School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences (FFGS)
Note: In March 2021, the UF/IFAS School of Forest Resources and Conservation (SFRC) changed its name to the School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences (FFGS). Older publications will still use the older name.
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Experts
- Abd-Elrahman, Amr
- Sharma, Ajay
- Long, Alan J
- Osiecka, Anna
- Susaeta, Andres
- Iannone, Basil V.
- Demers, Chris
- Fox, David A
- Rockwood, Donald L
- Godwin, David R.
- Bell, Emily C
- Peter, Gary F
- Hochmair, Hartwig H
- Hulcr, Jiri
- Smith, Jason A
- Dain, Jonathan
- Vogel, Jason G.
- Andreu, Michael G.
- Monroe, Martha C.
- Duryea, Mary L
- Medina-Irizarry, Natalia
- Minogue, Patrick J.
- Qiu, Jianxiao
- Crandall, Raelene M.
- Ahrens, Robert N
- Schmidt, Robert A
- Cushing, Tamara
- Stein, Taylor
- Bartels,Wendy-Lin
Publications
- Cassia afrofistula, Kenyan Cassia
- Identification of Coffee Berry Borer from Similar Bark Beetles in Southeast Asia and Oceania
- Leucaena leucocephala, White Leadtree
- The Impacts of Trimming Mangroves
- Windbreak Designs and Planting for Florida Agricultural Fields
- Hippomane mancinella, Manchineel
- Cassia leptophylla, Gold Medallion Tree
- Cassia javanica, Pink and White Shower
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm Impacts on Prescribed Fire and Wildfire Management Practices
- Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Ear Tree
- Protecting Natural Areas During Development: Four Spatial Considerations to Maximize their Benefits
- Water’s Journey Through Natural and Human Systems
- Management of Field Windbreaks
- A Landowner’s Introduction to the Forest Carbon Market
- Water Quality in the Floridan Aquifer Region
- Salvaging Native Plants from Sites Slated for Development: Stop Wasting Resources
- The Basics of Agricultural BMPs in Northern Florida and Southwestern Georgia
- A Step-by-Step Guide for Automated Plant Canopy Delineation Using Deep Learning: An Example in Strawberry Using ArcGIS Pro Software
- Standardized Invasive Species Terminology for Effective Outreach Education
- Water Availability in Southwest Georgia and Northeast Florida
- Deep Learning Classification of High-Resolution Drone Images Using the ArcGIS Pro Software
- Addressing Misconceptions about Wildland-Urban Interface Issues
- Adopt a Tree
- Air Pollution Removal and Temperature Reduction by Gainesville's Urban Forest
- Chapter 3 - Assessing Hurricane-Damaged Trees and Deciding What to Do
- Assessment and Management of Hurricane Damaged Timberland
- Avicennia germinans, Black Mangrove
- Beyond the Trees: A Systems Approach to Understanding Forest Health in the Southeastern United States
- Biology and Control of Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica) in Southern Forests
- Biology and Control of Japanese Climbing Fern (Lygodium japonicum)
- Biology, Control and Invasive Potential of Giant Reed (Arundo donax L.) in Florida
- Bioplastics—a better option for the environment?
- Carbon Dioxide Sequestration, Storage, and Offsets by Gainesville's Urban Forest
- Carya aquatica, Water Hickory
- Casuarina equisetifolia, Australian Pine
- Cat's-Claw Vine, Dolichandra unguis-cati—A Showy but Invasive Plant in Florida
- Cleaning Up after a Hurricane: Get the Right Tree Care Professional
- Cleaning Up After a Hurricane: Safety Comes First!
- Common Pines of Florida
- Communication Basics in the Wildland-Urban Interface
- Community Leaders' Perceptions of Urban Forests in Hillsborough County, Florida
- Comparing Fall Food Plot Blends for Deer: Update
- Comparison of Community Leader Perceptions on Urban Forests in Florida
- Conservation Easements: An Option for Preserving Current Land Uses
- Considerations for Developing Effective Herbicide Prescriptions for Forest Vegetation Management
- Control y Biología del Helecho Trepador Japonés (Lygodium japonicum)
- Controlling Invasive Plants in North Florida Forests
- Cooperative Learning for 4-H
- The Costs of Managing an Urban Forest
- Crataegus marshallii, Parsley Hawthorn
- Cycas revoluta, Sago Palm
- Dale una Mano a los Bosques: Guía de Acción Juvenil
- Dale una Mano a los Bosques: Guía para Jefe de Proyecto
- Determining the Net Present Value of Timber Investments and Comparing Investments of Different Rotations
- Developing an Urban Forest Management Plan for Hurricane-Prone Communities
- Developing Land in Florida with Fire in Mind: Recommendations for Designers, Developers, and Decision Makers
- Diagnosis and Management of the Invasive Shot Hole Borers Euwallacea fornicatus, E. kuroshio, and E. perbrevis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae)
- Duranta erecta, Golden Dewdrop
- Dypsis decaryi, Triangle Palm
- Dypsis lutescens, Areca Palm
- The Effect of Gainesville's Urban Trees on Energy Use of Residential Buildings
- Enhancing Natural Resource Programs with Field Trips
- Environmental Education Resources from Federal and State Agencies
- Establishing and Maintaining Wildlife Food Sources
- Establishment of Silvopasture in Existing Pastures
- Eucalyptus and Corymbia Species for Mulchwood, Pulpwood, Energywood, Bioproducts, Windbreaks, and/or Phytoremediation
- Capítulo 3 - Evaluación de los árboles dañados durante un huracán y toma de decisiones
- Executive Summary of Gainesville’s Urban Forest in 2016
- Expanding Florida's Farming Business to Incorporate Tourism
- Facilitating Community Change: Lessons from Climate Adaptation to Guide Extension Engagement
- Ficus citrifolia, Shortleaf Fig
- Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Preparing a Firewise Plant List for WUI Residents
- Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting Firewise Shrubs to Reduce Wildfire Risk
- Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting and Maintaining Firewise Plants for Landscaping
- Florida Trees Store Carbon in Forests and Wood Products
- Florida's Fabulous Forests
- Florida’s Forest Stewardship Program: An Opportunity to Manage Your Land for Now and the Future
- Forest Herbicide Characteristics
- Forest Management in the Interface: Amenity Resources
- Forest Management in the Interface: Reducing Fire Risk
- Forest Resource Information on the Internet: Connecting to Today's Online Resources
- Forest Resources Leader Guide for Florida 4H Project Books
- Fortunella spp., Kumquat
- FRAGSTATS: A Free Tool for Quantifying and Evaluating Spatial Patterns
- Fraxinus caroliniana, Pop Ash
- Gainesville Florida's Urban Tree Cover
- Gainesville's Urban Forest Structure and Composition
- Genetically Improved Pines for Reforesting Florida's Timberlands
- Geosmithia Species in Florida: Common Fungal Symbionts of Wood-Boring Bark Beetles
- Give Forests a Hand Leader Guide
- Give Forests a Hand Youth Action Guide
- Gleditsia aquatica, Water Locust
- Got Invasives? Get Help!
- The Green Value of Your Woods: A Summary of Ecosystem Services Provided by Forest Stewardship Lands in Florida
- Guide to Fertilization for Pine Straw Production on Coastal Plain Sites
- A Guide to Florida's Common Bark and Ambrosia Beetles
- Herbicides for Weed Control in Eucalyptus Culture
- How to Develop a Marketing Plan for Your Ecotourism Business
- How to Identify a Tree
- How Trees Grow in the Urban Environment
- Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, Bottle Palm
- Hyophorbe verschaffeltii, Spindle Palm
- Improving, Restoring, and Managing Natural Resources on Rural Properties in Florida: Sources of Financial Assistance
- Indoor Vertical Farming Systems for Food Security and Resource Sustainability
- Integrated Timber, Forage, and Livestock Production—Benefits of Silvopasture
- Integrating Sustainability into Your Ecotourism Operation
- Introducing Ecotourism to Florida's Counties and Landowners: An Ecotourism/Nature Based Tourism Fact Sheet
- An Introduction to Freely Available Street Network Data
- An Introduction to USGS Topo Maps
- Just Say YES to Youth Environmental Stewardship
- Key to Common Bay Trees of Florida
- Key to Nine Common Smilax Species of Florida
- Kids in the Woods
- Laguncularia racemosa, White Mangrove
- Land Use in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Land Conservation Tools and Zoning
- Land Use in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Urban Sprawl and Smart Growth
- Landscape Mulches: How quickly do they settle?
- Landscaping in Florida with Fire in Mind
- Lessons Learned from Evaluations of Citizen Science Programs
- Limpieza Después de un Huracán: Consiga el profesional Correcto para el Cuidado de los Árboles
- Capítulo 1 - Limpieza Después de un Huracán:¡La Seguridad es Primordial!
- Livistona decipiens, Ribbon Fan Palm
- Longleaf Pine Regeneration
- Lyonia lucida, Fetterbush
- Making the Most of Your Mast
- Marking First Thinnings in Pine Plantations: Potential for Increased Economic Returns
- Measuring the Effectiveness of Lagoon Quest: A Case Study in Environmental Education Program Evaluation
- Melaleuca quinquenervia, Melaleuca
- Metsulfuron-Methyl-Containing Herbicides Potentially Damaging Ornamentals when Applied to Turfgrass
- Miami-Dade County's Urban Forests and Their Ecosystem Services
- Morus rubra, Red Mulberry
- My Pine Is Under Attack—What Should I Do? A Primarily Insect-Based Decision-Support Guide for Pine Death Management
- A Native Growing Season Forage for Wildlife—Teaweed, Sida acuta Burm. f.
- A New Database on Trait-Based Selection of Stormwater Pond Plants
- Nyssa aquatica, Water Tupelo
- Opening the Door to Nature: Accounting for People's Constraints to Nature-Based Recreation
- Opportunities for Uneven-Aged Management in Second Growth Longleaf Pine Stands in Florida
- The Optimal Forest Management of an Even-Aged Stand: The Biological Rotation versus the Land Expectation Value
- Ownership Succession: Plan Now for the Future of Your Land
- Pensacola and Southern Escambia County, Florida's Urban Forests
- Persea palustris, Swamp Bay
- Phoenix dactylifera, Date Palm
- Phoenix sylvestris, Wild Date Palm
- Planning for the Many Benefits of Nature-Based Recreation
- Planning a Wildland-Urban Interface Communication Program
- Predaceous Diving Beetles as Pets and the Self-Cleaning Aquarium
- Prepare Your Forest Property for Hurricane Season
- Principles for Developing Your Ecotourism Business Plan
- Providing Wildlife Cover
- Ptychosperma elegans, Solitaire Palm
- The Punky Wood Ambrosia Beetle and Fungus in Florida That Cause Wood Rot: Ambrosiodmus minor and Flavodon subulatus
- Quantum GIS (QGIS): An Introduction to a Free Alternative to More Costly GIS Platforms
- Quercus chapmanii, Chapman Oak
- Quercus geminata, Sand Live Oak
- Quercus hemisphaerica, Darlington Oak
- Quercus incana, Bluejack Oak
- Quercus laevis, Turkey Oak
- Red Heart Disease in Pines caused by Porodaedalea (Phellinus) pini in Florida
- Reducing Conflict in the Wildland-Urban Interface
- Ricinus communis, Castor Bean
- Scholarship in Extension Program Development: The Role of the State Specialist
- Selecting Coastal Plain Species for Wind Resistance
- Selecting a Consulting Forester
- Selecting Tropical and Subtropical Tree Species for Wind Resistance
- Social Marketing in the Wildland-Urban Interface
- Sorting out the Florida Sabal Palms
- Spatial Measurements on USGS Topo Maps
- Starting an Informal Presentation in the Wildland-Urban Interface
- Steps to Marketing Timber
- Stewardship Ecosystem Services Study Series: Assessing Forest Water Yield and Regulation Ecosystem Services in the Lower Suwannee River Watershed, Florida
- Strategies for Communicating Climate Change to Extension Audiences
- The Structure and Composition of Gainesville's Urban Forest in 2016
- Thinning Southern Pines—A Key to Greater Returns
- Timber Inventory: A Primer for Landowners
- The Timber Value of an Existing Forest Stand
- Trees and Me
- Trees in Your Life
- Tung Oil Production in Florida
- Urban Forest Educational Resources for Teaching Youth
- Urban Forests: A Supplement to Florida's Project Learning Tree
- Urban Trees and Allergies in North Florida
- Using Soils to Guide Fertilizer Recommendations for Southern Pines
- Vaccinium arboreum, Sparkleberry
- The Value of Private Non-Industrial Forestland for Wildlife Species Conservation
- Values and Ecosystem Services of Gainesville’s Urban Forest in 2016
- Valuing the Ecosystem Services of Florida’s Forest Conservation Programs: The Economic Benefits of Protecting Water Quality
- Wetlands as a Tool for Water Treatment
- What to Expect in a Forest Inventory
- What Is a Healthy Forest? A Supplement to Florida Project Learning Tree
- What Is in a Natural Resource Management Plan?
- What Is the Value of an Existing Forest Stand?
- Where There's Fire, There's Smoke: Air Quality and Prescribed Burning in Florida
- Why is Exposure to Nature Important in Early Childhood?
- Why is your cup of coffee so expensive? Because of a tiny bark beetle!
- Wildland-Urban Interface Case Study: Land Conservation along the Suwannee River
- Wind and Trees: Lessons Learned from Hurricanes
- Wind and Trees: Surveys of Tree Damage in the Florida Panhandle after Hurricanes Erin and Opal
- Wodyetia bifurcata, Foxtail Palm
- Wood to Energy: Climate Change and Carbon
- Wood to Energy: Woody Biomass Basics
