Tag: Peter Frederick

New study on mercury contamination has global implications for wildlife conservation

by Samantha Murray
October 26, 2020

Ecologists have long known that mercury contamination reduced the number of viable offspring animals produce. Now, new research indicates that mercury may also make animals less likely to mate in the first place, suggesting that mercury and ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS Research, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Everglades, Great Egrets, Jabi Zabala, Mercury, News, Peter Frederick, Pollution, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

May is American Wetlands Month

by Kirsten Romaguera Rabin
May 17, 2019

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- With 20% of the nation’s wetlands, Florida is a prime location to observe American Wetlands Month. As Peter Frederick, a University of Florida research professor, puts it: “You don’t have to go very far in Florida ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Department Of Wildlife Ecology And Conservation, Endangered Species, Peter Frederick, Wetlands

DNA Evidence Shows Burmese Pythons Infiltrating Everglades Bird Colonies

by Samantha Murray
April 12, 2019

Photo above courtesy of Kodiak Hengstebeck, a doctoral student in the UF/IFAS department of wildlife ecology and conservation. Scientists with the University of Florida and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have found that Burmese pythons ... READ MORE

Category: Conservation, Invasive Species, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Research, UF/IFAS Teaching, Wildlife
Tags: Burmese Python, Everglades, Long Legged Wading Birds, News, Peter Frederick, Sophie Orzechowski, U.S. Geological Survey, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

Lone Cabbage Oyster Reef Restoration Project

by Samantha Murray
December 11, 2018

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Category: Coasts & Marine, Conservation, NATURAL RESOURCES, Water, Wildlife
Tags: Nature Coast Biological Station, News, Oysters, Peter Frederick, Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

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