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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

Florida Museum of Natural History
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This Halloween season, we’re celebrating a part of Florida’s natural history that’s often underappreciated: fungi, parasites and wasps. We’ve also thrown in a few plants for good measure. Each of these groups is an integral part of Florida’s biodiverse ecosystems, and each provides a uniquely lurid
the cicada’s head and emerge above ground, where its spores are distributed by wind

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

How does someone do field science in the age of COVID-19? Your guess is as good as mine. After waiting for more than a year to get outside, the opportunity came in late spring this year at UF’s IFAS Cedar Key Nature Coast Biological Station. Our goals were to tag ten or more baby bull sharks (Carcha
The wind had picked up, and the waves were growing large.

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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Dredging and filling Dredging and filling destroys seagrass habitat directly by digging and indirectly affects nearby habitats by suspending sediments. Dredging and filling activities cause major damage to Florida’s seagrass habitats. Dredging is used to create deeper waters for channels and canal
erosion: the wearing away of soil, rock, and sediments, etc. by the action of wind

Wandering globe snail, Mesodon altivagus (Pilsbry, 1900) This large and beautiful snail is found in only one patch of spruce-fir and northern hardwood forest above 1500 meters on the highest summits of the Great Smoky Mountains. In the southern US spruce-fir forest is dominated by Fraser Fir (A
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Sea cucumber, Pearsonothuria graeffei Pearsonothuria graeffei is a member of the most diverse family of sea cucumbers on coral reefs, the Holothuriidae. Previously, it was considered a species of the genus Bohadschia, but was recently placed into its own genus,Pearsonothuria, because of its dis
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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