CONTENTS. 



ARTICLE I. AN OUTLINE OF THE RELATIONS OF ANIMALS TO page 

 THEIR INLAND ENVIRONMENTS. BY CHARLES C. ADAMS, 



Ph.D. Jvly, 1915 3_32 



The dynamic relations of animals 3-17 



1. Introductory note 3 



2. The relations of animals to their environment 3 



3. Optima and limiting factors 8 



4. Determination of dynamic status 9 



5. Animal responses 10 



6. The interrelations of animals 12 



7. Ecological units for study 14 



8. The animal association 1.5 



9. Associational succession 16 



The dynamic relations of the environment 17-31 



1. Introductory 17 



2. The dynamic and genetic standpoint 18 



3. Dynamic and genetic classification of environments 21 



References to literature 31-32 



ARTICLE II. AN ECOLOGICAL STUDY OF PRAIRIE AND FOREST 

 INVERTEBRATES. BY CHARLES C. ADAMS, Ph.D. (63 Plates) 



September, 1915 , 33-280 



Introductory 33 



General description of the region and location of the ecological stations 35-40 



I. General description of the region 35 



II. The ecological stations 38 



Description of the prairie habitats and animals 40-56 



I. Prairie area north of Charleston, Station 1 40 



1. Colony of swamp grasses (Himrtina and Elymus), Sta- 



tion I, a 41 



2. Colony of wild rye {Elymus vir(iinicus submuticus) , Sta- 



tion I, c 43 



3. Wet area of swamp milkweed {Asclepias incarnnta), 



Station I, d 44 



4. Cone-flower and rosin-weed colony, Station I, e 48 



5. Colony of blue stem (Andropogon) and drop-seed (Sporob- 



ohis) , bordered by swamp milkweed. Station 1, g 49 



6. Supplementary collections from Station 1 52 



