dc.contributor.author	Lowe, Phillip
dc.coverage.spatial	United States, Georgia.	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	c.2017-2018	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2018-07-22T16:04:35Z
dc.date.available	2018-07-22T16:04:35Z
dc.date.issued	2018-07
dc.identifier.citation	Lowe, Phillip Douglas. "Studies in the Cyperaceae of Georgia: Distribution of Georgia Sedges, Analysis of the Cyperus squarrosus‐granitophilus Complex & Two New Species," Master's thesis, Valdosta State University, July 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10428/3154.
dc.identifier.other	82A9A9A0-93D2-69A9-4112-0DA7C4535871	UUID
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10428/3154
dc.description.abstract	The sedge family (Cyperaceae) is one of the most impactful families to agriculture and a key constituent of graminoid communities in many ecosystems. However, there is no full accounting of all of sedge species vouchered in Georgia. Understanding which sedge taxa occur in the state and where they exist is necessary for both effective pest management and protection of communities and species of interest. I examined holdings at the three largest herbaria in the state to inventory the state's sedge flora. For each taxon, I assessed phenology and the physiographic regions where it occurred. Along with this inventory, I did morphometric analyses of three narrow taxonomic problems. The first analyzed the relationship between the granite outcrop endemic Cyperus granitophilus and its close generalist relative, Cyperus squarrosus. In addition to confirming these species are morphometrically distinct, I discovered a new variety of C. squarrosus which is restricted to granitic uplifts of Texas and Oklahoma. I also investigated two putatively new sedge species from Georgia, one, a Cyperus restricted to exsiccated karst ponds in southwestern Georgia, and, the other, an Eleocharis restricted to high-marshes of Camden County, Georgia. My analysis supports both as distinct species.	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	I. Chapter I – An Annotated Checklist of the Cyperaceae of Georgia Based on the Holdings of the Three Largest Herbaria in the State 1 \| Introduction 1 \| Materials and Methods 2 \| Results 4 \| Discussion 4 \| References 7 \| Tables and Figures 12 \| Appendix A: A Checklist of the Cyperaceae of Georgia 28 \| Appendix B: Exsiccatae for Checklist 69 \| II. Chapter II – A Morphometric analysis of the Cyperus squarrosus-granitophilus Complex in \| North America 133 \| Introduction 133 \| Materials and Methods 134 \| Results 136 \| Discussion 136 \| Taxonomic Treatment and Key 139 \| References 142 \| Tables and Figures 144 \| Appendix A: Vouchers Examined Physically and Digitally 165 \| III. Chapter III – A Morphometric Analysis of a Putative New Cyperus from Karst Ponds in Southern Georgia 185 \| Introduction 185 \| Materials and Methods 185 \| Results 186 \| Discussion 187 \| Taxonomic Treatment and Key 188 \| References 190 \| Tables and Figures 191 \| Appendix A: Additional Vouchers Examined 205 \| IV. Chapter IV -- A Morphometric Analysis of a Putative New Eleocharis from the High Marsh of Camden County 212 \| Introduction 212 \| Materials and Methods 213 \| Results 213 \| Discussion 214 \| Taxonomic Treatment and Key 214 \| References 217 \| Tables and Figures 218 \| Appendix A: Additional Specimens Examined Physically and Digitally 230 \|	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.subject	Academic theses	en_US
dc.subject	Biology	en_US
dc.subject	Cyperus	en_US
dc.subject	Herbaria	en_US
dc.subject	Cyperaceae	en_US
dc.subject	Morphometrics	en_US
dc.subject	Eleocharis	en_US
dc.title	Studies in the Cyperaceae of Georgia: Distribution of Georgia Sedges, Analysis of the Cyperus squarrosus‐granitophilus Complex & Two New Species	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Department of Biology of the College of Arts and Sciences	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Carter, J. Richard
dc.description.committee	Goddard, Russ
dc.description.committee	Nelson, Gil
dc.description.committee	Zomlefer, Wendy B.
dc.description.committee	LaPlant, James T.
dc.description.degree	M.S.	en_US
dc.description.major	Biology	en_US