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Crayfish Personalities May Be Key to Understanding Water Ecosystems


September 27, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Just like people come in different personalities, animals vary in their behavior. For example, some crayfish can be shier while others are bolder, a University of Florida scientist says. While crayfish are known as those ... READ MORE

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Tags: Ecosystems, Food Web, Fresh Water, Lindsey Reisinger, National Science Foundation, News, Program In Fisheries And Aquatics Sciences, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

‘Avoidance Behavior’ Helps Species Survive on Land and Sea


June 4, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Ewww. You don’t want anyone coughing on you. It makes you recoil and cover your nose and mouth. Turns out, land animals and marine life also feel a sense of “gross” and use their own avoidance behaviors to survive ... READ MORE

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Tags: Avoidance Behavior, Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Diseases, Donald Behringer, News, Program In Fisheries And Aquatics Sciences, School Of Forest Resources And Conservation

UF study: To help prevent harmful algal blooms, limit nitrogen and phosphorus


March 6, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Algal blooms can kill fish and harm a lake’s ecosystem, but by reducing two nutrients together such as nitrogen and phosphorus – not just one or the other -- water managers might limit the blooms in lakes and rivers, ... READ MORE

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Tags: Agricultural And Biological Engineering Department, Algae, Algal Blooms, Ed Phlips, Lake George, News, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Program In Fisheries And Aquatics Sciences, Rafael Munoz-Carpena

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