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Origin Of Grassy Lake, Robert Terry Huffman
Origin Of Grassy Lake, Robert Terry Huffman
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Two theories have been proposed to explain the formation of Grassy Lake. One attributes the formation of the swamp to earthquake; the other states that it is one of the many so-called oxbow lakes in the area. A study of aerial photographs showing the absence of fault zones and related sandblows tends to rule out any possibility of an earthquake origin, and in size and shape the swamp in no way resembles an oxbow lake. The aerial photographs reveal instead that the formation of the swamp was due to a natural levee being built up by a river which meandered …
Zinc Nutrition Of Rice Plants As Influenced By Seed Germinated In Zinc Solutions, Narsimaha R. Kasireddy, Lyell F. Thompson
Zinc Nutrition Of Rice Plants As Influenced By Seed Germinated In Zinc Solutions, Narsimaha R. Kasireddy, Lyell F. Thompson
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
In recent years a physiological disorder of rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings growing in soils high in exchangeable calcium has been diagnosed as zinc deficiency. Calculations show that less than 30 g of zinc is needed to satisfy the nutrition of a hectare of 6-8-wk-old rice plants. Rice seed was soaked and germinated in dilute solutions of zinc ethylenediamine tetraacetate, zinc sulfate and zinc lignosulfonate prior to planting in greenhouse pots containing a zinc-deficient soil. The rice plants grown from the zinc-treated seed produced more growth and sorbed more zinc than rice plants grown from untreated seed.
Limnetic Zooplankton Dynamics In Beaver Reservoir Including An Inventory Of Copepod Species And An Evaluation Of Vertical Sampling Methods, Eugene H. Schmitz
Limnetic Zooplankton Dynamics In Beaver Reservoir Including An Inventory Of Copepod Species And An Evaluation Of Vertical Sampling Methods, Eugene H. Schmitz
Technical Reports
There can be little doubt that the development of primary food sources (i.e. plankton) is an important factor contributing to fish production. Applegate and Mullan (1968) report that an exceptional sport fish harvest is generally associated with the development of new reservoirs, although the precise reasons for such interrelations are not known. Kramer and Smith (1962) demonstrated the tendency of bass fingerlings to feed on Cladocera in proportion to the latter's abundance, and Hodson (1966) reported the same basic pattern for largemouth and spotted bass fingerlings in Beaver Reservoir. Applegate and Mullan (1969) analyzed the digestive tract contents of larval …
Effects Of Mosquito Control Chemicals On Aquatic Fauna, J. L. Lancaster Jr., M. V. Meisch
Effects Of Mosquito Control Chemicals On Aquatic Fauna, J. L. Lancaster Jr., M. V. Meisch
Technical Reports
No mosquito abatement districts have ever been organized in Arkansas. Mosquito control efforts have been largely adulticiding operations by either aerial application or ground thermal fogging machines. Practically no chemical applications have been directed at the larval stage in residual water in ditches and depressions from which adult populations arise. Some larviciding with ethyl parathion has been done in ricefields. Although the treatment is very effective in mosquito reduction, voluntary treatment has not been completely successful. Because relatively little insecticide has been used as a larvicide in Arkansas, it was possible to evaluate the effect of recommended larvicides on non-target …
Limnological, Ichthyological, And Parasitological Investigations On Arkansas Reservoris In Relation To Water Quality, John S. Carter, Carl E. Hoffman, Larry L. Olmsted, Raj V. Kilambi, Donald G. Cloutman, David A. Becker
Limnological, Ichthyological, And Parasitological Investigations On Arkansas Reservoris In Relation To Water Quality, John S. Carter, Carl E. Hoffman, Larry L. Olmsted, Raj V. Kilambi, Donald G. Cloutman, David A. Becker
Technical Reports
Lake Fort Smith, a 525 acre (212 ha) reservoir, was impounded in 1936 as a water supply for the city of Fort Smith. The reservoir is located on Clear Creek (Frog Bayou), a tributary of the Arkansas River, in the Boston Mountains 28 miles (45 km) northeast of the city of Fort Smith in Crawford County, Arkansas. A map and morphometric characteristics of Lake Fort Smith are given in Fig. 1 and Table I (Hoffman, 1951; Nelson, 1952). In 1956 Lake Shepherd Springs, a 750 acre (304 ha) impoundment, was created one mile upstream of Lake Fort Smith (Rorie, 1961). …
Ichthyofaunal Survey Of The Current River Within Arkansas, Joe F. Green, John K. Beadles
Ichthyofaunal Survey Of The Current River Within Arkansas, Joe F. Green, John K. Beadles
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Current River is a clear predominantly spring-fed stream draining the southeastern face of the Ozark escarpment. Beginning at Montauk Springs, Dent County, Missouri, it meanders southward for 180 km to the Arkansas-Missouri state line. The study area containing 14 sampling stations was that part of Current River lying within the boundaries of Arkansas to its confluence with Black River. The collected fishes could be referred to as those common to a wide-ranging faunal group, the Ozark, and the lowland faunal group. Those of the Ozark group were restricted in their range by topography and the river's confluence with Little Black …
Preimpoundment Ichthyofaunal Survey Of The Piney Creek Watershed, Izard County, Arkansas, William J. Matthews, George L. Harp
Preimpoundment Ichthyofaunal Survey Of The Piney Creek Watershed, Izard County, Arkansas, William J. Matthews, George L. Harp
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Piney Creek is a clear medium-size tributary of White River in a region of the Ozarks that is undergoing rapid environmental change. Piney Creek is characterized by a very diverse ichthyofauna, although increased sedimentation due to poor agricultural practices and gravel mining threatens to destroy much natural habitat and eventually may cause extirpation of some species. The wide diversity of 44 species is related to variety of habitat and the proximity of a large reservoir, and not to differences in the physicochemical environments. Fish density ranged from 15,100 to 21 fish/ha, greatest concentrations being in headwater pools. For the three …
Microscopic Anatomy Of The Digestive Tract Of The White Amur, Ctenopharyngodon Idella Val., Leland F. Morgans, Gary A. Heidt
Microscopic Anatomy Of The Digestive Tract Of The White Amur, Ctenopharyngodon Idella Val., Leland F. Morgans, Gary A. Heidt
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
The digestive tract of the amur is like that of other vertebrates in that it is composed of four layers: mucosa, submucosa, muscularis externa and serosa. The mucosa is composed of pseudostratified epithelial tissue and an extremely thin lamina propria and muscularis mucosa. Goblet cells are found throughout this layer of the gut, being most numerous In the posterior part. The submucosa is composed of dense irregular connective tissue. The muscularis externa consists of an inner and an outer layer of smooth muscle fibers. However, in the esophageal region this layer also contains some striated muscle. The serosa is composed …
Threatened Fishes Of Arkansas, Henry W. Robison
Threatened Fishes Of Arkansas, Henry W. Robison
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Intensive field collecting throughout Arkansas and a survey of literature and museum records revealed 37 fish species and subspecies in Arkansas to be threatened by human activities. Of these 37 threatened forms, seven are considered rare and endangered. One may be extinct. With regard to distribution, 19 threatened forms reside in the White River system and 11 and 10 inhabit the Arkansas and Red River systems, respectively. Nine fishes are considered threatened in the Ouachita River system, four threatened froms are known in the St. Francis drainage, and two are known in the Mississippi River proper.
Fishes Of The Strawberry River System Of Northcentral Arkansas, Henry W. Robison, John K. Beadles
Fishes Of The Strawberry River System Of Northcentral Arkansas, Henry W. Robison, John K. Beadles
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
A survey of the fishes of the Strawberry River in northcentral Arkansas was made between August 1967 and November 1973. Field collections, literature records and museum specimens showed the ichthyofauna of the Strawberry River to be made up of 95 species distributed among 17 families. Two erroneous records are deleted. One subspecies, Etheostoma spectabile fragi,, is endemic to the river. Records of Notropis fumeus, Etheostotna nigrum, Etheostoma proeliare and Percina sciera represent extensions of previously known ranges within the state.
Growth And Production Of Golden Shiner, Notemigonous Crysoleucas, Under Different Stocking Densities And Feeding Rates, Gary D. Hickman, Raj V. Kilambi
Growth And Production Of Golden Shiner, Notemigonous Crysoleucas, Under Different Stocking Densities And Feeding Rates, Gary D. Hickman, Raj V. Kilambi
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Experiments on the effects of stocking densities and feeding rates on growth and production of golden shiner were conducted under laboratory conditions. The stocking densities were 20, 28 and 36 fry per 60 gal of water. The fish in tanks with 28 fry were fed at 1, 3 and 5% feeding rates and the rest were fed at 5% feeding rate. A 5% feeding rate was found to be essential for good production. The stocking density of 20 fry (400 lb/acre production) with 5% feeding rate yielded better growth in weight and length and better production than the rest of …
Multi-Use Of The Campus Environment In The Teaching Of Botany, Jewel E. Moore
Multi-Use Of The Campus Environment In The Teaching Of Botany, Jewel E. Moore
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
Use of the campus environment in the teaching program is described with special reference to the campus of University of Central Arkansas. Permanent labels identify the campus trees, many of which are representative of native Arkansas trees. A Daylily Display Bed and an Iris Display Bed, both composed of hybrid varieties, are included in the campus design. This organization of the flora of the campus provides a community service as well as an outdoor supplement to the classroom studies in plant science.
Light And Electron Microscope Study Of The Mitotic Apparatus Of The Ring-Legged Earwig, Euborellia Annulipes (Lucas), Vonnie R. Prentice, William L. Evans
Light And Electron Microscope Study Of The Mitotic Apparatus Of The Ring-Legged Earwig, Euborellia Annulipes (Lucas), Vonnie R. Prentice, William L. Evans
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
The mitotic apparatus in dividing cells of the ring-legged earwig is composed of the cell center or pole, chromosomal fibers, continuous fibers, and chromosomal and background structure. Parts from cellular elements such as Golgi membranes, endoplasmic reticulum, and nuclear envelope as well as whole mitochondria associate with the spindle microtubules to produce the diffraction pattern of the spindle fibers as seen with the light microscope. The microtubules of the chromosomal fibers attach independently and demonstrate the diffuse nature of the centromere or polycentric condition of the chromosomes.
Variation In Ligule Spotting In Coreopsis Basalis, Edwin B. Smith
Variation In Ligule Spotting In Coreopsis Basalis, Edwin B. Smith
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
The ligules of Coreopsis basalis bear an attractive reddish-brown spot at the base. The spot has been used as a taxonomic character of the species. But there is variation within populations at any one time, and within individuals at sequential times, for the size of the spot. A few individuals lack the ligule spot entirely. Variation in average ligule spot size in greenhouse-grown populations of C. basalis and an artificial hybrid is described. Average spot size declines as the blooming season progresses. Some individuals with spotted ligules early in the season bore spotless ligules late in the season. No correlation …
Residual Effects Of N-K Fertilization Of Coastal Bermudagrass On Spring Populations Of Weed Species, R. A. Allured, E. C. Gordon, R. E. Frans, Lyell F. Thompson
Residual Effects Of N-K Fertilization Of Coastal Bermudagrass On Spring Populations Of Weed Species, R. A. Allured, E. C. Gordon, R. E. Frans, Lyell F. Thompson
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
A "Coastal bermudagrass" (Cynodon dactylon L.) sod was treated during a five-year period with rates of N and K fertilizers ranging from none to high levels of both elements. In the spring of the sixth year differences in weed species and population densities among the treated plots were observed. Spring weed counts showed that high rates of N fertilizer reduced the number of weed species and the total broadleaf weed population density by 37 and 81%, respectively. The higher rates of K fertilizer also reduced the population density of common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale Weber) and yellow toadflax (Linaria vulgaris Hill),the …
Effects Of Mississippi Delta Flooding On Spider Populations, Peggy Rae Dorris
Effects Of Mississippi Delta Flooding On Spider Populations, Peggy Rae Dorris
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
The Mississippi Delta flooded in the spring of 1973. Spider collections made in a Delta area of Mississippi in 1972 are compared with those made in 1973 during the flood and after it subsided. Because many egg cases and immature and mature spiders were destroyed by the flood, the spider population was diminished.
Ichthyofaunal Diversification And Distribution In Jane's Creek Watershed, Randolph County, Arkansas, Cheryl Lynn Fowler, George L. Harp
Ichthyofaunal Diversification And Distribution In Jane's Creek Watershed, Randolph County, Arkansas, Cheryl Lynn Fowler, George L. Harp
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
The purposes of this study were to determine the qualitative and quantitative distribution of fishes in the Jane's Creek watershed. Jane's Creek is a clear, spring-fed Ozark stream in northeastern Arkansas. A knowledge of the ichthyofauna of this stream prior to a long-range impoundment is of significance to the natural history of Arkansas. Jane's Creek and its tributaries were found to be alkaline, with no measurable turbidity, and to have low levels of carbon dioxide. Dissolved oxygen values ranged from 6.1 to 16.0 ppm. Only slight differences in physicochemical conditions were noted among stations and between pool and riffle areas …
Vascular Plant Family Lauraceae In Arkansas, Gary E. Tucker
Vascular Plant Family Lauraceae In Arkansas, Gary E. Tucker
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
The family Lauraceae is represented in Arkansas by a total of four species, members of the genera Lindera. Persea and Sassafras. Keys and distribution maps are provided. Lindera melissaefolium is reported from Arkansas for the first time.
Seed Germination In Ginkgo Biloba L. I. Influences Of Cold Treatment, Gibberellic Acid And Red Light, Michael I. Johnson, James L. Wickliff
Seed Germination In Ginkgo Biloba L. I. Influences Of Cold Treatment, Gibberellic Acid And Red Light, Michael I. Johnson, James L. Wickliff
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science
The influences of cold treatment, gibberellic acid and red light treatment on rate of germination of seeds of Ginkgo biloba L. were followed for a 12-wk period. Dispersal units were collected, and the outer fleshy layer was removed soon after harvest. Of water-imbibed, non-cold-treated seeds, 50% of those which germinated did so within 11 wk after planting. A single application of red light accelerated the 50% germination time by 3 wk. Imbibition in GA3 solution did not appear to accelerate germination. With 4-wk cold treatment the 50% germination time was accelerated 6 wk in water-imbibed seeds. Both red light and …