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Melody P. Sain1*, Julia Norrell-Tober*, Katherine Barthel, Megan Seawright, Alyssa Blanton, Kate L
MULTIPLE COMPLEMENTARY STUDIES CLARIFY WHICH CO-OCCURRING CONGENER PRESENTS THE GREATEST HYBRIDIZATION THREAT TO A RARE TEXAS ENDEMIC WILDFLOWER (HIBISCUS DASYCALYX: MALVACEAE) Melody P. Sain1*, Julia Norrell-Tober*, Katherine Barthel, Megan Seawright, Alyssa Blanton, Kate L. Hertweck2, John S. Placyk, Jr.3 Department of Biology and Center for Environment, Biodiversity, and Conservation University of Texas at Tyler 3900 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75799, U.S.A. Randall Small Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology University of Tennessee-Knoxville Dabney Hall, 1416 Circle Dr., Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, U.S.A. [email protected] Lance R. Williams, Marsha G. Williams, Joshua A. Banta Department of Biology and Center for Environment, Biodiversity, and Conservation University of Texas at Tyler 3900 University Blvd., Tyler, Texas 75799, U.S.A. [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] *The two authors contributed equally to this work. 1Current address: Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, U.S.A., [email protected] 2Current address: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Ave. N, Seattle, Washington 98109, U.S.A., [email protected] 3Current address: Trinity Valley Community College, 100 Cardinal Dr., Athens, Texas 75751, U.S.A., [email protected] ABSTRACT The Neches River Rose Mallow (Hibiscus dasycalyx) is a rare wildflower endemic to Texas that is federally protected in the U.S.A. While previous work suggests that H. dasycalyx may be hybridizing with its widespread congeners, the Halberd-leaved Rose Mallow (H. laevis) and the Woolly Rose Mallow (H. moscheutos), this has not been studied in detail. We evaluated the relative threats to H. -
Review and Advances in Style Curvature for the Malvaceae Cheng-Jiang Ruan*
® International Journal of Plant Developmental Biology ©2010 Global Science Books Review and Advances in Style Curvature for the Malvaceae Cheng-Jiang Ruan* Key Laboratory of Biotechnology & Bio-Resources Utilization, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian City, Liaoning 116600, China Correspondence : * [email protected] ABSTRACT The flowers of the Malvaceae with varying levels of herkogamy via style curvature have long intrigued evolutionary botanists. This review covers the flower opening process, approach herkogamy, style curvature and character evolution based on molecular phylogenetic trees, adaptive significances of style curvature and the mating system in some portions of the genera in this family. Hermaphroditic flowers of some species have showy petals and pollen and nectar rewards to pollinators. Approach herkogamy, in which stigmas are located on the top of a monadelphous stamen, has evolved as a mechanism to reduce the frequency of intra-floral self-pollination or the interference between male-female organs. Protandrous or monochogamous flowers in the fields open at about 5-7 days and 1-2 days respectively, and pollination is conducted by insects and birds. Interestingly, un-pollinated styles in some species curve when pollination fails. According to our observations and published or internet data, this curvature occurs in 23 species distributed in eight genera of four tribes (Malvavisceae, Ureneae, Hibisceae, Malveae) and appears to have evolved at least eight times. A shift to use style curvature is associated with a shift to annual or perennial herbs, and an unpredictable pollinator environment is likely an important trigger for this evolution. The adaptive significances of style curvature in the Malvaceae include delayed selfing, promotion of outcrossing or reduction in intrafloral male-female interference, sometimes two or three of which simultaneously occur in style curvature of one species (e.g., Kosteletzkya virginica). -
Evaluation of Epa Level I, Ii, and Iii
EVALUATION OF EPA LEVEL I, II, AND III ASSESSMENTS AND THE EFFECTS OF LAND USE ON WETLAND COMMUNITIES By JOSHUA J. CRANE Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Wildlife Management Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 2012 Submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate College of the Oklahoma State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE July, 2014 EVALUATION OF EPA LEVEL I, II, AND III ASSESSMENTS AND THE EFFECTS OF LAND USE ON COMMUNITIES ON WETLAND COMMUNITIES Thesis Approved: Dr. Andrew Dzialowski Thesis Adviser Dr. Craig Davis Dr. Monica Papeş ii Name: JOSHUA J. CRANE Date of Degree: JULY, 2014 Title of Study: EVALUATION OF EPA LEVEL I, II, AND III ASSESSMENTS AND THE EFFECTS OF LAND USE ON WETLAND COMMUNITIES Major Field: ZOOLOGY Abstract: Effective tools are needed to monitor and assess wetland ecosystems. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a three level framework that includes landscape assessments (Level I), rapid assessments (Level II), and intensive surveys of wetland communities (Level III). The EPA conducted a national wetland condition assessment in 2011 using a new rapid assessment method (USA-RAM) that was not calibrated to specific regions. The objectives of this study were to compare the relationships between USA-RAM to the Level I and III assessments, analyze the influence of spatial scale on Level I analysis, and determine whether within-wetland or landscape features were more important in structuring macroinvertebrate communities. Plant communities from 22 wetlands of varying levels of landscape disturbance were surveyed in 2012 and 2013 and macroinvertebrate communities were surveyed twice in the 2013. -
Vegetation Community Monitoring at Ocmulgee National Monument, 2011
National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Vegetation Community Monitoring at Ocmulgee National Monument, 2011 Natural Resource Data Series NPS/SECN/NRDS—2014/702 ON THE COVER Duck potato (Sagittaria latifolia) at Ocmulgee National Monument. Photograph by: Sarah C. Heath, SECN Botanist. Vegetation Community Monitoring at Ocmulgee National Monument, 2011 Natural Resource Data Series NPS/SECN/NRDS—2014/702 Sarah Corbett Heath1 Michael W. Byrne2 1USDI National Park Service Southeast Coast Inventory and Monitoring Network Cumberland Island National Seashore 101 Wheeler Street Saint Marys, Georgia 31558 2USDI National Park Service Southeast Coast Inventory and Monitoring Network 135 Phoenix Road Athens, Georgia 30605 September 2014 U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Fort Collins, Colorado The National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science office in Fort Collins, Colorado, publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics. These reports are of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service and others in natural resource management, including scientists, conservation and environmental constituencies, and the public. The Natural Resource Data Series is intended for the timely release of basic data sets and data summaries. Care has been taken to assure accuracy of raw data values, but a thorough analysis and interpretation of the data has not been completed. Consequently, the initial analyses of data in this report are provisional and subject to change. All manuscripts in the series receive the appropriate level of peer review to ensure that the information is scientifically credible, technically accurate, appropriately written for the intended audience, and designed and published in a professional manner. -
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Swamp Rose-Mallow Hibiscus Moscheutos
COSEWIC Assessment and Update Status Report on the Swamp Rose-mallow Hibiscus moscheutos in Canada SPECIAL CONCERN 2004 COSEWIC COSEPAC COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF COMITÉ SUR LA SITUATION ENDANGERED WILDLIFE DES ESPÈCES EN PÉRIL IN CANADA AU CANADA COSEWIC status reports are working documents used in assigning the status of wildlife species suspected of being at risk. This report may be cited as follows: COSEWIC 2004. COSEWIC assessment and update status report on the swamp rose-mallow Hibiscus moscheutos in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. Ottawa. vii + 43 pp. (www.sararegistry.gc.ca/status/status_e.cfm). Previous report: Ford, Bruce A. 1987. COSEWIC status report on the swamp rose mallow Hibiscus moscheutos in Canada. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada. 30 pp. Production note: COSEWIC would like to acknowledge Garry M. Allen and Bruce A. Ford for writing the update status report on the swamp rose-mallow Hibiscus moscheutos under contract with Environment Canada, overseen and edited by Erich Haber, the COSEWIC Plants and Lichens (vascular plants) Species Specialist Subcommittee Co-chair. For additional copies contact: COSEWIC Secretariat c/o Canadian Wildlife Service Environment Canada Ottawa, ON K1A 0H3 Tel.: (819) 997-4991 / (819) 953-3215 Fax: (819) 994-3684 E-mail: COSEWIC/[email protected] http://www.cosewic.gc.ca Ếgalement disponible en français sous le titre Ếvaluation et Rapport de situation du COSEPACsur la situation de la ketmie des marais (Hibiscus moscheutos) au Canada – Mise à jour. Cover illustration: Swamp rose-mallow — Bruce Ford. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2004 Catalogue No. -
Distinguishing the Neches River Rose Mallow (Hibiscus Dasycalyx) from Its Congeners Using Genetic and Niche Modeling Methods
FINAL PERFORMANCE REPORT As Required by THE ENDANGERED SPECIES PROGRAM TEXAS Grant No. TX E-161-R (F13AP00690) Endangered and Threatened Species Conservation Distinguishing the Neches River Rose Mallow (Hibiscus dasycalyx) from its congeners using genetic and niche modeling methods Prepared by: Dr. Josh Banta Carter Smith Executive Director Clayton Wolf Director, Wildlife 8 September 2017 INTERIM REPORT STATE: ____Texas_______________ GRANT NUMBER: ___ TX E-161-R-1__ GRANT TITLE: Distinguishing the Neches River Rose Mallow (Hibiscus dasycalyx) from its congeners using genetic and niche modeling methods. REPORTING PERIOD: ____1 September 2013 to 31 Auguts 2017_ OBJECTIVE(S). To resolve the taxonomic relationships among Hibiscus dasycalyx and its congeners (H. laevis and H. moscheutos), quantify the hybridization threat posed by H. laevis and H. moscheutos to H. dasycalyx, and create ground-truthed, geo-referenced maps of East Texas, showing the areas of suitable habitat for H. dasycalyx versus its congeners. Segment Objectives: Task #1. August 2013 – October 2013: Intensive (non-destructive) leaf sampling of H. dasycalyx and its congeners in the field. Task #2. October 2013 – August 2015: Phylogenetic and population genetic analysis of H. dasycalyx and its congeners using modern molecular methods. Task #3. October 2014 – July 2015: Creation of ecological niche models. Task #4. July – August 2015: Refinement of the ecological niche models and analysis of niche separation among species. Significant Deviations: None. Summary Of Progress: Please see Attachment A. Location: Angelina, Trinity, and Neches river watersheds in Cherokee, Harrison, Houston, Trinity, Angelina, Anderson, and Neches counties, Texas. Cost: ___Costs were not available at time of this report, they will be available upon completion of the Final Report and conclusion of the project.__ Prepared by: _Craig Farquhar_____________ Date: 8 September 2017 Approved by: ______________________________ Date:_____8 September 2017 C. -
Native Vascular Flora of the City of Alexandria, Virginia
Native Vascular Flora City of Alexandria, Virginia Photo by Gary P. Fleming December 2015 Native Vascular Flora of the City of Alexandria, Virginia December 2015 By Roderick H. Simmons City of Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Activities, Natural Resources Division 2900-A Business Center Drive Alexandria, Virginia 22314 [email protected] Suggested citation: Simmons, R.H. 2015. Native vascular flora of the City of Alexandria, Virginia. City of Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Activities, Alexandria, Virginia. 104 pp. Table of Contents Abstract ............................................................................................................................................ 2 Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 2 Climate ..................................................................................................................................... 2 Geology and Soils .................................................................................................................... 3 History of Botanical Studies in Alexandria .............................................................................. 5 Methods ............................................................................................................................................ 7 Results and Discussion .................................................................................................................... -
Oklahoma Native Plant Record
ISSN 1536-7738 Oklahoma Native Plant Record Journal of the Oklahoma Native Plant Society Volume 1, Number 1, December 2001 Premier Issue Oklahoma Native Plant Society The purpose of the ONPS is to encourage the study, protection, propagation, appreciation and use of the native plants of Oklahoma. Membership in ONPS shall be open to any person who supports the aims of the Society. ONPS offers individual, student, family, and life membership. Officers and Board President: Pat Folley Photo Contest: Paul Reimer Vice-president: Chad Cox Ann Long Award Chair: Paul Reimer Secretary: Maurita Nations Harriet Barclay Award Chair: Treasurer: Mary Korthase Connie Taylor Board Members: ONPS Service Award Chair: Sue Amstutz Berlin Heck Newsletter Editor: Chad Cox Iris McPherson Librarian: Bonnie Winchester Sue Amstutz Website Manager: Chad Cox Jim Elder Paul Reimer Larry Magrath Managing editor: Sheila Strawn Technical editor: Pat Folley Northeast Chapter Chair: Jim Elder Technical advisor: Bruce Hoagland Central Chapter Chair: Judy Jordan Cross-timbers Chapter Chair: Ron Tyrl Historian: Lynn Allen Cover: Cercis canadensis (Redbud) Photo courtesy of Charles Lewallen. Conservation Chair: Berlin Heck “That man is truly ethical who shatters no Publicity Co-chairs: ice crystal as it sparkles in the sun, tears no Ruth Boyd & Betty Culpepper leaf from a tree…” Marketing Chair: Larry Magrath Albert Schweitzer Articles (c) The Authors Journal compilation (c) Oklahoma Native Plant Society Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike4.0 International License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by-nc-sa/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly attributed, not used for commercial purposes, and, if transformed, the resulting work is redistributed under the same or similar license to this one. -
Terrestrial and Palustrine Plant Communities of Pennsylvania
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS unding for this project was provided by the Wild Resource Conservation Fund. Data used in the development of this classification came largely from Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory F partners: The Nature Conservancy, DCNR's Bureau of Forestry, and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Tom Smith's 1991 draft "Natural Ecological Communities of Pennsylvania" provided the foundation upon which this classification was built. This effort owes much to its predecessor. This work relies heavily on the expertise and many years of field experience provided by the following people: Tony Davis, Dan Devlin, Charles Bier, Andra Leimanis, Jeff Wagner, Mark Anderson, Roger Earl Latham. Several of these people provided draft community descriptions, species lists, or environmental descriptions of community types. All of these people have reviewed multiple draft versions of this classification and have given generously of their time, wisdom, and experience. Many thanks to all of the people who reviewed earlier drafts of this classification, and provided suggestions, guidance, technical assistance, and encouragement, including: Ashton Berdine John Kunsman Jim Bissell Julie Lundgren Dave Boyd Kathy McKenna Chad Buhrman Ken Metzler Bureau of Forestry Staff Susan Munch Don Cameron Chris Nowak Dick Croop Greg Podniesinski Roger Dorsey Connie Reightler Greg Edinger Carol Reschke Jenni Farber Ann Rhoads Chris Firestone Rich Ring Ted Grisez Ann Robinson Steve Grund Lesley Sneddon Stevens Heckscher Kim Steiner Robert Hill Susan Stout Steve -
Glass Shards • Page 2
GlassNEWSLETTER OF THE NATIONAL Shards AMERICAN GLASS CLUB www.glassclub.org Founded 1933 A Non-Profit Organization Autumn 2016 Club and Chapter News 2017 NAGC Annual Seminar May 11–13, 2017 The 2017 NAGC Seminar will be Virginia, with displays that focus on seum, the downtown area, and held from Thursday, May 11 through glass manufactured in West Virginia the annual yard/estate sale held in Saturday, May 13. Based in the West and the Ohio Valley. The museum Charleston’s 20-block historic district. Virginia capitol of Charleston, it will also houses an exceptional collection Our Seminar home base, the highlight three of the state’s most no of American and European paintings, Charleston Marriott Town Center, is table glass treasures. sculptures, prints, drawings, American providing a very reasonable rate, free We will go beyond the limited ob- folk art, Chinese and Japanese decora- parking, and free shuttle to and from servation area during our visit to the tive items, and much more. the airport. It is conveniently located Blenko Glass Company, a fami The West Virginia Museum of to a variety of restaurants and stores. ly-owned business that has been in American Glass showcases our Amer- Mark your calendar now and plan to oper ation since 1893, with special ac ican glass heritage with displays of come explore West Virginia and learn cess to roam the factory floor. You more than 18,000 glass objects from all about its special glass history. will not want to miss this singular op- multiple glass houses in a huge variety portunity to see, close up, the creation of patterns, colors, and forms, includ- *** of beau ti ful, colorful Blenko glass as ing a recent acquisition of a noteworthy well as how pieces are then sorted and collection of Steuben glass that will Lowell Innes Pittsburgh pack aged for delivery around the be on view in time for our visit. -
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