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A 24-hour radiation budget at a high-grass marsh in early winter
(1969-04-01)As with others of the numerous physical factors forming the nonliving environment of terrestrial ecosystems, the upward and downward exchanges of the fluxes of solar (short-wave) and terrestrial (long-wave) radiation often ... -
A botanical history of Downer Woods
(1972-04-01)The pattern of vegetation which occurs in Downer Woods, a wooded tract on The University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee campus and a landmark on Milwaukee's east side, is a reflection of the uses to which it has been subjected for ... -
A discussion on chaos
(1989-04-01)In this paper I review some of the basis principles of the theory of dynamical systems. I introduce the reader to the definition of chaos and strange attractors and discuss their implications. -
A floristic survey of Benedict Prairie (Kenosha County, Wisconsin)
(1993-04-01)Benedict Prairie is a small railroad prairie that is owned and managed by the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Field Station. A floristic survey of the 2.5 ha site was conducted from 1988 to 1990. A total of 191 species, ... -
A guide to the natural history of the Cedarburg Bog: Part 1
(1985-10-01)The boardwalk that extends to the center of the Cedarburg Bog is the UWM Field Station's most heavily used teaching facility. Research is also conducted in the Bog, which holds an understandable fascination for researchers ... -
A guide to the natural history of the Cedarburg Bog: Part II
(1986-04-01)The boardwalk that extends to the center of the Cedarburg Bog is the UWM Field Station's most heavily used teaching facility. Research is also conducted in the Bog, which holds an understandable fascination for researchers ... -
A late quaternary pollen record from Cedarburg Bog, Wisconsin
(1995-10-01)Late Quaternary (from the last glaciation to present) forest history is inferred from the Cedarburg Bog fossil pollen record. Analysis of fossil pollen samples extend over 4 meters of continuous core recovered from near ... -
A management plan for a swamp forest based on vegetation analysis
(1977-10-01)Many natural areas in Wisconsin have been preserved by the state legislature, acting through the Scientific Areas Preservation Council, and by public and private organizations such as the Nature Conservancy. The Field ... -
A preliminary list of butterflies and skippers from the UWM Field Station
(1986-10-01)This preliminary list is a result of opportunistic collecting by staff members of the Milwaukee Public Museum's Invertebrate Zoology Section at the UWM Cedar-Sauk Field Station during the past nine years. A total of 55 ... -
A preliminary survey of archaeological sites surrounding Cedarburg Bog
(1992-10-01)Cedarburg Bog was an attractive location for prehistoric Indian occupancy sites. The combination of upland deciduous forest and lowland marsh environments provided a rich food resource base for native inhabitants. During ... -
A preliminary survey of fungi at the UWM Field Station
(1986-10-01)Three previous accounts of fungi occurring at the Field Station have appeared in the Bulletin. The first inventory of seventy-five species, including 29 plant pathogens, was published by Baxter (1970). Baxter and Bronaugh ... -
A preliminary survey of the Bryophytes of the Sapa Bog
(1991-10-01)The Sapa Bog in Ozaukee County covers 5 hectares and is the southernmost black spruce bog in Wisconsin. Sedge meadow and swamp hardwoods surround an acidic center dominated by sphagnum mosses, black spruce and tamarack. ... -
A preliminary survey of the fungi of Sapa spruce bog
(1989-04-01)An extensive study of the fungi of Sapa Spruce Bog was started during the summer of 1989. The site was divided into three collecting zones the swamp hardwoods surrounding the bog, the tamrac and black spruce zone, and the ... -
A Preliminary, Annotated List of Beetles (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the UW-Milwaukee Field Station
(2013-01-01)Coleoptera, the beetles, account for nearly 25% of all known animal species, and nearly 18% of all described species of life on the planet. Their species richness is equal to the number of all plant species in the world ... -
A study of a population of the slender glass lizard in Waushara Co., Wisconsin
(1976-10-01)The slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus), a limbless member of the family Anguinidae, is one of the few lizards found in the state of Wisconsin. Records indicate that it is found locally in several sandy areas in ... -
A study of aquatic hyphomycetes of Southeastern Wisconsin
(1974-04-01)This paper presents a portion of the results of a distributional and ecological study of aquatic Hyphomycetes in seven counties of southeastern Wisconsin. Results of the water chemistry studies and laboratory studies on ... -
A study of the “Iron Ridge” Mine: an excerpt from When Iron Was King in Dodge County, Wisconsin
(1994-04-01)Mining began at the Iron Ridge Mine (now commonly called Neda Mine) in 1849. The ore is relatively concentrated (nearly 55% iron by weight) and was easily mined initially because some deposits were surficial and of a ... -
A survey of fungi at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha Field Station
(1993-04-01)A long-term study of higher fungi and Myxomycetes, primarilyfrom the xeric oak woods, was started in 1978. Collections have been made periodically since then, and recent sampling in conifer plantations indicates that ... -
A survey of the flora and vegetion of the Mayville Ledge Beech-Maple Woods State Natural Area
(1989-10-01)At least 132 vascular plant species were present in two relatively undisturbed woods in the Mayville Ledge Natural Area. The Plateau Woods was dominated by ironwood (Ostrya virginiana), American beech (Fagus grandifolia), ... -
Acid precipitation: A potential environmental problem at the UWM Field Station
(1979-04-01)Emissions into the atmosphere from man-related sources are changing precipitation quality and chemical climate over many parts of the United States, especially those areas downwind from highly urbanized and industrialized ...