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Primary Production And Carbon Allocation In Creosotebush: The Effect Of Carbohydrate Levels On Dark Co2 Release, G. L. Cunningham, J. P. Syvertsen Jan 1976

Primary Production And Carbon Allocation In Creosotebush: The Effect Of Carbohydrate Levels On Dark Co2 Release, G. L. Cunningham, J. P. Syvertsen

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Seed Consumers In A Desert Ecosystem, M. Bryant, D. J. Depree, S. Dick-Peddie, P. Hamilton, W. G. Whitford Jan 1976

The Impact Of Seed Consumers In A Desert Ecosystem, M. Bryant, D. J. Depree, S. Dick-Peddie, P. Hamilton, W. G. Whitford

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Plant Food Preferences Of Two Sympatric Rodents And Their Potential Impact On A Great Basin Shrub Community, E. L. Becker Ii, D. F. Balph Jan 1976

Plant Food Preferences Of Two Sympatric Rodents And Their Potential Impact On A Great Basin Shrub Community, E. L. Becker Ii, D. F. Balph

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Rodents On Germination Of Desert Annuals, O. J. Reichman Jan 1976

Effects Of Rodents On Germination Of Desert Annuals, O. J. Reichman

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Rodent Seed-Foraging Strategies And Competition With Ants In The Sonoran Desert, J. H. Brown, D. W. Davidson Jan 1976

Rodent Seed-Foraging Strategies And Competition With Ants In The Sonoran Desert, J. H. Brown, D. W. Davidson

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Distribution Of Microorganisms In Desert Soil, A. T. Vollmer, S. A. Bamberg Jan 1976

Distribution Of Microorganisms In Desert Soil, A. T. Vollmer, S. A. Bamberg

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Decomposition And Mineralization In An Artemisia Tridentata Community In Northern Nevada, P. L. Comanor Jan 1976

Decomposition And Mineralization In An Artemisia Tridentata Community In Northern Nevada, P. L. Comanor

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Measurements Of Carbon And Nitrogen Changes In A Desert Soil, E. E. Staffeldt, K. B. Vogt Jan 1976

Measurements Of Carbon And Nitrogen Changes In A Desert Soil, E. E. Staffeldt, K. B. Vogt

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Nitrogen Transformations In Rock Valley And Adjacent Areas Of The Mohave Desert, R. B. Hunter, A. Wallace, E. M. Romney Jan 1976

Nitrogen Transformations In Rock Valley And Adjacent Areas Of The Mohave Desert, R. B. Hunter, A. Wallace, E. M. Romney

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Nitrogen Retention In Cool Desert Soils, J. J. Skujins Jan 1976

Nitrogen Retention In Cool Desert Soils, J. J. Skujins

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Plant Growth And Water Transfer Interactive Processes Under Desert Conditions, D. D. Evans, T. W. Sammis, J. Ben Asher Jan 1976

Plant Growth And Water Transfer Interactive Processes Under Desert Conditions, D. D. Evans, T. W. Sammis, J. Ben Asher

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of Critical Soil Properties Needed To Predict Soil Water Flow Under Desert Conditions, W. A. Jury, L. H. Stolzy, J. Letey Jr., L. V. Weeks Jan 1976

Evaluation Of Critical Soil Properties Needed To Predict Soil Water Flow Under Desert Conditions, W. A. Jury, L. H. Stolzy, J. Letey Jr., L. V. Weeks

Memorandum

No abstract provided.


A Revision Of The Genus Strategus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Brett C. Ratcliffe Jan 1976

A Revision Of The Genus Strategus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Brett C. Ratcliffe

Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum (1924–2023)

The New World genus Strategus Kirby is here defined and revised for the first time. Eight species are described as new: S. atlanticus, S. caymani, S. craigi, S. hipposiderus, S. howdeni, S. longichomperus, S. symphenax, and S. tarquinius; 12 new junior synonyms are established (including the rejection of six previously valid species)'; one species is raised from synonymy; and two new replacement names are proposed. Strategus now contains one fossil species and 31 valid extant species. A key to the males and females of all the species is provided for the first …


Summary Of 1976 Field Trials, D J. Gilbey Jan 1976

Summary Of 1976 Field Trials, D J. Gilbey

Experimental Summaries - Plant Research

Doublegee seed longevity. Doublegee control. Crop yield loss - doublegee. Creeping knotweed. Guildford grass. Time of spraying 2, 4-D. Longevity of doublegee seed under continuous pasture. Locality: Avondale, Wongan Hills and Chapman Research Stations. Effect of double cropping, shallow dry cultivation and spraying pasture on viable doublegee seed - 74A4. Locality: Avondale Research Station. Effect of doublegee cropping, shallow dry cultivation and spraying pasture on viable doublegee seed - 74WH4. Locality: Wongan Hills Research Station. Doublegee seed longevity x cultivation - 75WH65. Locality: Wongan Hills Research Station. Doublegee seed longevity x cultivation - 74C7. Locality: Chapman Research Station. Doublegee seed …


Foraminiferids Of The Cannonball Formation (Paleocene, Danian) In Western North Dakota, William E. Fenner Jan 1976

Foraminiferids Of The Cannonball Formation (Paleocene, Danian) In Western North Dakota, William E. Fenner

Theses and Dissertations

In 1974 and 1975 about 2800 samples (of which 265 contained foraminiferids) of the Cannonball Formation were collected from 60 water test wells and two oil wells in Adams, Bowman, Burleigh, Divide, Dunn, Grant, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, Sioux, and Ward Counties in western North Dakota. Fifty species of benthonic foraminiferids and four species of planktonic foraminiferids were identified including eight textulariines, two milio lines and 44 rotaliines. Taxa reported for the first time from the Can nonball include: Reophax sp. (2 species), Ammobaculites expansus Plummer, Spiroplectammina wilcoxensis Cushman and Ponton, Quinqueloculina plummerae Cushman and Todd, Dentalina eocenica Cushman, Lenticulina alabamensis …


Methane Distribution And Production In The Georgia Salt Marsh, Larry P. Atkinson, John R. Hall Jan 1976

Methane Distribution And Production In The Georgia Salt Marsh, Larry P. Atkinson, John R. Hall

CCPO Publications

Bacterial action in the anaerobic sediments of Spartina salt marsh produce large quantities of methane. Water in contact with the marsh has methane concentrations 200-300 times normal oceanic concentrations. The methane content of the water varies from maximum of 1.2 mu l CH sub(4)/ super(l) super(-1) in the summer to a minimum of 0.005 mu l CHl1


Upward Water Movement In Field Cores, Larry G. Wells, R. W. Skaggs Jan 1976

Upward Water Movement In Field Cores, Larry G. Wells, R. W. Skaggs

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Review Of The Oligocene Cetacea, Frank C. Whitmore Jr., Albert E. Sanders Jan 1976

Review Of The Oligocene Cetacea, Frank C. Whitmore Jr., Albert E. Sanders

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

Early in the Oligocene Epoch, Cetacea of the primitive suborder Archaeoceti had already declined sharply from their apparent abundance in Eocene seas. By the beginning of the Miocene, archaeocetes are known to have survived only in the northeast Atlantic and southwest Pacific Oceans. Concurrently with this decline, the first members of the suborders Odontoceti and Mysticeti appeared. They are known from only a few specimens, mostly in upper Oligocene deposits, on both coasts of North America, in Germany, Austria, Italy, the Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Australia, and New Zealand. Two important odontocete genera, Agorophius and Xenorophus, come from beds that are …


Hydrologische Und Chemische Untersuchungen An Den Fließgewässern Des Schlitzerlandes. A. Quellen. I. Übersicht, Jörg Brehm Jan 1976

Hydrologische Und Chemische Untersuchungen An Den Fließgewässern Des Schlitzerlandes. A. Quellen. I. Übersicht, Jörg Brehm

International Journal of Speleology

In a Triassic sandstone woodland (Schlitzerland in Hesse, Western Germany) 17 springs were hydrologically and hydrochemically investigated throughout one year (April 1973 - April 1974). Measurements were carried out on water volume, temperature, electrolytical conductivity, pH, aikalinity, chlorinity, dissolved molecular oxygen, dissolved organic material (COD), ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and free phosphate. Among the hydrochemical factors investigated the pH-value was closely related especially to the micro-climate in the spring drainage area. In particular the pH rose both with increasing length of the drainage area and — within the same spring with decreasing water supply. On the other hand the pH-value diminished …


Quelques Données Sur La Population De Proasellus Slavus Ssp. N. Sket (Crustacea, Isopoda) Dans L'Hyporhéique De La Rivière Drave Près De Legrad, Romana Lattinger-Penko Jan 1976

Quelques Données Sur La Population De Proasellus Slavus Ssp. N. Sket (Crustacea, Isopoda) Dans L'Hyporhéique De La Rivière Drave Près De Legrad, Romana Lattinger-Penko

International Journal of Speleology

An analysis of the population in the hyporheic medium of the Drava river shows that Proasellus slavus ssp. n. is one of the smallest known Asellids. It is living in an interstitial biotope as a permanent population in which density varies in space and time. Our observations show that reproduction takes place throughout the year, however with a maximum rate at the beginning of summer. Females may produce a relatively great number of offspring, notwithstanding the smallness of the species.


Die Vertikale Verteilung Von Ciliaten Im Stygorhithral Der Fulda (Beitrag Zur Kenntnis Mesopsammaler Ciliaten In Fließgewässern), Günther Lüpkes Jan 1976

Die Vertikale Verteilung Von Ciliaten Im Stygorhithral Der Fulda (Beitrag Zur Kenntnis Mesopsammaler Ciliaten In Fließgewässern), Günther Lüpkes

International Journal of Speleology

19 species of ciliates were found in interstitial biotopes of the Fulda Headwater. Two of these were new: Haplocaulus hengsti, n.sp. and Epistylis rotti, n.sp. (Peritrichida). The number of ciliate species decreases from the surface down so deeper layers; in a depth of 50 cm, only three species were found: Haplocaulus hengsti and Epistylis rotti and another small ciliate Trachelophyllum apiculatum. There was little detritus in this layer, and so, the abundance of the ciliates was low. On the other hand, there is little predation in deeper layers of stygorhithral sand and gravel. Small, long …


The Distribution Of The Fauna In The Interstitial Habitats Of Riverine Sediments Of The Danube And The Piesting (Austria), Dan L. Danielopol Jan 1976

The Distribution Of The Fauna In The Interstitial Habitats Of Riverine Sediments Of The Danube And The Piesting (Austria), Dan L. Danielopol

International Journal of Speleology

The interstitial fauna living in the riverine sediments of the Danube and Piesting have been investigated in Lower Austria. The nematodes, oligochaetes and cyclopoids are the most abundant groups (they represent up to 80% of the total fauna). The harpacticoids, the insect larvae, the isopods, the amphipods, the cladocera and the limnohalacarids are poorly represented (generally under 20% of the total fauna). The absence of hydrachnellids is striking. The vertical distribution of the interstitial fauna shows for several groups i.e. limnohalacarids, ostracods, isopods, harpacticoids, that the epigean species are quantitatively better represented in the upper sediment layers instead of the …


An Introduction To The Japanese Groundwater Animals With Reference To Their Ecology And Hygienic Significance, Kôichi Matsumoto Jan 1976

An Introduction To The Japanese Groundwater Animals With Reference To Their Ecology And Hygienic Significance, Kôichi Matsumoto

International Journal of Speleology

1) Nearly two hundred species of troglobites are known from the groundwaters of Japan. Most of these troglobiontic species, sixteen of seventy-seven genera, and what is more, four of forty-seven families are endemic to Japan. Uchidastygacaridae, Nipponacaridae, and Kantacaridae are endemic acaridan families of Japan. The coleopterous family, Phreatodytidae, is alto endemic to Japan. 2) Though studies on Protozoa, Turbellaria, Annelida, Aschelminthes, and Ostracoda, etc. remain sparse, the interstitial fauna is actively investigated recently and many specimens of Bathynellacea, Ingolfiella, Bogidiella, Microcerberus, Pseudovermis (Opisthobranchia), and Nerillidae, etc. have been collected from freshwater and marine environments. 3) None of the troglobites …


Groundwater Inhabitants In Poland, Andrzej W. Skalski Jan 1976

Groundwater Inhabitants In Poland, Andrzej W. Skalski

International Journal of Speleology

This paper states the present progress achieved in research regarding the ground-water fauna of Poland.


Remarques Sur La Biologie Et L'Écologie De Stenasellus Virei Dollfus (Crustacea Isopoda Asellota Des Eaux Souterraines), Guy Magniez Jan 1976

Remarques Sur La Biologie Et L'Écologie De Stenasellus Virei Dollfus (Crustacea Isopoda Asellota Des Eaux Souterraines), Guy Magniez

International Journal of Speleology

Recent observations indicate that a laying season seems to exist, in karstic as well as in phreatic populations. Nevertheless, a single female cannot lay each year, because the reproductive intermolt averages 15-16 months and is always followed by one (9-10 months) or several non-reproductive intermolts. So, the minimum laying rhythm of female St. virei is biennial. The cavernicolous population (St. v. virei) of the Padirac swallow-hole is not a relict, but a colony separated from the main settlement of the alluvial waters of the Dordogne river. On the contrary, it is possible to find, close to each other, …


Remarques Sur L'Aselle Psammique Proasellus Walteri (Chappuis, 1948) (Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellota), Jean-Paul Henry Jan 1976

Remarques Sur L'Aselle Psammique Proasellus Walteri (Chappuis, 1948) (Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellota), Jean-Paul Henry

International Journal of Speleology

P. walteri, an eyeless species of tiny size and thin body, shows numerous original characters. By its general morphology, it is one form of Asellid best adapted to the phreatic waters where it exists in large settlements. It is also able to live in the psammic biotope in a manner similar to Microparasellids. The females lay only 6 to 10 normal sized eggs. There is no indication of oostegits outside the breeding period. In some populations, the small number of eggs, correlated with the small size, seems to be compensated by a sex-ratio favorable so the females.


The Role Of Groundwater In Eutrophication Of A Lake In Glacial Outwash Terrain, David Robert Lee Jan 1976

The Role Of Groundwater In Eutrophication Of A Lake In Glacial Outwash Terrain, David Robert Lee

International Journal of Speleology

The nutrient contribution of groundwater in glacial outwash terrain was evaluated at Lake Sallie in north-central U.S.A. (46°46’ N., 95° 54’ W.). Groundwater entering the lake was collected with seepage meters consisting of bottomless cylinders vented to a thin membrane bag. A theoretical flow net and comparison of nutrient concentrations in well and seepage water indicated that seepage meters can be used in high velocity discharge areas to obtain site-specific water samples of groundwater for nutrient analyses. Based on an average value of 0.25 mg/l PO4, groundwater inflow along an 800 km segment of shoreline transported 37 kg …


Über Ökologische Und Biogeographische Trends Innerhalb Der Harpacticoiden (Copepoda - Crustacea), Hans Jakobi Jan 1976

Über Ökologische Und Biogeographische Trends Innerhalb Der Harpacticoiden (Copepoda - Crustacea), Hans Jakobi

International Journal of Speleology

The majority of harpacticoids show a great dependence on the peculiarities of their habitat. This research attempted to detect the possible existence of biogeographical and ecological trends. The limited biogeographical data is discussed, so this is applied the method of analysis of morpho-ecological correlation (Jakobi, 1962) developed to determine ecological trends. This way, all characteristics of the harpacticoidean body selected were studied to check their adaptative value. Based on those results it was possible to establish and to define ecological units. Data were then subjected to statistical tests of homogeneity for variance and significance. Graphs are used to demonstrate the …


Systematische Untersuchungen An Grundwasserkrebsen - Eine Bestandsaufnahme (Mit Der Beschreibung Zweier Neuer Gattungen Der Familie Parabathynellidae, Bathynellacea), Horst Kurt Schminke Jan 1976

Systematische Untersuchungen An Grundwasserkrebsen - Eine Bestandsaufnahme (Mit Der Beschreibung Zweier Neuer Gattungen Der Familie Parabathynellidae, Bathynellacea), Horst Kurt Schminke

International Journal of Speleology

This paper reviews critically some recent work on the systematics of subterranean Crustacea, in particular Jakobi’s work on the Parastenocarididae (Copepoda), Serban’s work on the Bathynellidae (Bathynellacea, Syncarida) and Schminke’s revision of the Parabathynellidae (Bathynellacea, Syncarida). It is pointed out that three different approaches have been adopted in each of the three cases and advantages and shortcomings of each of them are analysed. Finally descriptions are given of two new genera of Parabathynellidae, Afrobathynella gen. n. and Nunubathynella gen. n., from a locality near Port Elisabeth (South Africa).


La Léthargie Chez Les Chiroptères Cavernicoles D'Afrique Centrale, Michel Anciaux De Faveaux Jan 1976

La Léthargie Chez Les Chiroptères Cavernicoles D'Afrique Centrale, Michel Anciaux De Faveaux

International Journal of Speleology

From his personal research undertaken in the subterranean field (natural and artificial cavities) in Shaba (ex-Katanga, in S.E. Zaire) and Rwanda, the author briefly defines the macroclimate of the prospected regions as well as the microclimate of the subterranean habitat (humidity and temperature). A reversible hypothermia has been noticed in the dry season only (from May till August) in eleven species of troglophile Chiroptera belonging to the following families: Rhinolophidae (7 species of Rhinolophus), Hipposideridae (only Hipposideros ruber) and Vespertilionidae (Miniopterus inflatus rufus, Miniopterus schreibersi arenarius & M.s. natalensis, Myotis tricolor). No sign of lethargy has …