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Hundreds Attend Calusa Heritage Day – Randell Research Center

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On March 25, 2017, more than 800 people visited the Randell Research Center to enjoy a day of speakers, exhibits, and guided tours. The RRC classroom hosted displays on finds from the Blueberry site in Highlands County (Nate Lawres), recent Pineland and Mound Key excavations (Karen Walker and Jeann
Visitor tries her hand at throwing the atlatl, while FPAN archaeologist Rachael Kangas

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Researchers begin mission Friday to study Gulf of Mexico biodiversity – Research News

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A group of 23 researchers led by Florida Museum scientist Gustav Paulay will leave from St. Petersburg Friday on an expedition to survey the biodiversity of the Gulf of Mexico’s ocean floor. Funded by BP through the Florida Institute of Oceanography, the scientists will make the 10-day trip aboar
The hand-held device carefully vacuums tiny marine organisms easily missed by eye

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Hundreds Attend Calusa Heritage Day – Randell Research Center

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About 800 people attended the sixth annual Calusa Heritage Day on March 12, 2011. On a clear, crisp, spring-like day, our visitors enjoyed archaeological exhibits provided by the Florida Museum of Natural History as well as talks by John Beriault, Robin Brown, Bill Marquardt, and special gu
Many children enjoyed hands-on activities, and both kids and adults tried their hand

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Native Plants Transform RRC – Randell Research Center

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Thanks to a generous grant from the Florida Division of Forestry, the Randell Research Center will soon have over 900 new native trees, including a variety of tropical hardwood species and nearly 200 cabbage palms. As of the middle of September, 285 palm trees and 160 hardwoods had been planted, and
Chris Browning (left) of Browning’s Nursery and Landscaping places a palm tree in hand-dug

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Adaptations – South Florida Aquatic Environments

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Morphological and Physiological adaptions are required for: Physical Stability Salt Tolerance Anaerobic Sediments Reproduction Physical Stability Adaptations Root adaptations make it possible for mangroves to live in the soft sediments along the shoreline Root adaptations increas
On the other hand, salt excreters remove salt through glands located on each leaf

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Shark attacks drop during coronavirus lockdown – Research News

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Shark attack numbers have sunk to dramatic lows, likely a side effect of closed beaches and widespread quarantines, according to experts at the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File. Only 18 unprovoked shark bites have been confirmed globally from Jan. 1 to June 18, down from 24
important, Bowling said, advising surfers to have a first aid kit and tourniquet on hand

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I-75 Site – Florida Vertebrate Fossils

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I-75 Site University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality AL018 Location Southwestern Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, at the intersection of Interstate Highway 75 (I-75) and SR 121 (Williston Road); 29.6° N, 82.4° W. Age Early Oligocene Epoch; later half of Whitneyan land mammal
On the other hand, derived specimens of chiropterans and Miohippus suggest an age

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St. Catherines Island Research – Environmental Archaeology

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Macrobotanical Research at St. Catherines Island Principal Investigator: Donna Ruhl The St. Catherines Island archaeobotanical collection is among one of the largest well preserved plant collections for Spanish colonial remains in the Americas. In addition, its waterlogged component holds potent
Computerization included entering itemized hand inventories into the computer using

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Butterfly conservation initiative marks first anniversary – Research News

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Just as a butterfly leaves the chrysalis to spread its wings, in May 2007 the Butterfly Conservation Initiative decided to make a move that would allow the organization to take flight. Armed with resources that would allow the program to expand, Stephanie Sanchez was named program coordin
giving Florida Museum visitors an opportunity to see conservation efforts first-hand

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Mysterious fruit shown to be the oldest-known fossils of the Frankincense and Myrrh family – Research News

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Early in the 1970s, a paleontologist working on the outskirts of an Indian village found small, bead-like fossils embedded in the gray chert dotting the surrounding fields. The site was notorious for turning up plant fossils that were difficult to identify, including the fruit of an extinct species
plane, I would have been able to recognize them, but with the material we had on hand

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