DOCSLIB.ORG

Flora of Long Point, Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk, Ontario

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Flora of Long Point, Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk, Ontario See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292240594 Flora of Long Point, Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk, Ontario Article · January 1989 CITATIONS READS 15 3 2 authors, including: Anton A Reznicek University of Michigan 67 PUBLICATIONS 964 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE Available from: Anton A Reznicek Retrieved on: 19 April 2016 THE MICHIGAN BOTANIST (ISSN 0026-203X) is published four times per year (January, March, May, and October) by the Michigan Botanical Club, c/o Herbarium, North University Building, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1057. Second-class postage paid at Ann Arbor, MI. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE MICHIGAN BOTANIST, c/o Her barium, North University Building, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1057. Subscriptions: $10.00 per year. Single copies: $2.50. Back issues are available except as noted below. Prices are: Vols. 1-13, $3.00 per vol. ($0.75 per no.); Vols. 14-18, $5.00 per vol. ($1.25 per no.); Vols. 19-21, $8.00 per vol. ($2.00 per no.); Vols. 22-present, $10.00 per vol. ($2.50 per no.). Issues no longer available except in complete sets include Vol. 1, nos. 1 & 2 (all published) and Vol. 19, no. 3. Issues available only in complete sets or sets beginning with Vol. 2 include Vol. 2, nos. 1 & 4; Vol. 4, no. 3; Vol. 5, nos. 1,2,3; Vol. 7, no. 4; and Vol. 9, no. 3. Subscriptions (from those not members of the Michigan Botanical Club) and all orders for back issues should be addressed to the Business and Circulation Manager. Address changes from Botanical Club members should be sent only to appropriate chapter officers. Address changes for NON-MEMBER SUBSCRIBERS OMIT should be sent to the Business and Circulation Manager. Articles dealing with any phase of botany relating to the Great Lakes Region may be sent to the Co- editors. In preparing manuscripts, authors are requested to follow our style and the suggestions in "Information for Authors" (Vol. 28, p.43). Editorial Board Barbara J. Dyko and Richard K. Rabeler, Co-editors, Herbarium, N. University Building, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1057. Anton A. Reznicek, Business and Circulation Manager, Herbarium, N. University Building, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1057. Richard Brewer James S. Pringle Neil A. Harriman Edward G. Voss Raymond A. Hollensen Ellen Elliott Weatherbee THE MICHIGAN BOTANICAL CLUB Membership in the Michigan Botanical Club is open to anyone interested in its aims: conservation of all native plants; education of the public to appreciate and preserve plant life; sponsorship of research and publication on the plant life of the State; sponsorship of legislation to promote the preservation of Michigan native flora; to establish suitable sanctuaries and natural areas; and cooper ation in programs concerned with the wise use and conservation of all natural resources and scenic features. Dues are modest, but vary slightly among the chapters and with different classes of membership. Persons desiring to become state members (not affiliated with a local chapter, for which contact persons are listed below), may send $11.00 dues to the Membership Chairman listed below. In all cases, dues include a subsription to THE MICHIGAN BOTANIST. (Persons and institutions desiring to subscribe without becoming members should deal directly with the Business and Circulation Manager.) President: Peter B. Kaufman, 8040 West Huron River Drive, Dexter, MI 48130 Treasurer: Esther Carr, 15118 Fairfield, Livonia, MI 48154 Membership Chairperson: Donna Schumann, 809 Dukeshire, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 Huron Valley Chapter: Robert LaRue, 915 Sherman Court, Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Red Cedar Chapter: Isobel Dickinson, 933 Linden, East Lansing, MI 48823 Southeastern Chapter: Margaret Converse, 34084 Dorais, Livonia, MI 48154 Southwestern Chapter: Richard W. Pippen, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan Uni versity, Kalamazoo, MI 49008 1989 THE MICHIGAN BOTANIST 99 FLORA OF LONG POINT, REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF HALDIMAND-NORFOLK, ONTARIO A.A. Reznicek P.M. Catling University of Michigan Herbarium Biosystematics Research Centre North University Building . Agriculture Canada Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1057 Wm. Saunders Bldg., C.E.F. Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 006 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 99 METHODS 102 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE 102 / Botanical Literature Concerning Long Point 102 2 Botanical Collecting on Long Point 103 THE FLORA OF LONG POINT 104 / Synopsis 104 2 Rare Species 105 3 Excluded Species 106 4 Vegetation Patterns 107 5 Some Important Factors Affecting the Vegetation 125 6 Phytogeography 129 7 Comparison of the Floras of Long Point, Point Pelee National Park, and Rondeau Provincial Park 136 8 Annotated List of Vascular Plants 138 9 Index to Genera in the Annotated List 169 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 171 LITERATURE CITED 171 INTRODUCTION Long Point, a wilderness of dune, marsh, ponds, forest, and savanna, is one of the most extensive wild areas left in southwestern Ontario, an area where the natural flora and fauna have been reduced to scattered remnants. However, the biological significance of this site extends far beyond the provincial level. The United Nations has designated Long Point as a "Bio sphere Reserve" and the International Ramsar Wetlands Conference recog nized it as a significant wetland on a worldwide scale. Currently, half of the area is protected and managed under the authority of the Canada Wildlife Act and is one of the more than 40 National Wildlife Areas across Canada protected by the Canadian Wildlife Service. Located in the Regional Municipality of Haldimand-Norfolk, about 80 km southwest of Hamilton, between 80° 03' and 80° 28' W.L. and between 100 THE MICHIGAN BOTANIST Vol. 28 42° 32' and 42° 37' N.L., the Point (Fig. 1) is the largest sandspit on the Great Lakes, extending for 35 km eastward from the north shore into the eastern basin of Lake Erie. The widest essentially dry land surface is approximately 2 km, near Gravelly Bay, but the widest vegetated (mostly marsh and shallow water) area is approximately 5 km wide at Ryerson's Island. The area of the Point is about 6450 ha, although much of this is shallow water. Long Point is geologically very young, having evidently started to form about 4000 years ago (Bradstreet 1977, Davidson-Arnott & Stewart 1987, Wood 1951). The fact that Long Point is one of the most important natural areas in the Great Lakes region, and is nationally significant in Canada, is a direct result of a strong feeling for wildlife protection on the part of the Long Point Company. This company controlled most of the land from 1869 until 1979, when 3249 ha, extending from Courtright Ridge eastward beyond Gravelly Bay, were donated to the federal government. The Canadian Wild life Service was chosen by the Company as the recipient because it adminis tered the legislation (the Canada Wildlife Act) that satisfied the conserva tion goals of the Company. In accord with the terms of the donation, the 1989 THE MICHIGAN BOTANIST 101 Canadian Wildlife Service is charged with the responsibility of maintaining the area in its natural state as the Long Point National Wildlife Area. Consequently, access is restricted and the regulations prohibit various activ ities including the cutting, picking, removing, or wilfully damaging the vegetation. Biological research is permitted in cooperation with the Cana dian Wildlife Service and other landowners. Information is available from the Canadian Wildlife Service office in London, the Big Creek National Wildlife Area headquarters at the base of the Point, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources district office in Simcoe, and in McKeating (1983). Areas at the base of the Point that were purchased by the Canadian Wildlife Service from other owners are also managed as National Wildlife Areas. Other portions of the Point are managed by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (Long Point Provincial Park) and the Long Point Region Conservation Authority. The largest existing private holdings are those still held by the Long Point Company which controls 3000 ha of the marshes south and west of Ryerson's Island for waterfowl production and hunting. In addition, the eastern tip of the Point, where a lighthouse has been operated since 1830, is owned by the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Transport Canada. Although a number of authoritative faunal studies exist (e.g., Snyder & Logier 1931, McCracken et al. 1981), there is no adequate floristic inven tory of the Point. A number of factors have undoubtedly contributed to this situation, in addition to the general inaccessibility of the area. There are many unpublished reports concerning the flora which are incomplete or seriously inaccurate. These reports, despite their deficiencies, satisfied the immediate needs of biologists and managers. Another contributing factor is that the many incomplete studies suggested that Long Point was of limited interest botanicaUy, especially with regard to diversity and rare species, and further, that the work had been done! Not surprisingly, botanists visited and revisited accessible areas well-known for their unusual floristic ele ments such as the Turkey Point Plains, Rondeau Provincial Park, and Point Pelee National Park. After all, since well-known botanists, such as J.E. Cruise, M. Landon, H.J. Scoggan, H.A. Senn, and J.H. Soper, had all collected plants on Long Point, what else could anyone expect to discover? The answer is a great deal, because none of these botanists ever intended to fully survey the flora and, consequently, never took an organized approach. During our field surveys, we soon realized that Long Point has a distinctive and diverse flora. Not only did we discover many rare species, we also found species that had not previously been recorded in Canada (Reznicek & Catling 1982). It became evident that a current floristic survey of Long Point was needed.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Bibliographical References on the Bryophyte Flora of the Canary Islands (1740-2006)
    References on bryophytes from the Canary Islands 1 Bibliographical references on the bryophyte flora of the Canary Islands (1740-2006) A. Losada-Lima1, S. Rodríguez-Núñez1 & G.M. Dirkse2 1 Corresponding author: [email protected] 2 [email protected] Abstract: A compilation of 427 bibliographical references on bryophytes from Canary Islands is presented. In order to include all the information dealing with Canarian bryoflora, we have listed all references that record any data on this subject. Introduction The literature about the bryophytes of the Canary Islands is dispersed in reports, journals and books. From the XVIII century onwards, numerous works on bryophytes from the Canary Islands have been published by travelers, scientists, naturalists and botanists. Many authors have reported about bryophytes collected by them. Some specialists reported about material which was sent to them by amateurs for identification. The interest in the bryophyte flora of the Canary Islands has lead to numerous descriptions of new taxa. The objective of this work is to provide an up to date bibliography of taxonomic, geographic, ecological, phylogenetic books, papers, reports, and other printings concerning bryophytes of the Canary Islands. Incorporated are publications in which bryophytes are mentioned in connection with the Canary Islands. In all, 427 references are listed, of which slightly more than 25% has its focus on bryophytes from the Canary Islands. Although the literature was extensively searched and the list was carefully compiled, errors or omissions may occur. Corrections, additions, as well as new references are welcomed by the corresponding author. ARCHIVE FOR BRYOLOGY 24 (2007) 2 Losada-Lima, Rodríguez-Núñez & Dirkse List of references Ade, A.
    [Show full text]
  • Appendix 2: Plant Lists
    Appendix 2: Plant Lists Master List and Section Lists Mahlon Dickerson Reservation Botanical Survey and Stewardship Assessment Wild Ridge Plants, LLC 2015 2015 MASTER PLANT LIST MAHLON DICKERSON RESERVATION SCIENTIFIC NAME NATIVENESS S-RANK CC PLANT HABIT # OF SECTIONS Acalypha rhomboidea Native 1 Forb 9 Acer palmatum Invasive 0 Tree 1 Acer pensylvanicum Native 7 Tree 2 Acer platanoides Invasive 0 Tree 4 Acer rubrum Native 3 Tree 27 Acer saccharum Native 5 Tree 24 Achillea millefolium Native 0 Forb 18 Acorus calamus Alien 0 Forb 1 Actaea pachypoda Native 5 Forb 10 Adiantum pedatum Native 7 Fern 7 Ageratina altissima v. altissima Native 3 Forb 23 Agrimonia gryposepala Native 4 Forb 4 Agrostis canina Alien 0 Graminoid 2 Agrostis gigantea Alien 0 Graminoid 8 Agrostis hyemalis Native 2 Graminoid 3 Agrostis perennans Native 5 Graminoid 18 Agrostis stolonifera Invasive 0 Graminoid 3 Ailanthus altissima Invasive 0 Tree 8 Ajuga reptans Invasive 0 Forb 3 Alisma subcordatum Native 3 Forb 3 Alliaria petiolata Invasive 0 Forb 17 Allium tricoccum Native 8 Forb 3 Allium vineale Alien 0 Forb 2 Alnus incana ssp rugosa Native 6 Shrub 5 Alnus serrulata Native 4 Shrub 3 Ambrosia artemisiifolia Native 0 Forb 14 Amelanchier arborea Native 7 Tree 26 Amphicarpaea bracteata Native 4 Vine, herbaceous 18 2015 MASTER PLANT LIST MAHLON DICKERSON RESERVATION SCIENTIFIC NAME NATIVENESS S-RANK CC PLANT HABIT # OF SECTIONS Anagallis arvensis Alien 0 Forb 4 Anaphalis margaritacea Native 2 Forb 3 Andropogon gerardii Native 4 Graminoid 1 Andropogon virginicus Native 2 Graminoid 1 Anemone americana Native 9 Forb 6 Anemone quinquefolia Native 7 Forb 13 Anemone virginiana Native 4 Forb 5 Antennaria neglecta Native 2 Forb 2 Antennaria neodioica ssp.
    [Show full text]
  • Species List For: Labarque Creek CA 750 Species Jefferson County Date Participants Location 4/19/2006 Nels Holmberg Plant Survey
    Species List for: LaBarque Creek CA 750 Species Jefferson County Date Participants Location 4/19/2006 Nels Holmberg Plant Survey 5/15/2006 Nels Holmberg Plant Survey 5/16/2006 Nels Holmberg, George Yatskievych, and Rex Plant Survey Hill 5/22/2006 Nels Holmberg and WGNSS Botany Group Plant Survey 5/6/2006 Nels Holmberg Plant Survey Multiple Visits Nels Holmberg, John Atwood and Others LaBarque Creek Watershed - Bryophytes Bryophte List compiled by Nels Holmberg Multiple Visits Nels Holmberg and Many WGNSS and MONPS LaBarque Creek Watershed - Vascular Plants visits from 2005 to 2016 Vascular Plant List compiled by Nels Holmberg Species Name (Synonym) Common Name Family COFC COFW Acalypha monococca (A. gracilescens var. monococca) one-seeded mercury Euphorbiaceae 3 5 Acalypha rhomboidea rhombic copperleaf Euphorbiaceae 1 3 Acalypha virginica Virginia copperleaf Euphorbiaceae 2 3 Acer negundo var. undetermined box elder Sapindaceae 1 0 Acer rubrum var. undetermined red maple Sapindaceae 5 0 Acer saccharinum silver maple Sapindaceae 2 -3 Acer saccharum var. undetermined sugar maple Sapindaceae 5 3 Achillea millefolium yarrow Asteraceae/Anthemideae 1 3 Actaea pachypoda white baneberry Ranunculaceae 8 5 Adiantum pedatum var. pedatum northern maidenhair fern Pteridaceae Fern/Ally 6 1 Agalinis gattingeri (Gerardia) rough-stemmed gerardia Orobanchaceae 7 5 Agalinis tenuifolia (Gerardia, A. tenuifolia var. common gerardia Orobanchaceae 4 -3 macrophylla) Ageratina altissima var. altissima (Eupatorium rugosum) white snakeroot Asteraceae/Eupatorieae 2 3 Agrimonia parviflora swamp agrimony Rosaceae 5 -1 Agrimonia pubescens downy agrimony Rosaceae 4 5 Agrimonia rostellata woodland agrimony Rosaceae 4 3 Agrostis elliottiana awned bent grass Poaceae/Aveneae 3 5 * Agrostis gigantea redtop Poaceae/Aveneae 0 -3 Agrostis perennans upland bent Poaceae/Aveneae 3 1 Allium canadense var.
    [Show full text]
  • Moss Lawns in Orlando Final Booklet 2 28
    MOSS LAWNS IN ORLANDO https://www.growingagreenerworld.com/episode319/ ENV 413 Senior Seminar Senior Seminar is the capstone experience in the interdisciplinary Environmental Studies major. The course emphasizes key ideas from the field of Environmental Studies and their relationship to contemporary environmental issues. Senior Seminar is also a Civic Engagement class, and we will partner with the Orlando Sustainability Office The course is designed around a field-based research project that requires: 1. A booklet (5.5 by 8.5 inches) containing 2,000 words (not including endnotes) that will: A. Address a component of sustainability identified in the Orlando Greenworks Community Action Plan, and 3 UN Sustainability Goals. B. Apply at least one principle from each of the above categories to define project. C.Integrate research that provides 3 precedents, a set of findings, including costs, benefits and implementation strategy. D.Include endnotes. E. The booklet will be highlighted by at least 3 original charts, drawings, and/or plans that will be the focus of the presentation: 2. A seven-minute presentation limited to 6 slides with up to 4 original charts, drawings, and/or plans that will be the focus of the presentation. Introduction This project presents a model moss lawn that will conserve water and create a natural aesthetic to “enhance Orlando’s reputation as ‘The City Beautiful’ by promoting sustainable landscaping practices.”1 A method to advance earth systems, moss has many benefits compared to grass, including reduced water dependence and the ability to absorb significant amounts of CO2. It requires no pesticide treatments, resulting in less chemical runoff, allowing the city to reach its Greenworks Plan goal of increasing the “number of lakes meeting good water quality standard[s].”2 Moss grows in shade or sun and can thrive in nutrient light soil, requiring little maintenance and no mowing.
    [Show full text]
  • History of Botanical Collectors at Grandfather Mountain, NC
    HISTORY OF BOTANICAL COLLECTORS AT GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC DURING THE 19TH CENTURY AND AN ANALYSIS OF THE FLORA OF THE BOONE FORK HEADWATERS WITHIN GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN STATE PARK, NC A Thesis by ETHAN LUKE HUGHES Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies at Appalachian State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science May 2020 Department of Biology HISTORY OF BOTANICAL COLLECTORS AT GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN, NC DURING THE 19TH CENTURY AND AN ANALYSIS OF THE FLORA OF THE BOONE FORK HEADWATERS WITHIN GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN STATE PARK, NC A Thesis by ETHAN LUKE HUGHES May 2020 APPROVED BY: Dr. Zack E. Murrell Chairperson, Thesis Committee Dr. Mike Madritch Member, Thesis Committee Dr. Paul Davison Member, Thesis Committee Dr. Zack E. Murrell Chairperson, Department of Biology Mike McKenzie, Ph.D. Dean, Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies Copyright by Ethan L. Hughes 2020 All Rights Reserved Abstract History of botanical collectors at Grandfather Mountain, NC during the 19th century and an analysis of the flora of the Boone Fork headwaters Within Grandfather Mountain State Park, NC Ethan L. Hughes B.S. Clemson University Chairperson: Dr. Zack E. Murrell The Southern Appalachian Mountains have been an active region of botanical exploration for over 250 years. The high mountain peaks of western North Carolina, in particular, have attracted interest due to their resemblance of forest communities in NeW England and Canada and to their high species diversity. From the middle of the 19th century, Grandfather Mountain has been a destination for famous botanists conducting research in the region.
    [Show full text]
  • Field Guide to the Moss Genera in New Jersey by Keith Bowman
    Field Guide to the Moss Genera in New Jersey With Coefficient of Conservation and Indicator Status Keith Bowman, PhD 10/20/2017 Acknowledgements There are many individuals that have been essential to this project. Dr. Eric Karlin compiled the initial annotated list of New Jersey moss taxa. Second, I would like to recognize the contributions of the many northeastern bryologists that aided in the development of the initial coefficient of conservation values included in this guide including Dr. Richard Andrus, Dr. Barbara Andreas, Dr. Terry O’Brien, Dr. Scott Schuette, and Dr. Sean Robinson. I would also like to acknowledge the valuable photographic contributions from Kathleen S. Walz, Dr. Robert Klips, and Dr. Michael Lüth. Funding for this project was provided by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, State Wetlands Protection Development Grant, Section 104(B)(3); CFDA No. 66.461, CD97225809. Recommended Citation: Bowman, Keith. 2017. Field Guide to the Moss Genera in New Jersey With Coefficient of Conservation and Indicator Status. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New Jersey Forest Service, Office of Natural Lands Management, Trenton, NJ, 08625. Submitted to United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2, State Wetlands Protection Development Grant, Section 104(B)(3); CFDA No. 66.461, CD97225809. i Table of Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1 Descriptions
    [Show full text]
  • Phytochrome Diversity in Green Plants and the Origin of Canonical Plant Phytochromes
    ARTICLE Received 25 Feb 2015 | Accepted 19 Jun 2015 | Published 28 Jul 2015 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms8852 OPEN Phytochrome diversity in green plants and the origin of canonical plant phytochromes Fay-Wei Li1, Michael Melkonian2, Carl J. Rothfels3, Juan Carlos Villarreal4, Dennis W. Stevenson5, Sean W. Graham6, Gane Ka-Shu Wong7,8,9, Kathleen M. Pryer1 & Sarah Mathews10,w Phytochromes are red/far-red photoreceptors that play essential roles in diverse plant morphogenetic and physiological responses to light. Despite their functional significance, phytochrome diversity and evolution across photosynthetic eukaryotes remain poorly understood. Using newly available transcriptomic and genomic data we show that canonical plant phytochromes originated in a common ancestor of streptophytes (charophyte algae and land plants). Phytochromes in charophyte algae are structurally diverse, including canonical and non-canonical forms, whereas in land plants, phytochrome structure is highly conserved. Liverworts, hornworts and Selaginella apparently possess a single phytochrome, whereas independent gene duplications occurred within mosses, lycopods, ferns and seed plants, leading to diverse phytochrome families in these clades. Surprisingly, the phytochrome portions of algal and land plant neochromes, a chimera of phytochrome and phototropin, appear to share a common origin. Our results reveal novel phytochrome clades and establish the basis for understanding phytochrome functional evolution in land plants and their algal relatives. 1 Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA. 2 Botany Department, Cologne Biocenter, University of Cologne, 50674 Cologne, Germany. 3 University Herbarium and Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA. 4 Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK. 5 New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York 10458, USA.
    [Show full text]
  • GUIDE to the MOSSES of CENTRAL FLORIDA with an INTERACTIVE KEY by Frederick B
    Go to Index GUIDE TO THE MOSSES OF CENTRAL FLORIDA WITH AN INTERACTIVE KEY by Frederick B. Essig University of South Florida Herbarium Institute for Systematic Botany [Revised March 4, 2020] This guide has been prepared as an adjunct to the Atlas of Florida Plants. It includes an interactive key and illustrated species profile pages. The guide presently focuses on the common mosses of central Florida and includes 59 species, or for some entries just a genus. The guide is a work in progress, with the intention to gradually expand it to include less common species, as well as to expand the area of coverage from Central Florida to the entire state. It will therefore be periodically updated. The guide also includes an index, which includes all species reported as occurring in Florida, with the species included in the key set in bold face and larger type. The index also serves as a list of photo credits for the species included in the species profile pages. The key is in pdf format, with active links to move through the key and to the species profile pages. In the profile pages and the index, there are links to the appropriate pages in the Atlas. To make the guide as broadly useful as possible, simple botanical and/or English terminology has been used, rather than the specialized bryophyte terminology of technical keys. Corrections and suggestions will be greatly appreciated, and should be sent to Fred Essig at [email protected]. 1 Go to Index Interactive Key 1. Plants with distinct upright or leaning, often trunk‐like, stems with multiple leafy side shoots or clusters of compact, bud-like shoots at the tip (Sphagnum, Climacium) p.
    [Show full text]
  • Terrestrial Bryophytes As Indicators of Air Quality in Southeastern Ohio and Adjacent West Virginia1
    Copyright © 1979 Ohio Acad. Sci. 0030-0950/79/0005-0204/$2.00/0 TERRESTRIAL BRYOPHYTES AS INDICATORS OF AIR QUALITY IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO AND ADJACENT WEST VIRGINIA1 MICHAEL B, STEFAN and EMANUEL D. RUDOLPH, Department of Botany, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 Abstract. Bryophyte community as well as individual moss species characteristics on soil were examined to determine relationships with proximity to three coal-fired power plants emitting SO2 and a ferroalloy plant emitting chromium among their emission products. Woody vascular plant communities were relatively uniform, whereas bryophyte coverage was halved (from 3.36% to 1.47%) when comparing locations relatively distant from the plants with those closer. Other common community indices varied little with locality. Three moss species which showed the most con- sistent relationship to distance from the power plants, Dicranum scoparium, Leuco- bryum albidum, and Polytrichum ohioense, were mapped for presence or absence on 68 similar hillside habitats. D. scoparium and L. albidum consistently were absent in the area most influenced by the emission sources, while P. ohioense was less consistent in its absence. Presence or absence of indicator moss species proved more useful than community characteristics for indicating relative air quality. OHIO J. SCI. 79(5): 204, 1979 Bryophytes, as well as lichens, have Our study was initiated to determine been successfully used as indicators of if there were phytosociological and/or air quality in a number of studies as re- species differences among terricolous viewed by LeBlanc and Rao (1974). bryophyte communities of similar habi- Some of these studies imply that in- tats at various distances from three creased SO2 concentrations are the ma- coal-fired power plants and a ferralloy jor cause of observed reductions in cover plant along the Ohio River.
    [Show full text]
  • Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report
    National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Northeast Region Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Vegetation Classification and Mapping of Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR—2010/148 USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Gauley River National Recreation Area ON THE COVER Gauley River, flowing past the Canyon Doors, May 2009. Photograph by: Brian P. Streets. 2 USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Gauley River National Recreation Area Vegetation Classification and Mapping of Gauley River National Recreation Area, West Virginia Technical Report NPS/NER/NRTR—2010/148 James P. Vanderhorst1, Brian P. Streets1, Zachary Arcaro2, and Susan C. Gawler3 1West Virginia Natural Heritage Program WV Division of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Section PO Box 67 Elkins, WV 2Center for Earth Observation North Carolina State University 5112 Jordan Hall, Box 7106 Raleigh, NC 27695 3NatureServe Eastern Regional Office 11 Avenue de Lafayette, 5th Floor Boston, MA 02111 November 2010 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Northeast Region Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program Gauley River National Recreation Area The Northeast Region of the National Park Service (NPS) comprises national parks and related areas in 13 New England and Mid-Atlantic states. The diversity of parks and their resources are reflected in their designations as national parks, seashores, historic sites, recreation areas, military parks, memorials, and rivers and trails. Biological, physical, and social science research results, natural resource inventory and monitoring data, scientific literature reviews, bibliographies, and proceedings of technical workshops and conferences related to these park units are disseminated through the NPS/NER Technical Report (NRTR) and Natural Resources Report (NRR) series.
    [Show full text]
  • Patterns of Molecular and Morphological Variation in Leucobryum Albidum, L
    Patterns of Molecular and Morphological Variation in Leucobryum albidum, L. glaucum, and L. juniperoideum (Bryopsida) Author(s): Alain Vanderpoorten, Sandra Boles, A. Jonathan Shaw Source: Systematic Botany, 28(4):651-656. 2003. Published By: The American Society of Plant Taxonomists URL: http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1043/02-47.1 BioOne (www.bioone.org) is a nonprofit, online aggregation of core research in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. BioOne provides a sustainable online platform for over 170 journals and books published by nonprofit societies, associations, museums, institutions, and presses. Your use of this PDF, the BioOne Web site, and all posted and associated content indicates your acceptance of BioOne’s Terms of Use, available at www.bioone.org/page/terms_of_use. Usage of BioOne content is strictly limited to personal, educational, and non-commercial use. Commercial inquiries or rights and permissions requests should be directed to the individual publisher as copyright holder. BioOne sees sustainable scholarly publishing as an inherently collaborative enterprise connecting authors, nonprofit publishers, academic institutions, research libraries, and research funders in the common goal of maximizing access to critical research. Systematic Botany (2003), 28(4): pp. 651±656 q Copyright 2003 by the American Society of Plant Taxonomists Patterns of Molecular and Morphological Variation in Leucobryum albidum, L. glaucum,andL. juniperoideum (Bryopsida) ALAIN VANDERPOORTEN,1 SANDRA BOLES, and A. JONATHAN SHAW Duke University, Department of Biology, Durham, North Carolina, 27708 1Author for correspondence. Present address: University of LieÁge, Dept. of Life Sciences, B-22, Sart Tilman, B-4000 LieÁge, Belgium ([email protected]) Communicating Editor: Wendy B.
    [Show full text]
  • Checklist and Country Status of European Bryophytes – Towards a New Red List for Europe
    ISSN 1393 – 6670 Checklist and country status of European bryophytes – towards a new Red List for Europe Cover image, outlined in Department Green Irish Wildlife Manuals No. 84 Checklist and country status of European bryophytes – towards a new Red List for Europe N.G. Hodgetts Citation: Hodgetts, N.G. (2015) Checklist and country status of European bryophytes – towards a new Red List for Europe. Irish Wildlife Manuals, No. 84. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland. Keywords: Bryophytes, mosses, liverworts, checklist, threat status, Red List, Europe, ECCB, IUCN Swedish Speices Information Centre Cover photograph: Hepatic mat bryophytes, Mayo, Ireland © Neil Lockhart The NPWS Project Officer for this report was: [email protected] Irish Wildlife Manuals Series Editors: F. Marnell & R. Jeffrey © National Parks and Wildlife Service 2015 Contents (this will automatically update) PrefaceContents ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 1 ExecutivePreface ................................ Summary ............................................................................................................................ 2 2 Acknowledgements 2 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Introduction 3 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]