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Introduced species that cause harm to ecosystems, economies, or human health represent a serious threat in Florida and around the world. One example of such a ...
Discusses the common causes, and some solutions, of oak tree maladies and death in Florida
Describes the biology, management and prevention (with supplementing pictures) of fungi in the genus Coleosporium, responsible for needle rusts.
With a crop value of $597 million in 2006/07, citrus is the most important horticultural crop grown in Florida. The 2.4 million tons of annual citrus ...
Details how to best avoid and lessen water contamination due to pesticide use
This best management practice describes stabilization practices for erosion-prone soils within flatwoods citrus groves
details the use of riser-boards to control water table levels and surface water levels in drainage and irrigation ditches
How to properly measure and manage the water table in flatwood citrus groves
In 2005 we conducted a survey in cooperation with Gulf Citrus Growers Association (GCGA) and FDACS to quantify the current level of BMP implementation and to ...
discusses what constitutes 'forest health' and the application of this term to Florida's forests
In 2005 we conducted a survey in cooperation with the Gulf Citrus Growers Association (GCGA) and FDACS to quantify the current level of BMP implementation and ...
Describes structural and nonstructural controls used in water management, and the detention/retention processes and their benefits.
The amber darter is a small perch-like fish usually less than 2.5 inches (6 cm) long with a series of dark blotches along the sides and four dark "saddles" ...
This fast-flying bird of prey is about the size of a crow - a foot and a half long (0.5 m). In flight, it has a 3.5 foot (1.1 m) pointed wingspread. At rest, ...
Our nation—and especially Kentucky—has an abundance of renewable natural resources, including timber, wildlife, and water. As the nation grows and prospers, we ...
Animal waste includes livestock and poultry manure, bedding and litter, plus such things as dairy parlor waste water, feedlot runoff, silage juices from trench ...
This publication reports on some preliminary research``into the application of poultry litter to a pine plantation and``attempts to answer the following ...
Bachman's warbler is the rarest native songbird in the United States. This tiny bird is about four inches long (10.2 cm). The male is yellow below and dark ...
In ecological renovation, assessment is a critical first step. Once the assessment has been properly completed, a renovation program can be designed to ...
Water is essential to tree life. Water is a solvent, transporter, buffer, and reagent for the tree. Water is the most limiting of all essential tree resources. ...
This publication is an introduction to forest conservation biology in Tennessee with a focus on trees, forests, and forest management and conservation.
Most of the BMPs in this manual address the protection of water quality or the requirements of Section 404 (dredge and fill) of the Clean Water Act. The BMPs ...
Forestry activities, particularly harvesting, can have serious consequences on soil and water quality. Any good forester is concerned about these impacts. ...
Endangered Specis Act
Best Management Practices for ``Braided Stream Systems: ``A Supplement to the 1994 BMP Manual
This chapter will describe the management issues of concern, water bodies that are addressed by traditional BMP’s, RMZ options, and approaches to the ...
Aquatic plant 3-8 centimeters (1.2-3.2in) tall that reproduces by spores. Has five to 10 pointed, stiff and needle-like leaves, about 5-7 centimeters (2-2.8 ...
Border irrigation is an old irrigation system used in the western part of the United States to irrigate alfalfa, wheat, other small grains, and sometimes row ...
Muddy, cloudy water is not only unattractive, but can be harmful to aquatic life. Although high sediment loads in ponds seldom kill sport fish directly, muddy ...
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