Threats to our natural areas come from several sources; this problem is all too familiar in northeast Ohio. One of the goals of the Geauga County Park District is to protect high quality natural areas from rapidly encroaching development. One measure of an ecosystem's importance, as well as overall health, is in the biodiversity present. Furthermore, once the species diversity is assessed, this...

s for Presentations a t the 1993 Annual Meetinq o f the Mycological Society of America Abstracts o f all symposium presentations, posters, and special lectures are noted as such a t the start o f eaeh abstract. Contributed oral resentations are not specifically marked a t the start o f each abstract except with the day an 8 time o f presentation.s o f all symposium presentations, posters, and s...

Individual trees of giant sequoia (Sequoia gigantea [Lindl.] Decne.) have demonstrated a capacity to attain both a long life and very large size. It is not uncommon to find old-growth giant sequoia trees in their native range that are 1,500 years old and over 15 feet in diameter at breast height. The ability of individual giant sequoia trees to survive over such long periods of time has often b...