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Study: Sea level rise shifts habitat for endangered Keys species


August 1, 2023

A newly published study in the journal Biodiversity and Conservation describes the response to sea level rise by an endangered species only found in the Florida Keys. The silver rice rat moved to higher elevations at a greater ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Endangered Species, Endemic Species, Florida Keys, Rats, Robert McCleery, UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

UF/IFAS researchers awarded National Science Foundation grants to study animals in their environment


August 28, 2015

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Knowing where animals choose to spend their time and why they may have chosen those areas is fundamental to conserving our nation's wildlife. Two researchers from the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, Robert McCleery, University Of Florida

UF study helps quantify biodiversity decrease around farmland


September 10, 2013

Click here for photo. Caption at bottom. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Animal biodiversity suffers near conservation areas that border big farms, and the effects can spread for miles, according to a new study by University of Florida researchers ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Conservation, Crops, Pests & Disease, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Africa, Biodiversity, CALS, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Institute Of Food And Agricultural Sciences, PLoS One, Robert McCleery, Sugarcane, Swaziland, University Of Florida, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Zachary M. Hurst

Sea-level rise threatens endangered rabbit far more than development, UF research finds

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September 20, 2012

Caption at bottom. Click here for high resolution image.GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- When University of Florida researcher Robert McCleery and a graduate student began looking at why an endangered marsh rabbit’s habitat was disappearing in the Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Habitat Loss, Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit, Rabbit, Robert McCleery, Schmidt, Sea Level, Sea Level Rise

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