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Front Matter, Vol. 44 No. 2

Great Basin Naturalist

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Utah Flora: Chenopodiaceae, Stanley L. Welsh

Great Basin Naturalist

The Chenopodiaceae for Utah are revised. Descriptions of the family and of its genera and species are included. Keys to the genera, species, and infraspecific taxa are provided, along with pertinent discussion. Treated are 18 genera, 56 species, and 13 infraspecific taxa. Newly described taxa are Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. gigantea Welsh & Stutz, Ceratoides lanata (Pursh) J. T. Howell var. ruinina Welsh, and Chenopodium capitatum (L.) Asch. var. parvicapitatum Welsh. New nomenclatural combinations are: Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt. var. occidentalis (Torr. & Frem.) Welsh & Stutz; Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr.—var. bonnevillensis (C. A. Hanson) Welsh, var. cuneata …

Bionomics Of The Cone Spittlebug, Aphrophora Canadensis (Homoptera: Cercopidae) On Mugo Pine In Idaho, Frances M. Bales, Malcolm M. Furniss

Great Basin Naturalist

The spittlebug, Aphrophora canadensis Walley (Homoptera: Cercopidae), was discovered at Moscow, Idaho, in 1979 infesting Pinus mugo Turra, an exotic ornamental pine. Masses of spittle, densely populated with nymphs, have continued to be abundant since then. The nymphs congregated and fed mainly on cones and did not cause visible reddening of foliage that is typical of other pine-infesting spittlebugs. Immature stages and behavior are described for the first time and are compared to other nearctic pine-infesting species. Beginning in mid-August, eggs were laid under fascicle sheaths at the bases of needles, where they overwintered. Nymphs appeared in late April and …

Seed And Cone Insects Associated With Pinus Monophylla In The Raft River Mountains, Utah, Michael J. Jenkins

Great Basin Naturalist

Dissection and rearing studies of second-year cones disclosed six species of insects associated with the seeds and cones of singleleaf pinyon pine during the spring and summer of 1976. Those most commonly encountered were: Dioryctria sp. probably albovittella Hulst, Conophthorus monophyllae Hopkins, and Pineus coloradensis Gillette. The three remaining species were of lesser importance. These included the gall midge, Asynapta sp., a minor cone pest and two parasites, one of C. monophyllae, Acerocephala atroviolacea Crawford, and an unidentified parasite of Dioryctria, of the family Ichneumonidae.

Dioryctria sp. probably albovittella was regarded as the major insect destroying cones and seeds of …

Full Issue, Vol. 44 No. 2

Great Basin Naturalist

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New Astragalus (Leguminosae) From The Goose Creek Drainage, Utah–Nevada, N. Duane Atwood, Sherel Goodrich, Stanley L. Welsh

Great Basin Naturalist

A new species, Astragalus anserinus Atwood, Goodrich, & Welsh, is described from specimens taken from tuffaceous outcrops in the Goose Creek drainage of Box Elder County, Utah, and Elko County Nevada.

Some Edaphic Relations Of Southeastern Idaho Wildlands, Mark E. Jensen

Great Basin Naturalist

Soil samples from the A1 horizon and dominant subsoil horizon at 190 sites were analyzed for Ca, Mg, K, P, and organic matter contents in conjunction with a soil resource inventory of the Caribou National Forest. Vegetative composition and production data were compared to the edaphic factors to derive relationships useful to the land manager. Organic matter was effective in distinguishing between soil orders and was positively correlated to vegetative production. Vegetative cycling of the nutrients P and K was most pronounced in soils of the order Mollisols, to a lesser degree in the Alfisols, and not at all in …

Habitat Relationships Of Glaux Maritima In Central Utah, Jack D. Brotherson, Sarah J. Barnes

Great Basin Naturalist

Thirty-five study sites were established in the meadow communities surrounding Utah Lake in central Utah. The study sites ranged across several community types. Glaux maritima was found in all sites but varied as to its ecological importance in these communities. Sixteen soil factors were measured relative to the stands studied. Cover of Glaux maritima correlated with parts per million sodium and total soluble salts in the soil. No other factors correlated significantly with the cover of Glaux maritima. Glaux maritima occupied only those sites with high levels of moisture throughout the growing season. The high moisture levels came from springs, …

Standing Crops And Dynamics Of Phytomass And Minerals In Two Salt Desert Shrub Communities, R. S. Bjerregaard, N. E. West, M. M. Caldwell, H. F. Mayland

Great Basin Naturalist

Of two salt desert shrub communities studied in Curlew Valley, Utah, the Atriplex confertifolia-dominated community had 15% greater total midsummer phytomass than the Ceratoides lanata community. The larger Atriplex shrubs contained much more woody tissue for support of photosynthetic tissues than did Ceratoides. Atriplex aboveground phytomass and litter were about twice those of Ceratoides. Ceratoides litter was generally fine and easily decomposable, but Atriplex litter contained about equal proportions of coarse, resistant woody tissues and fine, easily decomposable material. Atriplex root phytomass was 1.3 times that of Ceratoides at the 2–30 cm depth, but at depths below 30 cm, …

Bristlecone Pine And Clark's Nutcracker: Probable Interaction In The White Mountains, California, Ronald M. Lanner, Harry E. Hutchins, Harriette A. Lanner

Great Basin Naturalist

Many bristlecone pines in the White Mountains, California, are members of multistem clumps. We propose that these clumps have arisen by multiple germinations from seed caches of Clark's Nutcracker, as occurs in several other pine species. The commonness of nutcrackers and their caching of singleleaf pinyon seeds in the study area provide supporting evidence. Other vertebrates appear unlikely to be responsible for the stem clumps. Seed burial may be required to establish regeneration on these adverse sites where bristlecone pine attains great longevity.

New Generic Synonymy And New Genera Of Scolytidae (Coleoptera), Stephen L. Wood

Great Basin Naturalist

New generic synonymy in Scolytidae is proposed as follows: Amasa Lea ( = Pseudoxyleborus Eggers), Araptus Eichhoff ( = Brachydendrulus Schedl, Gnathocranus Schedl, Gnathoborus Schedl), Chortastus Schaufuss ( = Afrochramesus Schedl), Cosmoderes Eichhoff ( = Dendriops Schedl), Cryphalus Erichson ( = Acryphalus Tsai & Li, Jugocryphalus Tsai & Li), Cyrtogenius Strohmeyer ( = Eulepiops Schedl, Ozodendron Schedl, Mimidendrulus Schedl, Artepityophthorus Schedl), Dendrographus Schedl ( = Protopityophthorus Schedl), Glostatus Schedl ( = Paraglostatus Schedl), Gnathotrupes Schedl ( = Gnathocortus Schedl, Gnathomimus Schedl, Gnathoglochinus Schedl), Hylesinopsis Eggers ( = Metahylesinus Eggers, Hapalophloeus Schedl, Hemihylesinus Schedl), Hypothenemus Westwood ( = Chondronoderes Schedl, Archeophalus …

In Memoriam: Seville Flowers (1900–1968), William H. Behle

Great Basin Naturalist

Seville Flowers was the foremost authority of his time on cryptogamic botany in the intermountain region, having published monographs on the mosses, lichens, and ferns of Utah. He also had strong interests in algae, grasses, composites, and the history of botany. In addition to his systematic research, his expertise extended to field ecology. Early in his career he made a classic study of the vegetation of the Great Salt Lake region that led in later years to his participation in the ecological studies at Dugway Proving Grounds in western Utah. Still later he had charge of the predam vegetative surveys …

Field Establishment Of Fourwing Saltbush In Processed Oil Shale And Disturbed Native Soil As Influenced By Vesicular-Arbuscular Mycorrhizae, C. A. Call, C. M. Mckell

Great Basin Naturalist

Seedlings of fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.) were inoculated with indigenous vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi in a containerized system and transplanted into processed oil shale and disturbed native soil in a semiarid rangeland environment in northwestern Colorado. After two growing seasons in the field, plants inoculated with VAM had greater aboveground biomass, cover, and height than noninoculated plants. Mycorrhizal plants were more effective in the uptake of water and phosphorus. Infection levels of inoculated plants were greatly reduced in processed shale (from 13.0 at outplanting to 3.8 at harvest), but functional VAM associations could be found after two …

Resurrection Morning, Cara Bullinger

BYU Studies

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Understanding Paul Richard Lloyd Anderson, Kent P. Jackson

BYU Studies

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Woman Of Destiny Orson Scott Card; Zinnie Stokes, Zinnie Stokes Donald R. Marshall; Summer Fire Douglas H. Thayer, Edward A. Geary

BYU Studies

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Introductory Pages, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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Young Heber J. Grant's Years Of Passage, Ronald W. Walker

BYU Studies

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Reflections From The Ganges, Thomas F. Rogers

BYU Studies

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Elizabeth To Zacharias, Cara Bullinger

BYU Studies

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Benjamin, John Sterling Harris

BYU Studies

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Making A Mormon Of Milton, John S. Tanner

BYU Studies

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“Thou Hast Made My Mountain To Stand Strong”, Sally T. Taylor

BYU Studies

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Full Issue, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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End Matter, Byu Studies

BYU Studies

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Utah Valley Metaphors, Loretta M. Sharp

BYU Studies

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Mormon Bibliography 1983, Scott H. Duvall, Barbara S. Ballantyne

BYU Studies

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Eyewitness Accounts Of The Restoration Milton V. Backman, Larry C. Porter

BYU Studies

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Goodbye, Hello Marilyn Brown, Richard H. Cracroft

BYU Studies

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The Impact Of The Mormon Migration On The Community Of Kirtland, Ohio, 1830-1839, Mark R. Grandstaff

Theses and Dissertations

In the early decades of the nineteenth-century, an era of cultural change and disorientation, many turned to revivals to displace insecure emotionalism and to insure themselves of a place in the emerging society. Others, such as the Mormons sought an all encompassing plan that would dispel confusion and restore order to a decadent society. This search led some Mormons to follow their Prophet to Kirtland, Ohio. Once in Kirtland, various sociological conflicts developed which affected how the citizens of Kirtland would perceive their Mormon neighbors. Tantamount to these conflicts was the rapidly increasing Mormon population which triggered a corresponding rise …