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Ohio Biological Survey Long Term Projects
All Taxa Biotic Inventory (ATBI) of Deep Woods, Hocking County, Ohio
Deep Woods is a 280-acre tract in Hocking County.
In 1998 the Survey initiated an All Taxa Biotic Inventory (ATBI) on the
property with the encouragement and permission of the owners (the Blyth family). Initial funding for the
inventory came from the Ohio Division of Wildlife. The project has continued
with intermittent funding by the Ohio Biological Survey, and the effort is
continuing with the effort of volunteers. The overall goal is to document
the occurrence and distribution of all animal and plant species on this tract,
and to use it as a model for terrestrial and stream ecosystems in the
Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau region of southeastern Ohio. Relatively complete surveys
exist for algae, bryophytes, lichens, macrofungi, vascular plants, spiders,
some beetles, butterflies and larger moths, reptiles, amphibians birds, and
mammals. Most groups have not been exhaustively surveyed, and much
remains to be done despite documentation of over 4,200 species.
Deep Woods is also an educational resource, and groups
and individuals with an interest in Ohio’s
flora and fauna are encouraged to visit the site and to contribute to the
ATBI. Deep Woods is the site for an
annual Bioblitz, which is a productive and enjoyable event contributing to our
knowledge of the biota and to networking among professional scientists and
dedicated amateur natural historians.
Annually, up to $2,500 is made available from the
Survey’s Endowment Fund to support projects at Deep Woods. Proposal forms
are available on the OBS website, or can be requested from the Survey’s office
(see contact info above). Proposals should be pertinent to the goals of
the ATBI, and are due in the Survey’s office by February 1 each calendar year.
For more information on Deep Woods, or to arrange a
visit, contact Dr. David Horn at horn.1@osu.edu
or via the OBS e-mail, or by telephone at OBS.
Deep Woods Small Grant Form (pdf)
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Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Wildlife Diversity and Endangered Species Projects
Fish Management & Research Group |
| Project |
Project Title |
Responsible Party |
| FANM10 |
Ohio Bivalve Book Development & Mussel Cataloguing |
Ohio State - MBD |
| FANM11 |
Ohio Aquatic Insects |
Ohio Biological Survey |
| FANM12 |
Ohio Odonate Book |
Ohio Historical Society |
| FANM17 |
Cataloging Ohio Fishes |
Ohio State - MBD |
| FANM19 |
Corbicula Book Printing |
Ohio Biological Survey |
| FANM21 |
Larval Fishes of Ohio River Book |
Ohio Biological Survey |
| FANM22 |
Wildlife Diversity Database |
Midwest Biodiversity Inst. |
| FANR03 |
Mussel Conservation & Management |
Ohio Biological Survey |
| FANR11 |
Wilds Ponds as a Mussel Refugia |
The Wilds |
| FANR15 |
Prairie Fish |
Ohio State - MBD |
| FANR18 |
Unionid Survey of Lake Erie Marshes |
Ecological Associates |
| FANR19 |
Somatochlora hinea Conservation & Managment |
Ohio Historical Society |
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Fish Management & Research Group |
| Project |
Project Title |
Responsible Party |
| WANR05 |
Bat Surveys and Conservation Management |
Ohio Biological Survey |
| WANR06 |
Survey of Spider Distribution in Ohio |
Ohio State Univ., Marion |
| WANR07 |
Distribution and Status of Ohio Anurans |
Jeff Davis and Scott Menze |
| WANR11 |
Ecology and Management of Timber Rattlesnakes in Ohio |
Doug Wynn |
| WANR16 |
Midwest Bat Symposium |
Ohio Biological Survey |
| WANR17 |
Grand River and Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area Surveys |
Ohio Biological Survey |
| WANR18 |
Survey of Short-eared Owls and Grassland Passerines |
ODNR-DNAP |
| WANR20 |
Status and Distribution of the Woodrat in Ohio |
Hocking College |
| WINM25 |
Big Island Survey for Listed Species |
Ohio Northern / Eric Metzler |
| WWNR21 |
Metzger Marsh Monitoring |
Shieldcastle, Kent State |
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Information & Education |
| Project |
Project Title |
Responsible Party |
| ICNX06 |
Publication Development |
Ohio Biological Survey |
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Ohio Biological Survey
Small Grant Awards - 2000
The Survey's Executive Committee awarded institutional and
individual small grants for the sixth and seventh years, respectively.
Almost $8,000 was awarded for 16 institutional proposals, and almost
$1,800 was awarded for seven individual member proposals.
Congratulations to those selected! The next proposal cycle will begin
in December.
Please review the Guide for Individual and Institutional Members for application rules.
The Small Grant Award Guidelines and Applications for both
Individual and Institutional Members are available for download in
Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF) through these links:
  Guide for Individual and Institutional Members(guide.pdf, 93k)
Individual Members Application (indvform.pdf, 80k)
Institutional Members Application (instform.pdf, 83k)
The Institutional Small Grant awardees are:
Matthew J. Barry, Kent State University  Vegetation change and its conservation implications in two Ohio minerotrophic peatlands.
Kelly E. Bohrer, University of Dayton A comparative study of the seasonal plant and mycorrhizal community dynamics of fens and marshes in Greene County, Ohio.
Christy T. Carter, Ohio University Inland salt marsh seed bank survey in a monotypic stand of Phragmites australis.
Dale A. Casamatta, Ohio University A continuing survey of blue-green algae (Cyanobacteria) from Ohio.
Gary A. Coovert, Boonshoft Museum of Discovery Survey of Ohio ants (Hymentoptera: Formicidae) in The Ohio State University collection.
Mari-Vaughn Virginia Johnson and Philip D. Cantino,
Ohio University Vascular flora of Dysart Woods, Belmont County, Ohio.
Ellen King, Kent State University Aquatic invertebrates found in soils in a recently restored wetland.
Cadance A. Lowell, Central State University Tree survey of the Tawawa Woods disturbed by a natural disaster.
Timothy O. Matson, Cleveland Museum of Natural
History A survey of the aquatic invertebrates living within a drift-fenced, ephemeral, ambystomatid breeding pond.
David McShaffrey, Marietta College Microhabitat and thermal preferences of Box Turtles (Terrepene carolina) in southeastern Ohio.
Robert Naczi, Northern Kentucky University Survey for pitcher plant mites and flies in Ohio bogs.
Aswini Pai, Ohio University Population ecology and genetic diversity of Acorus calamus (Sweetflag) in Ohio, USA.
Cynthia L. Riccardi and Brian C. McCarthy, Ohio
University Herbaceous vegetation of Deep Woods, Hocking County, Ohio.
Darrin L. Rubino and Brian C. McCarthy, Ohio
University Seasonal growth pattern analysis of white oak (Quercus alba L.) across topographical gradients in mixed-oak forests of southeastern Ohio.
Christine J. Small and Brian C. McCarthy, Ohio
University The influence of soil nitrogen on plant species composition and diversity in an oak-hickory forest of southeastern Ohio.
Keith S. Summerville, Miami University Effects of forestry management practices on moth communities: the role of indicator taxa.
The Individual Small Grant awardees are:
Dana K. Bollin, Oregon, OH Avian distribution and habitat preferences of breeding birds of the Maumee Bay State Park wetlands.
Eric G. Chapman, Canton, OH A survey of the aquatic beetles in the insect collections of Ohio.
Jeff L. Hays, Cincinnati, OH Distribution and productivity of Red-shouldered Hawks in the Wayne
National Forest.
Gregory J. Lipps, Jr., Toledo, OH A survey of Blanchard's Cricket Frog, Acris crepitans blanchardi, in northern Ohio.
Will K. Reeves, Clemson, SC Psychodidae of Ohio.
Matthew Weand, Athens, OH A comparison of interior and edge plant species in managed forest fragments.
Doug Wynn, Westerville, OH Documenting Ohio's reptile diversity.
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