FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In Florida, where invasive plants account for as much as 31 percent of all plant species, state and federal officials are ratcheting up their fight against the melaleuca tree, one of the most significant threats to the stability of the Everglades ecosystem.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — As living organisms, oysters help filter and clean seawater. Now, scientists may be able to broaden that natural cleansing ability by using the bivalves’ shells to rid fresh water of pollutants.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Old-growth stands of longleaf pine, the tree that once dominated the Southern landscape and still provides habitat for dozens of threatened species, have all but vanished, according to a study by a University of Florida researcher.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — They’ve long been a symbol of the wild open spaces of the American West. Now coyotes are making themselves at home in Florida’s suburbs.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Spreading suburbs could consume almost 3 million acres of Florida’s farmland by the year 2020, a University of Florida researcher predicts.