Dein Suchergebnis zum Thema: wind

Introduced species invade hardwood hammocks, outcompeting many native species. Introduced species invading the hammock habitats of south Florida include aggressive vines as well as shrubs and trees that outcompete native vegetation. Melaleuca quinquenervia, commonly referred to as melale
erosion: the wearing away of soil, rock, and sediments, etc. by the action of wind

Way back in the spring of 2017 we teamed up with the University of Hawaii’s Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and the Smithonian’s MarineGEO program to conduct a biodiversity survey of Kaneohe Bay off of Oahu. We stayed at the HIMB marine lab on Coconut Island with several expeditions each d
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Urban development is a major threat to mangrove habitats. Due to the increasing pressure from rapidly expanding development along the coast of Florida, it is critical that mangrove habitats are protected from further destruction. Mangroves, seagrass beds, and coral reefs are all dependent u
erosion: the wearing away of soil, rock, and sediments, etc. by the action of wind

Barnacles Scientific name: Cirripedia (Infraorder) 1: Barnacles are crustaceans. Although they were once thought to be related to snails, it turns out that barnacles are actually related to crabs. If you look at the animal inside the hard plates, it is possible to recognize their crab-like bo
The favored technique is to let the water, wind, or other living creature do the

Mangroves protect shorelines from damaging storm and hurricane winds, waves, and
erosion: the wearing away of soil, rock, and sediments, etc. by the action of wind

It’s the end of the semester at UF which means we will soon be saying goodbye to our crack team of student assistants.  Throughout this semester (and in many cases longer) they have tackled many collections tasks. This includes entering specimen data into a spreadsheet for importing, often from hand
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Project Archaeologist: Randee Fladeboe The remains of tropical macaws – genus Ara – have been widely found at several major pre-Hispanic sites in the Greater Southwest, as have remains of aviaries where live macaws were kept. Archaeologists generally view these animals as trade valuables, with ce
Mogollon 1250-1300 4 ASM pending Point of Pines Mogollon 1200-1450 27 ASM pending Wind

These first few days have been busy! We arrived Sunday evening after a quick 2 hour flight from Miami. We settled into our place, had a good meal and got up the next morning ready to get to work. We have been brought on board to do a biodiversity survey of the French Marine National Park on St. Mart
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Our mission, should we choose to accept it, will be to find the worm Chaetopterus pergamentaceus from its type locality of „Antilles.“ Armed with that informative location description (thanks, Cuvier), Jenna’s keen sense of worm-dar, and Google Earth, we gladly accepted the mission and headed off to
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Get your toddler excited about exploring the great outdoors! Join Florida Museum nature ambassadors for a safe and interactive nature walk on Tot Tuesdays. While our exhibits building is closed, we will still be exploring the natural world at the University of Florida Natural Area Teaching Lab and s
Oct. 14- Senses Oct. 21- Camping Oct. 28- Bones, FREE DAY November: Nov. 4- Wind