Nevada Test Site study areas and specimen depositories

Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series Volume | Number Article 5-1963 Nevada Test Site study areas and specimen depositories Dorald M Allred D Elden Beck Clive D Jorgensen Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byuscib Part of the Anatomy Commons, Botany Commons, Physiology Commons, and the Zoology Commons Recommended Citation Allred, Dorald M.; Beck, D Elden; and Jorgensen, Clive D (1963) "Nevada Test Site study areas and specimen depositories," Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series: Vol : No , Article Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byuscib/vol2/iss4/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Western North American Naturalist Publications at BYU ScholarsArchive It has been accepted for inclusion in Brigham Young University Science Bulletin, Biological Series by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive For more information, please contact scholarsarchive@byu.edu, ellen_amatangelo@byu.edu JAM "? BIOLOGICAL SERIES — VOLUME II, NUMBER MAY, 1963 NEVADA AND TEST SITE STUDY AREAS SPECIMEN DEPOSITORIES by DORALD M ALLRED, D ELDEN BECK AND CLIVE D JORGENSEN Brigham Young University Science Bulletin BIOLOGICAL SERIES — VOLUME II, NUMBER MAY, 1963 NEVADA TEST SITE AND SPECIMEN STUDY AREAS DEPOSITORIES fay DORALD M ALLRED, D ELDEN BECK and CLIVE D JORGENSEN Brigham Young University Science Bulletin TABLE OF CONTENTS Page rNTRODUCTION AND EXPLANATION OF CONTENTS MAP OF STUDY AREAS AT THE NEVADA TEST SITE TABLE OF STUDY AREAS OF BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY AT THE NEVADA TEST SITE DEPOSITORIES OF NEVADA TEST SITE ANIMAL SPECIMENS 14 LITERATURE CITED 15 = NEVADA TEST paper This STUDY AREAS AND SPECIMEN DEPOSITORIES SITE supplements species studies known as a result The present paper information on tlie cal peculiarities our of community column The first letters name(s) of the plant community Plant piibhcation the Communities of the Nevada Test Site" (Allred, Beek, and Jorgensen, 1963) whitli deHneated tlie major plant communities; designated the predominant species of animals and their relative abundance, seasonal occurrence, and ecological distiibution; and listed all the "Biotic of the generic are given as follows: At-Ko Atriplcx ecological Co Culeogyne Gr-Ly Grai/ui spinosa specific location and La-Fr and Larrca divaiicata and Fnutseria du- Mixed Area column Early in our studies to facilimethods of survey, we established study areas Some areas were established independently of those of the Atomic Energy Commission (Holmes and Narver, Inc., 1961, page 4) Others were closely aligned with the AEC designations (Fig 1) Those identified by a numeral were established by the Commission, although our boundaries not necessarily correspond with theirs Areas identified by letters were selected by us independently of the AEC weapons testing program Study site column Subsequent to area designation specific sites within each area were selected Single or double capital letter components were used to identify these Type of study column A one- or two-letter component indicates the arrangement of the Meanings of the abbreviations used study are as follows; B Berlese funnel study, an examination of individual plants of a particular species A variety of plants which occur in amounts which makes assignment to one of the major communities impractical tate specific is Pi-Ju Pinu.s monophijUa osteosperma Sa Sahola found in greatest abundance at the study site a species is not indicated, it is the same as the predominant species listed imder the headIf ing Plant Community Ar Artemisia tridentata Atf Atiiplex confciiifolia Atn Atiiplex canescens Br Bromiis nibens Ch Co Chiysothautmis paniculatus Da Ep Dalea fremontii Er Coleogijne ramosissima Ephedra nevadensis Eriogomim spp Eu Eurotia lanata Fr Franseria ditmosa Gr Graijia spinosa Hy Hijmenocica sahola Kg Kochia amcricana Krameria parvifolia Miscellaneous techniques PT parallel transects Quadrat arrangement consisting Lyp Lyciiim pallidtiin Lyr RT ST of or Larrea divaricata Lyciiiin andersonii Me Lycium rickardii Menodora spincscens central point Or Oryzopsis hijinenoides Single transect Pi Finns monophylla or parallel transects more transects radiating from a Juniperus Specific vegetation column A generic code given for the predominant species of plant(s) M more and kali Kr La Lya Q artder- mosa the depositories of the specimens This enable the interested worker to locate within a short distance the place where specimens were collected and to know where they have been deposited Collection data are presented in Table 1, and an explanation of the contents and meanings of the abbreviations of tlie table columns are given below Depositories are listed on pages 14-15 the and Lyciiim ecologi- lists in Kuchia sonii will equipment and raiitusissima supplies additional of our collection stations, collecting coiifcrtifoliu ameiicana Brigham Young University Science Bulletin Sa each of the 12 transects established collection stations specific intervals along Scihohi kali of the quadrat spcciosa St Stipci Te Tetradtjmui gUibrata Var Several species of shrubs with no clearly predominant species Yub Yucca brevifolia Yus Yucca schidigera Map reference location column we At some of the stations we placed can pit-traps On one of the collecting dates a scorpion was trapped in the can at station 10 on transect L The collection code assigned to that specimen was 5AL10C This means: collected at Nevada Test Site area 5, at B.Y.U The geo- graphic position of a study site may be located on Figure by following the coordinates of the number and letter indicated under this column heading Descriptive location column, in conjunction Map Reference Location coordinates, with the description is designed as a guide to the near vicinity of the study site Reference points have been used which (1) are indicated on Figure 1, (2) are easily identifiable landmarks, and (3) are expected to be continually identifiable at the Nevada Test Site in future years this N site A, along Another example of this same codification This means: collected at system is TCAS Nevada Test Site area T, at B.Y.U study site C, along transect A, in a Museum Special trap This particular study was one of many area sampling studies consisting of one or tvvo parallel transects with traps spaced at regular intervals In sampling studies such as this no record was made of the specific station at which the animal was caught Consequently, the sta- number symbol was tion code zero in the area indicated North omitted \'ariation in and numliers may occur, but the letters basic principle of the codification system same is the in all instances With the code GZ Ground study transect L, at station 10, in a can pit-trap as a basis, one may obtain each speciLetters used in specific ecological information about men by referring to Table codes the methods for of collection are as follows: E East S South A Aerial insect net W West B Berlese funnel C G Can Gun H Picked up by hand I Sight observation IF Feeal sign IS Sound of voice IT Tracks K Hava-hart, live-catch trap L Allred live-catch trap M Japanese mist net N Sherman live-catch trap S Museum Special or Oneida-Victor trap T TB Incadescent light-trap U V Wire funnel Many of our identified specimens dejx)sited in museums and have been institutions of higher learning (see pages 14-15) Specialists wlio iden- were listed by Allred, Beck, and ]orgensen (1963) Other specimens, as yet unidentified, have been stored at Brigham Young University and are available to interested scientists tified these In OUF ecological studies we assigned each specimen a collection code in addition to the usual collection information of date, locality, and collector The code was used to facilitate computor analyses of our ecological data Without descriptive interpretation of the each specimen is limited in code on the label, use by any spe- its who may want ecological information about collections- made at the test site Interpretation of our codification may be obtained by cialist examination of two specific examples which follow The has been divided into areas (Fig 1) In area at study established a quadrat-type study At test as discussed site A we site above pit-trap Black-light (ultra-violet) trap Killed trap by vehicle W Sweep Y Young-type, live-catch trap net Biological Series, Vol 2, No 4, May, 1963 10 MILES Fig Study Areas at the Nevada Test Site 20 Brioham Young University Science Bulletin Table Area Study Areas of Brigham Young University Study Site and Transect Type Plant Specific Map of Corn- Vege- Study munity tation Reference Location Q Gr-Ly Q13 at the Nevada Test Site Descriptive Location Biological Series, Vol 2, No Type 4, May 1963 Plant Study Site and Transect of Com- Study munity CK PT CL CM A CA CB Area CC CD CE CF CG 4 CH Brigham Young University Science Bulletin Area Type Plant Specific Map of Corn- Vege- Study munity tation Reference Location CL ST Mixed CM ST La-Fr La La-Fr Lyp Study Site and Transect V33 DB T24 Descriptive Location Biological Skries, Vol 2, No 4, May, 1963 Brirham Young University Science Bulletin Area Study Site and Transect Type ^ype Study Biological Series, Vol 2, No 4, May, 1963 Brigham Young University Science Biu.letin 10 Area Study Site and Transect 10 12 CE Plant of Corn- Study munity Q, 11 12 Type ST Gr-Ly Biological Series, Vol 2, No 4, May, 1963 11 Study Site and Transect Plant Corn- Specific Map of Vege- Study munity tation Reference Location 400 CC PT La-Fr 400 CD PT La-Fr 400 CE PT La-Fr 400 CF ST Mixed 400 CG PT La-Fr Lya 400 CH PT La-Fr Me-Eu 400 CI PT La-Fr Co 400 CJ PT La-Fr Co 401 CE PT Mixed 401 CF PT Mixed 401 CG 401 CH A CA A CB Area Type 400 Descriptive Location Brigham Young University Science Bulletin 12 Area A Study Site and Transect Type Plant Specific Map of Com- Vege- Study munity tation Reference Location Descriptive Location Biological Series, Vol Area F F J 2, No 4, May, 1963 13 Type Plant Specific Map of Corn- Vege- Study munity tation Reference Location CC PT La-Fr Fr CD ST Mixed CE ST Mixed CF PT Co CG PT Co CH CI PT PT Co Co CJ PT Co Q Mixed CA ST Mixed CB ST Mixed CC ST La-Fr CD PT Mixed Study Site and Transect Descriptive Location Brioham Young University Science Bulletin 14 Study Site Area Biological Series, Vol, Philadelphia 2, No Academy 4, May, 1963 15 of Natural Sciences, 15 Philadelpliia, Pennsylvania University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Isopods, ants, beetles, grasshoppers and other orthopterans Isopods, scorpions, ants, beetles, grass- hoppers and other orthopterans 10 16 United States National Museum, WashingD C ton, University of California, Los Angeles, California Isopods, scorpions, ants, beetles, grass- hoppers and other orthopterans Mammals 11 Ann Arbor, Michi- beetles, grasshoppers University of Michigan, 17 Utah State University, Logan, Utah Scorpions, gan Scorpions, ants, ants, beetles, grasshoppers and other orthopterans and other orthopterans 12 University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Mammals, isopods, beetles, grasshoppers scorpions, ants, and other orthop- terans 13 nessee Ants 1963 of Tennessee, Knoxville, D and C D Jorgensen Communities of the Nevada Brigham Young Univ Sci Bull., E Beck, Biotic Site Biol Ser., Vol II, Nevada hoppers and other orthopterans University Allred, D M., Test University of Nevada, Reno, Isopods, scorpions, ants, beetles, grass- 14 LITERATURE CITED Nevada Ten- No Holmes and Nar\er, Inc 1961 Orientation Brochure of the Ne\'ada Test Site U.S Atomic Energy Commission, Office of Information, 2753 Vegas, Nevada S Highland Drive, Las ^s ^- ... OF STUDY AREAS AT THE NEVADA TEST SITE TABLE OF STUDY AREAS OF BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY AT THE NEVADA TEST SITE DEPOSITORIES OF NEVADA TEST SITE ANIMAL SPECIMENS 14 LITERATURE CITED 15 = NEVADA. .. 1963 NEVADA TEST SITE AND SPECIMEN STUDY AREAS DEPOSITORIES fay DORALD M ALLRED, D ELDEN BECK and CLIVE D JORGENSEN Brigham Young University Science Bulletin TABLE OF CONTENTS Page rNTRODUCTION AND. .. 4, May, 1963 10 MILES Fig Study Areas at the Nevada Test Site 20 Brioham Young University Science Bulletin Table Area Study Areas of Brigham Young University Study Site and Transect Type Plant