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October 5, 2004 |
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| 7:00 am - 8:00 am Light breakfast - Hairpin Lounge |
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Facilitator:
Robert Dye
Phoenix Ecosystems, Inc.
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Welcome and Introduction
Paul Ebersbach, Chief, Environmental Flight, Avon Park Air Force Range(APAFR) |
Overview of Florida dry prairie landscape
Edwin L. Bridges, Botanical and Ecological Consultant and Steve Orzell, APAFR |
Historical perspective of the Kissimmee River dry prairie region
Johnna
L. Thackston, Moody Air Force Base |
The study of historical records provides a unique perspective of Florida's prairie
John McCarthy, Sarasota County Parks and Recreation
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| 10:00 am - 10:30 am Refreshment Break - Hairpin Lounge |
Overview of dry prairie hydrology
Douglas T. Shaw, The Nature Conservancy |
Fire regimes in prairie landscapes: predicted natural fire regimes and interactive effects with seasonal hydrology and soils
Bill Platt and Jean Huffman, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University
Presenter: Bill Platt |
Faunal attributes of dry prairie
Tylan Dean, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Status of conservation and protection of the dry prairie
landscape
Richard
Hilsenbeck, The Nature Conservancy |
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Moderator:
Reed Bowman
Archbold Biological Station
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Prairie bird suite
Randy Kautz, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
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Butterflies of Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park
Byrum and
Linda F. Cooper
Presenter: Byrum and Linda Cooper
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Conservation of the Arogos Skipper (Atrytone arogos arogos) in Florida
Mark C.
Minno, St. Johns River Water Management District
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| Biology
of the Florida Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum floridanus) |
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Paul
Miller, Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park and Bill Pranty, Archbold Biological Station
Presenter: Paul Miller
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| 3:05 pm - 3:30 pm Refreshment Break - Hairpin Lounge |
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| Habitat characteristics of Florida
Grasshopper Sparrows at APAFR |
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James W. Tucker and
Reed Bowman, Archbold Biological Station, Michael Delany, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Presenter: James W. Tucker, Jr.
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Distribution and ecology of round-tailed muskrats (Neofiber alleni) in a dry prairie landscape
Robert
L. Schooley and Lyn C. Branch, University of Florida
Presenter: Robert L. Schooley
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The importance of prairies and ranchlands to Florida's
crested caracara (Caracara cheriway)
Joan L. Morrison, Department of Biology, Trinity College
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| Wednesday October 6, 2004 |
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| 7:00 am - 8:00 am Light breakfast- Hairpin Lounge |
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Moderator:
Paul Gray
Audubon of Florida
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Vegetation of Kissimmee River region dry prairies
Steve Orzell, APAFR; Edwin Bridges, Botanical and Ecological Consultant; Catherine Airey, APAFR
Presenter: Steven Orzell
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Landscape
ecology of the Kissimmee River dry prairie region
Edwin L. Bridges, Botanical and Ecological Consultant and Steve Orzell, APAFR
Presenter Edwin L. Bridges
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Trees in the prairie: what the changing distribution
of hardwood hammocks, forested wetlands and pine
islands reveal about dry prairie
fire regimes
Jean
Huffman, Louisiana State University
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Temporal vegetation dynamics in the dry prairie/pine
savanna-flatwoods landscape of south-central Florida
Edwin L. Bridges, Botanical and Ecological Consultant; Steve Orzell, APAFR; Catherine Airey, APAFR
Presenter: Edwin L. Bridges
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Limnology of ponds in the Kissimmee Prairie
Tim Kozusko
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Florida's public dry prairies
Parks Small, Florida Department of Environmental Protection
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| 10:00 am - 10:30 am Refreshment Break - Hairpin Lounge |
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Moderator:
Robert Dye
Phoenix Ecosystems, Inc.
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Floristic composition of dry prairies in south-central
Florida
Steve Orzell, APAFR
and Edwin L. Bridges, Botanical and Ecological Consultant
Presenter: Steve Orzell
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Vegetation and species diversity of calcareous prairies
in the Kissimmee River dry prairie region
Edwin L. Bridges, Botanical and Ecological Consultant and Steve Orzell, APAFR
Presenter: Steve Orzell
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Groundcover differences along the prairie/pine savanna-flatwoods
landscape gradient
Edwin L. Bridges, Botanical and Ecological Consultant; Steve Orzell, APAFR; Catherine Airey, APAFR
Presenter: Edwin L. Bridges
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Research on Indiangrass (Sorghastrum secundum)
Scott Penfield, APAFR
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Pteroglossaspis ecristata (Orchidaceae)
some aspects of its ecology and effects of fire from
south-central Florida
Al Schotz,
Alabama Natural Heritage Program; Steve Orzell and Catherine Airey, APAFR
Presenter: Al Schotz
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Moderator:
George Tanner
University of Florida
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Management of the Bright Hour Ranch
Rowdy Bateman, Bright Hour Ranch
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Native seed harvesting at Triple Diamond Ranch
Dave DeLargy, Triple Diamond Ranch
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Short-Term effects of native seed harvesting on species composition of open pine flatwoods and wet prairies at APAFR, Polk and Highlands Counties, Florida
Edwin L. Bridges, Botanical and Ecological Consultant; Steve Orzell, APAFR; Catherine Airey, APAFR
Presenter: Catherine Airey
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Restoration of prairie by direct seeding
Nancy Bissett, The Natives, Inc.
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| 2:50 pm - 3:20 pm Refreshment Break - Hairpin Lounge |
Vegetation responses to removal of livestock grazing in
dry prairie at APAFR, Highlands County, Florida
Edwin L. Bridges, Botanical and Ecological Consultant; Steve Orzell, APAFR; Catherine Airey, APAFR
Presenter: Catherine Airey
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Is roller chopping an alternative management practice to fire in restoring dry prairie?
George
Tanner, University of Florida and Robert Dye, Phoenix Ecosystems, Inc.
Presenter: George Tanner
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Hydrologic restoration activities at Kissimmee Prairie
Preserve State Park
Paul Gray, Audubon of Florida; Barry Burch, Florida Park Service (FPS); Rosi Mullholland, FPS;
Gary Ritter, South Florida Water Management District; Paul Warner, South Florida Water Management | District
Presenter: Paul Gray
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Distribution and management of invasive species in Florida
dry prairie
Paula
Benshoff, Myakka River State Park and Jean Huffman,
Department of Environmental Protection
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Putting Florida prairie in the limelight
Paula Benshoff, Myakka River State Park
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| Thursday October 7, 2004 |
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The field trip will
highlight long-term monitoring of dry prairie vegetation,
differences among dry prairie community types, landscape
level characteristics of dry prairie, and the presettlement
pineland and prairie boundary. Access to a scoring
tower on an active bombing range will provide a bird's
eye view of dry prairie and illustrate how the military
mission is compatible with ecosystem management. While
en-route to the designated stops, ecosystem management
and various restoration projects at APAFR will be described.
For field trip itinerary and additional
field trip information click here
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