Online Collection Database The >700K specimen lots (2023) available digitally through the online database represent >95% of our collection. Sampled are cataloged with phylum-specific catalog numbers. Specimens from recent surveys are frequently accompanied by tissue samples and images. Tissue
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Threatened and endangered species of the Florida Keys include: Schaus Swallowtail Butterfly Key Deer Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit Key Largo Cotton Mouse Key Largo Woodrat Sea Turtles American Alligator „Endangered“ species are in danger of becoming extinct throughout all o
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Many fishes have been introduced and are continuing to spread across the Everglades region, out-competing native species. Many species of fish originating from tropical and subtropical regions have been introduced into the freshwaters of the Everglades. Most can tolerate low to moderate sal
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Trees in hardwood hammocks rarely grow to more than 50′ (15 m) due to inclement weather. The tallest trees in hardwood hammocks, including the wild tamarind (Lysiloma latisiliqua) and gumbo limbo (Bursera simaruba), rarely grow more than 50 feet (15 m) in height due to cold weather, lig
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Museum of Natural History wants you to learn about the connection between all organisms by grabbing a beer at First Magnitude Brewing Co. First Magnitude, located at 1220 SE Veitch St., will bring back the “One Treeâ€� pale ale during a “Science on Tapâ€� event April
€œScience on Tapâ€� event April 25 at 5 p.m. highlighting the importance of the links
It’s always lovely to change over to a new year. The DE team started with some mini sessions of department time to reflect on what we worked on in 2023, breaking down our wins and challenges. We then looked ahead at the upcoming year, identifying our internal goals, scheduling anticipated Museum pro
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Current Faculty and Staff Nicole R. Fuller Collection Manager E-mail: fullern@floridamuseum.ufl.edu Nicole Fuller is the collection manager in the Environmental Archaeology Program at the Florida Museum. Nicole is a zooarchaeologist and began working as a faunal analyst at the Florida Museum
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Ecology The transport of living plants and animals to areas beyond their native range has been practiced by human beings for thousands of years. While some introductions are intentional, others occur by accident or happenstance. Regardless of the means by which an introduction is manifested, th
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The Florida Museum Fish Collection contains more than 236,000 catalogued lots (approximately 2,450,650 specimens), representing more than 9,000 species. In addition, there is an unsorted backlog of about 12,000 lots (about 120,000 specimens). Most of the uncatalogued and backlog material was acquir
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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary The National Marine Sanctuaries Act of 1972 authorized the designation and management of marine environments with special national significance due to their conservation, recreational, ecological, historical, scientific, cultural, archaeological, or educat
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