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A Conservation-Based Approach to Compensation for Livestock Depredation: The Florida Panther Case Study by Jacobs, Caitlin E, Main, Martin B

“…Calf (Bos taurus) depredation by the federally endangered Florida panther (Puma concolor coryi) on ranches in southwest Florida is an important issue because…”
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Resilient structure of nature‐based extension programs facilitates transition to online delivery and maintains participant satisfaction by Main, Martin B., Ober, Holly K., Johnson, Shelly A.

“…Restrictions on public gatherings in early 2020 due to the COVID‐19 pandemic resulted in cancelation of in‐person outreach programs offered by the Florida…”
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Walking on water: the unexpected evolution of arboreal lifestyle in a large top predator in the Amazon flooded forests by Ramalho, Emiliano E., Main, Martin B., Alvarenga, Guilherme C., Oliveira-Santos, Luiz Gustavo R.

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Reconciling Competing Ecological Explanations for Sexual Segregation in Ungulates by Main, Martin B.

“…Sexual segregation in ungulates has important conservation and theoretical implications, but despite numerous studies, the impetus for this behavioral pattern…”
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Evaluating Costs of Conservation by Main, Martin B., Roka, Fritz M., Noss, Reed F.

“…The loss and fragmentation of native habitats caused by agricultural development and conversion of agricultural lands into urban sprawl are widely recognized…”
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Improving, Restoring, and Managing Wildlife Habitat in Florida: Sources of Technical Assistance for Rural Landowners by Martin B. Main, Chris Demers, Mark E. Hostetler

“…This document summarizes sources of information from federal, state, and non-governmental organizations that provide technical assistance to rural landowners…”
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Florida State Symbols by Martin B. Main, Ginger M. Allen

“…Florida has a diversity of habitats that support a rich flora and fauna. Ponce DeLeon, who explored Florida in 1513 in search of the mythical “Fountain of…”
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An Overview and Informal Key of the Ferns of Florida by Douglas G. Scofield, Ginger M. Allen, Martin B. Main

“…Florida's temperate to subtropical climate and abundant moisture create excellent growing conditions for ferns. Tropical storms and winds have transported fern…”
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White-tailed Deer of Florida by Raoul K Boughton, Bethany Rose Wight, Samantha Wisely, Karen Hood, Martin B Main

“…The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is the most economically important big game mammal in North America and Florida. This 12-page fact sheet written…”
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Mammalian Carnivores of Florida by Raoul K Boughton, Bethany Rose Wight, Elizabeth Pienaar, Martin B Main

“…Florida is home to several species of animals in Order Carnivora, a group of mammals with teeth adapted to allow them to eat meat. Many of them, like panthers,…”
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Florida’s Geologic History by Kyle W. Bostick, Shelly A. Johnson, Martin B. Main

“…Hundreds of millions of years of geologic processes lead to the formation of Florida.  This document described the 3 primary processes that created Florida as…”
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Foraging ecology of jaguar (Panthera onca) and puma (Puma concolor) in hunted and non-hunted sites within the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala by Novack, Anthony J., Main, Martin B., Sunquist, Melvin E., Labisky, Ronald F.

“…Subsistence hunting and commercial exploitation directly influence wildlife populations in many regions of Central and South America. Where prey populations…”
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Florida's Native Bromeliads by Barbra C. Larson, J. Howard Frank, Ginger M. Allen, Martin B. Main

“…Bromeliads are members of the pineapple family Bromeliaceae. They are perennial herbs that lack woody stems and typically grow on other plants or substrates…”
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Nesting Island Creation for Wading Birds by C. Leann White, Peter C. Frederick, Martin B. Main, James A. Rodgers, Jr

“…Many long-legged wading birds such as little blue herons (Egretta caerulea), great blue herons (Ardea herodius), and great egrets (Ardea albus) nest together…”
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Multiple-University Extension Program Addresses Postdisaster Oil Spill Needs through Private Funding Partnership by Sempier, Stephen H, Swann, D. LaDon, Graham, Larissa, Hale, Christine, Maung-Douglass, Emily S, Wilson, Monica, Bethel, Matthew, Plotkin, Pamela T, Main, Martin B

“…In response to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) was formed to answer oil spill-related scientific questions…”
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Quality of Flooded Rice and Fallow Fields as Foraging Habitat for Little Blue Herons and Great Egrets in the Everglades Agricultural Area, USA by Sizemore, Grant C, Main, Martin B

“…Wading birds have been observed foraging in agricultural wetlands worldwide where natural wetlands have become lost, degraded, or seasonally dry, yet the…”
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Influence of a Large-scale Removal of an Invasive Plant (Melaleuca quinquenervia) on Home-range Size and Habitat Selection by Female Florida Panthers (Puma concolor coryi) within Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida by Julian, Paul, Everham, Edwin M., Main, Martin B.

“…The control of invasive exotic plants is often deemed important for managing native wildlife, but surprisingly little research exists that evaluates benefits…”
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Habitat fragmentation and conservation strategies for a rare forest habitat in the Florida Keys archipelago by Karim, Annisa, Main, Martin B

“…Habitat loss and fragmentation are principal causes for population declines and the loss of biodiversity across the globe. In the United States, tropical…”
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Mobilizing Grass-Roots Conservation Education: the Florida Master Naturalist Program by MAIN, MARTIN B.

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ECOLOGICAL SEPARATION WITHIN NEWLY SYMPATRIC POPULATIONS OF COYOTES AND BOBCATS IN SOUTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA by Thornton, Daniel H., Sunquist, Melvin E., Main, Martin B.

“…The coyote (Canis latrans) has recently expanded its geographic range into Florida, and the impacts of this range expansion on Florida ecosystems are likely to…”
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