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UF develops method to make plastic from discarded plant material

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Plastic may compete with paper in the grocery line, but it doesn’t have to compete with the world’s food supply, according to University of Florida researchers.

Filed under Environment, Research on Tuesday, May 31, 2011.

UF research aims to help preserve plants, animals caught between forest ‘fragments’

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Maintaining the world’s threatened animal and plant species may rest with something as simple as knowing how far a bird can fly before it must answer nature’s call.

Filed under Environment, Research, Sciences on Wednesday, May 18, 2011.

UF researchers develop method to remove phosphate from water, using biochar

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Phosphate poses one of Florida’s ongoing water-quality challenges but a process developed by University of Florida researchers could provide an affordable solution, using partially burned organic matter called biochar to remove the mineral.

Filed under Environment, Florida, Research on Wednesday, May 11, 2011.

UF study finds cats No. 1 predator to urban mockingbird nests

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A new University of Florida study shows cats are the dominant predator to mockingbird eggs and nestlings in urban areas, prompting conservationists to urge pet owners to keep felines indoors at night.

Filed under Environment, Research, Sciences on Thursday, May 5, 2011.