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For Endangered Butterfly, Golf Courses To Provide Essential Habitat

GAINESVILLE — University of Florida researchers have found an unusual ally in their efforts to re-create rare native habitat for an endangered butterfly in the Florida Keys: golf courses.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Research on Tuesday, November 30, 1999.

UF Research: Underground Rivers, Springs Not The “Pipes” They Appear

GAINESVILLE — Rivers and streams in north Florida have a curious habit of disappearing into the ground, only to reemerge elsewhere, a result of the porous rock formations that lie not far beneath the ground.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Research, Sciences on Tuesday, November 23, 1999.

Invasive Plant Lays Claim To Wild Areas Of South Florida

LOXAHATCHEE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE—An exotic vine that already covers 40,000 acres of South Florida wilderness is on the brink of an expansion that could make it the worst weed threat yet to Florida’s native plants, University of Florida researchers say.

Filed under Agriculture, Environment, Florida, Research on Friday, November 12, 1999.

Easily Overlooked, ‘Minor’ Invasive Plants Also A Big Problem

GAINESVILLE — With its deep green leaves and small blooms, white-flowered wandering jew is an attractive ground cover often seen in yards throughout Florida.

Filed under Agriculture, Environment, Florida, Research on Friday, November 12, 1999.