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1 A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF VIRGINIA Potomac River Gorge The Potomac Gorge BioBlitz, a joint venture between the National Park Service and the Maryland/DC Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, was held in June 2006 to document undersurveyed taxonomic groups in this area. The results of this intensive 30-hour inventory are detailed in this issue. Number 32 ISSN

2 Map of the Potomac Gorge Project Area (courtesy of the Maryland/DC Chapter of The Nature Conservancy). One hundred forty scientists, naturalists, students, and volunteers participated in the 2006 Potomac Gorge BioBlitz. 2006, Roy Sewall.

3 B A N I S T E R I A A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF VIRGINIA ISSN Published by the Virginia Natural History Society The Virginia Natural History Society (VNHS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the dissemination of scientific information on all aspects of natural history in the Commonwealth of Virginia, including botany, zoology, ecology, archeology, anthropology, paleontology, geology, geography, and climatology. Membership in VNHS includes a subscription to Banisteria. Annual dues are $20.00 (per calendar year); library subscriptions to Banisteria are $ Subscribers/members outside the United States should add $3.00 for additional postage. Checks should be made payable to the Virginia Natural History Society. Membership dues and inquires should be directed to the Secretary-Treasurer (address, page 2); correspondence regarding Banisteria to the Editor. Banisteria is a peer-reviewed journal. The Editor will consider manuscripts on any aspect of natural history from neighboring states if the information concerns a species native to Virginia or the topic is directly related to regional natural history (as defined above). For additional information regarding the VNHS, including other membership categories, field events, symposia, representative papers from past issues of Banisteria, and instructions for prospective authors, consult our website at: va-nhs.org Editorial Staff: Banisteria Editor Steven M. Roble Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Division of Natural Heritage 217 Governor Street, Richmond, Virginia Associate Editors Joseph C. Mitchell, Mitchell Ecological Research Service, LLC P.O. Box 5638, Gainesville, Florida Richard L. Hoffman, Virginia Museum of Natural History Martinsville, Virginia Alfred G. Wheeler, Jr., Department of Entomology Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina Thomas F. Wieboldt, Department of Biology Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, Virginia Banisteria No. 31 was published on 1 October Front cover: Potomac River Gorge (photo by Mary Travaglini, Maryland/DC Chapter of The Nature Conservancy). Back cover: Potomac Gorge BioBlitz poster (luna moth illustration by Kim Harrell). 1

4 Virginia Natural History Society Officers, 2008 President Thomas J. McAvoy Department of Entomology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia (term expires December, 2008) Vice President C. Barry Knisley Department of Biology Randolph-Macon College Ashland, Virginia (term expires December, 2008) Secretary-Treasurer William A. Shear Department of Biology Hampden-Sydney College Hampden-Sydney, Virginia (term expires December, 2008) Councilors Arthur V. Evans, Richmond (term expires December, 2008) Janet W. Reid, Martinsville (term expires December, 2009) Michael Lachance, Shipman (term expires December, 2010) Honorary Councilors Richard L. Hoffman Michael Kosztarab Banisteria, Editor Steven M. Roble 2

5 THE 2006 POTOMAC GORGE BIOBLITZ Overview and Results of a 30-hour Rapid Biological Survey Arthur V. Evans Potomac Gorge BioBlitz Coordinator 1600 Nottoway Avenue Richmond, Virginia With contributions by: Barbara Abraham, Lance Biechele, John Brown, Susan Carty, Sam Droege, Arthur Evans, Daniel Feller, Stephanie Flack, Gary Fleming, Oliver Flint, Jason Gibson, John Hall, Thomas Henry, Joshua Jones, Zachary Loughman, Wayne Mathis, Arnold Norden, Richard Orr, DorothyBelle Poli, Janet Reid, Anna Santos, Paul Sattler, and Mary Travaligni Prepared for and partially funded by the George Washington Memorial Parkway, Virginia, and Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryland, National Park Service and produced for the National Park Service in accordance with NPS/TNC Cooperative Agreement 1443CA , Modification George Washington Memorial Parkway, Turkey Run Park, McLean, VA

6 B A N I S T E R I A A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF VIRGINIA Number 32, 2008 Table of Contents THE 2006 POTOMAC GORGE BIOBLITZ Arthur V. Evans and survey team leaders ABSTRACT... 6 INTRODUCTION... 6 Study Site... 7 Planning and Logistics... 7 Communications and Public Education... 8 TAXONOMIC SURVEY TEAMS SURVEY RESULTS Green algae - John D. Hall & Susan Carty Slime molds and fungi - Lance T. Biechele Mosses and liverworts - DorothyBelle Poli Selected botanicals - Gary P. Fleming Triclad planarians - Arnold Norden Land snails - Arnold Norden Subterranean macroinvertebrates - Daniel J. Feller Crustaceans - Zachary Loughman & Janet W. Reid Arachnids - Barbara J. Abraham Dragonflies and damselflies - Richard L. Orr Mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies, and neuropteroids - Oliver S. Flint, Jr True bugs - Thomas J. Henry Scorpionflies - Joshua Jones Beetles - Arthur V. Evans

7 Flies - Wayne N. Mathis Moths and butterflies - John W. Brown Ants and bees - Sam Droege Amphibians and reptiles - Jason D. Gibson & Paul Sattler Final species count DISCUSSION Results and Significant Finds Lessons Learned ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS LITERATURE CITED Miscellanea Reports Announcements

THE 2006 POTOMAC GORGE BIOBLITZ 1 Overview and Results of a 30-hour Rapid Biological Survey

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