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New consortium aims to promote better research to protect state’s forests

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Each day, Florida gains an average of 1,000 residents and loses more than 200 acres of forest—but University of Florida experts say rapid urbanization doesn’t doom the state to a treeless existence.

Filed under Agriculture, Environment, Florida, Research on Thursday, November 30, 2006.

Fires in far northern forests to have cooling, not warming, effect

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Droughts and longer summers tied to global warming are causing more fires in the Earth’s vast northernmost forests, a phenomenon that will spew a steadily increasing amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Filed under Environment, Research, Sciences on Thursday, November 16, 2006.

Bedbugs begone! UF fumigation school teaches low-cost control method

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Bedbugs are back, so University of Florida experts are helping revive an old method that makes it easier — and less expensive — for pest control operators to fight the blood-sucking insects.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Research on Tuesday, November 14, 2006.