Research Guides: Cache River, Illinois: Watershed Science and Policy: Plant Biology

Books, Dissertations, Theses, and Research Papers

Anderson, M. M. (2014). Fire and fertilization effects on the growth and expansion of existing native canebrakes [Arundinaria gigantea (Walt) Muhl] in southern Illinois. Master's thesis, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 102 p. Print Location: Morris Library, Special Collections Research Center, Call Number: Thesis 2014. Requires 48 hours notice for retrieval.

Anderson, J. and others. (2010). Wildflowers of Heron Pond. (Brochure). Champaign, IL: Illinois Natural History Survey. Check the I-Share catalog to borrow the brochure.

Basinger, M. A. (1994). Plant species distribution in bald cypress swamps along the Cache River in southern Illinois. Master's thesis, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. 212 p. Location: Morris Library, 3rd Floor, Theses & Dissertations. Call Number: q. PB 1994 B313

Blattel, C. R. (2003). Groundwater Nitrogen and Phosphate Attenuation by Giant Cane and Forest Riparian Buffers in the Cache River Watershed. Master's thesis, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Print Location: Morris Library, 3rd Floor, Theses & Dissertations. Call Number: FO 2003 B645g

Bollwinkel, C. W. (1958). Sink-hole pond vegetation of Southern Illinois. Master’s thesis, Southern Illinois University. 52 p. Location: Storage 2 Call Number: Q. 581.97739 B692S. [Includes Union and Pulaski Counties]

Dillard, G. E. (1962). The Desmidiaceae of Southern Illinois. Master’s thesis, Southern Illinois University, 124 p. Location: Storage 2. Call Number: Q. 589.47 D578D.

Fessel, K. E. (2003). Effects of sedimentation, hydrology, and light intensity on the emergence of seedlings in a Taxodium distichum swamp. Ph.D. dissertation, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 104 p.

Goble, M. D. (2013). Allometry, morphometry and soil characterization of giant cane [Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl.] stands in Southern Illinois. Master's thesis, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 122 p. Print Location: Morris Library, Special Collections Research Center, Call Number: Thesis 2013. Requires 48 hours notice for retrieval.

Grady, M. M. (1985). Periodicity, species diversity and productivity of the phytoplankton of Horseshoe Lake, Alexander County, Illinois. Ph.D. dissertation, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. 155 p. Location: Storage 2 Call Number: Q. 589.409773999 G733P Microfilm Location: Third Floor Call Number: Shelved by Author.

Hartleb, J. L. (2007). Factors influencing the survival and growth of greenhouse-grown and field-planted Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl. Master's thesis, Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Hoyer, E. W. (2005). A functional assessment of restored and reference wetlands along the Cache River, Illinois. Ph.D. dissertation, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. 239 p. Print Location: Morris Library, 3rd Floor, Theses & Dissertations Call Number: PB 2005 H868f (Shelved with dissertations).

Huston, J. S. (1972). The vascular flora of Horseshoe Lake, Alexander County, Illinois. Master’s thesis, Southern Illinois University. 92 p. Location: Storage 2. Call Number: q. B 1972 H972

MacKenzie, M. D. (1981). The woody vegetation of the Goose Pond area: A floodplain forest in southern Illinois. Location: Morris Library, 3rd Floor, Theses & Dissertations. Call Number: q. B 1980 M157

McLane, C. R. (2009). Evaluating exotic species assemblages across a chronosequence of restored floodplain forests. Master's thesis, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. 128 p. Retrieved from http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1142&context=theses

Mohlenbrock, R. H., & Voigt, J. W. (1959). A flora of southern Illinois. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press. Location: Morris Library, Basement. Call Number: 581.97739 M698F1974.

Mueller, G. M. (1978). The genus Laccaria in southern Illinois. Master’s thesis, Southern Illinois University. 64 p. Location: Storage 2. Call Number: q. B 1978 M946.

Nelson, A. M. (2015). Carbon and nitrogen cycling in giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea (Walt.) Muhl.) riparian ecosystems. Ph.D. dissertation, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 173 p. Print Location: Morris Library, Special Collections Research Center, Call Number: Diss. 2015. Requires 48 hours notice for retrieval.

Nelson, J. (2007). Fire history and vegetation response to tornado and salvage harvesting disturbance in a southern Illinois bottomland forest. Master’s thesis, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. 82 p. Print Location: Morris Library, 1^st Floor, Special Collections Research Center. Call Number: Thesis 2007.

Phillips, D. L. (1996). Plant species distribution of seep springs in the Cache River region of southern Illinois. Master's thesis, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 116 p. Location: Morris Library, 3rd Floor, Theses & Dissertations. Call Number: q. FO 1996 P558

Pusateri, W. P. (1975).Vascular flora of Wolf Creek Botanical Area, Alexander County, Illinois. Master’s thesis, Southern Illinois University. 87 p. Location: Morris Library, 3rd Floor, Theses & Dissertations. Call Number: q. B 1975 P987

Voigt, J. W., & Mohlenbrock, R. H. (1964). Plant communities of Southern Illinois. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press. Location: Morris Library, 5th Floor. Call Number: QK941.I3 V6 1964; Location: Morris Library, Basement. Call Number: 581.97739 V892P

White, J. A. 1971. Vascular flora of the Heron Pond and Wildcat Bluff Nature Preserve and environs. Master's thesis, Southern Illinois University. vii, 116 p. Location: Off-site Storage 2. Call Number q B 1971 W585. [Requires at least 24 hours for retrieval.]

Wichmann, R. F. (1996). A natural history of the Cache River watershed. Research paper, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 95 p. Location: Morris Library, Special Collections Research Center. Call Number: 96-WICH325169R [Requires 72 hours notice for retrieval]

Winship, K. B. (1990). The vascular flora of the Lower Cache River, Johnson and Pulaski County. Master's thesis, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 145 p. Location: Morris Library, 3rd Floor, Theses & Dissertations. Call Number: q. B 1990 W777

Wunderlin, T. F. H. (1968). A survey of the freshwater algae of Union County, Illinois. Master’s thesis, Southern Illinois University.144 p. Location: Storage 2. Call Number: q. B 1968 W965.

Young, M. L. (1983). Herbaceous vegetation and floristics of Boulder Slope Woods and adjacent Little Black Slough, Johnson County, Illinois. Master’s thesis, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. 96 p. Location: Morris Library, 3rd Floor, Theses & Dissertations. Call Number: q. B 1983 Y74

Articles, Papers, and Reports

Basinger, M. A., Huston, J. S., Gates, R. J., & Robertson, P. A. (1997). Vascular flora of Horseshoe Lake Conservation Area, Alexander County, Illinois. Castanea, 62(2), 82-99.
The Cache River Basin: An inventory of the region’s resources. (1997). Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Realty and Environmental Planning; Nature of Illinois Foundation. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2142/13965 (See link to PDF on the page.) [Print copy Location: Morris Library: Dewey Books, Basement. Call Number: 333.7 C1191997]

Campbell, J., Shearer, C. A., Crane, J. L., & Fallah, P. M. (2003). A reassessment of two freshwater ascomycetes, Ceriospora caudae-suis and Submersisphaeria aquatica. Mycologia, 95(1), 41-53.

Crane, J. L., & Shearer, C. A. (1978). Two new species of Trichocladium (Hyphomycetes) from submerged wood. Mycologia, 70(4), 866-874. [Heron pond]

Gibson, D. J., Battaglia, L. L., & Inczauskis, J. R. (2008). Invasive species survey on Cypress Creek NWR. Final Report. Carbondale, IL: Center for Ecology, Department of Plant Biology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Retrieved from http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/pb_reports/2/

Guetersloh, M. (2002). Big Creek watershed restoration plan: A component of the Cache River watershed resource plan. Report to the Cache River Watershed Resource Planning Committee. Springfield, IL: Pilot Watersheds Program, Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Open Access. [Note: includes extensive lists of plant species.]

Hill, Steven R. Conservation Assessment for the Social Sedge (Carex socialis Mohlenbr. & Schwegman). 2006. IIllinois Natural History Survey Technical Reports, INHS Center for Wildlife and Plant Ecology 2006 (13). Open Access. From the site: "This document is a product of the Illinois Natural History Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois Natural History Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended solely for noncommercial research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested." URL for the IDEALS page: http://hdl.handle.net/2142/9956. The PDF may be downloaded from the site.

Hutchison, Max D. (1987). The Lower Cache River Basin of Southern Illinois. Erigenia, 8, 1-54. [The entire issue is an excerpt of the Nature Conservancy's "Lower Cache River Plan." It discusses history of the area, information about geology, hydrology, climate, soils, sedimentation, pollution, flooding, declining populations of plants and animals, etc. Open Access online from journal website (http://www.ill-inps.org/images/pub/Erigenia_No_08_Jan1987.pdf). Print Copy Location: Journals, Basement, Morris Library.

Holmes, R. R. (1996). Hydraulic, geotechnical, geomorphic, and biologic data for the Cache River/Heron Pond area in southern Illinois. U.S. Geological Survey open-file report ; 96-467. Urbana, IL: U.S. Geological Survey ; Denver, CO : Branch of Information Service. Retrieved from http://il.water.usgs.gov/pubs/ofr96_467.pdf [Also available: Morris Library,Dewey Books, Basement, Call Number: 574.526322 H752h 1996]

Hopkinson, C. S. (1992). A comparison of ecosystem dynamics in freshwater wetlands. Estuaries, 15(4): 549-562.

Hutchison, Max D. (1987). The Lower Cache River Basin of Southern Illinois. Erigenia, 8, 1-54. [The entire issue is an excerpt of the Nature Conservancy's "Lower Cache River Plan." It discusses history of the area, information about geology, hydrology, climate, soils, sedimentation, pollution, flooding, declining populations of plants and animals, etc. Open Access online from journal website (http://www.ill-inps.org/images/pub/Erigenia_No_08_Jan1987.pdf). Print copy available in Basement, Morris Library.

Kruse, B. S., & Groninger, J. W. (2003). Vegetative characteristics of recently reforested bottomlands in the Lower Cache River Watershed, Illinois, U.S.A. Restoration Ecology, 11(3), 273-280. doi:10.1046/j.1526-100X.2003.00178.x

Middleton, B. A. (1994). Decomposition and litter production in a northern bald cypress swamp. Journal of Vegetation Science, 5(2):271-2714.

Middleton, B. (2000). Hydrochory, seed banks, and regeneration dynamics along the landscape boundaries of a forested wetland. Plant Ecology, 146(2), 169-184. [Buttonland Swamp].

Middleton, B. A. (1995). Sampling devices for the measurement of seed rain and hydrochory in rivers. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club, 122(2):152-155.

Middleton, B. A. (2009). Regeneration potential of Taxodium distichum swamps and climate change. Plant Ecology, 202(2), 257-274. doi: 10.1007/s11258-008-9480-4

Mohlenbrock, R. H. (2009). On Heron Pond. Natural History, 118(4), 52-53.

Mohlenbrock, R. H., Dillard, G. E., & Abney, T. S. (1961). A survey of southern Illinois aquatic plants. The Ohio Journal of Science, 61(5), 262-273. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1811/4799.

Muir, D. P, Hite, R. L., King, M. M., Matson, M. R. (1995). An intensive survey of the Cache River Basin, summer 1992. [HathiTrust] Springfield, IL: State of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water, Planning Section. IEPA/WPC/95-013 Print version: Morris Library, Dewey Books, Basement. Call Number: 363.739409773 I29in 1995.
Natural Resource Conservation Service: Illinois (USDA). Natural Resource Survey of the Cypress Illinois Quadrangle. From the NRCS Illinois site: "The Natural Resources Survey of the Cypress, Illinois, Quadrangle provides a partial inventory of the soil, water, plant, and human resources for a small part of the Cache River Watershed. This resource-rich area located in the southern tip of Illinois served as the project area to test the concept of building a natural resources Geographic Information System (GIS)." The 11 x 17 version is also available.

Nelson, J. L., Groninger, J. W., Ruffner, C. M., & Battaglia, L. L. (2009). Past land use, disturbance regime change, and vegetation response in a southern Illinois bottomland conservation area. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 136(2), 242-256. doi:10.3159/09-RA-005.1

Shasteen, Scott et al. (2002). An intensive survey of the Cache River Basin, data summary: summer 1999. Springfield, Ill. : State of Illinois, Environmental Protection Agency, Bureau of Water. https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100815956 Print Location: Morris Library, 5th Floor. Call Number: QH96.8.B5 I58 2002.

Shearer, C. A., & Crane, J. L. (1995). Boerlagiomyces websteri, a new ascomycete from fresh water. Mycologia, 87(6), 876-879. [Heron Pond]

Skorepa, A. C. (1973). Distributional records for some North American lichens. Castanea, 38(2), 163-167. [Heron Pond]

Wunderlin, T. F. (1971). A survey of the freshwater algae of Union County, Illinois. Castanea, 36(1), 1-53.

Wunderlin, T. F., & Wunderlin, R. P. (1968). A preliminary survey of the algal flora of Horseshoe Lake, Alexander County, Illinois. American Midland Naturalist, 79(2), 534-539.
Zaczek, J. J., Baer, S. G., Hartleb, J. L., Brendecke, W. W., Schoonover, J. E., Williard, K. W. J., & Groninger, J. W. (2009). Survival and genet growth and development of field-planted Giant Cane (Arundinaria gigantea) over time in Southern Illinois. Castanea, 74(3), 286-299. doi:10.2179/08-039R2.1

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