UF/IFAS PROGRAMS AT
MACARTHUR AGRO-ECOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER
1996 Annual Research and Extension Report
Compiled by J.C. Capece and M. Mozaffari
Southwest Florida Research and Education Center
P.O. Box 5127, Immokalee Fl 34143
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
II. Summary of Project
Accomplishments Status
III. Research Reports
III.A. Projects Supported by Center for Natural Resources
Cattle Stocking Rate Experimentby: John C. Capece and Morteza Mozaffari
Technical Coordination Report by: John C. Capece and Morteza Mozaffari
Hydrology and Water Quality Investigationsby: Kenneth L. Campbell
and Donald A. Graetz
Nematode Population Dynamics, Succession, and Community Structure by:
Robert McSorley
Microhabitat and Predator-Prey Relationships by: George W. Tanner
and Kimberly J. Babbitt
Vegetation Sampling in Water Monitoring Sites by: J. Jeffrey Mullahey,
George W. Tanner, and Ken M. Portier
III.B. Other Research Projects:
Decision Support System for Beef Cattle Production by: Kenneth L.
Campbell, and Clyde W. Fraisse
Ridge Citrus Water Quality Project by: Wendy D. Graham
Pseudorabies Virus In Feral Swine and Its Impact On The National Pseudorabies
Eradication Program by: Carlos H. Romero
IV. Education
Graduate Student Degree Program Research Reports
Reproductive Strategies and Habitat Associations of the Crested Caracara
in South-Central Florida by: Joan L. Morrison
Tadpoles and Predators: Patterns in Space and Time and the Influence
of Habitt Complexity on Their Interactions by: Kimberly J. Babbitt
V. Extension Products
Learn about The MAERC on the Internet by: John C. Capece and Morteza
Mozaffari
Nematodes in Pastures Are Not All Bad by: Robert McSorley
Effective Management for Frogs and Toads on Florida's Ranches by:
George W. Tanner
VI. Media Coverage
VII. Miscellaneous
(1996 MOU Meeting Agenda)
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