Spring
2013
Drawing 2 (Matthew Kolodziej, Art; permit 2013-001). April 5-May 5 2013
Mushroom Foray (Pauline Munk, Ohio Mushroom Society; permit 2013-002). June 22 2013
Fall
2012
All About Mushrooms Adult Workshop
(Stacey Heffern, Conservancy for CVNP; permit 2012-002).
Oct 20, 2012
Entomology (Mitchell; permit 2012-008)
Fall 2012
Flora and Taxonomy (Duff; permit 2012-009). Fall 2012
Integrated Bioscience Techniques
(Blackledge; permit 2012-010)
Soil and Water Field
Studies (Barrett- GES; permit 2012-012).
Fall 2012
Summer
2012
Field Botany (Mitchell; permit 2012-003). May-June 2012
Spring
2012
Advanced
Ecology
(Mitchell; permit 2012-001). Spring 2012
Fall
2011
Vertebrate Zoology (Niewiarowski; permit 2007-022; Renewed
as 2011-013). Fall 2011.
Invertebrate
Zoology (Weeks; permit 2011-014). Fall 2011
Field Ecology (Mitchell; permit 2011-015). Fall 2011
Freshwater Ecology (Lavrentyev; Permit 2011-017). Fall 2011
Art - Painting en plein
aire. (Kolodziej, Permit
2011-018). Fall 2011
Summer
2011
Diversity and Natural History of
Insects (Mitchell, Biology) permit 2011-004. Summer 2011.
Herpetology.
(Wain, with Bagatto),
permit 2011-005). Observe and capture Reptiles and Amphibians, including turtle
traps. Summer 2011
Science Class
Field Trip (Dunn, Oriana
House). Permit 2011-009. Summer
2011. Nature Walks for high School students.
Introduction to
Botany. (Ott; Biology).
Permit 2011-010. Study plants at the preserve. Summer 2010.
Soil and Water Field
Studies (Barrett, Geography and Planning). Permit 2011-011. Summer 2011. Study
soils and water at the preserve.
Spring
2011
Hydric Soils Education (Schumacher,
Ohio EPA) permit 2011-001. April 5.
Field Botany Class (CCC; Teresa DiPietro). permit 2011-002. April 21 & 26. Collect and study plants
Fall
2010
Art Mining at the
Preserve. (Webb, School of Art), permit 2010-015. Students will
explore and artistically interpret small areas (18" squares) of the
preserve. September 2010
Glacial
Geology (Szabo,
Geology). 2010-016. Geological samples to explore the
glacial geology of the preserve.
Flora and Taxonomy (Duff, Biology)
2010-017. Plant collections for class use.
Introduction to Phycology (Ott, Biology) 2010-018. Collections in garden pond
Summer
2010
Herpetology.
(Wain, with Moore), permit 2010-008). Observe and
capture Reptiles and Amphibians, including turtle traps. Summer 2010
Introduction
to Botany. (Ott; permit 2010-011). Study
plants at the preserve. Summer 2010.
Spring
2010
Soil and Water
Field Studies (Barrett, Geography 495/595, Permit
2010-005). Soil samples, mostly in Grandview alley. Spring
2010.
CVEEC intern fish sampling.
(Londraville; Permit 2010-007); Spring 2010. Non-destructive sampling of fish from North Fork.
Fall
2009
Mycology (Pan; permit 2009-010).
Collect and study fungus plants at the preserve. Fall 2009.
Invertebrate Zoology (Weeks; permit 2009-011). Fall 2009.
Field Ecology (Mitchell; permit 2009-012). Fall 2009.
Introduction
to Botany. (Ott; permit 2009-015). Study
plants at the preserve. Fall 2009.
Research Techniques in
Integrated Bioscience (Londraville; permit
2009-00160). Fall 2009
Plant Ecology (McCall - Denison University; Permit 2009-0017). Study garlic
Mustard and associated insects as part of a national survey. Fall
2009.
Summer
2009
Introduction to
Botany. (Ott; permit
2009-005). Study plants at the preserve. Summer 2009.
General Ecology. (Mitchell:
permit 2009-006). Walk on trails (one day) to study ecological interactions. Summer 2009.
Diversity of
Plants and Insects (Mitchell; permit 2009-007).
Collect plants and insects at the preserve. Summer 2009.
Archaeology
Field School and Archaeogeophysical survey.
(Whitman permit 2009-008). Summer 2009, at
Panzner
Archaeology
Field School. ((Whitman. permit
2009-009). Preparation for 2010 class at steiner
woods.
Herpetology.
(Langford (with Moore), permit 2009-013). Observe and capture Reptiles and Amphibians.
Summer 2009
Summer
2008
Introduction to
Botany. (Ott; permit 2008-009). Study
plants at the preserve. Summer 2008.
General Ecology. (Mitchell:
permit 2007-010). Walk on trails (one day) to study ecological interactions. Summer 2008.
Spring
2008
Soil and Water Field
Studies- Geography (Barrett; permit 2008-001).
Spring 2008.
Archaeology
Field School. - Archaeogeophysical survey.
Whitman and Matney permit
2008-002)
Diversity of
Plants. Pan and Ott; Permit 2008-003). Spring 2008
Ichythology and CVEEC interns.
(Londraville; Permit 2008-004); Spring 2008. Non-destructive sampling of fish from North Fork.
Soil and Water Field
Studies part 2- Geography (Barrett; permit 2008-005). Spring 2008.. Wetland soils survey
Fall
2007
Research Techniques
in Integrated Bioscience. (Londraville;
permit 2007-023). Fall 2007.
Field Ecology (Mitchell; permit 2007-019). Fall 2007.
Invertebrate Zoology (Weeks; permit 2007-020). Fall 2007.
Introduction to
Botany (Ott; permit
2007-021). Fall 2007.
Vertebrate Zoology (Niewiarowski; permit 2007-022). Fall 2007.
Summer
2007
Archaeology
Field School 3240:450 - 402. Permit 2007-012. This project is a
continuation of archaeological research being conducted at the Bath Nature
Preserve. The goal of the field school is to teach scientific archaeological
excavation methods and techniques to interested students while continuing my
research at the Preserve. Dr. Linda Whitman. June 2007.
General Ecology. (Mitchell:
permit 2007-016). Walk on trails (one day) to study ecological interactions. Summer 2007.
Introduction to
Botany. (Ott; permit 2007-017). Study
plants at the preserve. Summer 2007.
Spring
2007
Flora and Taxonomy (Mitchell; permit 2007-002). Identifying
plants of the preserve. Spring 2007.
Biology of
Behavior (lab). (Blackledge;
permit 2007-003). Observe birds feeding near Martin Field Center. Spring
2007
Ichythology and CVEEC interns. (Londraville; Permit 2007-004); Spring 2007. Non-destructive sampling of
fish from North Fork.
Ornithology (Smith; Permit 2007-005). Observe birds throughout the
preserve.
Educational
Technology (Forawi;
permit 2007-006). Habitat sampling (4 days in April)
Archaeological
Geophysics (Park, Matney,
Barrett. Permit 2007-007; Depts. of Geology, Classical
Studies, Anthropology and Archaeology, and Geography and Planning; University
of Akron). Class will conduct non-invasive subsurface geophysical
survey at Big top, Garden Pond, and Round top.
Fall
2006
Entomology (Blackledge; permit
2006-012). Studying insects of the preserve. Fall 2006.
Introduction to
Botany (Ott; permit
2006-014). Study plants at the Preserve. Fall 2006.
Summer
2006
Scientific Knowledge (Forawi; permit 2006-005).
Habitat sampling (2 days in June)
Ichythology
(Londraville. Permit 2006-007) Service-learning for Bath
Watershed Committee- survey fish in Bath Creek as a 'before' view in
preparation for pending renovation of the stream. . Summer 2006
Introduction to
Botany. (Ott;
permit 2006-008). Study plants at the preserve. Summer 2006.
Herpetology. (Moore, permit 2006-010). Observe and capture Reptiles and Amphibians. Captured animals will be released after identification and momentary class observation. Summer 2006
General Ecology. (Mitchell:
permit 2006-011). Walk on trails (one day) to study ecological interactions at
the Preserve. Summer 2006.
Spring
2006
Behavior (Blackledge,
Permit 2006-001); Spring 2006. Observe bird feeding at
Field Station.
Ichythology and CVEEC interns. (Londraville; Permit 2006-002); Spring 2006. Non-destructive sampling of
fish from North Fork and Garden Pond.
Bird Mobbing behavior -
Independent Field Experience for Behavior students (Jamie Baker, Emily Bechdel, Jessica Garretson, and Kelly Granath; Blackledge supervisor, Permit 2006-003). Spring 2006
Educational
Technology (Forawi;
permit 2006-004). Habitat sampling (2 days in April)
Fall
2005
Phycology (Ott;
permit 2005-011). Fall 2005
Vertebrate Zoology (Niewiarowski; permit 2005-010).
Fall 2005
Field Ecology (Mitchell; permit 2005-009). Fall 2005
Summer
2005
Introduction to
Botany (Ott; permit
2005-007). May 2005
Spring
2005
CVEEC Interns - Fish
(Londraville; Permit 2005-008; May 2005.
Conservation
Biology (Mitchell; permit 2005-001). Biotic
surveys of potential oil-well drilling sites. 2-3 days in February and April
Educational
Technology (Forawi;
permit 2005-002). Habitat sampling (3 days in April)
Fall
2004
General Entomology (Mitchell;
permit 2004-001)
Mycology (Ott;
permit 2004-002)
Vertebrate Zoology (Niewiarowski;
permit 2004-003)
Summer
2004
CVEEC Interns (Londraville;
May and June 2004, one day each)
Elementary School Class visit to Bluebird
boxes (Napper and Mitchell; one day)
Archaeology
Field School Excavation
at Garden Pond near the trails to look for Native American artifacts. (Dr. Linda Whitman, UA). 2004-2007.
Stream
Sampling. Muehlstein Academy Students in the North Fork. (Lauren Smith, graduate student in
Biology, UA will work with Muehlstein Academy High
School Students; supervised by Dr. Claire Oberst,
Education UA). June-August 2004
Plant
and animal Identification. (Lauren Smith, graduate student in
Biology, UA will work with Muehlstein Academy High
School Students; supervised by Dr. Claire Oberst,
Education UA). June-August 2004
Spring
2004
Instructional Techniques in
Secondary Science (Forawi; Education)
Field Ecology. (Mitchell, Niewiarowski). Salamanders and pollination biology.
Archaeogeophysical Surveying and Mapping (Park, Matney, Barrett; Depts. of Geology, Classical Studies, Anthropology and Archaeology, and Geography and Planning; University of Akron). Permit 1-Grid Square, Permit 2 - check reported archaeology sites.
Fall
2003
Ichthyology
(Londraville)
Invertebrate
Zoology (Weeks)
Phycology
(Ott)
Vertebrate
Zoology (Niewiarowski)
Field
Course (Loveless; College of Wooster)
Spring
2003
Instructional
Techniques in Secondary Science (Forawi;
Education)
Fall
2002
Wetland
Ecology (Fraser)
Mycology
(Ott)
Vertebrate
Zoology (Niewiarowski)
Ichthyology
for CVEEC Interns (Londraville)
Spring
2002
Field Ecology
(Mitchell, Fraser, Niewiarowski, Weeks)
Ornithology
(Orcutt)
Summer 2012
Summer 2012
Fall 2011
Summer 2011
Summer 2010
Spring 2010
Fall 2009
Summer 2009
Spring 2009
Spring 2008
·
Bird Nest Boxes. Permit
2008-006. Erect 50 or more nest boxes along roads and trails to evaluate box
occupancy and reproductive success. Preparation for potential long-term study
of bluebirds and swallows. Shawkey
·
Continuous Long-Term Water
Quality Monitoring. Permit 2008-007. Monitor stream health from four datalogging stations. Data will be posted to website in
near real-time. Hopkins
Fall 2007
·
Lichen Survey. Permit
2007-024. (Renewed Summer 2009 through 2010). Investigation of the
environmental impact of Akron's rubber industry, using BNP as a reference site
for comparison to areas downwind of the factories. William Davis
(undergraduate; Pan sponsor)
·
Control of Buckthorn in
the Tamarack Bog. Permit 2007-025. Mark Purdy (Audubon Society; Mitchell
sponsor and collaborator. Renewed 2011 (2007-
Summer 2007
·
.Effects of orb weaving spiders
on plant-pollinator interactions. Permit 2007-011. This project tests
the hypothesis that spiders can influence plant-pollinator interactions by
altering the visitation of pollinators such as bees to flowers. We will measure
the numbers of pollinators visiting flowers as well as pollen removal and
deposition at three sets of flowers. A spider on a web will be placed next to
one treatment, an empty web next to a second treatment, and an empty frame
(used to support webs) next to the third control treatment. Summer 2007 through
Summer 2008. Dr. Todd Blackledge and Graduate
Student Andrew Wu.
·
Environmental Impact of Akron's
Rubber Industry. Permit 2007-013. Identify and collect small samples of
lichen species growing on old (>50 years) maple, oak, and hickory trees to
determine age, abundance, and composition of the lichen communities on selected
trees. Results will be compared to those from Quail Hollow State Park. William Davis
(UA undergraduate, J. Pan and R. Mitchell supervisors). Summer and Fall 2007.
·
Meadow Voles. Permit 2007-014.
Capture up to 40 meadow voles to establish a Meadow Vole Breeding Colony at the
University of Akron.. Dr. Bruce Cushing.
Summer 2007
·
Pollination studies. Permit
2007-015. Extension of unnumbered permit from Summer
2004 (see below). Through 2010.
·
Butterfly Survey, Permit 2007-018.
Photography, observation, and collection of butterflies on the Bath Nature
Preserve. Aug. - Nov 2007. Siebert and Phillips (Mitchell sponsor)
Spring 2007
·
Aquatic Field Research
Facility. Permit
2007-001. Improve and expand and improve safety for existing array of aquatic
research tanks near the Martin Field Center. These tanks will provide
researchers the ability to experimentally control environmental factors that
may influence the physiology or ecology of local species. This will allow those
researchers to test for the influence of anthropogenic or natural changes in
the environment on the success of many local aquatic species. 2007. Dr. FBG
Moore.
·
Developmental and
mortality effects of copper and light exposure in the Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica) Toxicology of temporary ponds is a major factor in
amphibian conservation. Ponds provide essential habitat in which amphibians
congregate in the spring to mate. Although resultant embryos remain in
the pond surrounded by a protective gelatinous membrane, they are still
vulnerable to any toxins in the pond. Disturbance of natural habitats also
often leads to a decrease in vegetation surrounding ponds. This disruption
allows more sunlight to reach the surface of breeding ponds. An increase
in sunlight combined with nutrient-rich aquatic environments is favorable for
the growth of algae. A commonly used algaecide to address this problem in
ponds is copper sulfate. The toxicity of this algaecide may be influenced by
the level of solar radiation is present. A number of studies have
revealed correlations between delayed development and mortality in embryos and
hatchlings with metals, and ultraviolet radiation. However, research is lacking
in ponds with levels of pH as high as those generally found in northeastern
Ohio. Furthermore, interaction between the effects of metals and harmful
ultraviolet (UV-B, 280-315 nm) radiation found in direct sunlight may
exacerbate the effects of each individual factor. Colleen Sharp
supervised by Dr. Moore. Permit 2007-008. March-May 2007. CONTINUING
·
Ostracode
survey. Monthly sampling in Bath and Garden ponds for small freshwater
crustaceans. Will also take sediment cores of these ponds to allow analysis of
past abundance. Dr. Lisa Park (Geology, UA). Permit 2007-009. April
-October 2007. CONTINUING
Summer 2006
·
Does Plasticity in the Web Building
Behavior of the Western Black Widow Spider Latrodectus
hesperus, Affect
Foraging and Defense? This project will test the hypothesis that
spiders control the shapes of their webs to maximize foraging or defense based
upon changes in their environment. Black widow spiders spin two different types
of webs when they are fed or fasted. We will test how well these different webs
protect the spiders from a common predator of spiders, mud-dauber wasps. For this
experiment, at the Martin Field Center spiders will be placed in outdoor screen
tents that contain predatory mud-dauber wasps
and we will observe and videotape their predatory interactions. Jacquelyn
Zevenbergen (with Dr. Todd Blackledge) Permit 2006-006. June-Sept. 2006. CONTINUING
·
Age-related changes in the
web-spinning behaviors of a common cobweb spider. The Common House Spider, Achaearanea tepidariorum, spins large
three-dimensional cobwebs in protected areas around basements, garages,
outbuildings, and overhanging cliff faces. As the spiders mature, their webs
can increase greatly in size but these changes have never been studied. We
study how the size and shapes of webs, as well as the structural properties of
the silk used to spin those webs, varies as a function of the age of spiders.
Research will be at the Martin Field Station Building. Dr. T. Blackledge,
Permit 2006-009. Summer 2006-2007. CONTINUING
Fall 2005
·
Ecological effects of hypoxia.
Water with a low oxygen content may impair the ability
of fish to swim, avoid predators, obtain food, and reproduce. We will raise
fish to juvenile stage in the laboratory under low oxygen and normal
conditions, then transfer them to 100 gallon tanks at
the Martin Field center to determine how hypoxia as juveniles affects
performance of adult zebrafish in mesocosms
in the field. Misty Ayers supervised by Dr. B. Bagatto.
Permit 2005-012. Fall 2005-August 2006. COMPLETED. Thesis on file.
Summer 2005
·
Spider Fauna of Bath Nature
Preserve. University of Akron is hosting the Annual
Meeting of the American Arachnological Society, and
will visit the Preserve to collect, study, and inventory the spiders
there. Dr. Todd Blackledge Permit
2005-005. June 30 2005. Completed
·
Exploration of silk production by
spiders. A single spider may produce as many as seven distinct types
of silk, some which are as strong as steel while others are as stretchy as
rubber. I am currently conducting studies to characterize the mechanical
properties of the silks spun by a diversity of spiders to better understand the
evolution of this biological super-material. Dr. Todd Blackledge Permit
2005-004. Summer 2005-2007. CONTINUING
·
Does web architecture affect prey
capture by spiders? To better understand how the shapes of webs affect what
types of insects are captured by spiders, we will manipulate various aspects of
the shapes of the webs, such as size and spacing of silk threads, and then
observing the effects of those changes on the numbers and types of insects that
spiders capture. Dr. Todd Blackledge Permit 2005-003. Summer 2005-2006. CONTINUING
Fall 2004
·
Bluegill parasites. Evaluate the number
of external parasites on bluegill from Garden Pond (catch and release). C Komar, UA Biology (with Dr. Londraville). Fall 2004. CONTINUING
Summer 2004
·
Protists and
bacteria in North Fork. Collect water samples to determine protist species and E. coli concentrations in the
stream during storm events and during non-storm events. (Julie Niesit, Graduate student, UA biology, Supervised
by Dr. Moore). June 2004-June 2006. CONTINUING
·
Plant pollinator interactions
Observe, record, and sample insects visiting flowers throughout the preserve.
Dr. RJ Mitchell, UA Biology. Spring 2004-Spring 2006-2010. CONTINUING through
a renewal permit (2007-015 - see above).
Spring 2004
·
The effects of parasitism on protein
expression in bluegill sunfish. I will collect snails, Physa sp., from Garden Pond. Snails are the
intermediate host for the parasite, Posthodiplostomum
minimum, which infects the bluegill in Garden Pond. Sarah Edmonds
(Londraville student). May 2004-May 2007. Amendment approved July
2004 (to allow collection in North Fork) . CONTINUING
·
Color polymorphism in Red-back
Salamanders. Will search for and census salamanders (Plethodon
cinereus) in and near Steiner woods. Erin
Petruzzi, Dr. Niewiarowski, Dr. Moore. May
2004-October 2004 COMPLETED - Thesis
on file at UA (abstract available here).
·
Effects of Herbivory
and Granivory on the Seed Pool in a Wet Meadow. Will present 15 different types of seed in
petri dishes in the open, in drainpipes, and on poles,
to determine which seeds are eaten by voles, birds, and other granivores. Coordinated with other work (see Spring 2002 permits). Erin Madson (Fraser student). June
2004. COMPLETED - thesis on file at UA
Fall 2003
· Determination of Parasite Load in Bluegill Population at Garden Pond. Determine parasite load of a sample of bluegill sunfish from Garden pond. Mahdee Sobhanie, Dr. Londraville, Summer/Fall 2003 COMPLETED. Results on File with Londraville
Spring 2003
·
Evaluation
of effect of parasites on protein expression in bluegill sunfish. Comparing
parasitized bluegill to non-parasitized bluegill to evaluate whether there is
an effect on protein expression (how many and how much is being made in various
tissues). Sarah Lloyd; Dr. Londraville advisor. May 2003-April 2004.
Request for extension through October 2004, which was approved 5/2004. COMPLETED.
Thesis on file at UA. Abstract available here
·
Cuyahoga
River Watershed Water Quality Monitoring. Collect water quality baseline
data on the Yellow Creek that can contribute to a much larger data collection
effort in the Cuyahoga River watershed. This year would be a pilot for
this project that connects high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. Oberst (Education). One time use - May 19 2003
·
Terrestrial
Habitat Use by Radio-Implanted Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma
maculatum). As in title, mostly near Steiner
woods. Ashley Nussbaum; Dr. Niewiarowski advisor).
May 2003-October 2003. Request for extension through October 2004 approved
5/2004. COMPLETED - thesis on file at UA
Fall 2002
· Fine-scale spatial substructure and dispersal of spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum). Determine movement/dispersal of spotted salamanders between ponds located within 10 km of Windhover Pond (Steiner Woods) using microsatellite DNA markers to determine genetic differentiation among populations. J Purrenhage; Dr. P. Niewiarowski advisor. 3 years (7/2002-1/2005). COMPLETED. Thesis on file at UA.
· Bog Studies. Investigation of the hydrology and the vegetation of the tamarack bog at the Bath Nature Preserve. Cameron Carlyle; Dr. L Fraser Advisor. Begin 2002. Ongoing monitoring. CONTINUING
· Bluebird nesting. Effects of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) on Nest-box Selection and Nesting Success of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis). Kristin Napper; Dr. R. Mitchell advisor. 2 years (March – July of 2003 & 2004). COMPLETED. Thesis on file at UA
· Soil development under Forest and Grassland Vegetation. Soil profiles will be described and sampled in several forest and grassland sites. Also monitor chemical composition of the water moving through the soil. (Dr. L Barrett, Geography and Planning. Oct 2002-Oct 2006). CONTINUING
· Detailed Mapping of Soil Organic Carbon Content Using Topographic and Electrical Resistance Survey. These techniques will help to better describe the soils of the upland areas of the preserve (Dr. L Barrett, Geography and Planning. October 2002 to July 2004). CONTINUING
Spring 2002
·
Energy
Flow through Grassland Ecosystems and the Importance of Detritivores
for Trophic Dynamics. (Dr. L. Fraser, B. Patrick, Dr. R. Mitchell, Dr. J.
Pan, Dr. G. Smith). 2001-2005. Renewal
through 2010 by permit 2006-013 and through 2018 by permit 2012-004). We are
monitoring plants, insects, small mammals, and birds. These plots are in
Grandview alley, marked by tall stakes. There will occasionally be some large boxes
used for insect collection at these sites. CONTINUING
·
Algal survey
of the Bath Nature Preserve. (Dr. D. Ott).
2002-2007. A systematic algal survey of the
various lakes, ponds, streams and ditches at BNP. CONTINUING
·
Effects
of mammalian granivores and herbivores on seedling
establishment and plant community composition in a wet meadow. (E. Madson; Dr.
L. Fraser advisor). 2002-2004. In the Polo Field, uses
3' square cages to test for effects of mice and voles on plants. COMPLETED.
Thesis on file at UA. .
·
Vegetation
map. GPS and GIS mapping of vegetation types on the preserve. (D. Hood; Dr.
R Mitchell as contact). Spring 2002. COMPLETED- results on file at UA.
·
“Stake and Eggs” -- Does marking a nest location with a
stake attract attention that might jeopardize the success of the nest? (D.
Bollen (undergrad), Dr. S. Orcutt advisor). Spring
2002. COMPLETED - results on file at UA.
·
Effects
of Population Size and Density on Pollinator Visitation and Plant Reproductive
Success in Lupine (Lupinus Perennis)
(S. Miller; Dr. R. Mitchell advisor). Spring and Summer
2002. During May-June 2002 potted plants will be placed in grasslands across
the preserve, then removed. COMPLETED- results now
being analyzed (Sept 2002).
· Fatty acid metabolism in Bath Nature Preserve fishes. (M. Sobhanee (undergraduate), Dr. R.Londraville advisor). Spring 2002. One time collecting permit.
· Effect of Plant Density on Pollen Deposition and Pollen Tube Numbers in Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum; Liliaceae) (S. Miller, Dr. R. Mitchell advisor). Spring 2002. Collect some flowers across the preserve in spring. COMPLETED - results on file at UA..
·
The
Seasonal Efficiency of Wetland Plant Communities in a Northern Climate (C
Picard, Dr. L. Fraser Advisor). 2002-2003 Uses
the large tent near Garden Pond (the "big top") for study of
wetland ecology in small artificial wetlands (tubs). COMPLETED. Thesis
on file at UA (2004; Click for an ABSTRACT
of the thesis)
· The influence of invasive species, Phalaris arundinacea, on different wetland communities Uses the large tent near Garden Pond (the "big top") for study of wetland ecology in small artificial wetlands (tubs). (T. Miletti, Dr. L. Fraser Advisor). 2002-2003. COMPLETED. Thesis on file at UA (2004; Click for an ABSTRACT of the thesis).
·
An
Experimental Study of the Effectiveness of Four Wetland Plant Species Uses
the large tent near Garden Pond (the "big top") for study of
wetland ecology in small artificial wetlands (tubs). (S. Carty, Dr. L.
Fraser Advisor); FIELD WORK COMPLETED 2001. Thesis on file at UA (2002; Click
for an ABSTRACT of the thesis).
Photography at BNP- especially butterflies. (Alice Phillips). Permit 2007-010. 2007
Metro Parks Photography Club (Alice Phillips, Trudy Beal, Doug Caesar, Phyllis Devlin Margy Siebert; Sponsored by R. Mitchell). Several members of the Metro Parks Photography Club will be taking photos at the Bath Nature Preserve May-October 2005.
Dr. L. Barrett, Geography and Planning (soils and GIS) - 2002
Dr. R Londraville, Biology (Fish of North Fork) - 2002
Breeding
Bird Survey.
1999-present. John Shaffer and Ed
Pierce (Bath Residents).
Butterfly
survey. 2000-present. Margy Siebert and Alice Phillips (UA alumni).
Bird
Census. 2001-present. Greater Akron Audubon
Society.
o
Breeding
Bird Survey 2000, 2001. John Shaffer and Ed Pierce (Bath Residents). Report
available for 2000
o
Butterfly
Survey, 2000, 2001. Margy Siebert and Alice Phillips
(UA alumni). Report available for 2000
o
Survey
of the bees in the region, with a focus on an invasive bee species; Miller, Gaeble, Mitchell, Arduser.
Manuscript submitted to the journal "Great Lakes Entomologist" April
2002
o
Bird
Nesting Boxes (wood duck, bluebird). Ongoing, begun 2002. Douglas Rab, Eagle Scout Candidate. Report on file at UA.
o
Archaeological
survey for the multi-purpose trail at the Bath Nature Preserve, Bath Township,
Summit County, Ohio.
Linda Whitman, Janai Tegland
(UA Archaeology) July 2002. Report on file at UA
o
Completed
theses available on THIS page
.
For any questions about these projects, please
contact
Dr. Randy Mitchell: 330-972-5122, or email at rjm2 at uakron
dot edu
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updated: October 16, 2011
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