Three newOpegraphaspecies (Roccellaceae, Arthoniales) and several additions to the North American lichen mycota from Everglades National Park

A new species of cerylonid with reduced eyes from the Great Smoky Mountains, Philothermus stephani sp. n., is described and illustrated. A revised key to the North American species of Philothermus is presented.

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Mosses of the Nahanni and Liard ranges area, southwestern Northwest Territories

Canadian Journal of Botany ◽

10.1139/b79-037 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 57 (3) ◽

pp. 269-283 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Dale H. Vitt ◽

Diana G. Horton

Keyword(s):

Northwest Territories ◽

North American ◽

Rocky Mountains ◽

National Park ◽

Small Area ◽

New Records ◽

The South ◽

Moss Species ◽

Mountain Ranges ◽

The North

The Nahanni and Liard mountain ranges are located at about 61° N latitude and 122° W longitude. They form the easternmost slopes of the Rocky Mountains and lie just east of Nahanni National Park in the southwestern corner of the District of Mackenzie, Northwest Territories. The moss flora of the area is rich in the number of taxa; 207 species and two varieties are reported from this relatively small area. Of these, 53 species are new records for the South Nahanni region. A number of rare or disjunct bryophyte species are found in the area. Moss species which are either disjunct or occur at the edge of their range include Arctoa fulvella (Dicks.) B.S.G., Aulacomnium acuminatum (Lindb. & Arn.) Kindb., Andreaeobryum macrosporum Steere & B. Murray, Geheebia gigantea (Funck) Boul., Isopterygiopsis muelleriana (Schimp.) Iwats., Mnium spinosum (Voit) Schwaegr., Psilopilum cavifolium (Wils.) Hagen, Rhabdoweisia crispata (With.) Lindb., Seligeria calcarea (Hedw.) B.S.G., S. polaris Berggr., Trematodon brevicollis Hornsch., and Trichostomum arcticum Kaal. The North American distribution of these species is mapped. Herbertus stramineus (Dum.) Trev., Metacalypogeia schusterana Hatt. & Mizut., Scapania crassiretis Bryhn, and S. simmonsii Bryhn & Kaal. are four hepatic species of phytogeographic interest.

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Water Quality and Wet Season Diatom Assemblage Characteristics from the Tamiami Trail Pilot Swales Sites (Everglades National Park, Florida, USA)

Phytotaxa ◽

10.11646/phytotaxa.127.1.16 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 127 (1) ◽

pp. 163 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

ANDREW J. BRAMBURGER ◽

JAY W. MUNYON ◽

EVELYN E. GAISER

Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

National Park ◽

Everglades National Park ◽

Florida Everglades ◽

Small Scale ◽

Wet Season ◽

Major Barrier ◽

The North ◽

Baseline Information ◽

Water Conveyance

A pivotal component of hydrological restoration of the Florida Everglades is the improvement of water conveyance to Everglades National Park by the degradation of the current network of canals, roadways and levees. The Tamiami Trail (L29) road/canal complex represents a major barrier to natural water flows into the park and a variety of modification options for flow improvement are currently being explored, including the installation of spreader swales immediately downstream of culverts conveying water under Tamiami Trail from the L29 canal into Everglades National Park. In this study, we evaluated water column chemistry and wet-season diatom community structure to provide baseline information for use in future monitoring activities related to the proposed Tamiami Trail modifications. Water chemistry showed pronounced fluctuations in response to precipitation and anthropogenically mediated hydrological events. Differences in water quality variables among sites were dampened during periods of inundation, and became more pronounced during periods of low canal stage, suggesting the importance of small-scale mechanisms related to isolation of habitat patches. Diatom assemblages were unexpectedly speciose (127 taxa in 40 samples) compared to typical Everglades assemblages, and spatially heterogeneous in sites associated with concentric areas of dense vegetation immediately downstream of culverts. We also observed significant compositional dissimilarities among transects, indicating that culvert pool and north transect assemblages were substantially influenced by propagule input from the canal and areas to the north, while south transect sites were compositionally similar to typical sawgrass prairie diatom communities. Central transect sites were compositionally intermediate to their north and south counterparts. We propose that the position and spatial extent of this “transitional assemblage” is a sensitive indicator of subtle environmental change related to Tamiami Trail modifications.

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Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) breeding in Wapusk National Park, Manitoba

The Canadian Field-Naturalist ◽

10.22621/cfn.v127i2.1450 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 127 (2) ◽

pp. 180 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

N. C. Asselin ◽

M. S. Scott ◽

J. Larkin ◽

C. Artuso

Keyword(s):

North American ◽

National Park ◽

Nest Density ◽

Canada Goose ◽

Golden Eagle ◽

Aquila Chrysaetos ◽

Breeding Range ◽

The North ◽

Golden Eagles ◽

Conservation Concern

The North American subspecies of the Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) is of conservation concern throughout Canada. The species is not currently known to breed in Manitoba. In 2011 and 2012, during the course of surveys in Wapusk National Park of Canada in northeastern Manitoba, seven pairs of Golden Eagles and one sub-adult were observed. The identification of nests in proximity to three pairs, the presence of an adult at one nest, and visible white down feathers on two nests confirm breeding and extend the breeding range of the Golden Eagle into Manitoba, where breeding was previously uncertain. The three occupied nests were 14 km (n = 2) and 31 km (n = 1) from the nearest adjacent occupied nest identified. Foraging on Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) goslings was observed. Further research is needed to determine the overall nest density and the diet of Golden Eagles in northeastern Manitoba.

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A new species of the genus Philothermus Aubé (Coleoptera: Cerylonidae) from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S.A.

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.1390.1.2 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 1390 (1) ◽

pp. 17-20

Author(s):

MATTHEW L. GIMMEL ◽

ADAM SLIPINSKI

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

North American ◽

National Park ◽

North American Species ◽

Great Smoky Mountains ◽

The North ◽

Smoky Mountains ◽

A New Species

A new species of cerylonid with reduced eyes from the Great Smoky Mountains, Philothermus stephani sp. n., is described and illustrated. A revised key to the North American species of Philothermus is presented.

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