Science

Some Stuff About Wetlands
A simple explanation (I hope) of the differences among the various kinds of wetlands.

Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater
Habitats of the Unites States

(.PDF files — highly technical)

Wetland Changes Affect South Florida Freezes
Orange and other citrus crops are being squeezed by stronger freezes in South Florida, due to changes in wetlands.

Domestic Wastewater Wetland Sites in Florida

Waste water: it’s not just for dumping any more

Florida Environments Online
Florida Environments Online contains both digital full text materials and research bibliographies about the ecology and environment of Florida. Digitized materials include more than 200 seminal texts on species and ecosystems selected by scientific experts throughout the state of Florida and digitized specifically for the Linking Florida’s Natural Heritage project. They also include the publications of the Florida Geological Society, and agricultural documents created by the Agricultural Experiment Station/Extension Service (IFAS) and the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, as well as engineering documents created by the UF Engineering and Industrial Experiment Station.

El Legatro — The American Alligator
Information and natural history surrounding one of the more misunderstood of us Southerners.