Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Florida
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Florida Project


D. Duke Conservation Scholars Program Partnership Through UF

September 2013 - September 2023


Personnel

Participating Agencies

  • D.Duke Charitable Foundation
  • Multiplier

DCSP is a two-year research and mentorship program, fostering a generation of conservation professionals with diverse backgrounds, as well as excellent research and leadership skills. Five other universities send students to this program, and all meet and learn from each other, as well as from graduate students and faculty mentors.

Presentations Presentation Date
Roy, F., L. Elmquist, J. Broxton, L. Hussain, P. Xiong, R. R. Carthy, C. Romagosa, and R. Fletcher. 2024. Potential boat interactions between recreational boating and snail kite (Rostramus sociabilis plumbeus) nesting. Poster presentation at The Wildlife Society meeting, Baltimore Maryland. October 2024
Martucci, E., L. Elmquist, L. Hussain, P. Xiong, J. Broxton, R. R. Carthy, C. Romagosa, and R. Fletcher. 2024. Mapping boat activity: Comparing boat counts between peak recreational events and snail kite surveys. Poster presentation at The Wildlife Society meeting, Baltimore Maryland. October 2024
Gonzalez, D., P. Xiong, L. Hussain, J. Broxton, R. R. Carthy, and C. Romagosa. 2024. Assessing non-target species interference in camera trapping: Implications for tegu trapping. Poster presentation at The Wildlife Society meeting, Baltimore Maryland. October 2024
Araya, P., P. Xiong., M. Harmon, A. Figueroa, L. Hussain, J. Broxton, R. R. Carthy, and C. Romagosa. 2024. Investigating the seed dispersal mechanisms of plant seeds in tegu (Salvator merianae), diet samples in Everglades National Park. Poster presentation at The Wildlife Society meeting, Baltimore Maryland. October 2024