Ohio Journal of Science: Volume 87, Issue 1 (March, 1987)

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Biology and Biologists of the Buckeye Trail
Daniel, Paul M. pp. 2-9
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Elemental Composition of Wisconsinan Tills of the Lower Cuyahoga Valley, Northeastern Ohio
Szabo, John P.; Katzmark, Robert R. pp. 10-15
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Homing Behavior of Tagged and Displaced Carp, Cyprinus carpio, in Pymatuning Lake, Pennsylvania/Ohio
Schwartz, Frank J. pp. 15-22
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Distribution of Salamanders of the Genus Ambystoma in Hardin County, Ohio
Keiser, Terry D.; Moore, Nelson J.; Nelson, Eric V. pp. 23-23
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Survey of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Reports in Delaware County, Ohio
Scott, I. pp. 24-27
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Macrolichen Flora of Crane Hollow, Hocking County, Ohio
Showman, Ray E. pp. 27-29
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Field and Laboratory Determination of Substrate Preferences of Unionid Mussels
Huehner, Martin K. pp. 29-32
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Two New Genera, Brevisana and Minimana, and Four New Species of Gyponinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)
Freytag, Paul H. pp. 33-35
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Vegetation-Site Relationships in the Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve, Ohio: A Northern Outlier of the Mixed Mesophytic Forest
Runkle, James R.; Whitney, Gordon G. pp. 36-40
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Plecoptera of the Ohio River: Community Composition and Species Phenologies of Nymphs Collected Near Cincinnati, Ohio
Beckett, David C. pp. 41-45
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Brief Note: Fallicambarus (Creaserinus) fodiens (Cottle 1863) (Decapoda: Cambaridae) in West Virginia: A New State Record
Jezerinac, Raymond F.; Stocker, G. Whitney pp. 46-47
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Book Reviews
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List of Reviewers of Papers for the Ohio Journal of Science During 1986
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Brief Note: Fallicambarus (Creaserinus) fodiens (Cottle 1863) (Decapoda: Cambaridae) in West Virginia: A New State Record
(1987-03) Jezerinac, Raymond F.; Stocker, G. Whitney
A population of F. (C.) fodiens was found in the floodplain of the Ohio River, Mason County, West Virginia. This is a new state record and the second record of the species on the unglaciated Appalachian Plateau. An analysis of burrow diameters indicated that three age classes are probably present.
Plecoptera of the Ohio River: Community Composition and Species Phenologies of Nymphs Collected Near Cincinnati, Ohio
(1987-03) Beckett, David C.
Community composition of the nymphal stoneflies of the Ohio River was determined by sampling with artificial substrates at 5-week intervals from January-December, 1979, near Cincinnati, Ohio. Seven species were collected from this large river. Isoperla bilineata, Perlesta placida, and especially Taeniopteryx burksi were abundant at certain times of the year. Determinations of nymphal maturity, using body length measurements and wing development, coupled with the presence/absence of the various species in the samples, indicated that P. placida has a very short growth and maturation period. Taeniopteryx burksi and P. placida exhibited extended diapause periods in their life cycles. A comparison of the present-day stonefly composition in an Ohio River that has been modified by the placement of high-level dams, with that of the plecopteran composition in the early 1930s (low-level dams in place), showed no marked changes in community composition. Since the low-level dam navigation system was completed in the late 1920s, either the stonefly fauna has remained comparatively unaffected by damming, or any marked faunal changes had already taken place by the early 1930s as a consequence of the placement of the low-level dams.
Vegetation-Site Relationships in the Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve, Ohio: A Northern Outlier of the Mixed Mesophytic Forest
(1987-03) Runkle, James R.; Whitney, Gordon G.
Eighteen 0.1-ha plots were sampled for woody vegetation in the Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve in southeastern Ohio. These plots were selected to cover a great variety of topographic positions. Ordination (DECORANA) and classification (TWINSPAN) techniques were used to group the plots into seven site-types: ridge tops, slope edges, upper slopes, lower slopes, flood plains by small creeks, coves, and terraces by large creeks. Soil nutrients generally were higher for the lower slopes and terraces. Vegetation varied from oak-dominated upland sites to mixed mesophytic coves to floodplain stands of Platanus occidentalis, Betula nigra, and Ulmus americana. The distributions of species suggest that soil moisture is primarily responsible for determining where species occur. The low level of soil nutrients may limit the occurrence of the more nutrient-demanding mesophytic species in the area.
Two New Genera, Brevisana and Minimana, and Four New Species of Gyponinae (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)
(1987-03) Freytag, Paul H.
The new genera Brevisana and Minimana are described and include three species: B. rugosa, n. sp., M. montana, n. sp., and M. unistriata, n. sp. All are from elevations above 2800 m in Venezuela. Ponanella trispina, n. sp., is described from French Guiana. The genus Carnoseta DeLong, new status is compared with the genus Minimana.
Field and Laboratory Determination of Substrate Preferences of Unionid Mussels
(1987-03) Huehner, Martin K.
Substrate preferences were investigated in the field and in the laboratory for Anodonta grandis spp., hampsilis radiata radiata, L. radiata luteola, and Elliptio dilatata. Habitat substrate type, water depth, and current velocity were measured either for individual mussels or for 1-m plots by SCUBA or snorkeling. In the laboratory, individual mussels were presented with a choice of sand or gravel substrates in a 0.6 X 1.8 m tank with overhead lighting. Elliptio dilatata, which was found only in the Indian River, Michigan occurred in greatest density in 2.5-cm gravel bottoms with current velocities of 0.40 to 0.54 mps. This species displayed no substrate preference in laboratory tests, hampsilis radiata radiata from Fish Lake, Michigan, showed a preference for sand bottom in shallow water in the field and sand in the laboratory; Indian River specimens were most abundant in sand and fine gravel in the field and showed no substrate preference in the laboratory. hampsilis radiata luteola showed no substrate preference in the Cuyahoga River, Ohio, but chose sand more frequently in laboratory tests. Anodonta grandis spp. was most abundant in deep water (5.3 m), mud bottoms in Fish Lake and in fine sediments (mud or sand) in the Cuyahoga River. Bottoms of thick (> 1 m) mud in shallow water were occupied only by A. grandis spp. in Fish Lake; lake and river A. grandis spp. preferred sand in laboratory tests. Results indicate that water velocity was a more important habitat requirement than substrate for E. dilatata, whereas A. grandis spp. had a clear preference for finer substrates, even in quiet water, hampsilis radiata radiata and h. radiata luteola were broad in habitat tolerances but avoided deep, soft mud.
Macrolichen Flora of Crane Hollow, Hocking County, Ohio
(1987-03) Showman, Ray E.
The macrolichen flora of Crane Hollow, Hocking County, Ohio, was investigated, and 77 species were found. Twenty-three species are new records for Hocking County, five are on the Ohio Biological Survey endangered and threatened plant list, and one, Parmotrema arnoldii (DR.) Hale, is new to Ohio.
Survey of Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon Reports in Delaware County, Ohio
(1987-03) Scott, I.
People living near the location (Delaware County, Ohio) of a recent, unpublished, possible observation of an unidentified flying object (UFO) were surveyed to examine the frequency of UFO observations, the ratio of reported/unreported observations, and the accounts of the observations. The 62 respondents were well educated and used to being out-of-doors. Thirty-one percent of the respondents reported UFO observations; 17% reported knowing of someone who had made an observation. Thirty-two unit sightings were reported; of these, three could probably be explained as known phenomena and one contained insufficient information for evaluation.
Distribution of Salamanders of the Genus Ambystoma in Hardin County, Ohio
(1987-03) Keiser, Terry D.; Moore, Nelson J.; Nelson, Eric V.
A survey of vernal, pool-breeding Ambystoma was conducted during the springs of 1984-1986 in Hardin County, Ohio. Four species (A. jeffersonianum, A. maculatum, A. texanum and A. t. tigrinum) and several Ambystoma hybrids were collected. Only A. texanum had previously been reported from Hardin County. Ambystoma texanum dominated collections from the Blanchard River and Hog Creek drainages; A. maculatum and A. t. tigrinum were more common in the Scioto River drainage. These differences in distribution are probably due to variations in topography and vernal pool depth.
Homing Behavior of Tagged and Displaced Carp, Cyprinus carpio, in Pymatuning Lake, Pennsylvania/Ohio
(1987-03) Schwartz, Frank J.
Pymatuning Lake, located on the Pennsylvania/Ohio border, is noted for the large numbers of bread-eating carp that frequent the Linesville Causeway carp bowl from May to November. Carp were trapped in 1952 and 1984 at the carp bowl, tagged, and relocated varying distances away from the bowl in Sanctuary, Middle, and Lower lakes. Carp traversed the return distances of up to 9 km in less than 4 or 5 days. Return movements often necessitated swimming around Tuttle Point and across the length of Middle Lake. One carp did migrate northward in 1984, but not 1952, from Lower Lake through the east-west Andover-Espyville Causeway into Middle Lake. Another carp released near the bowl in Middle Lake in 1984 migrated west and south through the Andover-Espyville Causeway and was caught 23 km to the west and south near the Lower Lake dam at Jamestown, Pennsylvania. Larger and older carp frequented Sanctuary and Middle lakes. Carp sizes decreased progressively with distance from the bowl. Visual cues, currents, sounds, sun orientation, follow-the-leader, and schooling behavior did not explain the carp aggregations in the carp bowl or the homing behavior by carp. Odors from feeding carp or other sources may be the causal basis for the homing behavior.
Elemental Composition of Wisconsinan Tills of the Lower Cuyahoga Valley, Northeastern Ohio
(1987-03) Szabo, John P.; Katzmark, Robert R.
Inductively-coupled plasma (ICP) analyses were performed on 25 selected till samples of varying ages from the Lower Cuyahoga Valley in northeastern Ohio. Samples of the ^0.074-mm fraction from the Lavery, Kent, Northampton, and Mogadore Tills were analyzed for phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), boron (B), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), aluminum (Al), and sodium (Na). Statistical tests showed some significant differences in elemental means among individual till units. Manganese, Fe, and Cu were not significantly different among any of the till units. Bivariate regressions showed that most elemental concentrations correlated to grain size. Zinc was associated with the sand size-fraction; Fe was associated with the silt-size fraction; Ca, Mg, B, Al, and Na were associated with the clay-size fraction; and P, K, Mn, and Cu had no preferred association with any one grain size. Elemental differences among the tills resulted from variations in source area and local materials. Based on elemental composition, the Kent Till is similar to the Mogadore Till, and the Lavery Till is similar to the Northampton Till. The sandy Kent and Mogadore Tills may have a similar northeastern source area which was low in overall carbonate content. The clay-rich Lavery and Northampton Tills have somewhat similar mineral contents, possibly suggesting a more northwesterly carbonate-dominated source in the Erie Basin.
Biology and Biologists of the Buckeye Trail
(1987-03) Daniel, Paul M.
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