SWFREC Range Science Program

WELCOME...
to the Range Science Program
at the Southwest Florida Research & Education Center.

The SWFREC Range Science Program is part of the UF/IFAS Range Science Program which is administered through the Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation. The primary mission of the SWFREC Range Science Program is to conduct research to find solutions to problems hampering profitable range management in southwest Florida, to develop integrated weed management strategies for agricultural and natural resource managers, and to implement extension programs to effectively convey these solutions to the intended clientele. It is important that recommendations for management of rangelands and natural systems reflect the necessity for agricultural production to remain compatible with the environment and urban development, and to maintain or enhance the integrity and functionality of natural systems.

The program also develops integrated land management strategies to protect and enhance rangelands and natural systems for wildlife habitat, agricultural and recreational uses. It fosters education, expands knowledge, and rewards scholarship, using multidisciplinary approaches, for the purpose of understanding, managing, and conserving biological resources.

**Selected Topics**
	Florida Rangelands: Range Sites of Florida
	Associated Vegetation of Florida Rangelands
	Cover Crops
	Florida Range Grasses Impacting Grazing Management
	Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) Research
	Saw-palmetto: an Ecologically and Economically Important Native Palm
	Use of Saw palmetto to supplement income from ranching.
	South Florida Coyote Project
	The Coyote (Canis latrans) : Florida's Newest Predator
	Understanding Fire: Nature's Land Management Tool
	Water Quality from Florida Rangelands
	Weed Management In Pastures and Rangeland - 1999
	Tropical Soda Apple Information and Current Research
	Tropical Soda Apple (Solanum viarum Dunal) in Florida - 1999
	Tropical Soda Apple: A New Noxious Weed in Florida
	Invasion of Tropical Soda Apple (Solanum viarum) from the Florida Beachhead.
	Using stealth technology to control exotic weeds.
	Weakening the grip of air-potato.
	Range Science Geospatial Lab
	Other Topics of UF/IFAS Range Science

**Additional Information**
Current Research at SWFREC Range Science
Range Related Events in Florida
Links to Other Sites

For more information on the University of Florida's Range Program contact
Dr. Jeff Mullahey at the Southwest Florida REC, Immokalee, Florida.

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