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. After retiring from the Harvard faculty, Mather continued to be very active as a lecturer, reviewer, and social activist. A superb teacher and productive scholar — as evidenced by his dozen books, 250 professional articles, and 1,200 book reviews—Kirtley Mather was an exemplar of the interdisciplinary approach to understanding the world. His geologic writings concerned geomorphology, petroleum geology, paleontology, and popularizations of all phases of modern geology. His belief in the mutual merits of religion and science received wide attention in 1925 when he participated in the highly publicized Scopes Trial, on the side of Scopes, Darrow, and the evolutionists. A political liberal, Mather frequently opposed movements which he considered to be threats to human freedom and dignity. The rebellion against the Massachusetts Teacher's Oath of 1935 was led by Mather and he was an outspoken critic of the McCarren Act and McCarthyism in the 1950s. The volume and diversity of Mather's achievements are impressive, but equally noteworthy is the integrated wholeness of his view of the world.
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