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Agroecology

The Agroecology research program is based at Buck Island Ranch, Archbold’s 10,500-acre working cattle ranch. This program utilizes the ranch as a platform for research on environmental and economic sustainability and focuses on the role of grazing lands in the Headwaters of the Everglades. Archbold's Buck Island Ranch, along with its partner at the University of Florida Range Cattle Research Center, is one of 18 sites in the USDA's Long-term Agroecosystem Research network (LTAR). LTAR is a nationwide network designed to assess strategies for sustainable intensification of agriculture.

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Primary Research Areas

Biodiversity, Carbon, Ecosystem services, Fire, Forage, Grazing, Greenhouse gases, Invasive species, Soil, Water, Wetlands, Wildlife

Primary Location(s)

Archbold Biological Station, Buck Island Ranch, Headwaters of the Everglades Watershed, St. Lucie River Watershed, Caloosahatchee River Watershed

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Partners

Audubon Florida
Cornell
Florida Cattlemen's Association
Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation
https://www.tamu.edu/
TNC
University of Florida
https://www.ucf.edu/
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
USDA ARS

Funders

Alltech
https://cabbi.bio/
Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
SFWMD
USDA ARS
NRCS
https://ltar.ars.usda.gov/

Network

https://nutnet.org/
USDA ARS

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The Agroecology Program supports early-career scientists at different stages include post-baccalareate research interns, research assistants, and post-doctoral research fellows. Research assistants and interns gain skills in ecology, biogeochemistry, and long-term environmental monitoring, technology, sensors and data management. All scientists are encouraged to disseminate research via presentations, social media, newsletters, and scientific publications.