Ohio Journal of Science: Volume 92, Issue 3 (June, 1992)

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Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of Eastern Ohio Forests Threatened by the Gypsy Moth, Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)
MacLean, David B.; Usis, John D. pp. 46-50
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Day Versus Night Electrofishing Catches from Near-Shore Waters of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers
Sanders, Randall E. pp. 51-59
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Response of Acer saccharum Seedlings to Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Ozone
Noble, Reginald D.; Jensen, Keith F.; Ruff, Bradley S.; Loats, Ken V. pp. 60-62
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The OAS Newsletter
pp. 62A-62H
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Development of an Instrument to Measure Volunteers' Attitudes Towards People With Aids
Schondel, Connie; Shields, Glenn pp. 63-69
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Brief Note: Wild Turkey Egg Laying in Ruffed Grouse Nests
Stoll, Robert J., Jr. pp. 70-71
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Brief Note: New Apple Pest, Hedya nubiferana (Haworth), Discovered in Ohio
Rings, Roy W. pp. 72-72
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Centennial Research Review: Changes in Knowledge of the Vascular Plant Flora of Ohio, 1860-1991
Cooperrider, Tom S. pp. 73-76
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Book Reviews
pp. 77-77
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    Centennial Research Review: Changes in Knowledge of the Vascular Plant Flora of Ohio, 1860-1991
    (1992-06) Cooperrider, Tom S.
    Newberry's I860 Catalogue of 1,377 species was the first annotated checklist of Ohio's vascular plants. Five similar works were published during the next 72 years. The last, Schaffner's 1932 Catalog, listed 2,309 species. Since 1950, studies for the Ohio Flora Project and related projects have produced further additions to the known flora. In 1961,1 estimated that Ohio's vascular plant flora would prove to consist of approximately 2,700 species. Over the course of the past century, from 1893 to the present, periodic exclusions have removed many species incorrectly attributed to the state's flora. Recent field studies for 1) the Ohio Flora Project, 2) the individual projects of botanists at several Ohio institutions, and 3) the investigations of Ohio's rare plants conducted by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' (ODNR's) Division of Natural Areas and Preserves have greatly increased knowledge of plant species distribution within Ohio.
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    Brief Note: New Apple Pest, Hedya nubiferana (Haworth), Discovered in Ohio
    (1992-06) Rings, Roy W.
    The green budworm, Hedya nubiferana (Haworth), was collected in Ohio for the first time in 1991- A total of five specimens was collected at three sites in Portage County, OH. The collection of the green budworm at these widespread localities in Portage County in such numbers indicates that this potential pest species is now well established in Ohio, at least in the northeastern part. The identification of this species was made by Dr. William E. Miller, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. Further studies in unsprayed, abandoned orchards and arboretums are suggested to more accurately determine the geographical distribution of this new species in Ohio.
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    Brief Note: Wild Turkey Egg Laying in Ruffed Grouse Nests
    (1992-06) Stoll, Robert J., Jr.
    Egg laying by wild turkey in ruffed grouse nests has been previously documented only once and that observation occurred in New York State. Four additional instances of ruffed grouse nests containing wild turkey eggs are reported here from Ohio. Follow-up visits at two of the four grouse nests revealed no trace of the female, nest, or eggs. In the remaining two nests, incubation progressed beyond the 23-24 day period for ruffed grouse. Both of these nests failed to hatch live grouse chicks, but evidence indicated that two turkey poults (incubation period 28 days) hatched from one of the nests, presumably accompanied by the female grouse.
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    Development of an Instrument to Measure Volunteers' Attitudes Towards People With Aids
    (1992-06) Schondel, Connie; Shields, Glenn
    An instrument to measure volunteers' attitudes towards people with AIDS was developed. A 37-item questionnaire was initially determined to have content validity. The questionnaire was administered to a random sample of youth services volunteers (n = 150) and to members of an AIDS volunteer organization (it = 247); results of a factor analysis produced five subscales. Reliability of the constructed scale was determined. The initial construct validity of two of the subscales was established. Results of this research are promising, and further testing and refinement of the instrument could provide a method to empirically measure attitudes of volunteers who work with people with AIDS.
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    Response of Acer saccharum Seedlings to Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Ozone
    (1992-06) Noble, Reginald D.; Jensen, Keith F.; Ruff, Bradley S.; Loats, Ken V.
    Newly germinated seedlings of Acer saccharum were grown in atmospheres of elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) or ozone (O3) for 85 days. Net photosynthesis measured on initial leaves and recently formed leaves tended (though not always statistically significant) to increase with an increase in CO2. Biomass measured at the end of the study also increased with an increase in CO2. Ozone at 0.15 ppm did not have a significant impact on either net photosynthesis or growth; however, with O3-treatment, biomass increased at elevated CO2 levels.
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    Day Versus Night Electrofishing Catches from Near-Shore Waters of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers
    (1992-06) Sanders, Randall E.
    Day and night electrofishing catches were compared for sampling effectiveness and diel movements offish to and from near-shore waters of the Ohio and Muskingum rivers. Standardized methods were used to collect same-day paired samples by sampling during the day, displacing the catch, and resampling after twilight. Night catches contained significantly higher numbers of species, individuals (excluding Dorosoma cepedianum), weight, and biological index scores (Modified Index of Well-Being [Mlwb] and Index of Biotic Integrity [IBI]). Night versus day paired samples in the Ohio and Muskingum rivers showed, respectively, mean increases of 7.6 and 4.6 species, 229 and 417 fish per km (excluding D. cepedianum), 18.2 and 30.4 kg/km, 2.3 and 1.5 Mlwb units, and 10.8 and 8.7 IBI units. Total night catches yielded, respectively, 43% and 15% more taxa, 62% and 160% greater numbers (excluding!), cepedianum), and 50% and 70% more weight than total day catches. Catch differences were primarily attributed to diel movements from off-shore to near-shore waters during the evening-twilight period. Taxa which increased the most at night in the Ohio River were: Alosa chrysochloris, Notropis wicklijfi, Ictiobus bubalus, Moxostoma anisurum, M. duquesnei, Ictalurus punctatus, Morone saxatilis x M. chrysops, Ambloplites rupestris, Stizostedion canadense, and Aplodinotus grunniens; and in the Muskingum River: Ictiobus bubalus, Moxostoma anisurum, and Morone chrysops. Standardized night electrofishing is an effective sampling technique for many mainstem species and provides a better, more complete biological assessment than day electrofishing. Therefore, it should be incorporated into long-term monitoring programs for these large, deep rivers. The findings of this study may also be applicable to other large, deep bodies of water elsewhere.
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    Ground Beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae) of Eastern Ohio Forests Threatened by the Gypsy Moth, Lymantria dispar (L.) (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)
    (1992-06) MacLean, David B.; Usis, John D.
    A total of 1,164 individuals representing 49 species of ground beetles was collected by means of barrier-pitfall traps installed in three different forest types (oak, mesophytic, and lowland) at Beaver Creek State Park, Columbiana County, OH, during summer 1990 and spring 1991. The lowland ground beetle community was the most diverse (32 species and 678 individuals) and was dominated by Pterostichus lucublandus Lee. and Harpalus bicolor F. The oak and mesophytic sites were similar in species richness (23 and 22 species, respectively) and were dominated bySphaeroderus lecontei Dej. andDicaeluspolitus Dej. Pheromone trapping in 1990 revealed only 96 adult male gypsy moths with numbers greatest in the oak and lowland sites. Species of ground beetles present at Beaver Creek State Park and known to attack gypsy moths in Pennsylvania include Sphaeroderus canadensis Chd., Pterostichus adoxus Say, P. lucublandus Lee, P. stygicus Say, and Chlaenius emarginatus Say.
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