Third Grade Manatee Curriculum—Lesson 1: Starting to Learn about Manatees by Heather Maness, Ruth Francis-Floyd, Maia McGuire

“…This curriculum provides a series of individual lessons covering manatee biology and ecology, as well as highlighting some of the ways that humans impact and can protect manatees. …”
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The American Crocodile: An Indicator Species for Everglades Restoration by Rebecca G. Harvey, Michiko Squires, Jeff Beauchamp, Frank J. Mazzotti, Laura A. Brandt

“…Brandt, and published by the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, September 2016. WEC377/UW422: The American Crocodile: An Indicator Species for Everglades Restoration (ufl.edu) …”
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A Guide to Living with Wild Cats by Venetia S. Briggs, Rebecca G. Harvey, Frank J. Mazzotti, William M. Giuliano

“…Giuliano, and published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, October 2011. Reviewed October 2014. …”
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Third Grade Manatee Curriculum—Lesson 10: How Students Impact Their Environment by Maxine Floyd, Maia McGuire, Ruth Francis-Floyd

“…This curriculum provides a series of individual lessons covering manatee biology and ecology, as well as highlighting some of the ways that humans impact and can protect manatees. …”
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Reducing Human-Bear Conflicts: Bear-Resistant Trash Cans by Ethan T. Noel, Elizabeth F. Pienaar, Mike Orlando

“…Pienaar, and and Mike Orlando and published by the Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department explains how to secure human garbage from bears so that they don’t become reliant on human food sources, a condition that puts them at great risk of being killed from vehicle collisions, illegal shooting, or euthanasia.­http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw429 …”
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Salmonella and Pathogenic E. coli in the Crop Production Environment: Potential Sources, Survival, and Management by Max Teplitski, Andree George, George Hochmuth

“…This 3-page fact sheet highlights recent discoveries that focus on the ecology of human pathogens in the crop production environment. …”
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Third Grade Manatee Curriculum—Lesson 14: Reviewing What We Know about Manatees by Maia McGuire, Ruth Francis-Floyd

“…This curriculum provides a series of individual lessons covering manatee biology and ecology, as well as highlighting some of the ways that humans impact and can protect manatees. …”
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Optimal control of agent-based models via surrogate modeling. by Luis L Fonseca, Lucas Böttcher, Borna Mehrad, Reinhard C Laubenbacher

“…There is a broad range of applications for such an algorithm, since ABMs are used widely in the life sciences, such as ecology, epidemiology, and biomedicine and healthcare, areas where optimal control is an important purpose for modeling, such as for medical digital twin technology.…”
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Developing Sign Displays for Conveying Information by Anna M. Prizzia, Mark E. Hostetler, Martin B. Main

“…This document is WEC 180 and is one of a series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida. …”
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Third Grade Manatee Curriculum—Lesson 18: Let’s Have a Manatee Science Night! by Maia McGuire, Ruth Francis-Floyd

“…This curriculum provides a series of individual lessons covering manatee biology and ecology, as well as highlighting some of the ways that humans impact and can protect manatees. …”
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Trueperella (Arcanobacterium pyogenes) in Farmed White-Tailed Deer by Samantha M. Wisely, Katherin A. Sayler, Kathryn D. Pothier

“…Wisely and published by the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation explains how to spot and treat trueperella, or, better yet, prevent it in the first place.­http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw427 …”
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Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR) to Nonnative Wildlife in South Florida by Justin Dalaba, Frank Mazzotti

“…Mazzotti and published by the UF/IFAS Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Department explains how the Early Detection and Rapid Response method works and how to apply it to increase the likelihood that an invasion will be successfully contained or eradicated while an invasive population is still small and localized. …”
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East Indian Hygrophila: Hygrophila polysperma (Roxb.) T. Anderson by Lyn A. Gettys, Stephen F. Enloe

“…This paper outlines the biology, ecology, invasion characteristics and environmental impacts of  East Indian hygrophila and and management of this noxious weed. …”
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How to Use Deterrents to Stop Damage Caused by Nuisance Wildlife in Your Yard by Holly K. Ober, Arlo Kane

“…Ober and Arlo Kane, and published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, October 2012. WEC326/UW371: How to Use Deterrents to Stop Damage Caused by Nuisance Wildlife in Your Yard (ufl.edu) …”
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How to Use Traps to Catch Nuisance Wildlife in Your Yard by Holly K. Ober, Arlo Kane

“…Ober and Arlo Kane, and published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, October 2012. WEC327/UW372: How to Use Traps to Catch Nuisance Wildlife in Your Yard (ufl.edu) …”
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Using iNaturalist to Contribute Your Nature Observations to Science by Matthew Earl Boone, Mathieu Basille

“…Published by the UF/IFAS Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw458 …”
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Third Grade Manatee Curriculum—Lesson 3: Manatee Adaptations by Alexis Morris, Maia McGuire, Ruth Francis-Floyd

“…This curriculum provides a series of individual lessons covering manatee biology and ecology, as well as highlighting some of the ways that humans impact and can protect manatees. …”
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Acaro del coco, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Arácnidae: Acari: Eriophyidae) by Forrest W. Howard, Dave Moore, Edwin Abreu, Sergio Gallo

“…Includes sections on distribution, description, biology and ecology, hosts, damage and economic importance, detection, management, and selected references. …”
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Attracting Backyard Birds: Bird Feeder Selection by Emma V. Willcox, Mark E. Hostetler, Martin B. Main, Maena Voigt

“…Main, and Maena Voigt and published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, April 2011. Reviewed February 2014. …”
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Conservation Subdivision: Post-construction Phase—Policy Directions and the Importance of Assessing Stakeholder Opinions by Daniel Feinberg, Mark Hostetler

“…Written by Daniel Feinberg and Mark Hostetler, and published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, December 2014. (Photo credit: Daniel Feinberg)  WEC356/UW401: Conservation Subdivision: Post-construction Phase—Policy Directions and the Importance of Assessing Stakeholder Opinions (ufl.edu) …”
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