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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

Join beach cleanups this Saturday during International Coastal Cleanup

by BLOGS.IFAS
September 19, 2019

By Rhett Register GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- This weekend is the 34th annual International Coastal Cleanup, an effort by coastal communities to remove trash from their beaches and coastal areas. Created and run by The Ocean Conservancy, a national ... READ MORE

Category: Coasts & Marine, EVENTS, NATURAL RESOURCES, UF/IFAS Extension, Water
Tags: Ana Zangroniz, Brittany Scharf, Broward County, Cedar Key, Florida Sea Grant, Hernando County, International Coastal Cleanup, Laura Tiu, Miami-Dade County, Nature Coast Biological Station, Okaloosa County, Plastic, Pollution, Savanna Barry

UF researchers awarded $7M grant to improve how plants get nitrogen, reduce pollution

by Brad Buck
October 2, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A team of researchers at the universities of Florida and Wisconsin-Madison will use a $7.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to pinpoint genes that could improve plants’ ability to access nitrogen, an essential ... READ MORE

Category: AGRICULTURE, SFYL Hot Topic, UF/IFAS
Tags: Crops, Featured Hot Topic, Fertilizer, Forest Resources And Conservation, Grant, Matias Kirst, News, Nitrogen, Pollution, Poplar Trees, Trees

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