On a smiliar note, a few years ago I read an article in the paper about a new species of insect (or something small like that) found in Central Park in NYC. The article stated that occasionally someone does discover new species in that park. I thought that was pretty cool.
--- On Tue, 10/13/09, Gary A. Beluzo <[email protected]> wrote: From: Gary A. Beluzo <[email protected]> Subject: [ENTS] Report from DLIA To: [email protected] Cc: "Leverett Robert" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 5:37 AM ENTS: The DLIA (Discover Life in America) the folks that are sponsoring the 10+ year All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory sent me their latest report regarding the Great Smoky National Park in TN/NC. Here are a few of the highlights of this diverse temperate forest: Hop Tree (Ptelea trifoliatea) is a new species discovered in the Park that is found only on ONE SITE on a steep, limestone rock outcrop. It is the 103rd native tree species known to exist in the Park. It is found in scattered small numbers in the midwest and SE U.S. Have any of you measured this tree yet? In addition, the following species are NEW TO SCIENCE! over 42 new beetles over 36 new butterflies and moths over 41 new spiders over 57 new fungi over 23 new bees and associates Gary Gary A. Beluzo Professor of Environmental Science Division of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Holyoke Community College 303 Homestead Avenue Holyoke, MA 01040 [email protected] 413 552-2445 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
