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Development Of Vegetation Over Nine Years In A Planted Field Station Prairie, James A. Reinartz, Scott Horzen, Kimberly Forbeck, Joanne Kline, Margaret A. Kuchenreuther
Development Of Vegetation Over Nine Years In A Planted Field Station Prairie, James A. Reinartz, Scott Horzen, Kimberly Forbeck, Joanne Kline, Margaret A. Kuchenreuther
Field Station Bulletins
We studied the development of vegetation in a small area at the UWM Field Station planted with prairie species in 1986. The species and quantities of seed and seedlings planted in 1986 were recorded. We sampled the vegetation using permanent quadrats in 1988and 1994. Native prairie species were already well established in the area in 1988. There was, however, a dramatic change in the composition of the vegetation between 1988 and 1994. The number of native prairie species increased slightly and the number of non-prairie species decreased substantially, so that in 1988, 51% of species were native prairie plants and …
Flowering Phenology Along The Uwm Field Station Boardwalk In The Cedarburg Bog, Kate Redmond, James A. Reinartz, Scott Critchley
Flowering Phenology Along The Uwm Field Station Boardwalk In The Cedarburg Bog, Kate Redmond, James A. Reinartz, Scott Critchley
Field Station Bulletins
Flowering phenology of 254 plant species was studied over eight growing seasons between 1984 and 1993. Most of the phonological observations were made along the Field Station's boardwalk in the Cedarburg Bog. We report on the flowering phenology of 189 species for which there was sufficient data for an accurate description. Correlations of flowering phenology with weather data are also summarized.
Spiders Of The Uw-Milwaukee Field Station, Martin J. Blasczyk, Joan P. Jass, John L. Kaspar
Spiders Of The Uw-Milwaukee Field Station, Martin J. Blasczyk, Joan P. Jass, John L. Kaspar
Field Station Bulletins
A checklist of 100 species from 16 families is presented in this preliminary report of spiders at the UWM Field Station. Listed with the species are the months and habitats in which they were collected.
Uwm Field Station Meteorological Data, James W. Popp
Uwm Field Station Meteorological Data, James W. Popp
Field Station Bulletins
During 1989, the UWM Field Station obtained a digital data logger weather station manufactured by Campbell Scientific, Inc. The equipment was operational in September 1989 and has produced continuous records since that time. The weather station is located next to the laboratory building in an open field. The meteorological data produced by this station are available by request. Here, I describe the various forms in which the data are available and provide annual summaries for September 1989 through 1991.
Vegetation Development In Old Fields At The Uwm Field Station, Beth A. Krause, Diane De Steven
Vegetation Development In Old Fields At The Uwm Field Station, Beth A. Krause, Diane De Steven
Field Station Bulletins
We studied abandoned fields at the UW-Milwaukee Field Station in 1990 to determine how previous cropping history and management practices have influenced present vegetation composition. Eleven fields were sampled for herbaceous species presence and coverage, and species compositions were analyzed by Detrended Correspondence Analysis ordination. Nearly all the fields were abandoned in the mid-1960's. Standing crop biomass of the herbaceous vegetation peaked in late July. Fields with very recent management (last 5 years) in the form of mowing or burning differed in species composition from fields without recent management and fields that have been unmanaged since abandonment. Species such as …
Vascular Plants Of The Uwm Field Station Area, James A. Reinartz
Vascular Plants Of The Uwm Field Station Area, James A. Reinartz
Field Station Bulletins
Since 1967, Field Station staff and volunteers have been assembling a vascular plant species list and herbarium for the Field Station. For the purpose of this list the Field Station area is defined as a 15.5 km2 (6 mi2) area that includes all of the Cedarburg Bog, the Sapa Spruce Bog and the uplands surrounding the Field Station and uplands immediately peripheral to the Bog. The vascular plant species list includes 681 taxa (species, varieties, forms, and named hybrids) in 97 families. 455 of these taxa, collected from the area, are contained in the Field Station herbarium. The list is …
Additions To The Fungi Of The Uwm Field Station, Alan D. Parker
Additions To The Fungi Of The Uwm Field Station, Alan D. Parker
Field Station Bulletins
A preliminary checklist totaling 147 species of fungi identified from the Field Station was published recently (Parker, 1987). Extensive collecting in the beech-maple hardwoods and one trip into the cedar-tamarack swamp during July-October 1987 have provided records of an additional 54 species. Among the fungi identified during 1987 are the following noteworthy taxa: Thuemenella cubispora (Ellis & Holw.) Boedjn - Ascomycetes, Hypocreales
Range Extension For Burrowing Crayfish Procambarus (Girardiella) Gracilis (Bundy), Joan P. Jass
Range Extension For Burrowing Crayfish Procambarus (Girardiella) Gracilis (Bundy), Joan P. Jass
Field Station Bulletins
The range of Procambarus (Girardiella) gracilis (Bundy) runs in a fairly narrow band southwest of Wisconsin through Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Arkansas to the eastern edges of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. It extends into Wisconsin only in the southeastern corner of the state, having been previously reported only as far north as Milwaukee County. Within this range Hobbs and Rewolinski (1985) have described its habitat to be regions that were originally prairies.
A Preliminary List Of Butterflies And Skippers From The Uwm Field Station, Susan S. Borkin
A Preliminary List Of Butterflies And Skippers From The Uwm Field Station, Susan S. Borkin
Field Station Bulletins
This preliminary list is a result of opportunistic collecting by staff members of the Milwaukee Public Museum's Invertebrate Zoology Section at the UWM Cedar-Sauk Field Station during the past nine years. A total of 55 butterfly (Papilionoidea) and skipper (Hesperioidea) species have been collected in various habitats at the Field Station with one additional species, Lycaena epixanthe found in the Sapa-Black Spruce Bog. More intensive collecting should turn up additional species since the Field Station lies within the geographic ranges of over 90 butterflies and skippers according to recent distribution maps (Opler and Krizek, 1984; and Scott, 1986). Of course, …
A Preliminary Survey Of Fungi At The Uwm Field Station, Alan D. Parker
A Preliminary Survey Of Fungi At The Uwm Field Station, Alan D. Parker
Field Station Bulletins
Three previous accounts of fungi occurring at the Field Station have appeared in the Bulletin. The first inventory of seventy-five species, including 29 plant pathogens, was published by Baxter (1970). Baxter and Bronaugh (1974) isolated four species of aquatic Hyphomycetes during their study of this group in southeastern Wisconsin. Ciombor and Dibben (1984) identified 29 fungi, 23 of which had not been previously reported. In addition, Baxter (1973) listed the following five fungi as new records for Wisconsin, but did not indicate where they were collected. The present paper reports 71 species, 46 of which are new records. Also included …
Verbascum Densiflorum At The Uwm Field Station, James A. Reinartz
Verbascum Densiflorum At The Uwm Field Station, James A. Reinartz
Field Station Bulletins
Nine of 260 species of the Eurasian genus Verba scum have been reported from North America; only two (y. thapsus and y. blattaria) are common. Verba scum densiflorum is well established in the U.S. only in southeast Wisconsin in the area immediately surrounding the Field Station where it is an aggressive weed. It differs morphologically, phenologically and ecologically from either y. thapsus or y. phlomoides, the two more common species which it superficially resembles.
Fungal Flora Of Southeastern Wisconsin, Kristine Ciombor, Martyn J. Dibben
Fungal Flora Of Southeastern Wisconsin, Kristine Ciombor, Martyn J. Dibben
Field Station Bulletins
Since its reorganization in 1981, one goal of the Wisconsin Mycological Society has been a comprehensive long-term survey of fleshy and other fungi of southeastern Wisconsin. Over a period of years, random collections are to be made at a series of selected foray sites to document spring through fall floras. The UWM Field Station is one of these foray sites. Habitat and locality are to be recorded for each specimen along with field characteristics. Each identified collection will be dried and filed in the herbarium of the Milwaukee Public Museum. To date 35 specimens representing 29 species are on file. …
Underwing Moths At The Uwm Field Station, Maria Plonczynski
Underwing Moths At The Uwm Field Station, Maria Plonczynski
Field Station Bulletins
This paper summarizes the findings of my study (1977-1982) of the presence and phenology of moths in the genus Catocala at the UWM Field Station. Use of sugar bait and black light traps resulted in the capture of 19 species. This report includes a phenological list of the specimens and line drawings of each, depicting size and hindwing coloration.
Dragonflies At The Uwm Cedar-Sauk Field Station, Tom Pleyte
Dragonflies At The Uwm Cedar-Sauk Field Station, Tom Pleyte
Field Station Bulletins
When visitors and classes utilize the Field Station facilities during the summer months, they seldom fail to notice dragonflies coursing the old fields or hawking mosquitoes over the little ponds. Their beauty and strong powers of flight have long fascinated observers, but few casual on-lookers are aware of the number of species present at the Field Station and the complexity of their behavior and annual cycles. This report will attempt to familiarize the reader with some aspects of the biology of dragonflies, the species of dragonflies present at the UWM Field Station and the times of the year when each …
Noteworthy Events From Spring To Autumn, Maria Plonczynski
Noteworthy Events From Spring To Autumn, Maria Plonczynski
Field Station Bulletins
No abstract provided.
Prairie Establishment At The Field Station, Philip B. Whitford
Prairie Establishment At The Field Station, Philip B. Whitford
Field Station Bulletins
Early in the development of the Cedar-Sauk Field Station it was decided to attempt establishing a sample of prairie vegetation as an experimental and demonstration project. Although none of the field station land had prairie soil and the nearest site of original native prairie was probably at least twenty miles distant, we felt that this area was close enough to the original prairies climatically so that most of the prairie species native to southeastern Wisconsin should be able to survive. If even moderately successful, it would provide an additional habitat for studies of animal life at the station, a demonstration …
Fungi At The Field Station, John W. Baxter
Fungi At The Field Station, John W. Baxter
Field Station Bulletins
The UWM Field Station now has a mycological reference collection, for use in identifying fungi of the area. Botanists and zoologists doing research at the Field Station will find the collection useful. It can also be used by visiting groups who have some interest in identifying the more conspicuous fungi that are likely to be seen during a tour of the area.