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Wildlife Ecology Research and Environmental Education Programs
The SWFREC Wildlife Ecology Program conducts research on the ecology and behavior of wildlife and the management and conservation of wildlife habitat. Extension education programs are used to provide information to the agricultural community, resource managers, and the general public to facilitate effective management of wildlife resources. This site provides information on current research and environmental education efforts of the SWFREC Wildlife Ecology Program.
Current Research and Extension Projects
South Florida Coyote Project
Prescribed fire as a habitat management tool in southwest Florida
Coming Soon:
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Use of agricultural lands by wildlife in southwest Florida
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Evaluating the costs of conservation of wildlife habitat on public and private lands in southwest Florida.
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Sexual segregation among ungulates.
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SWFREC Agro-ecology interpretive trail.
Papers
Environmental Education:
Opportunities for Experience-based learning: Development of an Agro-Ecology Interpretive Trail at the Southwest Florida Research & Education Center
Martin B. Main, Edgar D. Holcomb, Jr., and Dwight E. Rockers
Proceedings Florida State Horticulture Society 111:212-214. 1998
Request a reprint by e-mailing Dr. Main.
Managing Wildlife:
Coping with Deer Damage in Florida
Martin B. Main, Joe Schaefer, and Ginger M. Allen
This publication discusses exclusion devices, selective planting and harvesting strategies, frightening devices and other methods of deterring deer from browsing on crops and gardens.
Request a reprint by e-mailing Dr. Main.
Florida's White-Tailed Deer
Joe Schaefer and Martin B. Main
This document contains an overview of the deer populations of Florida, their history and contemporary management issues.
The Coyote (Canis latrans) : Florida's Newest Predator
S.F. Coates, M.B. Main, J.J. Mullahey, J.M. Schaefer, G.W. Tanner, M.E. Sunquist,& M.D.Fanning
This publication examines the current status of the coyote, Florida's newest fur-bearing predator.
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