12 CoUccjc of Forestry 



CONTENTS— Co«/2;n(f(/ 

 Chapter II — Continued: Page 



Description of the Habitats and TIkut Gross Vegetation: 



4. Localities at a Distance from Lower South Bay 75 



1. Tuttle Brook, Chittcnango Creek 75 



2. Johnson Bay, North Shore of Oneida Lake 77 



3. Graves Bay, vSouth Shore of Oneida Lake 77 



4. Frenchman Island 78 



Systematic List of the Plants of Lower South Bay 78 



1. .Seed Plants of the Bottom 78 



2. Algae and the Lower Plants 81 



List of Algae 83 



Chapter III. Composition of the Bottom Fauna of Lower South 



Bay and Vicinity 86 



Introduction 86 



Comparison of the Bottom Habitats of Lower South Bay 91 



Life on the Boulder and Gravel Bottom 93 



Life on the Sand Bottom 97 



Life on the Clay Bottom 10 1 



Life on the Mud Bottom 105 



1. Shore to 6-Foot Contour 105 



2. Mud Bottom, 6-12 Feet Deep 107 



3. Mud Bottom, 12-18 Feet Deep : 107 



4. Quantitative Data for Mud Bottom in 



Mussel Population 113 



Population of the Vegetation 117 



1. Floating Plants. (Emergent) 121 



2. Submerged Plants 127 



Localities Examined in the Vicinity of Lower South Bay 135 



Dunham Island 135 



Shoal North of Dunham Island 137 



South Shore of the Lake East of Norcross Point 138 



Deep Water Habitats 138 



Comparison with Other Localities 139 



Oneida Lake, Sur/ey of 1915 139 



Comparison with Localities outside New York Statj 140 



Comparison with Marine Valuations i^ i 



Sum mary 142 



