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Comparison of Adaptive Management and Linear Comprehensive Management


September 14, 2021

The table below contrasts the conservation management approaches of adaptive and traditional linear management found in Noss and Cooperrider (1994).   Comparison of Adaptive Management and Linear Comprehensive Management Parameter Linear ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Forests, Natural Resources
Tags: Forest Ecology, Strategic Conservation Planning, Urban Forest, Urban Forest Ecology

Measuring the effects of seagrass species diversity in Crystal River, Florida

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September 14, 2021

Written by Jamila Roth, Ph.D. student, UF/IFAS School of Natural Resources and Environment This summer, I spent many sunny hours on the small island of Sandy Hook in Crystal River, FL, where I was conducting a field experiment for my Ph.D. ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Research, Wildlife
Tags: Coastal Habitat, Coastal Systems, NCBS Graduate Students, Research, Seagrass

UF/IFAS scientists tapped to join national research effort advancing phosphorus sustainability, funded by NSF

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September 12, 2021

Two University of Florida scientists have joined a national research effort to promote phosphorus sustainability across the United States. Together they will work under the funding auspices of the National Science Foundation-Science and ... READ MORE

Category: Natural Resources, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Everglades Research And Education Center, Jehangir Bhadha, NC State, Sandra Guzmán, Soil And Water Sciences, Soil And Water Sciences Department, UF/IFAS In The News
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Celebrating 15 years: Sarasota County’s Green Business Partnership

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September 9, 2021

On Jan. 19, 2006, Dave’s Auto Repair become Sarasota County’s first Green Business Partner. Pledging to demonstrate the environmental stewardship of the business, the auto repair location began taking sustainable actions to reduce waste, ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Natural Resources
Tags: Environmental Sustainability, Green Business, Green Business Partnership, Partnership, Pgm_Waste

Underutilized Trees: The Nagi Tree


September 9, 2021

I’ve got a Nagi feeling about this… Natural and Horticultural History Human desires can be capricious and plants can fall in and out of vogue. Somewhat surprisingly, things as long-lived as landscape trees have different levels of merit ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Forests, Home Landscapes, Horticulture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Cflandscapes, Evergreen, Ocextension, Tree, Underutilized, Urban Forestry

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