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Latitudes and land use: Global biome shifts in vegetation persistence across three decades

SOUTHWORTH, RYAN, HERRERO, KHATAMI, BUNTING, HASSAN, MUIR, WAYLEN – Latitudes and land use: Global biome shifts in vegetation persistence across three decades Jane Southworth, Sadie J. Ryan, Hannah V. Herrero, Reza Khatami, Erin L. Bunting, Mehedy Hassan, Carly S. Muir, Peter Waylen Article first published online: 18 January 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2023.1063188 ABSTRACT: The dynamics of terrestrial […]

Environmental change in Ethiopia: Evaluating trends in socio-ecological systems through geospatial analysis

Carly Muir PhD Student Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, February 10, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Environmental change poses a myriad of challenges to the global population. Fortunately, the employment of geospatial information has enhanced our knowledge of environmental change and equips […]

UFGeog at AAG 2021

The UF Geography Department is sending a large (virtual) contingent to Seattle for the 2021 meeting of the American Association of Geographers Find out where you can see a GeoGator present their research below: Panelist Joel Correia Panel title: Querying nature, colonialism and decolonialism Date & Time: April 7, 8:00am-9:15am Talk Presentation Session title: Roads, […]

Strong GeoGator showing at FSG

There will be a strong GeoGator presence at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Geographers this Saturday the 20th of February. Whether you want to learn about risk perceptions, coastal flooding, land use change, rural violence, riparian erosion and siltation, extreme rainfall,  disease transmission, or park conservation, we’ve got you covered! Physical Geography (Moderator […]

Carly Muir and Audrey Smith at SESYNC

GeoGator Doctoral students Carly Muir and Audrey Smith recently participated in a 3 day research meeting at the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) in Annapolis, MD. This is a collaborative project to examine linkages between water scarcity induced conflict and land use/land cover change in Africa. The project was proposed by faculty at Michigan State University, […]

GEO2200 Physical Geography Summer 2020

GEO2200 Physical Geography Instructors: Carly Muir, Guoqian Yan, Leandra Merz Semester: Summer A and Summer B – Online We study the basic elements of the physical world in which climates, biomes, and landforms are examined in terms of their natural occurrences, distribution and interrelationships. The class meets the General Education requirements of a Physical Science. […]

An Evaluation of Vegetation Health in and around Southern African National Parks during the 21st Century (2000–2016)

BUNTING, CHILD, HERRERO, KHATAMI, MUIR, SOUTHWORTH – An Evaluation of Vegetation Health in and around Southern African National Parks during the 21st Century (2000–2016) Hannah Herrero, Jane Southworth, Carly Muir, Reza Khatami, Erin Bunting, and Brian Child Article first published online: 30 MAR 2020 Applied Sciences DOI: 10.3390/app10072366 ABSTRACT: Roughly 65% of the African continent […]

Operational Large-Area Land-Cover Mapping: An Ethiopia Case Study

KHATAMI, MUIR, SOUTHWORTH – Operational Large-Area Land-Cover Mapping: An Ethiopia Case Study Reza Khatami, Jane Southworth, Carly Muir, Trevor Caughlin, Alemayehu N. Ayana, Daniel G. Brown, Chuan Liao, and Arun Agrawal Article first published online: 16 MAR 2020 Remote Sensing DOI: 10.3390/rs12060954 ABSTRACT: Knowledge of land cover and land use nationally is a prerequisite of […]

Doctoral Students Working at NASA DEVELOP

Doctoral students, Carly Muir and Ryan Good, have been selected to participate in the NASA DEVELOP Program during summer 2019 through Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Part of NASA’s Applied Sciences Program, DEVELOP addresses environmental and public policy issues through interdisciplinary research projects that apply the lens of NASA Earth observations to community concerns around […]

UFGeog at AAG 2018

The UF Geography Department is sending a large contingent to New Orleans for the 2018 meeting of the American Association of Geographers Find out where you can see a GeoGator present their research below: Anthropogenic change to fluvial systems, I Geomorphology Specialty Group, Paleoenvironmental Change Specialty Group, Water Resources Specialty Group 4/10/2018 8:20 AM Balcony […]

Geography Colloquium: “Assessing the Recovery of Rainfall in Central Ghana” & “Inter-spatial Relationship of Child Health & Satellite-derived Vegetation in Zambia”

Geography Colloquium Assessing the Recovery of Rainfall in Central Ghana Speaker: Ms. Carly Muir Graduate Student, Geography Inter-spatial Relationship of Child Health & Satellite-derived Vegetation in Zambia Speaker: Ms. Audrey Smith Graduate Student, Geography Thursday, April 7, 2016 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend.

Analysis of Rainfall Variability in Relation to Crop Production in Maun, Botswana

MUIR – Analysis of Rainfall Variability in Relation to Crop Production in Maun, Botswana Carly Muir Article first published online: 01 JAN 2016 University of Florida Journal of Undergraduate Research ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was to analyze patterns of the average rainfall characteristics during the growing season in Maun before and after a climatic shift […]

Analysis of Rainfall Variability in Relation to Crop Production in Maun, Botswana

MUIR – Analysis of Rainfall Variability in Relation to Crop Production in Maun, Botswana Carly Muir Article first published online: Spring 2015, Journal of Undergraduate Research ABSTRACT: The purpose of the study was to analyze patterns of the average rainfall characteristics during the growing season in Maun before and after a climatic shift that took place in […]

Carly Muir

  carlysmuir@ufl.edu Degree Program: PhD Entered Program: Fall 2017 Expected Graduation: Spring 2021 Dissertation Topic: Climate and vegetation change in East Africa Research Statement: Adviser: Dr. Jane Southworth Educational Background M.S. in Geography, University of Florida, 2017 B.S. in Geography, University of Florida, 2013 –top–  

Carly Muir wins undergraduate prize

Carly Muir won the prize for the best undergraduate poster at the Florida Society of Geographers Annual Meeting in Tallahassee. Her research, carried out as a directed independent study, is part of a large NASA funded program in the department under the leadership of Prof. Southworth. Carly analyzed daily rainfall records from Maun, Botswana between […]