Ohio Journal of Science: Volume 102, Issue 2 (April, 2002)

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Civil Aircraft Collisions with Birds and Other Wildlife in Ohio, 1990-1999
Barras, Scott; Wright, Sandra E. pp. 2-7
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Distribution and Relative Abundance of Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa Umbellus) in Ohio in 1998
Swanson, David; Culbertson, W. Lloyd pp. 8-10
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Type Specimens of Araneae Held in the William Morton Barrows Spider Collection
Bradley, Richard A. pp. 11-14
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Landscape Structure and Nutrient Budgets in an Agricultural Watershed, Southwest, Ohio
Lucas, Michael F.; Medley, Kimberly E. pp. 15-23
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The Dainty Sulphur Butterfly in Ohio
Parshall, David K.; Watts, John pp. 24-26
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The Myxomycetes of Athens Conty, Ohio
Rubino, Darrin L.; Cavender, James C. pp. 27-29
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Response to Book Review and Response to Book Review Response
pp. 30-30
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Reviewers of Manuscripts for The Ohio Journal of Science During 2001
pp. 31-31
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Back Matter
pp. 999
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    The Myxomycetes of Athens Conty, Ohio
    (2002-04) Rubino, Darrin L.; Cavender, James C.
    The goal of this study was to document all reported collections of myxomycetes (slime molds) from Athens County, OH (USA). The compilation of several published and unpublished studies of myxomycete records from Athens County resulted in a total of 52 species. The species were distributed among 6 orders, 9 families, and 25 genera and represent 24% of the myxomycetes known from Ohio and approximately 15% of those recorded for North America. No new collections for the state of Ohio were reported.
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    The Dainty Sulphur Butterfly in Ohio
    (2002-04) Parshall, David K.; Watts, John
    In 1999 the pierid butterfly, the dainty sulphur, Nat halts iole appeared in Ohio in good numbers for the first time in 68 years. Ohio is at the extreme northern limit of its range (Scott 1986; Opler and Malikul 1998). Prior to 1999, the last record was a single adult captured on 11 July 1985 in Logan County. Most records during the summer of 1999 were also single adults. However, on 17 September a large localized colony was discovered at Pickerington Ponds Wildlife Refuge in Fairfield County. This was the first large population ever found in Ohio, and was the first opportunity to study bionomics of this species in Ohio. A modified Pollard transect was used as a baseline to visually record bionomic data at the site (Pollard and Yates 1993). Data was recorded from 17 September through 7 November, 1999- During this period a population census, adult reproductive behavior, and an unusual oviposition host, and probable larval host plant, carpetweed, Mollugo verticellata, (Voss 1985), was discovered. In addition the interesting dark adult form,/ viridis, (Whittaker and Stallings 1944) was recorded for the first time in Ohio. This dark form is usually found only during the winter in southern Florida and Texas where the species breeds yearlong, and in the fall in the Great Plains (Scott 1986).
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    Landscape Structure and Nutrient Budgets in an Agricultural Watershed, Southwest, Ohio
    (2002-04) Lucas, Michael F.; Medley, Kimberly E.
    Managing for uncultivated lands in agricultural watersheds may be a cost effective way to improve surface water quality. For this study, landscape structure and nutrient (N, P) budgets were compared in seven first-order basins of Marshall's Branch watershed, Preble County, OH. Row crops were the dominant land use in all basins. Three basins had greater than 25% of stream buffers forested and nitrate concentrations below average. Four basins had higher pasture and residential land use proportions and phosphorus concentrations higher than average. Growing season precipitation in 1994 was low, resulting in low nutrient transport. Although no basins had net export of nutrients, trends exist that point out relationships between landscape structure and nutrient storage. Of particular importance is the strong effect small changes in forested stream buffers had on nitrogen flows in the basins, suggesting small land use changes in targeted areas can affect positive changes in basin-wide nutrient dynamics.
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    Type Specimens of Araneae Held in the William Morton Barrows Spider Collection
    (2002-04) Bradley, Richard A.
    A list of the type specimens held in the William Morton Barrows Spider Collection at The Ohio State University is presented for the first time. A total of 26 holotypes and 14 allotypes are currently held in the collection. Of the 28 named taxa (27 Barrows names) represented by primary types in this collection, 10 have been placed in synonymy by subsequent authors. Thus a total of 18 currently valid species are represented by primary types. An additional 113 paratype specimens representing these species and an additional 20 taxa are present.
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    Distribution and Relative Abundance of Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa Umbellus) in Ohio in 1998
    (2002-04) Swanson, David A.; Culbertson, W. Lloyd
    This paper updates the distribution and relative abundance of ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) in Ohio. In 1998, ruffed grouse were reported in 40 counties covering approximately 31,450 km2 in glaciated northeastern and unglaciated eastern and southeastern Ohio. The relative abundance of ruffed grouse was rated as best-good in about 64% of this range and as fair-marginal in 34%. The occupied range of ruffed grouse in Ohio decreased 24% between 1982 and 1998 and the amount of that range with a relative abundance rating of best-good declined from 74 to 64%.
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    Civil Aircraft Collisions with Birds and Other Wildlife in Ohio, 1990-1999
    (2002-04) Barras, Scott; Wright, Sandra E.
    Collisions between wildlife and aircraft (wildlife strikes) cost civil aviation more than \$380 million annually in the US and pose a safety risk to flight personnel and passengers. We investigated wildlife strike trends and characteristics of strikes at airports in Ohio, 1990-1999, by analysis of data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Wildlife Strike Database. Of 903 reported wildlife strikes with civil aircraft in Ohio, 98% were bird strikes and 2% involved mammals (primarily whitetailed deer [Odocoileus virginiana] and coyote [Cants latrans]). Reported wildlife strikes increased (P <0.01) from 39 in 1990 to 165 in 1999- Species groups most commonly involved in bird strikes were gulls (Larus spp., 135), raptors (Falconiformes and Strigiformes, 55), and waterfowl (Anseriformes, 49). The estimated cost of damage (mean - \$85,8l6/aircraft; total = \$3,175,192) was provided for only 37 (29%) of the 126 strike reports that indicated damage occurred. Assuming all damaging strikes had comparable mean damage and 20% of all strikes were reported, the total cost of these strikes may have been as high as \$54 million. Airport managers in Ohio and elsewhere should develop wildlife hazard management programs to minimize the risk of wildlife strikes, especially with deer, geese, gulls and other large species.
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