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Reynolds, John E. "The Florida Manatee: Biology and Conservation." Aquatic Mammals 33, no. 2 (June 1, 2007): 251. http://dx.doi.org/10.1578/am.33.2.2007.251.

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Kautz, Randy S., and James A. Cox. "Strategic Habitats for Biodiversity Conservation in Florida." Conservation Biology 15, no. 1 (February 2001): 55–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2001.98355.x.

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Morgan, Keith N. "MIZNER'S FLORIDA: AMERICAN RESORT ARCHITECTURE." Landscape Journal 5, no. 1 (1986): 62–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.3368/lj.5.1.62.

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Gullion, Margaret E., and Taylor Stein. "Opening the Door to Nature: Accounting for People’s Constraints to Nature-based Recreation." EDIS 2019, no. 4 (August 1, 2019): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.32473/edis-fr415-2019.

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Although millions of people recreate in parks, forests, and other conservation areas in the United States every year, research shows that some are left out; not everyone takes advantage of natural areas for the numerous benefits nature-based recreation provides. Results show that many people who do not participate in nature-based recreation feel constrained by their quality of time, not the quantity of time. In other words, they're saying, "Prove to me that it's worth my time to go out in nature. Show me something cool!" Based on research conducted in Hillsborough County, Florida and similar studies, this 6-page fact sheet written by Margaret E. Gullion and Taylor Stein and published by the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation addresses identifies strategies to improve the opportunities natural areas can provide a diverse public. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fr415

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Romañach, Stephanie S., Allison M. Benscoter, and Saira M. Haider. "Potential Impacts of Future Urbanization and Sea Level Rise on Florida's Natural Resources." Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 11, no. 1 (March 12, 2020): 174–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.3996/092019-jfwm-076.

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Abstract As urban development continues to encroach into natural systems, these ecosystems experience increasing degradation to their form and function. Changing climatic conditions further compound the losses in biodiversity and ecosystem function. The state of Florida is known for its biodiversity but has experienced declines in species populations and habitats because of urbanization and sea level rise. Because Florida benefits from a multibillion-dollar income from natural resources tourism, these declines challenge the state's economy. In this study, we assessed the potential future impacts of urbanization and sea level rise on a suite of conservation targets that have been set for the state. We developed six scenarios of all combinations of intermediate and high sea level rise paired with two types of urbanization, sprawling and compact, in both 2040 and 2070 to examine the potential future threats to conservation targets in High Pine and Scrub, Coastal Uplands, and Freshwater Aquatics ecosystems. Our results show projected decreases in extent and area of these priority ecosystems into the future. Under Florida's current trends in urbanization practices, projections indicate a greater impact on conservation targets than if sprawl reduction practices are implemented. Projections indicate that Coastal Uplands will experience the greatest loss in area, at up to 47%. Conservation-focused urban planning and climate adaptation strategies can help protect Florida's natural resources with benefits to Florida's tourism economy as well as critical ecosystem functions and services such as coastal flood protection and storm surge risk reduction.

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Cowlishaw, G., K. Crandall, J. L. Gittleman, and E. J. Milner-Gulland. "The Florida panther: an editorial perspective." Animal Conservation 9, no. 2 (May 2006): 113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00027.x.

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Seamon, Greg. "A Longleaf Pine Sandhill Restoration in Northwest Florida." Ecological Restoration 16, no. 1 (1998): 46–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.3368/er.16.1.46.

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Packard, Jane M. "The Florida Manatee: Biology and Conservation Roger L. Reep, Robert K. Bonde . 2006.The Florida Manatee: Biology and Conservation. University Press of Florida. Gainesville, Florida, USA. 189 $34.95. ISBN: ISBN 0-8130-2949. (hardcover)." Journal of Wildlife Management 71, no. 4 (June 2007): 1388. http://dx.doi.org/10.2193/2006-522.

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Perry, Gad. "Endangered and threatened animals of Florida and their habitats." Wildlife Society Bulletin 33, no. 3 (September 2005): 1184–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.2193/0091-7648(2005)33[1184:eataof]2.0.co;2.

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Bassett, BL, JA Hostetler, E. Leone, CP Shea, BD Barbeau, GL Lonati, AL Panike, A. Honaker, and LI Ward-Geiger. "Quantifying sublethal Florida manatee-watercraft interactions by examining scars on manatee carcasses." Endangered Species Research 43 (December 3, 2020): 395–408. http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/esr01075.

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A leading human-related threat to the Florida manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris is collisions with watercraft, which account for 20-25% of reported mortalities. Quantitative threat assessments do not include information on all known manatee-watercraft interactions. These interactions often result in sublethal wounding, usually leaving multiple fresh external wounds in a variety of patterns. These wounds then resolve into well-healed scars. We characterized and quantified watercraft-related scar patterns (1 pattern = 1 strike event) on 2935 nonperinatal carcasses (>150 cm total length) that were recovered from 2007 through 2016 to compare the number of patterns by life stage, sex, and population region and across years. We used generalized linear mixed models to examine the effects of several factors on the probability carcasses having scars and on the number of scar patterns per carcass. The models indicated that approximately 96% of adults, approximately 70% of subadults, and approximately 34% of calves had watercraft-related scars. The raw data showed that 1 in 4 adults had been hit 10 or more times; 5 adult carcasses bore evidence of 40 or more strikes. On average, adult females had more scar patterns than did adult males. Manatees on Florida’s west coast had more scar patterns than did those on the east coast, while carcasses from the less populated Everglades had significantly fewer scar patterns than did those from the rest of the state. These results improve our understanding of the extent of sublethal injury of the Florida manatee caused by boat strikes.

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Patterson, Patricia E. "Ecosystem-level research planning and use in the National Park Service : the case of the Florida panther." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28865.

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Schmidt, Anne Candace. "A vascular plant inventory and description of the twelve plant community types found in the University of South Florida ecological research area, Hillsborough County, Florida." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2005. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0001208.

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Barth, Lauren J. "Habitat Use of the Key Largo Woodrat (Neotoma floridana smalli)." FIU Digital Commons, 2014. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1644.

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Key Largo woodrats are an endangered subspecies with an extremely limited habitat. This study sought to understand woodrat habitat preferences in order to guide management. Woodrats build stick nests from natural and artificial materials, so nest distribution and nest occupancy were used as indicators of preference. Distribution was determined by nest surveys, and remote cameras were used to assess occupancy. Forest structure, human disturbance, nest, and animal presence metrics were also collected. More nests were found along abandoned roads than along forest transects and more artificial nests were occupied than natural nests. These findings indicate that woodrats prefer areas with human disturbance, rather than forest age and structure as previously believed. This may have consequences on woodrat management, as it suggests that man-made materials are currently needed by woodrats even in a protected natural area.

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Onishi, Yuko Ogawa. "Climate change and conservation of Japanese flora : the potential impacts and the effects on protected areas." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2010. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.669986.

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Ferrarese, Marina Deon. "FLORÍSTICA DE UMA RESERVA PARTICULAR DO PATRIMÔNIO NATURAL EM FRAGMENTO DE MATA ATLÂNTICA (ITAARA, RS, BRASIL)." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2016. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/4911.

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There are two biomes in the state of Rio Grande do Sul - the Atlantic Forest and the Pampa. According to official agencies, they represent the smallest native vegetation coverages left in Brazil, and only about 2.6% of this territory is protected in Conservation Units (CUs).Thus, we see the importance of the implementation of CUs in these areas of the state, as well as the need for knowledge of the flora, in order to provide effective measures to preserve not only species, but of the whole ecosystem. This study aimed to carry out the floristic survey (native vascular plants) of a fragment located in a biome area of Atlantic Forest, in the forest edge of the Serra Geral, in the MO Ã Private Reserve of the State Natural Heritage, located in the municipality of Itaara, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.To do so, in the period between 2014 and 2015, fifteen collecting expeditions took place in the study area, by the Caminhamento method, covering the sixteen seasons. The collected material was identified, herborized and forwarded for inclusion in the SMDB herbarium. In total, there were 277 native taxa from Brazil, belonging to 72 families. Among the Angiosperms, the highest number of species was distributed in the Asteraceae, Poaceae and Fabaceae families; among the Ferns, the highest number was from the Polypodiaceae, Pteridaceae and Dryopteridaceae families. The group of Gymnosperms was represented by the Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.)Kuntze and Podocarpus lambertii Klotzsch ex Endl. This study provided a table including the families and species with their habit, illustrations, and information on the occurrence of species in the different environments of the area that was studied, as well as their degree of threat in Rio Grande do Sul. The results extend the knowledge of the local flora and of the edge Plateau of Rio Grande do Sul in Itaara, also demonstrating the importance and potential of the studied site.
O estado do Rio Grande do Sul está contemplado por dois biomas, a Mata Atlântica e o Pampa, os quais, segundo órgãos oficiais, estão entre as menores coberturas remanescentes vegetais nativos no Brasil e apenas cerca de 2,6% do seu território estão protegidos em Unidades de Conservação (UCs). Com isso, percebe-se a importância da implementação de UCs nessas áreas do Estado, bem como a necessidade do conhecimento da flora a fim de propiciar ações efetivas para a preservação não só das espécies, mas de todo ecossistema. Neste trabalho, teve-se por objetivo realizar o levantamento florístico (plantas vasculares nativas), de fragmento localizado em área do bioma Mata Atlântica, em região de floresta no rebordo da Serra Geral, na Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural Estadual MO Ã, localizada no município de Itaara, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Para isso, no período entre 2014 e 2015, foram realizadas dezesseis expedições de coleta na área estudada, por meio do método de caminhamento, abrangendo as quatro estações do ano. O material coletado foi identificado, herborizado e encaminhado para inclusão no herbário SMDB. No total, foram registrados 277 táxons nativos do Brasil, pertencentes a 72 famílias. Entre as Angiospermas, o maior número de espécies ficou distribuído nas famílias Asteraceae, Poaceae e Fabaceae; entre as Samambaias, nas famílias Polypodiaceae, Pteridaceae, Dryopteridaceae. O grupo das Gimnospermas ficou representado por Araucaria angustifolia (Bertol.) Kuntze e Podocarpus lambertii Klotzsch ex Endl. Neste trabalho também é fornecida uma tabela com as famílias e espécies com respectivo hábito, fotografias, além de informações relacionadas à ocorrência das espécies nos diferentes ambientes da área estudada e ao grau de ameaça das mesmas. Os resultados obtidos ampliam o conhecimento sobre a flora local, bem como da região do rebordo do Planalto Meridional, demonstrando também a importância e o potencial do local estudado.

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Ogurcak, Danielle E. "The Effect of Disturbance and Freshwater Availability on Lower Florida Keys’ Coastal Forest Dynamics." FIU Digital Commons, 2015. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2288.

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Coastal forest retreat in the Florida Keys during the 20th century has been attributed to a combination of sea level rise and hurricane storm surge impacts, but the interactions between these two disturbances leading to forest decline are not well understood. The goal of my research was to assess their effects over a period spanning more than two decades, and to examine the relationships between these press and pulse disturbances and freshwater availability in pine rockland, hardwood hammock, and supratidal scrub communities. Impacts and recovery from two storm surges, Hurricanes Georges (1998) and Wilma (2005), were assessed with satellite-derived vegetation indices and multiple change detection techniques. Impacts were greater at lower elevations, and in hardwood hammock, spectral signatures indicative of plant stress and productivity returned to pre-disturbance levels within a few years. In pine rockland, impacts were predominately related to Hurricane Wilma, however, a similar return to pre-disturbance conditions was absent, suggesting that trajectories of disturbance recovery differed between the two communities. Long-term monitoring of forest composition, structure, and groundwater salinity showed that compositional shifts in the low shrub stratum were associated with salinization of the freshwater resource attributable to sea level rise. Throughout the course of twelve months of climate and groundwater monitoring (2011-2012), groundwater salinity generally decreased in response to large precipitation events. Modeling of geophysical data indicated that groundwater salinity was an important predictor of community type. Isotopic analysis of d18O in plant stem water and foliar d13C was used to determine temporal and spatial patterns in water use and plant stress in two community dominants, slash pine, Pinus elliottii var. densa, and buttonwood, Conocarpus erectus. Both species relied heavily on groundwater, and plant stress was related to increasing groundwater salinity. The results of this work suggest that the interaction of press and pulse disturbances drive changes in community composition by causing mortality of salt-sensitive species and altering the freshwater resource.

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Maholland, Peter D. "Effects of Prescribed Fire on Upland Plant Biodiversity and Abundance in Northeast Florida." UNF Digital Commons, 2015. http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/etd/562.

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Terrestrial ecosystems in the southeastern United States have evolved with fire as a common disturbance and as a result many natural communities require the presence of fire to persist over time. Human development precludes natural fires from occurring within these communities; however, prescribed fire is considered to be a critical tool in the effort to restore fire-dependent ecosystems after decades of fire exclusion. Direct effects of fire on individual floral and faunal species as well as benefits to biodiversity at the landscape (gamma diversity) level have largely been supported in previous research. However, information on the effects of natural and prescribed fire on plant diversity at the local level (alpha diversity) is limited, particularly for southeastern forests. The applicability of the Intermediate Disturbance Hypothesis (IDH), which suggests that the highest levels of biodiversity are found at intermediate levels of disturbance, is also untested for North Florida upland plant communities. This study compared the effects of fire on local scale mean plant species diversity by examining burned and unburned portions of three fire-dependent communities to determine if there is an effect of prescribed fire on in alpha biodiversity. Alpha biodiversity was not significantly different (p=0.433) between burned and unburned fire-dependent plant communities in northern Florida, suggesting that prescribed fire does not affect plant species diversity in these communities and/or the IDH for plant communities is not supported at the time scale tested. However, the application of prescribed fire did result in changes in abundance of species, particularly with species such as Dicanthelium acuminatum, Quercus myrtifolia, and Vaccinium myrsinites, that respond positively to fire, which may have implications for associated faunal diversity.

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Caballero, López Berta. "La diversitat d'artròpodes als agro-ecosistemes: efectes del paisatge, la gestió agronòmica, i la composició de la flora arvense = Arthropod diversity in agro-ecosystems: the effects of landscape, management and assembly of weed communities." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/670836.

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La agricultura ecológica se ha planteado como una posible solución paliativa a las negativas consecuencias de la intensificación agrícola. Aunque los beneficios de una agricultura más sostenible y menos intensiva son claros para la flora arvense de los campos de cereales gestionados ecológicamente, no son tan obvios para grupos de artrópodos oportunistas como son los pulgones que pueden ocasionar grandes pérdidas económicas, ni para sus enemigos naturales. Los estudios que abordan el tema de planta-artrópodo son escasos y frecuentemente se ciñen a evaluar las abundancias de ciertos grupos en vez de estudiar el impacto de la comunidad vegetal entera sobre la comunidad de artrópodos. Así que es necesario evaluar la interacción entre grupos funcionales vegetales (gramíneas, dicotiledóneas (excluyendo leguminosas) y leguminosas) y grupos funcionales de artrópodos (herbívoros succionadores y masticadores, consumidores florales, saprófagos, omnívoros, parasitoides, y predadores) para poder evaluar la efectividad real de las medidas agro-ambientales aplicadas en estas últimas décadas en la búsqueda de una gestión más sostenible.

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Sánchez, Vanessa. "Characterization of Rhizobial Diversity and Relationship of Rhizobial Partner and Legume Performance in Four South Florida Pine Rockland Soils." FIU Digital Commons, 2014. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1124.

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Pine rocklands are endangered ecosystems unique to south Florida, the Bahamas and Cuba. As a result of their karstic calcium carbonaterich soil, these systems are limited in phosphorus and nitrogen, making symbiotic associations critical to plant growth. Four leguminous species (Cajanus cajan, Chamaecrista fasciculata, Tephrosia angustissima, and Abrus precatorious) were used to determine the relationship between rhizobial partners and plant performance, and the symbiosis related gene nifH was amplified to characterize the diversity of rhizobial symbionts. Plants were grown in soils from four different south Florida pine rocklands, and a salinity treatment was added to determine how storm surge and sea level rise could affect this symbiotic relationship. While plant performance and nodulation were highly impacted by soil type, salinity did not represent a significant effect. Phylogenetic analysis determined that all four plant species were found to associate with Bradyrhizobium spp. and no rhizobial shift between salinity treatment and soil type was found.

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Grasso, Peter T. "Coral Genotype Influence on Growth and Stress Resistance in Acropora cervicornis: Investigating Potential Energy Tradeoffs." NSUWorks, 2016. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/404.

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Over the last few decades coral reefs have faced unprecedented declines in health due to natural and anthropogenic sources. Until recently few studies have examined genotypic variation of growth and thermal stress resistance in Acropora cervicornis. This study aims to assess the potential for energy trade-offs between growth and thermal stress resistance by following 120 coral fragments from 12 genotypes of Acropora cervicornis over the course of 15 months to determine average growth rates for each genotype. Following the completion of the growth observation a bleaching event occurred in the lower Florida Keys providing the opportunity for examining thermal stress resistance. We found that the coral genotype had a significant effect on growth and survival; however no significant correlation was observed between growth under normal conditions and thermal stress resistance. This result shows that there is not a trade-off between growth and thermal stress resistance and that a genotype’s ability to resist thermal stress cannot be predicted from growth under normal conditions. The lack of a trade-off facilitates intraspecific competition. For genotypes with similar thermal stress tolerances but different growth characteristics, the increase in frequency of disturbances could result in the increased abundance of faster growing genotypes relative to the slow growing genotypes. These results emphasize the importance of maintaining coral nurseries as gene banks to protect the genetic diversity of the reef area in which it is located. Through protecting a wide variety of genotypes, the likelihood of preserving those that have a high thermal tolerance, disease resistance, or faster growth rates is increased.

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Books on the topic "Nature conservation – Florida"

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Lundeberg, Mary Anna. Sadie, save the spoonbill: Conservation in Florida. Englewood, FL: Nature Connections Press, 2014.

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Nugent, Susan M. Women conserving the Florida Keys. Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Pub., 2008.

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Women conserving the Florida Keys. Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Pub., 2008.

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Nugent, Susan M. Women conserving the Florida Keys. Portsmouth, NH: Peter E. Randall Pub., 2008.

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Gluckman, David. Florida, land acquisition handbook. Edited by Hardee Charles, Blaha Kathleen, and Trust for Public Land (U.S.). Tallahassee, Fla. (1310 Thomasville Rd., Tallahassee 32303): Trust for Public Land, 1991.

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Lazell, James D. Wildlife of the Florida Keys: A natural history. Washington, D.C: Island Press, 1989.

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Kendrick, Baynard. A history of Florida forests.: Part II : Florida's perpetual forests : Part I : Florida Forestry: into the new millennium. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida, 2007.

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Florida. Land Acquisition and Management Advisory Council. Florida Preservation 2000 Program remaining needs and priorities: A report prepared for the Florida Legislature. [Tallahassee, Fla.]: The Council, 1997.

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Florida. Land Acquisition Advisory Council. Florida Preservation 2000 needs assessment: A report to Governor Lawton Chiles and the Florida Legislature. [Tallahassee, Fla: Florida Dept. of Environmental Regulation, 1991.

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D, Schardt Jeffrey, ed. Invasive and other non-native plants found in public waters and conservation lands of Florida and the Southeastern United States: A recognition guide for 94 non-native plants targeted for control by the Florida Department of Enviromental Protection. [Gainesville]: University of Florida, IFAS Extension, 2005.

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Srinivasan, M. R., P. A. Saravanan, and R. Aruna. "Management and Conservation of Apis florea." In The Future Role of Dwarf Honeybees in Natural and Agricultural Systems, 211–19. First edition. | Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, 2020.: CRC Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781003033936-15.

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Jones, Barbara K. "Creating Wild Capital from the Ecosystem Services Model." In Wild Capital, 12–37. University Press of Florida, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9781683401049.003.0002.

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By failing to assign nature value in our current Anthropocene, the opportunity costs of diminishing biodiversity are not recognized in the marketplace, leading to significant negative consequences for both nature and humanity. Polluting water, destroying habitats, or exterminating species should each lessen nature’s value, but if nature has never been assigned a value, that loss is not recognized and development becomes the default. The words “wild capital” remind us that nature should be viewed as an asset like any other, and that in doing so we are better equipped to appreciate its long-term worth. Since the ecosystem services model (ES) ties together the ecological, social, and economic needs of human well-being, it is well situated to assign nature value and from that make a case for nature as natural capital. To assist in policy decisions, ES has offered a path based on the language of economics, making it appealing to economists, while to conservationists, it has turned an argument about the negative effects of development on wildlife into a more fruitful dialogue about how beneficial conservation is for human well-being. ES is also compatible with efforts at sustainability and the goals of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and 2005 Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.

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Nelson, David J. "Introduction." In How the New Deal Built Florida Tourism, 1–6. University Press of Florida, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813056319.003.0001.

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The following chapters examine the relationship between the Florida Park Service and the Civilian Conservation Corps between 1935 and 1945. It was clear early in my research that the CCC not only assisted the FPS in the early years; it funded, designed, built, and in large part ran the state park program. The FPS is financially, thematically, ideally, and literally a direct product of the New Deal. The New Dealers believed in conserving nature for society’s use. This belief resulted not only in the CCC’s highly publicized efforts in tree planting and fire prevention but also in the building of public parks and other nature-based recreational activities.

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Stahl, Peter W., Fernando J. Astudillo, Ross W. Jamieson, Diego Quiroga, and Florencio Delgado. "Introduction." In Historical Ecology and Archaeology in the Galápagos Islands, 1–12. University Press of Florida, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813066271.003.0001.

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This chapter introduces San Cristóbal Island, and specifically the village of El Progreso, which occupies a Zone of Special Use inside the Galápagos National Park. It outlines various problems faced by the park, especially those associated with invasive organisms and the growth of tourism. It juxtaposes the image of a people-free nature park with the growth of novel or emerging ecosystems, and discusses current disagreements in biological conservation. It presents the study of historic human landscape transformation within the framework of Historical Ecology by combining history, ecology, and archaeology. A chapter by chapter framework of the book is presented.

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Jones, Barbara K. "America’s Iconic Bald Eagle." In Wild Capital, 197–216. University Press of Florida, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9781683401049.003.0009.

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Bald eagles have returned from the brink of extinction and today serve as a reminder to our collective memory of not only what we can do to destroy a species, but what we can learn from its near loss. In our environmental ignorance, we almost lost the symbol of our identity as Americans and replaced it with a value system that saw our dominion over nature as a legitimate and proper role for mankind. Today, we more readily appreciate that our well-being is closely tied to that of nature and without intact ecosystems we all lose. Our willingness to pay to maintain populations of bald eagles is an important tool for assigning this charismatic bird value. Bald eagles now soar in places as varied as the rivers of Alaska to the highly developed coastline of the Chesapeake Bay, but in both locations, their presence reminds us of what we could have lost if we allowed the bald eagle to “blink out” and what we have gained from their conservation success.

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Nelson, David J. "Improving Paradise." In How the New Deal Built Florida Tourism, 137–52. University Press of Florida, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813056319.003.0008.

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Key to Florida’s tourism was the commodification of the state’s natural resources, tangible and otherwise. Florida developed a specific image of itself: tropical, exotic, safe, and natural. But reality did not always cooperate. In order to present the expected natural landscape for its visitors, the Civilian Conservation Corps created state parks that fit the popular image of what Florida was supposed to look like. It began to remove native fauna and flora, alter water flow, introduce exotic species, and artificially landscape areas that were then presented as natural. We will also look at similar processes in other areas of Florida. Although advertisements, publications, and other forms of popular culture celebrated Florida’s Eden-like qualities, many in the state still believed that paradise needed improving.

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Jones, Barbara K. "Green Fire in a Wolf’s Eyes." In Wild Capital, 163–96. University Press of Florida, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9781683401049.003.0008.

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The wolf as both an endangered species and an animal with abundant charisma returned to the West at a critical time. If the reintroduction of the wolf had not occurred when it did, one of the greatest wildlife conservation success stories in history would not have become a reality. For many, our willingness to co-exist with the restored wolf in the lower forty-eight states has moved the American relationship with wildlife even further away from the divisive Western worldview to a more Japanese worldview that sees us and wild nature as points on a continuum. This change is embedded in the debunking of the “bloodthirsty wolf myth” and an improved awareness of a predator’s right to exist, encouraged by more appropriately valuing its presence against other competing values. For the red wolf, its reintroduction to northeastern North Carolina has provided a powerful educational tool for engaging the public and improving their ecological and economic understandings of the value of wildlife. The return of a charismatic predator like the wolf to the lower forty-eight is not only changing the narrative regarding this animal, but has given us the opportunity to assign its presence tremendous value for future generations.

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"Black Bass Diversity: Multidisciplinary Science for Conservation." In Black Bass Diversity: Multidisciplinary Science for Conservation, edited by Jason R. Dotson and Erin H. Leone. American Fisheries Society, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.47886/9781934874400.ch31.

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<em>Abstract</em>.—Many of Florida’s natural lakes have experienced degradation of habitat resulting from anthropogenic influences, which can impact Florida Bass <em>Micropterus floridanus </em>populations. Over the past 40 years, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and cooperating agencies have employed a variety of enhancement strategies to combat these habitat changes. We provide a historical overview of habitat degradation, large-scale habitat enhancement strategies that have been conducted, and resulting effects that these strategies have had on Florida Bass recruitment and fisheries in Florida lakes. We provide a case study evaluation of different large-scale enhancement strategies aimed at improving degraded habitat in four natural systems: (1) extreme lake drawdown conducted at Lake Griffin, Florida; (2) mechanical removal of macrophytes and organic sediment under dewatered conditions at Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida; (3) hydraulic dredging of macrophytes and organic sediment under inundated conditions at Lake Panasoffkee, Florida; and (4) lake-wide herbicide treatment of hydrilla <em>Hydrilla verticillata </em>over a 25-year period at Lake Istokpoga, Florida. The Lake Griffin drawdown showed significant increases in Florida Bass recruitment, angler catch, and effort. The Lake Tohopekaliga habitat enhancement project produced at least one strong year-class, which achieved higher growth rates than other cohorts and contributed positively to the fishery after 3 years. The Lake Panasoffkee habitat enhancement project did not show any significant impacts to Florida Bass recruitment, but significant increases in angler catch of Florida Bass were measured. We failed to detect significant relationships between hydrilla coverage and Florida Bass recruitment at Lake Istokpoga, Florida, although hydrilla coverage had significant effects on angler catch and effort of Florida Bass. We show that a variety of habitat enhancement strategies can be utilized to improve habitat and thereby maintain quality or improve declining Florida Bass fisheries.

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"Black Bass Diversity: Multidisciplinary Science for Conservation." In Black Bass Diversity: Multidisciplinary Science for Conservation, edited by Wesley F. Porak. American Fisheries Society, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.47886/9781934874400.ch42.

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<em>Abstract.</em>—The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has applied guidelines outlined in its genetic policy for the release of finfishes in Florida to the conservation and management of Florida Bass <em>Micropterus floridanus</em>. A statewide genetic study was initiated after interspecific hybrids with nonnative Largemouth Bass <em>M. salmoides </em>were found in 10% of a bass sample collected in 1999 from Lake Parker, which is located 150 km south of the previously recognized intergrade zone. Using allozyme polymorphisms, mitochondrial DNA restriction fragment length polymorphisms, and microsatellite genotypes, genetic structure was resolved among 48 widely distributed populations of bass across Florida, some containing pure Florida Bass and others containing intergrades with Largemouth Bass. The FWC defined four geographic regions of Florida as genetic management units and prohibited government agencies from moving Florida Bass, Largemouth Bass, or hybrids between regions. All broodfish at the state’s Florida Bass Conservation Center hatchery are now genetically certified as pure Florida Bass prior to spawning, and wild fish are regularly added to the spawning stock to avoid the accumulation of domesticated traits. A large effective population size (about 100 or more breeders per spawning group) of hatchery broodfish is kept at the hatchery to maintain adequate genetic diversity of production fingerlings. A Florida statute was created making the nonnative Largemouth Bass and their hybrids a conditional nonnative species south and east of the Suwannee River; as such, it is currently illegal to possess them within the native range of Florida Bass without an FWC permit. Standards were also developed to genetically authenticate and manage the broodstock from private fish hatcheries requesting a FWC permit to possess, sell, or transport cultured Florida Bass within the regulated region of the state. Similar guidelines were developed for private pond management companies and other organizations that request a permit to relocate and stock wild bass in Florida. The FWC has taken two important steps forward in protecting the genetic integrity of Florida Bass: (1) developing genetic markers and applying them to bass conservation (particularly the genetic testing of broodfish), and (2) enabling fishery managers to develop and implement the rules and practices necessary for conservation of Florida’s black bass <em>Micropterus </em>spp. populations.

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Jones, Barbara K. "The Question of Charisma." In Wild Capital, 68–100. University Press of Florida, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9781683401049.003.0004.

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Charismatic fauna can play a critical role in how we navigate the challenges of natural resource preservation and conservation. Their highly relatable appeal makes them ideal candidates for conservation campaigns, branding, and marketing, while their easy identification is valuable for ecotourist experiences. The revenue generated from both ecotourism and conservation campaigns (donations indicate a willingness to pay) can help assign a recognized value to our natural world and all its natural capital, making conservation rather than development our economic choice. For many people, the plight of highly recognizable charismatic species embodies the biodiversity crisis, as relying on their appealing faces as proxies for habitat protection makes sense. Their presence has the potential to generate ecotourist dollars that can be used to preserve and protect ecosystems and habitats beyond their own terrains, creating an umbrella effect. The benefit of utilizing charismatic fauna as surrogates for larger ecological issues is how effectively these animals can be used to protect the landscapes and biodiversity of entire ecosystems.

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Conference papers on the topic "Nature conservation – Florida"

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Russell, Stanley, Mark Weston, Yogi Goswami, and Matthew Doll. "Flex House." In ASME 2011 5th International Conference on Energy Sustainability. ASMEDC, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/es2011-54549.

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Flex House is a flexible, modular, pre-fabricated zero energy building that can be mass produced and adapted easily to a variety of site conditions and plan configurations. The key factor shaping the design is central Florida’s hot humid climate and intense solar radiation. Flex house combines the wisdom of vernacular Florida houses with state of the art Zero Energy House technologies (ZEH.) A combined system of photovoltaic panels and solar thermal concentrating panels take advantage of the region’s abundant insolation in providing clean renewable energy for the house. Conservation is achieved with state of the art mechanical systems and innovative liquid desiccant dehumidification technology along with highly efficient lighting and appliances. The hybrid nature of the Flex house allows for both an open and closed system to take advantage of the seasonal temperature variation. Central Florida buildings can conserve energy by allowing natural ventilation to take advantage of passive cooling in the mild months of the year and use a closed system to utilize mechanical cooling when temperatures are too high for passive cooling strategies. The building envelope works equally well throughout the year combining an optimum level of insulation, resistance to air infiltration, transparency for daylight, and flexibility that allows for opening and closing of the house. Flex House is designed with a strong connection between interior spaces and the outdoors with carefully placed fenestration and a movable wall system which enables the house to transform in response to the temperature variations throughout the year. The house also addresses the massive heat gain that occurs through the roof, which can generate temperatures in excess of 140 degrees. Flex House incorporates a parasol-like outer structure that shades the roof, walls and courtyard minimizing heat gain through the building envelope. To be implemented on a large scale, ZEH must be affordable for people earning a moderate income. Site built construction is time consuming and wasteful and results in higher costs. Building homes in a controlled environment can reduce material waste, and construction costs while increasing efficiency. Pre-fabricating Flex House minimizes preparation time, waste and safety concerns and maximizes economy, quality control, efficiency and safety during the construction process. This paper is an account of the design and construction of Flex House, a ZEH for central Florida’s hot humid climate.

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Tälle, Malin, Balázs Deák, Peter Poschlod, Orsolya Valkó, Lars Westerberg, and Per Milberg. "Effects of mowing frequency on grassland flora and fauna: implications for the conservation of semi-natural grasslands in Europe." In 5th European Congress of Conservation Biology. Jyväskylä: Jyvaskyla University Open Science Centre, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.17011/conference/eccb2018/107584.

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Liogchii, Nina, Adam Begu, and Regina Fasola. "Conservarea resurselor naturale în rezervatiile peisajere." In Impactul antropic asupra calitatii mediului. Institute of Ecology and Geography, Republic of Moldova, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.53380/9789975330800.15.

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In the paper are presented the results of the researches in the Landscape Reservations from Calarasi district. The study is based on field and laboratory research. The valuable natural components of the reserves are highlighted. As a result of the researches it was found that each of the evaluated areas has its role in the protection of certain valuable components. Being designed to conserve the geographical landscapes, the reservations are extremely valuable for preserving the natural habitats and ensuring the protection and conservation specific to the Codry area flora and fauna thus contributing to the preservation of natural resources and maintenance of ecological balance in the Region.

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Tewari, Ram, Jairaj Gosine, and Scott McIlvaine. "Sustainability in Energy From Broward County’s Waste-to-Energy Plants." In 18th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference. ASMEDC, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/nawtec18-3558.

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Sustainability and Going Green have been the recent buzz words in the solid waste management field. These two words have an ongoing impact on planning (for either a new project or for refurbishment), performance, people, planet Earth and our quality of life. So the challenge for solid waste professionals is to optimize a balance among environment, natural resources and solid waste management technologies. This paper describes such a sustainability and greening effort through a public–private partnership initiative for an integrated solid waste management for our two Broward County, Florida facilities. Water conservation and use of wastewater, experimental use of waste (sludge) from water treatment plants, continuous quality improvement by monitoring, process optimization and design approaches are some of the on-going areas where efficiencies are being realized.

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Georgiev, Georgi. "BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF WETLANDS AND RAMSAR PLACES IN THE CROSS-BORDER REGION OF BULGARIA, NORTHERN MACEDONIA, ALBANIA AND GREECE AND DEVELOPMENT." In TOURISM AND CONNECTIVITY 2020. University publishing house "Science and Economics", University of Economics - Varna, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36997/tc2020.97.

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According to the definition of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), wetlands on Earth are areas that are flooded or saturated with water, artificial or natural, permanently or temporarily flooded with standing, sitting or running water. These areas include areas where water is the predominant element, such as swamps, wetlands, peatlands, estuaries, sea branches and lagoons, lakes, rivers and artificial reservoirs with a depth of more than six meters. Considering the importance of these territories and with the deep conviction that the preservation of their flora and fauna can be ensured by combining long-term national policy with coordinated international action, the scientific community reacted to the encroachments and unreasonable attitude to them by concluding 02.02. 1971 of the Convention on wetlands of international importance, especially as waterfowl habitats, known to the general public as the Ramsar Convention. The main objectives of this document are to manage wetlands as sites of great economic, cultural, scientific and conservation value, to avoid damage and loss and to preserve them through prudent use, i.e. through their continuous development. The object of study in the present work is the biological diversity, in particular the avifauna of some of the internationally important wetlands in the border areas between Bulgaria, Greece, the Republic of North Macedonia and Albania in view of the opportunities they offer for the development of some forms of alternative types of tourism.

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Young, William. "Renewable Energy and Disaster-Resistant Buildings." In ASME 2005 International Solar Energy Conference. ASMEDC, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/isec2005-76044.

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Hurricanes, floods, tornados and earthquakes create natural disasters that can destroy homes, businesses and the natural environment. Such disasters can happen with little or no warning, leaving hundreds or even thousands of people without medical services, potable water, sanitation, communications and electrical services for up to several weeks. The 2004 hurricane season ravaged the State of Florida, U.S.A., with four major hurricanes within a 6-week timeframe. Over nine million people evacuated their homes and damage to property was extensive. One proactive strategy to minimize this type of destruction and disruption to lives is the implementation of disaster-resistant buildings that are functional and operational. This approach uses the best energy-efficient buildings, fortified to the latest codes, and incorporates renewable energy systems. Businesses, government facilities and homes benefit from using photovoltaics to power critical items. This concept is a mitigation tool to reduce damage and cost of the destructive forces of hurricanes and other disasters. This past season’s experience showed that buildings designed and built to the latest standards with photovoltaic and solar thermal systems survived with little damage and continued to perform after the storm passed. Even following a disaster, energy conservation and use of renewables promotes energy assurance while allowing occupants to maintain some resemblance of a normal life.

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