Surficial geology of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan, USA

Effects of management on native and exotic plant communities in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

Invasive species are threatening the diverse habitats within Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The invasive exotics burdock (Arctium minus), bishop’s goutweed (Aegopodium podgraria), forget-me-not (Myosotis spp.), garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), periwinkle (Vinca spp.), red clover (Trifolium pratense), spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa), and sweet clo...

Surficial Geology of the Swan River Area

Surficial geology and geophysical investigations of the Capers Inlet, South Carolina (USA) 7.5-Minute Quadrangle

Interactive multimedia rocks for geology

This paper presents the Ruskin Rocks project which is developing a rock instrument, making use of interactive multimedia to augment the musical characteristics of stones. Several historical rock instruments, which inspired the building of this instrument – iRock – are discussed. Fundamental vibration theory is applied to understand the musical nature of the rocks, and empirical data presented t...

Mayflies, stoneflies, and caddisflies of streams and marshes of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, USA

United States National Parks have protected natural communities for one hundred years. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore (INDU) is a park unit along the southern boundary of Lake Michigan in Indiana, USA. An inventory of 19 sites, consisting of a seep, 12 streams, four marshes, a bog, and a fen were examined for mayflies (Ephemeroptera), stoneflies (Plecoptera), and caddisflies (Trichoptera) (EP...