Alabama Biological Survey

Locality: USA: Alabama

Abstract: In January, 1897, the Alabama Biological Survey was formed by the voluntary association of those members of the faculty of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, and of the Experiment Station, who were interested in biological subjects. Its object is the study of the flora and fauna of the State in all their relations, but with special reference to geographical distribution of species, and to the relation between the life zones thus established and the agricultural capabilities of these different regions. The great part of the time of the members of the survey is necessarily given to other work, but a satisfactory beginning has been made, and considerable collections have been secured in all groups of plants and of the lower animals. Most of the field work has so far been done in the neighborhood of Auburn in Lee County, but trips have also been made to the northern and southern portions of the State. Under the general heading of Contributions it is proposed to publish from time to time, in suitable periodicals, such results of interest as may be secured either by the members of the survey or by specialists to whom material is submitted. These Contributions will also be issued as serially-numbered reprints. The folowing two mycological papers consistute the first number of this series. Other papers on the spiders and on the myriapods of the State are in preparation.

Notes: c. 1898; DOI: 10.2307/2478078 https://www.jstor.org/stable/2478078