[NatureNS] Buttonbush in Point Pleasant Park

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Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 05:44:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
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Interesting stuff Fred Thanks=0ABoth Blandings Turtles and Buttonbush seem =
to occur near each=0Aother but I am not sure of any connection. It is a lot=
 easier to=0Afind Buttonbush than Turtles.=0ALots of good stuff to study la=
tter.=0AThe places where I find buttonbush are remarkable similar.=0AIn pla=
ces along the river that have less variation in water levels=0Athan most of=
 the river and the areas tend not to dry out=0Ain the summer. Anyway someth=
ing to watch=0APaul=0A =0A=0A________________________________=0A From: Fred=
 Schueler <bckcdb@istar.ca>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca =0ASent: Thursday=
, September 5, 2013 5:16:17 PM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS] Buttonbush in Poin=
t Pleasant Park=0A  =0A=0AOn 9/5/2013 2:37 PM, Paul MacDonald wrote:=0A=0A>=
 Buttonbush is not all that uncommon in south west NS.=0A> I have came upon=
 it in a few locations - sometimes=0A> extensive stands. Remarkable what yo=
u find when you get=0A> out on the stillwaters!=0A=0A* Hudsonia has found a=
n association between Buttonbush and Blanding's =0Aturtles in the southern =
Hudson Valley, so this might be something to =0Alook out for in SW NS.=A0 -=
 =0Ahttp://hudsonia.org/programs/conservation-ecology/blandings-turtle/natu=
ral-history/=0A-=0Ahttp://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/4495218?uid=3D3739=
448&uid=3D2129&uid=3D2&uid=3D70&uid=3D3737720&uid=3D4&sid=3D21102586151091=
=0A- "We studied Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) microhabitat in =
=0Anatural wetlands and wetlands constructed for the turtles in Dutchess =
=0ACounty, New York, USA. ... Microhabitat was determined by radiotracking =
=0Aindividuals to their exact locations and recording habitat variables. =
=0ABlanding's turtles were associated with shallow water depths, muck =0Asu=
bstrates, and areas of abundant vegetation. Buttonbush (Cephalanthus =0Aocc=
identalis) had the greatest mean total cover (29%). In the =0Aconstructed w=
etlands, Blanding's turtles were associated with =0Asignificantly less cove=
r and warmer water than in the natural wetlands. =0ABlanding's turtles appe=
ared to be using the constructed wetlands to bask =0Aand forage in the spri=
ng and early summer but moved to deeper wetlands =0Ain late summer when the=
 constructed wetlands dried up or became too =0Awarm. For Blanding's turtle=
s, new habitat should contain abundant =0Aemergent vegetation (including bu=
ttonbush in Dutchess County and other =0Aareas where the turtles are known =
to use buttonbush swamps), basking =0Aareas, muck, floating plant material,=
 and submerged aquatic vegetation. =0ABlanding's turtle's use of constructe=
d wetlands highlights the value of =0Aa complex of connected wetland habita=
ts in providing for the varied =0Aneeds of the turtle."=0A=0A=0A- fred.=0A-=
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=A0 =A0 Frederick W. Schueler & Aleta Karstad=0ABishops Mills Natural Histo=
ry Centre - http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm=0AMudpuppy Night in Oxford Mills -=
 http://pinicola.ca/mudpup1.htm=0ADaily Paintings - http://karstaddailypain=
tings.blogspot.com/=0A=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 RR#2 Bishops Mills, Ontario, Cana=
da K0G 1T0=0A=A0  on the Smiths Falls Limestone Plain 44* 52'N 75* 42'W=0A=
=A0 =A0 (613)258-3107 <bckcdb at istar.ca> http://pinicola.ca/=0A----------=
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar=
ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Interesting stuff Fre=
d Thanks</span></div><div><span>Both Blandings Turtles and Buttonbush seem =
to occur near each</span></div><div><span>other but I am not sure of any co=
nnection. It is a lot easier to</span></div><div><span>find Buttonbush than=
 Turtles.</span></div><div><span>Lots of good stuff to study latter.</span>=
</div><div><span>The places where I find buttonbush are remarkable similar.=
</span></div><div><span>In places along the river that have less variation =
in water levels</span></div><div><span>than most of the river and the areas=
 tend not to dry out</span></div><div><span>in the summer. Anyway something=
 to watch</span></div><div><span>Paul</span></div><div><br></div>  <div sty=
le=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div st=
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; font-size: 0px;" contenteditable=3D"false" readonly=3D"true"></div>  <fon=
t face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">From:</s=
pan></b> Fred Schueler &lt;bckcdb@istar.ca&gt;<br> <b><span style=3D"font-w=
eight: bold;">To:</span></b> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <br> <b><span style=3D=
"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, September 5, 2013 5:16:17 P=
M<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Nature=
NS] Buttonbush in Point Pleasant Park<br> </font> </div> <div class=3D"y_ms=
g_container"><br>On 9/5/2013 2:37 PM, Paul MacDonald wrote:<br><br>&gt; But=
tonbush is not all that uncommon in south west NS.<br>&gt; I have came upon=
 it in a few locations - sometimes<br>&gt; extensive stands. Remarkable wha=
t you find when you get<br>&gt; out on the stillwaters!<br><br>* Hudsonia h=
as found an
 association between Buttonbush and Blanding's <br>turtles in the southern =
Hudson Valley, so this might be something to <br>look out for in SW NS.&nbs=
p; - <br><a href=3D"http://hudsonia