Northeastern Naturalist Volume 16, Number 2, 2009

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Front Cover
Inside Front cover
Board of Editors/indicia page
RESEARCH ARTICLES
Distribution and Dynamics of American Beech in Coastal Southern New England Posy E. Busby, Glenn Motzkin, and Brian Hall	159
Lead Objects Ingested by Common Loons in New England Mark Pokras, Michelle Kneeland, Anna Ludi, Ethan Golden, Andrew Major, Rose Miconi, and Robert H. Poppenga	177
Multi-decadal Changes in Salt Marshes of Cape Cod, MA: Photographic Analyses of Vegetation Loss, Species Shifts, and Geomorphic Change Stephen M. Smith	183
Effects of Tide Stage on the Use of Salt Marshes by Wading Birds in Rhode Island Kenneth B. Raposa, Richard A. McKinney, and Aaron Beaudette	209
West Virginia Crayfi shes (Decapoda: Cambaridae): Observations on Distribution, Natural History, and Conservation Zachary J. Loughman, Thomas P. Simon, and Stuart A. Welsh	225
Seal Bounties in Maine and Massachusetts, 1888 to 1962 Barbara Lelli, David E. Harris, and AbouEl-Makarim Aboueissa	239
Environmental Variability Affects Distributions of Coastal Fish Species (Maryland) Joseph W. Love, Paulinus Chigbu, and Eric B. May	255
Influence of Soil Buffering Capacity on Earthworm Growth, Survival, and Community Composition in the Western Adirondacks and Central New York Michael J. Bernard, Matthew A. Neatrour, and Timothy S. McCay	269
*Biology of the Caddisfly Oligostomis ocelligera* (Trichoptera: Phryganeidae) Inhabiting Acidic Mine Drainage in Pennsylvania** Lori A. Redell, Wayne K. Gall, Robert M. Ross, and David S. Dropkin	285
Variation in Ozone Sensitivity Within Indian Hemp and Common Milkweed Selections from the Midwest Lee J. Kline, Donald D. Davis, John M. Skelly, and Dennis R. Decoteau	307

Noteworthy Books	314