Tar Spot on Maize: Impact of Soil Types and Environmental Conditions on the Survival of Phyllachora maydis in the Subtropical Climate of Florida [PDF]
Journal of FungiTar spot, caused by Phyllachora maydis, is an established maize disease in the Midwest of the United States but remains an emerging concern in Florida. While this pathogen can overwinter on plant residue, its survival in Florida’s subtropical environment
Vitor A. S. Moura +3 more
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Molecular Characterization and Pathogenicity of Colletotrichum falcatum Causing Red Rot on Sugarcane in Southern Florida [PDF]
Journal of FungiRed rot disease reduces sugarcane yield and impacts the sugar quality, posing an important threat to the sugarcane industry in Florida. Although Colletotrichum falcatum, the causal agent of red rot in Florida, was first reported in 1984 based on ...
Fernanda Rodrigues Silva +4 more
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Size distribution and reproductive phenology of the invasive Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, Florida, USA [PDF]
NeoBiota, 2022 The design of successful invasive species control programs is often hindered by the absence of basic demographic data on the targeted population. Establishment of invasive Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus) in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem ...
Andrea F. Currylow +11 more
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Monster Comics, Wetlands, and the Weird: Steve Gerber’s Man-Thing and Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing [PDF]
Pulse, 2021 This paper examines how comic books set in wetlands have used weird tropes to explore environmental ideas. The essential wetness of landscapes made these places hostile to humans.
Chris Wilhelm
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Effects of Planting Pre-Germinated Buds on Stand Establishment in Sugarcane
Agronomy, 2023 Sugarcane (a complex hybrid of Saccharum spp.) is propagated vegetatively by using stem pieces of mature cane with healthy buds. Abiotic and biotic stress may cause pre-germination of these buds, which may have an impact on both emergence and plant cane ...
Hima Varsha Madala +4 more
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Responses of nitrogen stable isotopes in fish to phosphorus limitation in freshwater wetlands
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2020 Human-induced eutrophication has altered ecological processes in aquatic ecosystems. Detection of ecological changes is a prerequisite for protecting ecosystems from degradation.
Hong Jianming, Gu Binhe
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Land, 2021 Soil phosphorus (P) built up due to past management practices, legacy P, in the Lake Okeechobee Watershed (LOW) in south-central Florida, U.S.A., is often discussed as the root cause of lake eutrophication.
Yogesh P. Khare +6 more
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Ecosphere, 2021 Fire is an important component of many ecosystems, as it impacts biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles, and primary production. In wetlands, fire interacts with hydrologic regimes and other ecosystem characteristics to determine soil carbon (C) gains or ...
Andrea Nocentini +2 more
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Have you seen a skinny alligator in South Florida?
EDIS, 2019 The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is an effective indicator for restoration of more natural patterns of water levels and flows through the Everglades.
Michiko Squires +4 more
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Food web dynamics in a seasonally varying wetland
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 2008 A spatially explicit model is developed to simulate the small fish communityand its underlying food web, in the freshwater marshes of the Everglades.The community is simplified to a few small fish species feeding onperiphyton and invertebrates.
Donald L. DeAngelis +2 more
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