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Body condition as a descriptor of American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) health status in the Greater Everglades, Florida, United States. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
Body condition is used as an indicator of the degree of body fat in an animal but evidence of its actual relationship with health diagnostics (e.g., blood parameters) is usually lacking across species. In American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis),
Sergio A Balaguera-Reina   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Contemporary Fire Regimes of the Subtropical Everglades [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Data
Fire is a fundamental force that shapes ecosystems by influencing vegetation composition, succession, and structural diversity. Fire regimes, defined by fire frequency, intensity, and seasonality, vary across ecosystems and are critical in fire-dependent
Sparkle L. Malone   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Have you seen a skinny alligator in South Florida?

open access: yesEDIS, 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
doaj   +5 more sources

Size distribution and reproductive phenology of the invasive Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem, Florida, USA [PDF]

open access: yesNeoBiota, 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
doaj   +3 more sources

Monster Comics, Wetlands, and the Weird: Steve Gerber’s Man-Thing and Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing [PDF]

open access: yesPulse, 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
doaj  

Effects of Planting Pre-Germinated Buds on Stand Establishment in Sugarcane

open access: yesAgronomy, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Responses of nitrogen stable isotopes in fish to phosphorus limitation in freshwater wetlands

open access: yesKnowledge 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
doaj   +1 more source

Interactive effects of hydrology and fire drive differential biogeochemical legacies in subtropical wetlands

open access: yesEcosphere, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Watershed Response to Legacy Phosphorus and Best Management Practices in an Impacted Agricultural Watershed in Florida, U.S.A.

open access: yesLand, 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
doaj   +1 more source

Control of target spot of tomato with fungicides, systemic acquired resistance activators, and a biocontrol agent

open access: yesPlant Protection Science, 2002
Control of target spot of tomato, caused by the fungus Corynespora cassiicola (Berk. & Curt.) Wei., was studied in three seasons in southern Florida, USA.
Ken Pernezny   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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