Source: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA submitted to NRP
PROVIDING SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
HATCH
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1019032
Grant No.
(N/A)
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Apr 1, 2019
Project End Date
Mar 31, 2024
Grant Year
(N/A)
Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
G022 MCCARTY HALL
GAINESVILLE,FL 32611
Performing Department
Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center
Non Technical Summary
Sustainable management of natural resources in South Florida and the Caribbean is threatened by a host of activities associated with increases in human population. Currently in South Florida, there is an unprecedented, cooperative effort among federal, state, and local governments and the private sector to restore and manage damaged Everglades ecosystems. Throughout the Caribbean there is strong interest in integrating economic and social development with ecological conservation. These efforts are hampered by lack of scientific data to make informed decisions, yet decisions still need to be made. To address this lack of data, this REEPORT project focuses on providing science support for adaptive natural resource management in South Florida and the Caribbean.
Animal Health Component
50%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
50%
Applied
50%
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
13508301070100%
Knowledge Area
135 - Aquatic and Terrestrial Wildlife;

Subject Of Investigation
0830 - Wild animals;

Field Of Science
1070 - Ecology;
Goals / Objectives
The goal of this projects is toprovidescience support for adaptive natural resource management in South Florida and the Caribbean. Objectives are as follows:1. Develop hypotheses for natural resource responses to management decisions;2. Conduct inventory, monitoring, and research programs to determine baseline conditions, to describe actual system responses, and to test hypotheses related to ecosystem structure, function, and responses to management;3. Inform resource managers through outreach and decision support.
Project Methods
We will combine conceptual ecological models with fieldwork, quantitative analysis, and public outreach to achieve the objectives of this project.Specific procedures (experimental design, field techniques, and statistical methods) for research and monitoring will differ based on the research question and study taxa. Our crocodilian and invasive wildlife projects provide a good example of an integrated research and monitoring program (Table 1).Responses of crocodilians can be directly related to suitability of environmental conditions and hydrologic change. Understanding relationships between biological responses and environmental conditions contribute to an understanding of status and trends over time. Positive or negative trends in crocodilian populations relative to hydrologic changes permit assessment of positive or negative trends in restoration. Evaluation of restoration success or failure involves comparing recent and future trends in status of crocodilian populations with historical reference population data and model predictions, as stated in the CERP hypotheses related to alligators and crocodiles.We have learned the need to take invasions seriously; that the response needs to be immediate, comprehensive and thorough; and the need for research to develop effective control and containment measures (Colvin et al. 2005). For example, natural history information such as diet, movements and habitat use are useful for determining how to design, deploy and bait traps, evaluate impacts on native species, and develop recommendations for habitat modification (e.g., clearing or mowing vegetation) and ecosystem restoration (e.g., removal of levees and re-establishment of hydrological patterns).

Progress 10/01/20 to 09/30/21

Outputs
Target Audience:My integrated extension and research program focuses on a clientele base consisting primarily of upper-level science and technical staff of governmental and non-governmental organizations. Through this focus, I can impact effects of ecosystem restoration and management on many individuals by educating a relatively small audience. This focus also provides a natural, direct channel for science into the decision making process. In addition, educating scientific and technical staff about governmental and non-governmental organizations furnishes a natural springboard into international programs. The adult public is targeted as a secondary audience to garner support for use of science in natural resource management decision making. The constant influx of new residents, and even old-timers, who have little to no knowledge of Florida's complex and fragile environment, are audiences that should not be neglected. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?These projects have provided training and development through the graduate student program and workshops. Five graduate students are currently supported by the project, including Jenna Cole (Master's - Determining Trophic Position of Argentine Black and White Tegus in South Florida), Seth Farris (Master's - Effects of Environmental Conditions on Relative Density of American Alligators), Sarah Cooke (Master's - Occupancy Modeling of Argentine Black and White Tegus), Brittany Mason (Master's - Movement Ecology of Argentine Black and White Tegus in South Florida), and Nicole Jennings (Master's - Geomatics).In addition, one post-doctoral candidate, Sergio Balaguera-Reina, is also supported by this project. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Current projects focus on continuing long-term, science-based, GIS/GPS integrated, research, and education programs to support ecological restoration and management efforts in South Florida. International projects aim to apply lessons learned from research in South Florida to analogous ecosystems in the Caribbean. Crocodilians are indicator species in the Everglades landscape and are being used as indicators of ecosystem response to restoration plans. Results from long-term research and monitoring projects on American crocodiles and American alligators in Florida are being used by the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate and assess restoration plans and projects. Results of a decision support/ landscape modeling program have been used to guide selection of alternatives for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) and are now being used in the Central Everglades Planning Process (CEPP). This effort has allowed decision-makers to choose alternatives most effective at meeting ecological goals of CERP and CEPP at minimum cost and best ecological benefits. Once the best restoration alternatives are chosen, the next important task is to determine responses to restoration efforts. Projects encompass wildlife habitat relations provide baseline information and reliable methods for monitoring ecosystem responses to ecological changes. The focus of extension efforts during 2021 was to provide a targeted outreach program to support early detection and rapid response (EDRR) and containment efforts. We define targeted outreach as delivering a specific message to a specific audience to obtain a specific response. In this case, the message is if you see this invasive animal, report it. The audience is residents and workers, and the desired response is reported sightings of an invasive species to the IVE-GOT1 hotline. Reported sightings are then verified either by observer photograph, site visit, camera trap, or live trap. Our approach is based on the concept that if an invasive species is in an area, someone is seeing them. This is particularly important in agricultural and residential areas where much of the habitat available to invasive reptiles is on private property. Understanding distribution and habitat use of invasive wildlife will help land managers improve removal efforts by improving detection and removal rates by knowing where to focus removal efforts. Information from studies of Burmese pythons, Nile monitors, and Argentine black and white tegus is already having a profound effect on the evolution of research priorities and management and control plans in the Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA). Our project monitoring and removing invasive reptiles and amphibians in the Everglades has encouraged managers to become more proactive in responding to this threat to the ecosystem. As a result, we have established the first regional early detection and response and monitoring network for invasive wildlife in Florida. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? This year's programs consisted of 19 projects, which brought in $2,329,003 in extramural funding. These projects formed an integrated research and extension program to provide science support for restoration of Greater Everglades Ecosystems. Products from these projects include 5 published journal articles, 2 book chapters, 12 major reports, 6 presentations or posters, 4 abstracts, and 4 published fact sheets. Additionally, science support was disseminated through training workshops, presentations, and summits. A broader audience was informed of current Everglade's research problems and projects through a wide array of media outlets including but not limited to the Science Times, Miami Herald, Sun Sentinel, Smithsonian Magazine, Animal Planet, and BBC News. Due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, many public events and professional conferences were postponed or held virtually in 2021. These included educational webinars for 1,094 individuals, and an in-person event reaching over 200 individuals.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Briggs-Gonzalez, V. S., Basille, M., Cherkiss, M. S., and Mazzotti, F. J. (2021). American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) as restoration bioindicators in the Florida Everglades. PLOS ONE, 16(5), e0250510. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250510
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Farris, S.C., Waddle, J.H., Hackett, C.E., Brandt, L.A. and Mazzotti, F.J., 2021. Hierarchical models improve the use of alligator abundance as an indicator. Ecological Indicators, 133, p.108406.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Godfrey, S.T., Squires, M.A., Metzger, E.F., Mazzotti, F.J., Darling, R., and Muhly, R. (2021) Crocodylus acutus (American crocodile). Interspecific Interaction. Herpetological Review
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Whitney, N.M., White, C.F., Smith, B.J., Cherkiss, M.S., Mazzotti, F.J. and Hart, K.M., 2021. Accelerometry to study fine-scale activity of invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) in the wild. Animal Biotelemetry, 9(1), pp.1-13.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Young, C., Ravida, N., Rochford, M., Mazzotti, F. J., Curtis, M., & Durrant, B. (2021). Sperm cryopreservation in the Burmese python Python bivittatus as a model for endangered snakes. Reproduction, Fertility and Development. Published. https://doi.org/10.1071/rd21023
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Mazzotti, F. J. 2021. The Story of the Argentine Giant Tegu, Salvator merianae, in South Florida: When a New Invader Meets Bureaucratic Reality, Who Will Win? In, Exotic Amphibians and Reptiles of the United States, Collins, S., Bury, B., McCallum, M., and Meshaka, W. University Press of Florida
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2021 Citation: Rodgers, L., Mason, C., Kirkland, M,, Brown, R., Quincy, K., Metzger, E., Tipping, P., Miller, M.A., Mazzotti, F., Funck, S., Peters, A., Bohaty, C., Lane, J., and Laroche, F. 2021. South Florida Environmental Report. Chapter 7. Status of Nonindigenous Species. South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL
  • Type: Other Status: Accepted Year Published: 2021 Citation: Dalaba, J., R., Miller, M.A., Moore, R. S., and Mazzotti, F.J. 2021. Progress report to the South Florida Water Management District, Strategic Outreach to Enhance Invasive Animal Reporting. Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Type: Other Status: Accepted Year Published: 2021 Citation: Gati E.V., Daykin B.L., Mazzotti, F.J. 2021. 2021 Python Challenge" Science & Logistics Support. University of Florida. Final Report to South Florida Water Management District.
  • Type: Other Status: Accepted Year Published: 2021 Citation: Godahewa, A., Farris, S., & Mazzotti, F. 2021. 2021 Crocodilian Survey progress report for Florida Power & Light. University of Florida. Progress report to Florida Power and Light.
  • Type: Other Status: Accepted Year Published: 2021 Citation: Godfrey ST, Balaguera-Reina SA, Gati EV, and Mazzotti FJ. 2021. Removal and Monitoring of Spectacled Caiman from CERP Projects in Southern Florida. 2021 Final Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. University of Florida IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Fort Lauderdale FL.
  • Type: Other Status: Accepted Year Published: 2021 Citation: Godfrey, S.T., Jennings N.D., Farris S.C., Brandt L.A., and Mazzotti F.J.. 2021. Monitoring the American Alligator as an Indicator of Ecological Responses of Modified Water Deliveries (MWD) to Northeast Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park. Annual Report to Everglades National Park. Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Type: Other Status: Accepted Year Published: 2021 Citation: Jennings, N.D., Nifong J.C., Farris S.C., Godfrey S.T., Brandt L.A., and Mazzotti F.J.. Evaluating Alligator Status as a System-wide Ecological Indicator of Restoration Progress. 2021. Annual Report to the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Type: Other Status: Accepted Year Published: 2021 Citation: Miller, M.A., Klovanish, C., Daykin, B., Gati, E.V., McCaffrey, K., and Mazzotti, F.J. 2021. Everglades Invasive Reptile and Amphibian Monitoring Program (EIRAMP): 2021 Final Report to the South Florida Water Management District. Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Type: Other Status: Accepted Year Published: 2021 Citation: Miller, M.A. and Mazzotti, F.J. Florida Python Control Plan. 2021. Final Report, Management plan for Burmese Pythons submitted to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Committee. Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Type: Other Status: Accepted Year Published: 2021 Citation: Miller, M.A.., Scarlett, E.V., Mason, B., Godfrey, S.T., Daykin, B., and Mazzotti F.J.. Monitoring and Control of Invasive Reptiles and Amphibians. 2021. Annual Report to the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Type: Other Status: Accepted Year Published: 2021 Citation: Miller, M.A.., Scarlett, E.V., and Mazzotti, F.J. 2021. Progress report for contract, Biotic Inventory of Common Mammals and Python Monitoring in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Type: Other Status: Accepted Year Published: 2021 Citation: Miller, M.A., Moore, R. S., and Mazzotti, F.J. 2021. Progress report for US Fish and Wildlife Services, Protecting Imperiled Coastal Wildlife in the Florida Keys. Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Brandt, L.A. and F.J. Mazzotti. 2020. Using long-term monitoring data on crocodilians to assess progress towards Everglades restoration. Special Session: Updating the Restoration Tool Box: 15 years of monitoring and tool development for Everglades restoration. National Conference on Ecosystem Restoration. August 3-7, 2020. Portland, Oregon.- CHANGED TO VIRTUAL August 2021
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Briggs-Gonzalez, V.S., S.C. Farris, C.E. Hackett, B.J. Smith, M. Squires, M. Basille, J. Nifong, M.S. Cherkiss, K.M. Hart, L.A. Brandt and F.J. Mazzotti. 2021. American crocodiles as restoration bioindicators in the Florida Everglades. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Conference Abstract. April 2021 (virtual).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Cole, J. M., Klovanish, C., Butler, Z., Miller, M.A., Mazzotti, F.J. Multi-year Trapping Effort for Removal of Invasive Argentine Black and White Tegus (Salvator merianae) in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Virtual Conference 19-22 and 26-29 April 2021
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Mazzotti, F.J. Alligator health research. Miccosukee Annual Meeting [Presentation]. Virtual Meeting, Davie, FL, US. (2021)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Evans, P. M. (2021, November 18). Large Invasive Reptiles in Florida [Virtual Workshop]. Nature Knowledge, Gainesville, Florida, USA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okCYRYXHOOc
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Miller, M.A. Pathway to a Florida Python Control Plan. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Conference, Virtual Meeting (2021)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Miller, M.A. University of Florida Invasive Reptiles Research and Monitoring Update. Everglades Invasive Species Summit, Virtual Meeting (2021)
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Submitted Year Published: 2021 Citation: Mason, B.M., Basille, M., Nestler, J.H., and Mazzotti, F.J. (2021) Putative post-copulatory accompaniment in the Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae) in South Florida. Southeastern Naturalist. Submitted.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Submitted Year Published: 2021 Citation: Briggs-Gonzalez, V., Evans, P., Klovanish, C., and Mazzotti, F.J. (2021). Species Profile for the Asian Water Monitor (Varanus salvator). Southeastern Naturalist. Submitted.
  • Type: Other Status: Accepted Year Published: 2021 Citation: McCaffrey, K.R., Miller, M.A., and Mazzotti, F.J. 2021. Annual report for FWC Contract No. 13416 - A3051. Assistance in Data Management and Analysis for the Python Action Team Removing Invasive Constrictors (PATRIC) Program. Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2021 Citation: Brandt, L.A., N.D. Jennings, Z. Butler, J.C. Nifong, M.A. Squires, C. Hackett, C.D. Smith, and F.J. Mazzotti. 2021. Are There Skinny Alligators in Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge? Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Conference Abstract. April 2021 (virtual).


Progress 10/01/19 to 09/30/20

Outputs
Target Audience:My integrated extension and research program focuses on a clientele base consisting primarily of upper-level science and technical staff of governmental and non-governmental organizations. Through this focus, I can impact effects of ecosystem restoration and management on many individuals by educating a relatively small audience. This focus also provides a natural, direct channel for science into the decision making process. In addition, educating scientific and technical staff about governmental and non-governmental organizations furnishes a natural springboard into international programs. The adult public is targeted as a secondary audience to garner support for use of science in natural resource management decision making. The constant influx of new residents, and even old-timers, who have little to no knowledge of Florida's complex and fragile environment, are audiences that should not be neglected. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?These projects have provided training and development through the graduate student program and workshops. Five graduate students are currently supported by the project, including Jenna Cole (Master's - Determining Trophic Position of Argentine Black and White Tegus in South Florida), Seth Farris (Master's - Effects of Environmental Conditions on Relative Density of American Alligators), Sarah Cooke (Master's - Occupancy Modeling of Argentine Black and White Tegus), Brittany Mason (Master's - Movement Ecology of Argentine Black and White Tegus in South Florida), and Nicole Jennings (Master's - Geomatics). How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Current projects focus on continuing long-term, science-based, GIS/GPS integrated, research, and education programs to support ecological restoration and management efforts in South Florida. International projects aim to apply lessons learned from research in South Florida to analogous ecosystems in the Caribbean. Crocodilians are indicator species in the Everglades landscape and are being used as indicators of ecosystem response to restoration plans. Results from long-term research and monitoring projects on American crocodiles and American alligators in Florida are being used by the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate and assess restoration plans and projects. Results of a decision support/ landscape modeling program have been used to guide selection of alternatives for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) and are now being used in the Central Everglades Planning Process (CEPP). This effort has allowed decision-makers to choose alternatives most effective at meeting ecological goals of CERP and CEPP at minimum cost and best ecological benefits. Once the best restoration alternatives are chosen, the next important task is to determine responses to restoration efforts. Projects encompass wildlife habitat relations provide baseline information and reliable methods for monitoring ecosystem responses to ecological changes. The focus of extension efforts during 2020 was to provide a targeted outreach program to support early detection and rapid response (EDRR) and containment efforts. We define targeted outreach as delivering a specific message to a specific audience to obtain a specific response. In this case, the message is if you see this invasive animal, report it. The audience is residents and workers, and the desired response is reported sightings of an invasive species to the IVE-GOT1 hotline. Reported sightings are then verified either by observer photograph, site visit, camera trap, or live trap. Our approach is based on the concept that if an invasive species is in an area, someone is seeing them. This is particularly important in agricultural and residential areas where much of the habitat available to invasive reptiles is on private property. Understanding distribution and habitat use of invasive wildlife will help land managers improve removal efforts by improving detection and removal rates by knowing where to focus removal efforts. Information from studies of Burmese pythons, Nile monitors, and Argentine black and white tegus is already having a profound effect on the evolution of research priorities and management and control plans in the Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA). Our project monitoring and removing invasive reptiles and amphibians in the Everglades has encouraged managers to become more proactive in responding to this threat to the ecosystem. As a result, we have established the first regional early detection and response and monitoring network for invasive wildlife in Florida. We also coordinated outreach efforts for the Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA). These invasive species efforts led directly to obtaining over $1,250,000 in extramural funding in 2020. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? This year's programs consisted of 26 projects, which brought in $2,371,238 in extramural funding. These projects formed an integrated research and extension program to provide science support for restoration of Greater Everglades Ecosystems. Products from these projects include 11 published journal articles, 15 major reports, 6 presentations or posters, 2 abstracts, and 1 published fact sheet. Additionally, science support was disseminated through training workshops, presentations, and summits. A broader audience was informed of current Everglades research problems and projects through a wide array of media outlets including but not limited to the Science Times, Miami Herald, Sun Sentinel, Smithsonian Magazine, Animal Planet, and BBC News. Due to unforeseen circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic, many public events and professional conferences were cancelled, shifting outreach opportunities to virtual platforms in 2020. These included educational webinars for 381 individuals, social media campaigns reaching 45,993 individuals, newsletters to 34,000 South Florida residents, and a virtual Everglades Invasive Species Summit reaching 200 individuals.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Cherkiss, M.S., Watling, J.I., Brandt, L.A., Mazzotti, F.J., Lindsay, J., Beauchamp, J.S., Lorenz, J., Wasilewski, J.A., Fujisaki, I., & Hart, K.M. 2020. Shifts in hatching date of American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in southern Florida, Journal of Thermal Biology, 88. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102521.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Drumheller, S.K., Nestler, J.H., Hackett Farris, C.E., Farris, S.C., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2020. Crocodylus acutus (American crocodile) bite marks on a nest data logger. PeerJ 8:e8577 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8577
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Jennings, N. J., Gati, E.V., Ramirez, G.A., Cole, J.M., Mason, B.M., Briggs-Gonzalez, V., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2020. A Communal Nesting Site of the Central American River Turtle (Dermatemys mawii) Along the New River, Belize. Herpetological Bulletin. 152: 7-10. https://doi.org/10.33256/hb152.710
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Mazzotti, F.J., Nestler, J.H., Cole, J.M., Closius, C., Kern, W.H., Rochford, M.R., Suarez, E., Brubaker, R., Platt, S.G., Rainwater, T., & Ketterlin, J.K. 2020. Diet of Nile Monitors (Varanus niloticus) Removed from Palm Beach and Broward Counties, Florida, USA. Journal of Herpetology. 54(2): 189-195. https://doi.org/10.1670/18-115
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Meshaka, W.E., Mazzotti, F.J., & Rochford, M.R. 2020. Ecological Plasticity and the Future of the Argentine Giant Tegu (Salvator merianae Dumeril and Bibron, 1839) in the Southeastern US. Southeastern Naturalist. 18(4): 659-676. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.018.0417
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Metzger III, E.F., Rochford, M.R., Lawrence, A.M., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2020. Morelets Crocodile, Crocodylus moreletii (Dum�ril & Bibron 1851) (Crocodylidae), another nonnative crocodilian species introduced to Florida, USA. IRCF Reptiles and Amphibians. 26(3): 259-260.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Miller, M.A., Kinsella, J.M., Snow, R.W., Falk, B.G., Reed, R.N., Goetz, S.M., Mazzotti, F.J., Guyer, C. & Romagosa, C.M. 2020. Highly competent native snake hosts extend the range of an introduced parasite beyond its invasive Burmese python host. Ecosphere. 11(6): p.e03153. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3153
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2020 Citation: Whitney, N., White, C.F., Smith, B.J., Cherkiss, M.S., Mazzotti, F.J., & Hart, K.M. Accepted. Accelerometry to study fine-scale activity of invasive Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus) in the wild. Animal Biotelemetry.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Mazzotti, F. 2020, Jan 24. If its below 40 degrees in South Florida, the forecast calls for falling iguanas. The Conversation. http://theconversation.com/if-its-below-40-degrees-in-south-florida-the-forecast-calls-for-falling-iguanas-130454
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Brandt, L.A., V. Briggs-Gonzalez, J.A. Browder, M. Cherkiss, T. East, S. Farris, P. Frederick, E. Gaiser, D. Gawlik, A. Huebner, C. Kelble, R. Johnson, J. Kline, J. Lorenz, C. Madden, F. J. Mazzotti, M. Parker, L. Rodgers, D. Rudnick, R. Sobczak, J. Spencer, J. Trexler, Z. Welch, I. Zink. 2020. System-wide Indicators for Everglades Restoration. Unpublished Technical Report. Science Coordination Group. South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Cole, J.M., Klovanish, C.A., Butler, Z., Miller, M. A., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2020. Removal of Argentine Black and White Tegus in Southern Miami-Dade County.University of Florida. Final Report to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Gati, E.V., Dalaba, J.R., Miller, M.A., Humphrey, J.S., Kluever, B.M., Gibble, R., Mazzotti, F.J. 2020. Assessment of Python Trapping within the Everglades Region Using a Patented Large Reptile Trap. University of Florida. Final Report to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Gati, E.V., Dalaba, J.R., Miller, M.A., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2020. Distribution, relative abundance, and occupancy of Nile monitors in the C-51 Basin, Palm Beach County, FL: Is containment or eradication possible? University of Florida. Final Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Godfrey, S.T., Hackett, C.E., Nifong, J.C., Brandt, L.A. & Mazzotti, F.J. 2020. Monitoring the American Alligator as an Indicator of Ecological Responses of Modified Water Deliveries (MWD) to Northeast Shark River Slough, Everglades National Park. University of Florida. Annual Report to Everglades National Park.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Nafus, M.G., Mazzotti, F.J., & Reed, R.N. 2020. Estimating Detection Probability for Burmese Pythons with Few Detections and Zero Recaptures. Journal of Herpetology. 54(1): 24-30. https://doi.org/10.1670/18-154
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Rossi, N.A., Menchaca-Rodriguez, A., Antelo, R., Wilson, B., McLaren, K., Mazzotti, F., Crespo, R., Wasilewski, J., Alda, F., Doadrio, I. & Barros, T.R. 2020. High levels of population genetic differentiation in the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus). Plos one, 15(7), p.e0235288. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235288
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Somaweera, R., Nifong, J., Rosenblatt, A., Brien, M.L., Combrink, X., Elsey, R.M., Grigg, G., Magnusson, W.E., Mazzotti, F.J., Pearcy, A., Platt, S.G., Shirley, M.H., Tellez, M., Van der Ploeg, J., Webb, G., Whitaker, R., & Webber, B.L. 2020. The Ecological Importance of Crocodylians: Towards Evidence-based Justification for their Conservation. Biological Reviews. 95: 4. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12594
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Strickland, B.A., Gastrich, K., Mazzotti, F.J., Massie, J.A., Paz, V., Viadero, N., Rehage, J.S., & Heithaus, M.R. 2020. Variation in movement behavior of alligators after a major hurricane. Animal Biotelemetry, 8: 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40317-020-00193-0
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Godfrey, S.G., Jennings, N.D., Farris, S.F., Nifong, J.C., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2020. Alligator Survey Network Monitoring Program: Relative Distribution, Abundance, and Demographic Structure of the American Alligator in Relation to Habitat, Water Level, and Salinities. Final Report submitted to Everglades National Park.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Godfrey, S.G., Jennings, N.D., Farris, S.F., Nifong, J.C., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2020. Alligator Survey Network Monitoring Program: Relative Distribution, Abundance, and Demographic Structure of the American Alligator in Relation to Habitat, Water Level, and Salinities. Final Report submitted to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Jennings, N.D., Scarlett, E.V., Godfrey, S.T., Klovanish, C.A., Daykin, B.L., Miller, M.A., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2020. Biotic Inventory of Common Mammals and Python Monitoring in the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge. University of Florida. Final Report to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Jennings, N.D., Butler, Z., Nifong, J.C., Brandt, L.A., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2020. Why are there skinny alligators? Establishing hematological and blood chemistry reference values for alligators in South Florida. Final Report to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Jennings, N.D., S.C. Farris, J.C. Nifong, S. Godfrey, L.A. Brandt, and F.J. Mazzotti. 2020. Evaluating Alligator Status as a System-wide Ecological Indicator of Restoration Progress. Annual Report to the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 22 p.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Mazzotti, F.J. 2020. Science Support and Technical Assistance for Indicator Species Research and Monitoring for Restoration of Greater Everglades Ecosystems. University of Florida. Final Report to the United States Geological Survey.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Miller, M.A., Schwartz, N.P., Klovanish, C., Cooke, S.K., Mason, B.M., Godfrey, S.T., Gati, E.V., Dalaba, J.R., Scarlett, E.V., Nifong, J., Moore, R., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2020. Everglades Invasive Reptile, Amphibian, and Mammal Monitoring Program. University of Florida. Final Report to South Florida Water Management District.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Nifong, J.C., Hackett, C., Farris, S., Mason, B.M., Jennings, N., Godahewa, A., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2020. Movements, Health, and Survival of Translocated American Crocodiles. University of Florida. Final Report to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Nifong, J.C., S. Farris, V. Briggs-Gonzalez, M.S. Cherkiss, and F.J. Mazzotti. 2020. A Monitoring program for FY 2019: The American Crocodile in Everglades National Park. Annual Report to National Park Service. Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 31 p.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2020 Citation: Schwartz, N.P., Miller, M.A., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2020. Everglades Invasive Reptile, Amphibian, and Mammal Monitoring Program. University of Florida. Annual Report to National Park Service  Everglades National Park.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Miller, M.A., & Mazzotti, F.J. Introduced Parasite Impacting Native Snakes in Florida. Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) Seminar, virtual meeting. 2020.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Miller, M.A. & Mazzotti, F.J. Parasite Spillover: Indirect Effects of Invasive Burmese Pythons. South Florida Natural Resources Council, virtual meeting. 2020.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Dalaba, J.R., & Mazzotti, F.J. Outreach: Getting the message out amidst a global pandemic. Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA) Virtual Summit, Davie, FL. October 14-15th, 2020.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Mazzotti, F.J. The Croc Docs: UFs Wildlife Research in South Florida and the Caribbean. UF Leadership Breakfast Seminar, Coral Gables, FL. January 23rd, 2020.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Miller, M.A., & Mazzotti, F.J. Python Control Plan Update. Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA) Virtual Summit, Davie, FL. October 14-15th, 2020.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Miller, M.A., & Mazzotti, F.J. UF Reptile Research and Monitoring Update. Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA) Virtual Summit, Davie, FL. October 14-15th, 2020.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Miller, M.A., & Mazzotti, F.J. Introduced Parasite Impacting Native Snakes in Florida. Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (CISMA) Seminar, virtual meeting. October 28th, 2020.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2020 Citation: Miller, M.A. & Mazzotti, F.J. Parasite Spillover: Indirect Effects of Invasive Burmese Pythons. South Florida Natural Resources Council, virtual meeting. August 19th, 2020.


Progress 04/01/19 to 09/30/19

Outputs
Target Audience:My integrated extension and research program focuses on a clientele base consisting primarily of upper-level science and technical staff of governmental and non-governmental organizations. Through this focus, I can impact effects of ecosystem restoration and management on many individuals by educating a relatively small audience. This focus also provides a natural, direct channel for science into the decision making process. In addition, educating scientific and technical staff about governmental and non-governmental organizations furnishes a natural springboard into international programs. The adult public is targeted as a secondary audience to garner support for use of science in natural resource management decision making. The constant influx of new residents, and even old-timers, who have little to no knowledge of Florida's complex and fragile environment, are audiences that should not be neglected. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?These projects have provided training and development through the graduate student program and workshops. Four graduate students are currently supported by the project, including Jenna Cole (Master's thesis: "Determining Trophic Position of Argentine Black and White Tegus in South Florida"), Seth Farris (Master's - Effects of Environmental Conditions on Body Conditions of American Alligators), Sarah Cooke (Master's - Occupancy Modeling of Argentine Black and White Tegus), and Brittany Mason (Master's - Movement Ecology of Argentine Black and White Tegus in South Florida). In addition to graduate student opportunities, extramural funding provided the opportunity for seven posters and seven presentations at the Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference in Coral Springs, Florida, and three presentations at the Crocodile Specialist Group Regional Meeting in Placencia, Belize in 2019. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Current projects focus on continuing long-term, science-based, GIS/GPS integrated, research, and education programs to support ecological restoration and management efforts in South Florida. International projects aim to apply lessons learned from research in South Florida to analogous ecosystems in the Caribbean. Crocodilians are indicator species in the Everglades landscape and are being used as indicators of ecosystem response to restoration plans. Results from long-term research and monitoring projects on American crocodiles and American alligators in Florida are being used by the U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate and assess restoration plans and projects. Results of a decision support/ landscape modeling program have been used to guide selection of alternatives for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) and are now being used in the Central Everglades Planning Process (CEPP). This effort has allowed decision-makers to choose alternatives most effective at meeting ecological goals of CERP and CEPP at minimum cost and best ecological benefits. Once the best restoration alternatives are chosen, the next important task is to determine responses to restoration efforts. Projects encompassing wildlife habitat relations provide baseline information and reliable methods for monitoring ecosystem responses to ecological changes. The focus of extension efforts during 2019 was to provide a targeted outreach program to support early detection and rapid response (EDRR) and containment efforts. We define targeted outreach as delivering a specific message to a specific audience to obtain a specific response. In this case the message is if you see this invasive animal report it, the audience is residents and workers, and the desired response is reported sightings of an invasive species to the IVE-GOT1 hotline. Reported sightings are then verified either by observer photograph, site visit, camera trap, or live trap. Our approach is based on the concept that if an invasive species is in an area, someone is seeing them. This is particularly important in agricultural and residential areas where much of the habitat available to tegus is on private property. Understanding distribution and habitat use of invasive wildlife will help land managers improve removal efforts by improving detection and removal rates by knowing where to focus removal efforts. Information from studies of Burmese pythons, Nile monitors, and Argentine black and white tegus is already having a profound effect on the evolution of research priorities and management and control plans in the Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA). Our project monitoring and removing invasive reptiles and amphibians in the Everglades has encouraged managers to become more proactive in responding to this threat to the ecosystem. As a result, we have established the first regional early detection and response and monitoring network for invasive wildlife in Florida. We also coordinated outreach efforts for the Everglades Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area (ECISMA). These invasive species efforts led directly to obtaining over $1,000,000.00 in extramural funding in 2019. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? This year's programs consisted of 22 projects, which brought in $2,214,368 in extramural funding. These projects formed an integrated research and extension program to provide science support for restoration of Greater Everglades Ecosystems. Products from these projects include 8 published journal articles, 15 major reports, 29 presentations or posters, 19 abstracts, and 3 published fact sheets. Additionally, science support was disseminated through training workshops, presentations, and summits. A broader audience was informed of current Everglades research problems and projects through a wide array of media outlets including but not limited to National Public Radio, CNN, USA Today, the Gainesville Sun, Miami Herald, and Palm Beach Post, as well as outreach opportunities including presentations at the Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, South Florida Herpetological Society, Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Somerset Academy, and the Everglades Invasive Species Summit.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Beauchamp, J.S., Wilson, B.S., McLaren, K., Wasilewski, J.A., Henriques, L.P., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2019. Satellite Telemetry of Crocodylus acutus in Jamaica: Habitat Selection and Management Implications. Caribbean Naturalist. 61: 1-13.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Briggs-Gonzalez, V., Gonzalez, S.C., Smith, D., Rainwater, T.R., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2018. Dermatemys mawii (The Hicatee, Tortuga Blanca, or Central American River Turtle): A Working Bibliography. Caribbean Naturalist. Sp2: 1-22.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Briggs-Gonzalez, V., Gonzalez, S.C., Smith, D., Rainwater, T.R., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2019. Species Bioprofile for the Hicatee (Dermatemys mawii). Caribbean Naturalist. Sp2: 156-176.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Cole, J.M., Klovanish, C., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2019. Mating of Argentine black-and-white tegus (Salvator merianae) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians. 26(2): 121-122.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Dalaba, J.D., Rochford, M.R., Metzger III, E.F., Gillette, C.R., Schwartz, N.P., Gati, E.V., Godfrey, S.T., Altieri, D., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2019. New county records for introduced reptiles in St. Lucie County, Florida, with some observations on diets. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians. 26(2): 155-158.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Mazzotti, F.J., Smith, B.J., Squires, M.A., Cherkiss, M.S., Farris, S.C., Hackett, C., Hart, K.M., Briggs-Gonzalez, V., & Brandt, L.A. 2019. Influence of salinity on relative density of American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) in Everglades National Park: Implications for restoration of Everglades ecosystems. 102: 608-616. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.03.002
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Meshaka, W.E. Jr., Mazzotti, F.J., & Rochford, M.R. 2019. Ecological plasticity and the future of the Argentine giant tegu (Salvator merianae Dum�ril and Bibron, 1839) in the Southeastern US. Southeastern Naturalist. 18(4): 659-676.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Vaca-Castano, G., Driggers, R., Furxhi, O., Arvidson, C., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2019. Multispectral camera design and algorithms for python snake detection in the Florida Everglades. Proc. SPIE 10986, Algorithms, Technologies, and Applications for Multispectral and Hyperspectral Imagery XXV, 109860Y. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2519109
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Harvey, R.G., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2019. Conflict and Coexistence with Invasive Wildlife: Examining Attitudes and Behaviors towards Burmese Pythons in Florida. In B. Frank, J. Glikman, & S. Marchini (Eds.), Human-Wildlife Interactions: Turning Conflict into Coexistence, Conservation Biology, Cambridge University Press, pp. 265-287.
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Rochford, M.R., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2019. Caiman crocodilus (Linnaeus 1758) Spectacled Caiman. In: K.L. Krysko, K.M. Enge, & P.E. Moler (Eds.), The Amphibians and Reptiles of Florida. University Press of Florida, pp. 306-307.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Dalaba, J.R., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2019. Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR) to nonnative wildlife in South Florida. University of Florida: Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. Factsheet. WEC409. 2 pp. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw454
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Dalaba, J.R. & Mazzotti, F.J. 2019. Large Lizard Lineup for South Florida. University of Florida: Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. Factsheet. WEC414. 2 pp. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw459
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Squires, M., Godahewa, A., Dalaba, J.R., & Mazzotti, F.J. 2019. Have you seen a skinny alligator in South Florida? University of Florida: Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension. Factsheet. WEC415. 2 pp.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2019 Citation: Cherkiss, M.S., Watling, J.I., Brandt, L.A., Mazzotti, F.J., Lindsay, J., Beauchamp, J.S., Lorenz, J., Wasilewski, J.A., Fujisaki, I., & Hart, K.M. In press. Shifts in hatching date of American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in southern Florida. Journal of Thermal Biology.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2019 Citation: Drumheller, S.K., Nestler, J.H., Hackett Farris, C.E., Farris, S.C., & Mazzotti, F.J. Accepted. Crocodylus acutus Bite Marks on a Nest Data Logger and a Taphonomic Approach to Interpreting and Mitigating Disruptions to Nest Monitoring Research in South Florida. PeerJ
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Submitted Year Published: 2019 Citation: Jennings, N.J., Gati, E.V., Ramirez, G.A., Cole, J.M., Mason, B.M., Briggs-Gonzalez, V., Mazzotti, F.J. Submitted. A Communal Nesting Site of the Central American River Turtle (Dermatemys mawii) Along the New River, Belize. Herpetological Bulletin.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2019 Citation: Mazzotti, F.J., Nestler, J.H., Cole, J.M., Closius, C., Kern, W.H., Rochford, M.R., Suarez, E., Brubaker, R., Platt, S.G., Rainwater, T., & Ketterlin, J.K. Accepted. Diet of Nile Monitors (Varanus niloticus) Removed from Palm Beach and Broward Counties, Florida, USA. Journal of Herpetology.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2019 Citation: Metzger III, E.F., Rochford, M.R., Lawrence, A.M., & Mazzotti, F.J. In press. Morelets Crocodile, Crocodylus moreletii (Dum�ril & Bibron 1851) (Crocodylidae), another nonnative crocodilian species introduced to Florida, USA. IRCF Reptiles and Amphibians
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Awaiting Publication Year Published: 2019 Citation: Nafus, M.G., Mazzotti, F.J., & Reed, R.N. 2020. Estimating Detection Probability for Burmese Pythons with Few Detections and Zero Recaptures. Journal of Herpetology. 54(1): 24-30.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Cole, J.M., Cooke, S.K., Nestler, J.H., & Mazzotti, F.J. Removal of Argentine black and white tegus and response to trapping efforts. Poster presented at Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference, Coral Springs, FL. April 22-25, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Cooke, S.K., Godfrey, S.T., Falk, B.G., Hanslowe, E.B., Yackel Adams, A.A., Reed, R.N., Nestler, J.H., & Mazzotti, F.J. Using camera trap surveillance networks to model factors affecting Argentine black and white tegu occupancy. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference, Coral Springs, FL. April 22-25, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Dalaba, J.R., Gati, E.V., Rochford, M.R., Brandt, L.A., & Mazzotti, F.J. Evaluating effectiveness of targeted outreach for invasive reptiles in South Florida. Poster presented at Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference, Coral Springs, FL. April 22-25, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Denton, M.D., Smith, B.J., Squires, M., Mazzotti, F.J., Brandt, L.A., Cherkiss, M.S., Heithaus, M.R., & Hart, K.M. Stable isotope ecology of American alligators across the Greater Everglades: Consistency and variation. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference, Coral Springs, FL. April 22-25, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Gati, E.V., Dalaba, J.R., Iacono, P.C., Brandt, L.A., & Mazzotti, F.J. Nile monitors in the C-51 basin: Is containment or eradication feasible? Poster presented at Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference, Coral Springs, FL. April 22-25, 2019.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2019 Citation: Somaweera, R., Nifong, J., Rosenblatt, A., Brien, M.L., Combrink, X., Elsey, R.M., Grigg, G., Magnusson, W.E., Mazzotti, F.J., Pearcy, A., Platt, S.G., Shirley, M.H., Tellez, M., Van der Ploeg, J., Webb, G., Whitaker, R., & Webber, B.L. Accepted. The Ecological Importance of Crocodylians: Towards Evidence-based Justification for their Conservation. Biological Reviews
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Briggs-Gonzalez, V., Squires, M.A., Farris, S.C., Hackett, C.E., Basille, M., Mazzotti, F.J., Cherkiss, M., Smith, B.J., Hart, K., Waddle, H., & Brandt, L.A. Alligators and crocodiles as indicators for ecological responses to Everglades Restoration. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference, Coral Springs, FL. April 22-25, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Godahewa, A., Squires, M.A., Jennings, N.D., Dalaba, J.R., Hackett, C.E., Farris, S.C., Brandt, L.A., & Mazzotti, F.J. Have you seen a skinny alligator in South Florida? Poster presented at Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference, Coral Springs, FL. April 22-25, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Godfrey, S.T., Metzger III, E.F., Nestler, J.H., Rochford, M.R., Gati, E.V., & Mazzotti, F.J. Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) removal in southern Florida. Poster presented at Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference, Coral Springs, FL. April 22-25, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Godfrey, S.T., Metzger III, E.F., Nestler, J.H., Rochford, M.R., Gati, E.V., & Mazzotti, F.J. Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) removal in southern Florida. IUCN/SSC  Crocodile Specialist Group Regional Meeting, Placencia, Belize. June 26-29, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Hart, K.M., Cherkiss, M.C., Crowder, A.G., Fujisaki, I., Mazzotti, F.J., Beauchamp, J.S., Denton, M.D., & Smith, B.J. Tracking faunal species of concern in Everglades southern estuaries. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference, Coral Springs, FL. April 22-25, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Jennings, N.D., Rochford, M.R., & Mazzotti, F.J. The Everglades Invasive Reptile and Amphibian Monitoring Program (EIRAMP) as a tool for reducing vulnerability to invasion by nonnative reptiles. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference, Coral Springs, FL. April 22-25, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Mason, B., Gengler, N., Schwartz, N., & Mazzotti, F.J. Stopping the spread: Predicting movement corridors of invasive Argentine black and white tegus. Poster presented at Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference, Coral Springs, FL. April 22-25, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Mason, B.M., Nestler, J.H., & Mazzotti, F.J. Factors affecting Morelets crocodile (Crocodylus moreletti) body condition in Belize: Do multiple recaptures result in skinnier crocodiles? IUCN/SSC  Crocodile Specialist Group Regional Meeting, Placencia, Belize. June 26-29, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Mason, B.M., Gengler, N., Schwartz, N., & Mazzotti, F.J. Stopping the Spread: Predicting Movement Corridors of Invasive Argentine Black and White Tegus. Poster presented at the South Florida Graduate Research Symposium, Homestead, FL. July 16, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Mason, B.M., Gengler, N., Schwartz, N., & Mazzotti, F.J. Stopping the Spread: Predicting Movement Corridors of Invasive Argentine Black and White Tegus. Poster presented at the Everglades Invasive Species Summit, Davie, FL. July 17, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Nestler, J.H., Smith, B.J., Ketterlin, J.K., Rochford, M.R., Miller, M., & Mazzotti, F.J. Exploring patterns in targeted surveys for Burmese pythons in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference, Coral Springs, FL. April 22-25, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Nestler, J.H., & Mazzotti, F.J. Crocodylians as indicator species: Implications for Latin America and the Caribbean. IUCN/SSC  Crocodile Specialist Group Regional Meeting, Placencia, Belize. June 26-29, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Schwartz, N.P., Nestler, J.H., Smith, B.J., Ketterlin, J.K., Rochford, M.R., Metzger III, E.F., & Mazzotti, F.J. Modeling green iguana populations before and after removals. Poster presented at Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference, Coral Springs, FL. April 22-25, 2019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2019 Citation: Squires, M., Hackett, C.E., Farris, S.C., Smith, C.D., Brandt, L.A., & Mazzotti, F.J. Hematology of Everglades crocodilians. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration (GEER) Conference, Coral Springs, FL. April 22-25, 2019.
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Dalaba, J.R., Bargeron, C., Patel, K., Mazzotti, F.J. 2019. Large Lizard Lineup Interactive Key. https://www.floridainvasives.org/lizard/ (webpage)
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2019 Citation: Squires, M., Godahewa, A., Dalaba, J.R., Mazzotti, F.J. 2019. Have you seen a skinny alligator in South Florida? https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/alligator-body-condition (webpage)