Biodiversity

BioBlitzes: Citizen Science for Biodiversity in Florida

Mathieu Basille and Kathryn Stofer

The Value of Endangered Species: the Importance of Conserving Biological Diversity

Frank J. Mazzotti

This document is SSWIS14, one of a series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date December 1990. Revised September 2002.

Threats to Florida's Biodiversity

Denise Rocus and Frank J. Mazzotti

This document is SSWEC70, one of a series of the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 1996.

Biodiversity as a Tool to Boost Seagrass Restoration Success

C. Spengler, Jamila Roth, and Laura K. Reynolds

This publication reviews the importance of seagrass, major threats to seagrass, and ways in which seagrass species diversity and genetic diversity can positively impact seagrass management and restoration. Written by C. Spengler, Jamila Roth, and Laura K. Reynolds, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, March 2024.

The Value of Tropical Plant Diversity

Cliff G. Martin and Zachary T. Brym

A UF/IFAS numbered peer reviewed Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Informed community decision-making

Common Weedy Plants on Open, Tilled, and Rocky Soil in the Redland Agricultural Area, Miami-Dade County, Florida

Cliff G. Martin and Zachary T. Brym

This article provides a reference for the most competitive weeds found in south Florida open areas with Rockdale soil. Written by Cliff G. Martin and Zachary T. Brym, and published by the UF/IFAS Agronomy Department, January 2022.

Cues to Care: Are city landowners willing to make ecological landscapes?

Mark Hostetler

The purpose of this fact sheet is to inform homeowners, developers, and city officials about potential considerations to make urban landscapes more eco-friendly, to improve urban biodiversity, and to explore avenues to install more environmentally friendly landscapes that provide wildlife habitat and reduce natural resource consumption.