BOTANICAL EVALUATION OF THE GOAT ISLAND COMPLEX, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK P. M. Eckel Buffalo Museum of Science 1020 Humboldt Pkwy Buffalo, NY 14211 U.S.A. www.buffalomuseumofscience.org Return to Title Page
BOTANICAL EVALUATION OF THE GOAT ISLAND COMPLEX, NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK
Table of Contents
Introduction Annual Reports Acknowledgements
Part I: The Physical Features The Physical Setting Geology Glaciers Hydrology Erosion Ice Climate Pollution Sediments Soil Catalogue of Shells Found on Goat Island Pre-1885 Land Use in the Goat Island Complex The Forest Condition in 1885
Part II: Vegetation Vegetation of Localities in the Goat Island Complex A. Goat Island 1. Central Woods Remnant 2. North Slope a. The Spring b. Flats on the North Side 3. Crest Vegetation 4. Base of Goat Island 5. Terrapin Point Complex 6. South Slope 7. Flats Just Upriver of the Horseshoe Falls 8. The Eastern Meadow 9. Ballast B. Islands in the American Channel C. Green (or Bath) Island D. Luna Island E. The Three Sisters and Brother Island: General Discussion 1. The First Sister Island 2. The Second Sister Island 3. The Third Sister Island 4. Brother Island F. Old River Margin Habitats G. Rocky Banks and Boulder Habitats H. Stone Bridge to the First Sister
Part III: The Flora Origins of the Flora Diversity History of Botanical Activity at Niagara Falls Botanists on Goat Island The Diary of David Douglas The Diary of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker The Diary of George William Clinton David F. Day Voucher Specimens Historical Botanical Specimens Botanical Type Localities at Niagara Falls The Algal Flora The Fungal Flora The Lichen Flora Notes on the Lichens of Goat Island, Niagara Falls, by Richard C. Harris The Moss and Hepatic Flora Bryophytes: Historical Discussion Vascular Flora of Goat Island Summary of the Rare Plants of the Goat Island Complex Weeds Catalogue and Brief Bibliography of the Noxious Plants in the Goat Island Complex Numerical Studies Numerical Summary of the Flora of the Goat Island Complex Over the Two-Century Reporting Period Numerical Description of the Distribution of Taxa in the Goat Island Complex Numerical Assessment of the Floral Changes on Goat Island Exclusive of the Adjacent Islands Vegetation Sampling Analysis Results and Data
Appendices Appendix I: John Goldie in North America, Part I: Niagara Falls and the Theory of Evolution. Appendix II: Goldie in North America, Part II: Botanical and General Observations.
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