RECENT NEWS:
New publication:
Kacey A. Russo et al. 2024. Divergence in diversity-area relationships between lawn and non-lawn plants in residential landscapes. Landscape Ecology 39:96. Link.
New Press Release:
UF|IFAS finds backyards have more plant species than imagined. Main St. Daily News. (April 2024). Link.
Congratulations!
Chamoda Dissanayake -- Best FRC MS Student of the Year Award from the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
Olesya Malakhova -- FANREP 2024 Best Long Publication Award for Getting into the “Weeds”: An Introduction to Common Lawn Plants and Their Ecological benefits in North Central Florida. Link. Awarded by the Florida Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals.
New publication:
Kacey A. Russo et al. 2024. Divergence in diversity-area relationships between lawn and non-lawn plants in residential landscapes. Landscape Ecology 39:96. Link.
New Press Release:
UF|IFAS finds backyards have more plant species than imagined. Main St. Daily News. (April 2024). Link.
Congratulations!
Chamoda Dissanayake -- Best FRC MS Student of the Year Award from the UF/IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
Olesya Malakhova -- FANREP 2024 Best Long Publication Award for Getting into the “Weeds”: An Introduction to Common Lawn Plants and Their Ecological benefits in North Central Florida. Link. Awarded by the Florida Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals.
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Welcome
Residential landscapes are one of the fastest growing land cover types. These systems alter patterns of biodiversity through habitat fragmentation and the creation of designed ecosystems such as ornamental gardens, lawns, yards, and stormwater ponds. Our lab studies the ecology of these expanding ecosystems. Within this context, we are interested in many topics, including spatial ecology, community- and ecosystem-level interactions, biological invasions, ecosystem services, and ecological restoration. Our work is interdisciplinary and applied, and employs a mixture of geospatial and statistical tools, as well as observational, experimental, and modeling approaches. |
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Lab Goals:
1) Mitigate the negative impacts of expanding residential landscapes
2) Inform the design, construction, and management of urban and residential landscapes that support greater levels of biodiversity and ecological functioning
1) Mitigate the negative impacts of expanding residential landscapes
2) Inform the design, construction, and management of urban and residential landscapes that support greater levels of biodiversity and ecological functioning