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Using Repeat Photography to Observe Vegetation Change Over Time in Gorongosa National Park

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HERRERO, SOUTHWORTH, BUNTING, CHILD – Using Repeat Photography to Observe Vegetation Change Over Time in Gorongosa National Park HANNAH V. HERRERO, JANE SOUTHWORTH, ERIN BUNTING, and BRIAN CHILD Article first published online: JUN 2017 African Studies Quarterly ABSTRACT: Protected areas are important conservation tools, as they can be managed to preserve baseline ecosystem health, including that […]

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Synthesising bushmeat research effort in West and Central Africa: A new regional database.

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Taylor, G., Scharlemann, J.P.W., Rowcliff, M., Kümpel, N., Harfoot, M., Fa, J.E., Melisch, R., Milner-Gulland, E.J., Bhagwat, S., Abernethy, K.A., Abugiche, A.S., Albrechtsen, L., Allebone-Webb, S., Anadu, P.A., Basset, T.J., Bennet Hennessy, A., Brown, E., Brugiere, D., Carpaneto, G.M., Colell, M., Cowlishaw, G., Crookes, D., De Merode, E., Dethier, M., Dupain, J., East, T., Edderai, D., Fargeot, C., Fossung, E.E., Gill, D., Greengrass, E., Hayashi, K., Hickey., Hodgkinson, C., Hoffman, M., Jeanmart, P., Juste, J., Linder, J.M., MacDonald, D.W., Mbete, P. Muchaal, P.K., Noss, A.J., Okorie, P.U., Okouyi, V.J.J., Pailler, S., Poulsen, J.R., Puit, M., Riddell, M., Rist, J., Shulte-Herbruggen, B., Starkey, M., Schleicher, J., Thibault, M., van Vliet, N., Whitham, C., Wilcox, A.S., Wilkie, D.S., Wright, J.H., Coad, L. 2015. Synthesising bushmeat research effort in West and Central Africa: an introduction to a new regional database. Biological Conservation 181:199-205.

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Graduate students at NASA 2nd GPM Applications Workshop

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Graduate students Stephanie Zick and José J. Hernández Ayala attended the NASA Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission and Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) 2nd User Workshop on June 9-11th, 2015 at College Park, Maryland. This workshop brought together all different levels of users, focusing on a broad range of applications areas including disasters, weather forecasting, […]

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Geography Department leads conversation on public policy at Urban Affairs Association

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A team of UF researchers, including geographers Mickie Swisher and Ryan Good, led a conversation on public policy at the Urban Affairs Association’s annual meeting in Miami. The panel examined the role played by public policy in issues of urban sustainability. The Urban Affairs Association is the international professional organization for urban scholars, researchers, and […]

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Stephanie Zick awarded Pruitt Fellowship

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Stephanie Zick has been selected as a Society of Woman Geographers (SWG) Pruitt Dissertation Fellowship awardee for 2015-2016. As a PhD candidate under the advisement of Dr. Corene Matyas, Stephanie is studying the influence of atmospheric moisture on the structure of landfalling hurricanes, with the goal of improving precipitation forecasts in these dangerous storms. Her […]

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UF well represented at AAG

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UF Geography was once again well represented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting (AAG) as five faculty and 22 students attended this year’s meeting in Chicago, IL (April 21-25)! “For me as a human geographer AAG is THE conference” says Ryan Good, PhD student. Ryan was joined by a number of geographers from […]

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Geography students participate in Training of Trainers Workshop

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PhD student Ryan Good and Master’s student Audrey Smith recently participated in a workshop series focused on the training of adult learners. Hosted by the Gender and Development Working Group at UF, the purpose of the workshop series was to help graduate students who are working (or will be working) in conservation and development fields […]

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