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Held at Brandon Spring Group Camp
Land Between The Lakes
March 9 and 10, 2001

Sponsored by:

The Center for Field Biology
Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee

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The Center for Reservoir Research
Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky

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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service - Land Between The Lakes
Golden Pond, Kentucky

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EDITED BY:

Edward W. Chester and A. Floyd Scott
The Center of Field Biology
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee 37044

Published by and available from:
The Center for Field Biology,
Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee 37044

Price: $5.00

Published
October 2001

     The Ninth Symposium on the Natural History of Lower Tennessee and Cumberland River Valleys was held at Brandon Spring Group Camp in Land Between The Lakes on 9 and 10 March 2001. This biennial gathering of naturalists and field biologists was sponsored by The Center for Field Biology at Austin Peay State University, The Center for Reservoir Research at Murray State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Land Between The Lakes. A total of 95 people representing 24 institutions registered at this symposium.

      The symposium began Friday afternoon with welcoming comments from representatives of sponsoring institutions. Dr. Benjamin P. Stone, Director of the Center for Field Biology at Austin Peay State University, welcomed all participants. Additional comments were offered by Dr. David S. White, Director of the Hancock Biological Station at Murray State University, and William Lisowsky, Area Supervisor, Land Between The Lakes.

      Two invited speakers presented papers addressing the afternoon theme of "Land Between the Lakes: Four Decades of Tennessee Valley Authority Stewardship." The first speaker, Rick Lowe, Deputy Area Supervisor, Land Between The Lakes, reviewed various Tennessee Valley Authority programs in wildlife management, forestry, environmental education, and others. The second speaker, William Lisowsky, Area Supervisor, Land Between The Lakes, discussed tentative plans for management of Land Between The Lakes, now under management of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service.

      The Friday evening presentation was by Drs. Jerry and Carol Baskin, The University of Kentucky. They gave a well-illustrated talk on plants and plant communities of the Negev Desert, Israel, based on a recent visit there.

      Three sessions of contributed papers were presented Saturday morning. Session I included 15 botany papers; this session was moderated by Dr. Edward W. Chester, Austin Peay State University. Session II was moderated by Dr. Susan Hendricks, Murray State University, and included 11 papers in the areas of aquatic biology and water quality. Dr. Floyd Scott, Austin Peay State University, moderated the eight papers in Session III, Zoology. All contributors were invited to publish an abstract, short communication, or full manuscript in the 2001 proceedings.

      The style and format of these proceedings follow that established in proceedings of previous symposia. Dr. Edward W. Chester organized and edited the Invited Papers and edited abstracts and papers from Session I (Botany). Dr. Floyd Scott edited abstracts and papers from Sessions II (Aquatic Biology and Water Quality) and III (Zoology).

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

     The editors thank Marilyn Griffy for her assistance in organizing and coordinating activities leading up to and throughout the symposium. We also recognize the participation of current APSU Center for Field Biology undergraduate and graduate research assistants for their help before and during this biennial event. Many abstracts and manuscripts were typed and corrected by Griffy, who also saw to details of the proceedings organization. The help of these individuals and others was critical to the success of this symposium and completion of these proceedings. All complete manuscripts were reviewed fully. We appreciate the comments of all reviewers as this process greatly enhances the quality of these proceedings. While we (the editors) would wish this publication to be error free, most likely it is not and for this we assume responsibility.

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     Following, in alphabetical order, is a list of those individuals who registered at the 2001 symposium. Institutional affiliation (when available), city (of the person’s institution or home), and state are also given.

Christopher Adams, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; Jason Albritton, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Devon Anderson, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Bill Atkinson, Hopkinsville Community College, Hopkinsville, KY; Heather Bagwell, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Rex Barber, Volunteer State Community College, Lebanon, TN; Carol Baskin, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; Jerry Baskin, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY; Amy Benson, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Steve Bloemer, USDA Forest Service - LBL, Golden Pond, KY; Crockett Bone, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Robert Brinkman, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; William Bryant, Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, KY; Angelo Bufalino, St. Louis University, Richmond Hgts., MO; Willodean Burton, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Brian Canada, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Edward Chester, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Matt Cole, Murray State University, Hazel, KY; Michele Cox, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Amanda Crook, Murray State University, Murray, KY; James Davis, Western Kentucky University, Portland, TN; Terry Derting, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Hal DeSelm, UT- Knoxville, Knoxville, TN; William Ellis, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Larry Estes, Columbia State Community College, Columbia, TN; Rhonda Finch, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Mack Finley, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Kevin Fitch, ACS Conservation, Arnold AFB, TN; Susan Fletcher, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Alex Flynt, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Thomas Forsythe, TVA, Abingdon, MD; Kari Foster, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Kenny Fralicx, Between The Rivers, Eddyville, KY; James Fralish, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL; Marilyn Griffy, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Debbie Hamilton, Clarksville Academy, Clarksville, TN; Steven Hamilton, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Suzan Hamrick, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Greg Harris, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Tracy Hawkins, University of Kentucky, Jackson, KY; Janice Helton, Austin Peay State University, Pleasant View, TN; Paula Helton, Austin Peay State University, Pleasant View, TN; Susan Hendricks, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Siti Nur Hidayati, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN; Heather Hollis, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Rebecca Houtman, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Robert Hoyt, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; Ted Ives, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Richard Jensen, Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, IN; Timothy Johnston, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Elizabeth Jones, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro, KY; Joanna Kind, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Rob Kingsolver, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro, KY; George Kipphut, Murray State University, Murray, KY; John Koons, Jackson State Community College, Jackson, TN; Jill Kruper, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Shelley Ladd, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro, KY; Larry Latson, David Lipscomb, Nashville, TN; Joanna Lau, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; Jeff Lebkuecher, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; William Lisowsky, USDA Forest Service - LBL, Golden Pond, KY; Bommanna Loganathan, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Rick Lowe, USDA Forest Service - LBL, Golden Pond, KY; Laurina Lyle, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Bill Martin, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY; Eric Meyer, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro, KY; Lorna Morris, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN; Robert O’Daniel, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY; William Oliver, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY;

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Nathan Parker, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Cathy Petty, Clarksville Academy, Clarksville, TN; Monica Pope, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Erin Rastede, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro, KY; Terry Ray, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Dan Reimers, Memphis City Schools, Memphis, TN; David Robinson, Bellarmine University, Louisville, KY; Baki Sadi, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Joe Schibig, Volunteer State Community College, Portland, TN; Joe Schiller, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Floyd Scott, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Kosta Seaford, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Adam Smith, Murray State University, Murray, KY; David Snyder, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Logan Snyder, Clarksville Academy, Clarksville, TN; Wheeler Stephens, Kentucky Wesleyan College, Owensboro, KY; Ben Stone, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Cindy Taylor, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Jeffrey Walck, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN; David White, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Howard Whiteman, Murray State University, Murray, KY; Amanda Wilding, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Scott Williamson, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Ashley Woods, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; Paul Yambert, Murray State University, Murray, KY.

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Session I: Botany - (from left) H.R. DeSelm, C.C. Baskin, K. C. Fitch, T. S. Hawkins, E. W. Chester, W. S. Bryant, C.A. Adams, D. L. Robinson, S. N. Hidayati, R.J. Jensen, J. L. Walck, and L. L. Morris 

 

Session II: Aquatic Biology and Water Quality - (from left) S. Barton, C. J. Albritton, A. Crook, J. Kind, R. Houtman, R.D. Hoyt, S. Hendricks, K. Davenport, G. Kipphut, and G. Harris.

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Session III: Zoology - S. Williamson, B. G. Loganathan, M. C. Bone, A. F. Scott, T. I. Ives, Jr.,  M. Pope, A. Benson, and A. Smith.

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PREFACE                                                                                                                                                               ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS                                                                                                                                     ii
SYMPOSIUM REGISTRANTS                                                                                                                          iii
SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS                                                                                                                                  v
INVITED PAPERS

Land Between The Lakes: A Review of the Past - Rick Lowe (oral presentation only)

Land Between The Lakes: A Look to the Future Under Forest Service Management, March 9, 2001 - William Lisowsky         3

Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Negev Desert, Israel (ABSTRACT) - J. M. Baskin and C. C. Baskin                          7

An ordination of plant communities of the Jackson Purchase Region, Western Kentucky - W.S. Bryant and M.E. Held        11

A floristic study of Haynes Bottom Wildlife Management Area, Montgomery County, Tennessee - E.W. Chester                    19

Vegetation results from land surveys in three East Tennessee counties, 1807-1887 - H.R. DeSelm                                            51

A new isohyetal map of Tennessee and adjacent area - H.R. DeSelm and G. Schmidt                                                                        65

James Safford and his respondents’ plants of West and Middle Tennessee in 1880 - H.R. DeSelm                                              69

Ecological life cycle of Trepocarpus aethusae (Apiaceae) (ABSTRACT) - C.C. Baskin, J.M. Baskin, and E.W. Chester           81

Taxonomic and ecological diversity of the oaks of Land Between The Lakes: a review (ABSTRACT) - R.J. Jensen                  82

Seed dormancy in Aristolochia tomentosa (Aristolochiaceae) (ABSTRACT) - C.A. Adams, J.M. Baskin, C.C. Baskin,
and E.W. Chester                                                                                                                                                                                           83

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A comparative germination study of an eastern and a western North American Heuchera species (Saxifragaceae)
 (ABSTRACT) - S.N. Hidayati and J.L. Walck                                                                                                                                          84

Genetic alteration of seed germination traits in Eupatorium rugosum (ABSTRACT) - D.L. Robinson and J.M. Lau             85

The ecological life cycle of Cryptotaenia canadensis (Apiaceae) with special references to biomass allocation
(ABSTRACT) - T.S. Hawkins, J.M. Baskin, and C.C. Baskin                                                                                                                 86

A comparison of the growth and reproductive characteristics of the invasive Ligustrum sinense and
the native Forestiera ligustrina (Oleaceae) (ABSTRACT) - L.L. Morris and J.L. Walck                                                                87

Dormancy-break and germination requirements of two evening primroses: Oenothera macrocarpa
and O. triloba (Onagraceae) (ABSTRACT) - J.L. Walck and S.N. Hidayati                                                                                       88

Vegetation structure monitoring in a management context, Arnold Air Force Base, Tennessee
(ABSTRACT) - K.C. Fitch                                                                                                                                                                           89

The role of disturbance and stress on species distribution across a Kentucky Lake mudflat
(ABSTRACT) - K.M. Foster and W.E. Spencer                                                                                                                                       90

CONTRIBUTED PAPERS - SESSION II: AQUATIC BIOLOGY AND WATER QUALITY

Effects of water quality on photoautotrophic periphyton production and photochemical efficiency of a
pollution-intolerant alga within Miller Creek, Robertson County, Tennessee -
A.S. Flynt, J.G. Lebkuecher, and M.C. Bone                                                                                                                                            93

Spatio-temporal assessment of stream fish communities adjacent to an agricultural
best-management practices operation - R.D. Hoyt, D. McElroy and D. Stiles                                                                                 101

Habitat assessment methodology and comparison of three Tennessee streams
(ABSTRACT) - G. Harris and M. Finley                                                                                                                                                  115

Characteristics of zooplankton diapause in a reservoir ecosystem (ABSTRACT) - C.J. Albritton, and D.S. White               116

Trichopteran survey of Brush Creek, Robertson County, Tennessee: a preliminary report
(ABSTRACT) - K. Davenport and S.W. Hamilton                                                                                                                                117

Evaluation of among-riffle variance on multimetric bioassessment using macroinvertebrate assemblages of
three Middle Tennessee streams (ABSTRACT) - R. Houtman, J.R. Schiller and S.W. Hamilton                                                118

Microbial diversity of the littoral zone of Ledbetter Creek embayment, Kentucky Lake (ABSTRACT) -
S. Barton and T. Johnston                                                                                                                                                                       119

Morphological plasticity of physid and pleurocerid snails in the Ledbetter Embayment (ABSTRACT) -
A. Crook and H. Whiteman                                                                                                                                                                     120

Crayfish ecology of Ledbetter Embayment (ABSTRACT) - J. Kind and H. Whiteman                                                                121

Sediment-water fluxes of nutrients and dissolved gases in Kentucky Lake Reservoir (ABSTRACT) -
G. Kipphut, H. Richard, G. Ridout, and T. Ray                                                                                                                                     122

Kentucky Lake water parameters from spectroradiometer and Landsat TM data (ABSTRACT) -
B.I. Naugle                                                                                                                                                                                                 123

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CONTRIBUTED PAPERS - SESSION III: ZOOLOGY

Fluctuating asymmetry as an indicator of habitat quality and foraging ability in the Tiger Salamander,
Ambystoma tigrinum (ABSTRACT) - A.R. Benson                                                                                                                         127

Population viability analysis of the Hellbender (Cryptobranchus sp.) (ABSTRACT) - M. Pope and
H. Whiteman                                                                                                                                                                                            128

Natural history notes on a recently discovered population of Sternotherus minor peltifer
(Stripeneck Musk Turtle) in Whiteoak Creek, Houston and Humphreys counties, Tennessee
(ABSTRACT) - S. Williamson and A.F. Scott                                                                                                                                    129

Distribution and movements of Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) in the Tennessee
portion of Kentucky Reservoir (ABSTRACT) - A.F. Scott and S. Sutton                                                                                    130

Trapping the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus, to study the effects of tail autotomy on male
dominance relationships (ABSTRACT) - T.I. Ives, Jr. and J.R. Schiller                                                                                        131

The utility of GIS-based habitat models for assessing the current and future status of the Swamp Rabbit
(Sylvilagus aquaticus) in Kentucky (ABSTRACT) - A.D. Smith and T.L. Derting                                                                    132

Dynamics of a White-tailed Deer population in southern Humphreys County, Tennessee (ABSTRACT) -
M.C. Bone and W.D.S. Burton                                                                                                                                                             133

Status of organochlorine pollutants in terrestrial and aquatic environments of westernmost Kentucky:
biological indicators (ABSTRACT) - B.G. Loganathan, D.A. Owens, J. Sickel and S. White                                                   134

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LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES:
FOUR DECADES OF TENNESSEE VALLEY
AUTHORITY STEWARDSHIP

Land Between The Lakes: A Review of the Past - Rick Lowe (oral presentation only)

Land Between The Lakes: A Look to the Future Under Forest Service
Management, March 9, 2001 - William Lisowsky

Wildflowers and Plant Communities of the Negev Desert, Israel (ABSTRACT)
J. M. Baskin and C. C. Baskin

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