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The complex of climatic, soil and biotic factors that act upon an organism or ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival. [NALT]

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Putting on the (Bio)Blitz

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Last month, UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County offered its first ever Dipnets and Donuts: Pond BioBlitz event. It was a great success, with several species spotted in our ponds at Twin Lakes Park. Participants worked in groups and used dipnets to collect freshwater macroinvertebrates. Among the many recorded species were snails, dragonfly nymphs, fishing spiders, water […]

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