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The Everglades is threatened by introduced plants and animals. The Everglades National Park was established to protect the diverse natural habitats of the region which include freshwater marshes, hardwood hammocks, pinelands, cypress swamps, mangrove swamps, and estuaries. However, despite
are those organisms that are native to somewhere else
The American Alliance of Museums has selected Doug Jones as this year’s recipient of its award for distinguished service to museums. The award is considered to be the “most prestigious in the museum profession” and recognizes individuals who have made significant and sustained contributions througho
the people I’ve worked with much more than anything else
When Hercules was tasked by Eurystheus with cleaning up after King Augeas‘ cattle in a single day, he had his work cut out for him. But Hercules, being not only a superhero but also a wiz, figured out a painless solution and diverted a nearby river so that its waters would do the work for him. All a
to baby diapers, need to be frequently changed, or else
Unlike social insects such as bees and ants, moths are generally loners. So, when Florida Museum of Natural History lepidopterist Andrei Sourakov spotted a dozen glossy black Idia moths inside a hollow tree, he made a mental note. After he stumbled across 100 of the same species in another hollow
That sparked my interest further in what else might
A group of scientists has created the first comprehensive evolutionary reconstruction of the many families of flowering plants, an achievement that could aid in the search for plant-based cures for diseases and improve agricultural crops. The group, which includes two Florida Museum of Natura
particular plant, you might want to know, ‘Where else
The great tragedy of the Montbrook dig site is that we showed up five million years late to what would have been a pretty epic fish fry. Bony fish (Osteichthyes) fossils make up about a third of the cataloged fossils from the site, (about 7200 specimens). Most of these cataloged specimens are macro-
modern channel catfish, Ictalurus punctactus, or else
Shark attack numbers have sunk to dramatic lows, likely a side effect of closed beaches and widespread quarantines, according to experts at the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File. Only 18 unprovoked shark bites have been confirmed globally from Jan. 1 to June 18, down from 24
only two bites in Florida, is a sign that something else
Other Paleobotanical Collections and Databases This is not an exhaustive list of all paleobotanical collections and/or databases. If you would like your site to be listed, please send your web address to Hongshan Wang. The Cuticle Database is an image collection of plant cuticles prepared from vou
Shale (360 million years ago) not known anywhere else
The native habitats and communities of the Florida Keys are being severely impacted directly and indirectly by human activity. The Keys and south Florida are the only locations in the U.S. to support tropical flora with over 120 species of trees in the hardwood hammock alone! Along with
are those organisms that are native to somewhere else
With $800,000 from the National Science Foundation, Florida Museum of Natural History conservation biologist Scott Robinson is researching bird ranges in the Andes Mountains. Robinson is leading a team of about 20 researchers measuring ideal temperatures for different species’ survival, study
move upslope – the problem is, there’s something else
