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Updated UF scientific report explains relationship between turf grass, water quality

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Lawn fertilizer misuse is one of many factors degrading water quality in Florida and summertime fertilizer bans may not be a quick-fix solution, according to an updated report released this week by University of Florida scientists.

Filed under Agriculture, Business, Environment, Research on Thursday, February 24, 2011.

UF-led consortium garners $20 million grant to improve pine forest management

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Pine trees are one of the most important crops in the southeastern U.S., and a consortium led by University of Florida personnel has been awarded a five-year, $20 million federal grant to help landowners and foresters throughout the region adapt to and mitigate global climate change in coming decades.

Filed under Business, Economic Impact, Environment, Florida, Research on Friday, February 18, 2011.

Psychological effects of BP oil spill go beyond residents of impacted shorelines

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The psychological effects of the BP oil spill, the largest recorded environmental disaster in human history, extend far beyond people living around the areas of the Gulf of Mexico that were directly impacted by the spill, a new study finds.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Health, Research on Thursday, February 17, 2011.

Shark attacks increase worldwide; Florida continues four-year decline

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The number of reported shark attacks last year increased worldwide but declined in Florida, according to the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File annual report released today.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Research on Monday, February 7, 2011.

Oil in Gulf of Mexico: Biologists cite need for critical data to determine ecological consequences

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Twenty years after biologists attempted to determine the ecological damages to marine life from the Exxon Valdez oil spill, scientists dealing with the BP disaster find themselves with the same problem: the lack of critical data to determine the ecological consequences of human-induced environmental disasters, a University of Florida researcher said.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Research, Sciences on Thursday, February 3, 2011.