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Structure Et Fonctionnement Des Ecosystèmes Du Haut-Rhône Français; Viii: Hydrologie De Deux Stations Phréatiques Dont L'Eau Alimente Des Bras Morts, J. L. Reygrobellet, J. Mathieu, R. Ginet, J. Gibert

International Journal of Speleology

We have been working since 1975 on phreatic stations providing two old meanders of the French river Rhone with interstitial water. The hydrological characteristics are quite different (see diagrams in the text):

• The one (station 2) is a particular under-flow circulating laterally to the river (“paraécoulement”), which is closely subordinate with the varying level of the Rhone.
• The other (station 8) is the confluence of continental phreatic water proceeding from a Northeastern plateau (the “Dombes”) with the hyporheic of the river Ain (eastern tributary of the Rhone). The Rhone has no influence on the characteristics of this second interstitial flow. …

Environmental Quality 1979 - Hillsborough County Florida, Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission

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During 1979 at least 65,948 air quality samples were collected and analyzed from 146 sampling stations throughout Hillsborough County. Enclosed maps attempt to depict the cleaner and dirtier areas of Hillsborough County, while data summaries show where and how often air quality standards were exceeded during 1979.

During 1979, 54 salt water sampling stations were monitored for 40 parameters resulting in 25,151 samples; while 24 fresh water stations were monitored for 53 parameters resulting in 7,588 samples. Sampling averages for each parameter were ranked from lowest to highest (1-54), with the similar rankings assigned to tied average parameters. Lowest ranking …

Some Historical Accounts Of The Natural Conditions In Tampa Bay And Hillsborough County, Michael Heerschap

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As we might expect as we read on in the literature we find that as Tampa grows, then the animals and fish which were so abundant slowly disappear. An interesting feature of these accounts are the stores told of mass killings of animals and birds for no reason except for fun. Also included are some tales of our notorious insect life and thundershowers. This report is a collection of some of the more interesting quotes from various sources.

The Effects Of Sewage Pollution Abatement On Phytoplankton Productivity And Standing Crop In Hillsborough Bay, Florida, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers

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In September 1976, the City of Tampa initiated a comprehensive monitoring study of the ecology of the phytoplankton community of Hillsborough Bay. Numerous studies elsewhere have shown that phytoplankton are well suited as monitors of trophic state due to their rapid response to changing environmental conditions (Hohn, 1959; Williams, 1964; Margalef, 1968; Welch, 1968; Dunstan, 1975; Taslakain and Hardy, 1976). The present study is designed to relate changes in the phytoplankton community of Hillsborough Bay with the reduced nutrient load entering the Bay from the AWT facility.

Computer Simulation Of Nutrients In Tampa Bay, Florida, Bernard E. Ross, Paula D. Jerkins

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During the past ten years or so the pollution in Tampa Bay, Florida has been studied extensively. Legally, pollution is defined with respect to water use classifications. For each water use classification, adequate water quality standards are imposed by law to insure safety to "man, fish and wildlife and to insure that nuisances will not occur. A body of water is polluted only when it does not meet the standards set for the water use classification applied to it.

Premier Proasellus Hyporhéique D'Espagne: P. Jaloniacus N. Sp., (Crustacea Isopoda Asellota), Jean-Paul Henry, Guy Magniez

International Journal of Speleology

This new, anophthalmous and unpigmented species lives in the underflow of Jalon River, Province of Alicante, Southeastern Spain. It belongs to the phyletic line of Proasellus meridianus (Racovitza, 1919).

L'Equipement Sensoriel Des Trechinae Souterrains (Coléoptères). Ii - Ultrastructure Des Trichobothries De I'Elytre, Christian Juberthie, Françoise Piquemal

International Journal of Speleology

The ultrastructure of trichobothria (Tm2, Tr2, Tr4) of the elytra has been studied in the troglobitic Coleoptera Geotrechus vulcanus and Aphaenops cerberus. Two bipolar neurons innervate these trichobothria. The first ends at the level of the hair base, and its distal segment contains a tubular body, characteristic of mechanoreceptive bristles. The other does not possess a tubular body, and its distal segment ends in the bristle canal; its function is unknown. The trichobothria possess one glial enveloping cell, one trichogen cell, and one tormogen cell; the latter two show an apical, common, large, receptor lymph cavity. The small trichobothria …

Martel's La France Ignorée: New Information From Two Post Cards To His Publisher, Trevor R. Shaw

International Journal of Speleology

Two recently discovered post cards written by Martel to his publisher provide new information on the date he completed the manuscript of the first volume of La France ignorée and on the progress of its printing.

A Perçu Sur La Composition, I'Origine Et La Formation De La Faune Cavernicole De La Stara Planina Occidentale (Bulgarie), Petar Beron

International Journal of Speleology

The karstic area between the rivers Timok and Vit has about 500 caves and pot-holes, more than 300 of them being the subject of the present study. In this area (called here Western Stara Planina) we have noted 63 species and subspecies of terrestrial troglobites and 17 species and subspecies of aquatic troglobites. The two Regions into which we split the area (region of Ogosta and Region of Iskar) are the richest in cave fauna of Bulgaria. This study deals with the particularities in the composition and the distribution of the different groups of terrestrial troglobites, and especially of such …

Diplopoda From Papuan Caves (Zoological Results Of The British Speleological Expedition To Papua-New Guinea, 1975, 4), Richard L. Hoffman

International Journal of Speleology

Eight species of polydesmoid millipeds are described from the caves of the extreme northwestern corner of Papua New Guinea. Four new genera are named: in Paradoxosomatidae, Selminosoma, type S. chapmani; Astromontosoma, type A. jeekeli; in Doratodesmidae, Scolopopyge, type S. pholeter; Selminarchus, type S. hispidus. Two additional new species are referred to established genera Eustrongylosoma exiguum and Nothrosoma beroni, the latter, however, (known only from females) is probably referable to a new genus. Selminosoma chapmani appears both from its structure and biology to be a true troglobite, the first such species known in the Paradoxosomatidae. The two doratodesmid species extend the …

Ecological Investigations Of The Influence Of A Polluted River On Surrounding Interstitial Underground Waters, Milan Meštrov, Romana Lattinger-Penko

International Journal of Speleology

Because of the fundamental biological investigations and also of the practical importance, the authors investigated interstitial subterranean water (hyporheic) near a polluted river Sava in the plain where the underground waters are considered as potable. With the comparison of the physical, chemical, bacteriological, saprobiological and faunistic characteristics of the river and its hyporheic zone in different seasons their mutual relation is detected. The results show the influence of polluted river water on the hyporheic water within the river bed to at least 2 m depth.

Une Espèce Inédite De Rhachomyees (Ascomycètes, Laboulbeniales) Parasite Du Carabique Troglobie, Speagonum Mirabile Moore De La Nouvelle-Guinée (Resultats Zoologiques De L'Expedition Spéléologique Britannique En Papouasie-Nouvelle Guinée, 1975, 3), Walter Rossi

International Journal of Speleology

Rhachomyces beronii n. sp., parasitic on Speagonum mirabile Moore (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Anchomenini) from New Guinea, is described. The new species resembles Rhachomyces tenuis Thaxt, in general habit, but it differs from the latter in having a smaller receptacle, a larger and less pigmented perithecium, a different structure of the appendages and in the multiplication of appendiculate cells.

Contribution À L'Étude Des Cavités Karstiques Du Djurdjura (Algérie). Description Morpho-Hydrogéologique Et Cadre Évolutif, Yves Quinif

International Journal of Speleology

In North-Africa, the karst of Djurdjura Mountains is important because it shows high-alpine characters. In others papers, we have studied shallow morphology and speleological explorations. Here, we describe the caves: morphology, qualitative hydrology and fillings. These cavities are replaced in their morpho-structural context. We make distinctions between kinds of cavities. Gulfs and resurgences characterize high-alpine karst which is actual. Other caves that have their opening at the middle of slopes are dry, disconnected of actual morphological context. They belong to past karstification phases. From the synthesis of those elements, we show that it is possible to use karstic data in …

Observations Sur Les Comportements De Lucifuga Subterranea Poey (Pisces, Ophidiidae), Poisson Cavernicole De Cuba, G. Thinès, M. Piquemal

International Journal of Speleology

The swimming behaviour and the sensory reactions of the blind Cuban cave fish Lucifuga subterranea Poey were studied on a single individual during a period of 6 months. Mechanical stimulation elicits but slight reactions. Gustatory substances in solution elicit fairly typical motor responses which are not followed by systematic exploration behaviour, the same being true for stimulations by odours of prey. The presence of moving prey provokes an oriented exploration with a slight plunging movement of the kind evidenced in other cave fishes. Actual seizing of the prey requires an active approach of the latter towards the anterior part of …

Bragasellus Escolai N.Sp., Crustacea Isopoda Asellota Cavernicole D'Espagne, J. P. Henry, G. Magniez

International Journal of Speleology

The paper gives a description of a new, unpigmented and anophtalmous species of Bragasellus collected in Calderón Cave, Vellia de Carrión, Palencia Province, Northern Spain (hydrographic basin of Douro River).

Neue Und Interessante Milben Aus Dem Genfer Museum Xxxii. Zwei Neue Milbenarten (Acari: Acaridae) Aus Einer Höhle In Kenya, S. Mahunka

International Journal of Speleology

From a sample of Acaridae mites collected in a Kenyan cave, two new species are described. For one of them a new genus is defined.

A Critical Review Of Hypotheses On The Origin Of Vermiculations, A. Bini, M. Cavalli Gori, S. Gori

International Journal of Speleology

Mud and clay vermiculations are irregular and discontinuous deposits of incoherent materials, almost ubiquitous. Found both inside and outside of caves, overlying limestone or other materials, they are formed from many substances (clay, mud, candle-black, colloidal silica, etc.). Also their shape dimensions vary greatly. The following genetical hypotheses have been proposed: fossil fillings; chemico-genetical deposition; biological formation; mechanical deposition from moving water or air; clay-layer drying process (Montoriol-Pous hypothesis); physicochemical deposition from drying liquid films. The last is proposed by the authors who, having discussed the various hypotheses, give many examples and the results of some experiments. They distinguish two …

Studies Of The Cave Crayfish, Orconectes Inermis Inermis Cope (Decapoda, Cambaridae). Part Iv: Mark-Recapture Procedures For Estimating Population Size And Movements Of Individuals, Horton H. Hobbs Iii

International Journal of Speleology

Several methods for permanently marking cavernicolous crayfishes were investigated prior to initiation of field work in Pless Cave, Lawrence County, Indiana. Internally injected ink complemented with external “painting” proved to be a most satisfactory tagging procedure. During the two-year study period 211 individuals of the troglobitic crayfish Orconectes inermis inermis Cope were marked; 96 tagged individuals were recaptured at least once, a 46% recapture rate. The population size was estimated to be 1586 +/- 79 (95% C.L.) over the 540 m subterranean stream study area and remained relatively stable during the period of 1970 to 1972. The home range of …

Niveaux De Base Actuels Dans Les Principaux Canyons Du Languedoc Oriental Et Des Plans De Provence, G. Fabre, J. Nicod

International Journal of Speleology

In a karstic country cut by a canyon in which runs an allogenic river, there are several base levels (karstic, fluvial...); chiefly if the limestones develop greatly under the bottom of the gorge. The difficulty of characterizing them appears in all the definitions given. From the example of the three most important canyons of the Eastern Bas Languedoc (South-East of France) and with the different geological controls (s.l.) one ascertains that at present: a) When an allogenic and surface river is perennial without important loss there is a total connection between fluvial level and karstic base level. b) When an …

Bogidiella Martini, Un Nouvel Amphipode Souterrain De I'Ile Saint-Martin (Antilles) Et La Zoogéographie Des Bogidiellidae, Jan H. Stock

International Journal of Speleology

Both sexes of a new species of Bogidiella, B. martini, are described. The new species, with a very pronounced sexual dimorphism, has been discovered in two wells in the island of St.-Martin (French part), one of the Lesser Antilles. Another member of Bogidiella has been recorded from the island of Curaçao, but the specimens were damaged too much to allow proper description. The Bogidiellidae (5 genera, 26 named species, and several unnamed species) are present in the sea as well as in inland waters. The family has a wide distribution, exceeding the boundaries of the former Tethys Sea. Probably, …

Prime Osservazioni In Margine A Un'esperienza Di Concrezionamento Di Alabastri Calcarei In Ambiente Ipogeo, P. Forti, R. Casali, G. Pasini

International Journal of Speleology

Optical analysis of thin slides of cave fromations carried out by a number of researchers showed a fine structure consisting of a succession of double layers (thichness less than a fe tens of micron). In each two layer unit, one is thicker, transparent and composed of an assembly of calcite needle shaped crystals oriented perpendicularly to the layer: the other layer is opaque, cryptocrystalline or amorphous. According to some C-14 datings of archaeological remains covered by the formations each couple of layers would correspond to one year. In order to check this hypothesis an experiment was set up in the …

Un Asellide Interstitiel Du Bassin De I'Ebre (Espagne): Proasellus Lescherae N.Sp. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellota), Jean-Paul Henry, Guy Magniez

International Journal of Speleology

Proasellus lescherae n.sp. is a little, interstitial species, living in the underflow of Rio Guadalope Basin (a tributary of Ebro River). It is related to the water-slaters of the underground waters of the Pyreneo-cantabrigian region (the phyletic line of ProaselIus spelaeus Racovitza). The mean size of the reproductive females is very small (2.9 mm) and the brood contains only 6-10 eggs. Nevertheless, the size of the eggs and intramarsupial larval stages are the same as in epigean or hypogean species of the genus, which reach a larger adult size.

Environmental Quality 1977 - Hillsborough County Florida, A. J. Shaw, R. G. Wilkins, Hillsborough County Environmental Protection Commission

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Air pollutant sampling was conducted at 87 locations in Hillsborough County during 1977. Location of sampling stations and pollutants sampled are shown on Maps and Tables at end of this Air Section. About 72,000 Air Samples are summarized and detailed in this report.

1901 river, stream, and sewage treatment plant samples were analyzed during 1977 for up to 49 different types of water pollution resulting in 25,421 individual water quality measurements. About one-half of these water quality measurements were generated from Bay or River samples collected at the regular networks. About one-fourth were collected by the sewage treatment plant monitoring …

A Contribution To The Study Of The Genus Porrhomma (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Notes On A Population Of P. Egeria (Simon) And Other Cavernicolous Species, J. D. Bourne

International Journal of Speleology

A morphological and biometrical study of a population of Porrhomma egeria (Simon) has allowed to determine that P. moravicum (Miller and Kratochvil) and P. obambulatum (Kritscher) belong to the same species and should thus be considered synonymous. The importance of biometric studies for the study of this Genus is emphasised.

Carotenoids In Niphargus Casimiriensis Skalski (Amphipoda) From Artesian Wells, B. Czeczuga, A. Skalski

International Journal of Speleology

By means of columnar and thin-layer chromatography, the presence of carotenoids in Niphargus casimiriensis Skalski from an artesian well was studied. There are qualitative and quantitative differences in the carotenoid contents of the Niphargus casimiriensis Skalski specimens.

Les Araignées Du Genre Rhode De Yougoslavie (Araneae, Dysderidae), C. L. Deeleman-Reinhold

International Journal of Speleology

Rhode magnifica n. sp. is described from a Montenegrine cave and Rhode stalitoides n. sp. from a Bosnian cave. There is a redescription of Rhode aspintfera (Nikolié). The author includes in the genus Rhode the species previously contained in the genera Harpassa and Typhlorhode. The northern Yugoslav genus Stalita and related genera are regarded to be the nearest relatives of Rhode and it is concluded that they have originated on the Balkan Peninsula from a common ancestor.

Dytiscidae Cavernicoles De Papouasie (Résultats Zoologiques De La Mission Spéléologique Britannique En Papouasie - Nouvelle Guinée, 1975, 1), Vassil B. Guéorguiev

International Journal of Speleology

This paper reports the results of the investigations on Dytiscidae from New Guinea caves. Three new species are described: Copelatus subterraneus sp.n., Platynectes (Metaplatynectes) beroni sp.n. and P. (M.) chapmani sp. n. Synonymic notes on the subgenera of the genus Platynectes and descriptions of two new subgenera Notoplatynectes subgen. n. and Metaplatynectes subgen. n. are also reported.

The Tegumental Glands Of A Troglobitic Crustacean, L. Juberthie-Jupeau, Y. Crouau

International Journal of Speleology

Tegumental glands, located in the antennae of Antromysis juberthiei are present in males and females; in the antennulae each of them consists of 3 cells: a secretory cell of large size, an intermediary cell and a canal cell probably secretory in nature. The canal cell possesses an extracellular cavity with deep infoldings and microvilli between which the canal crinkles along. The intermediary cell is heavily provided with microfilaments. The secretory granules have an organized content.

A Remarkable New Genus And Three New Species Of Cavernicolous Carabidae (Coleoptera) (Zoological Results Of The British Speleological Expedition To Papua-New Guinea 1975, 2), B. P. Moore

International Journal of Speleology

Speagonum mirabile gen. et sp. n. and Gastragonum caecum sp. n. are described as troglobites from caves in the Behrman Mountains of west New Guinea; Pseudozaena (Trichozaena subgen. n.) cavicola sp. n. is a troglophile from New Ireland.

The Occurrence Of Metacyclops Subdolus Kiefer (Crustacea: Copepoda) In Subterranean Waters Of Greece With Remarks On Its Systematic Status, Giuseppe Lucio Pesce

International Journal of Speleology

The paper gives new localities for the Copepod Metacyclops subdolus from Greece and Crete together with the main morphological and ecological features of the species.