Source: FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY submitted to NRP
BUILDING RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND LEADERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND RELATED CAREER (BREAL - ARC)
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1028682
Grant No.
2022-77040-37619
Cumulative Award Amt.
$1,000,000.00
Proposal No.
2022-02670
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2022
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2026
Grant Year
2022
Program Code
[NJ]- Hispanic Serving Institutions Education Grants Program
Recipient Organization
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
(N/A)
MIAMI,FL 33199
Performing Department
Earth and Environment
Non Technical Summary
The project strengthens a multi-institutional consortium in Florida and Puerto Rico for training Hispanic students in agricultural and related careers. The goal is to develop an innovative educational and leadership program, that trains more than 29 Associate and Bachelor students, 8 masters' and 2 doctoral students of underrepresented communities. The project will (a) enrich existing curricula in the collaborating institutions; (b) pipeline 16 Associate degree students to 4-year college; (c) integrate virtual and digital technology learning tools; (d) offer aggressive programs of internship, community engagement, leadership development, and career placement programs; and (e) offer a K-12 school outreach program.
Animal Health Component
100%
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
100%
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
1020199107030%
1327210207010%
2111499116020%
2041499106020%
6056199301020%
Goals / Objectives
The main goals of this collaboration between Florida International University,Inter-American University, St. Thomas University and Miami Dade College, Homestead, are to (a)strengthen existing agricultural science curricula with new collaborative virtual training modules on advanced agricultural issues, including social and behavioral science topics and leadership development; (b) pipeline students from 2-year to 4-year agri-science programs; and (c) train at least 29 Hispanic undergraduates, eight masters' students and two doctoral students in agriculture, and providing them with research, community engagement, leadership and career development opportunities.
Project Methods
The key project activities will be carried through: (a) curriculum enrichment, (b) field and lab-based experiments, (c) farm tours, (d) virtual workshops on innovative agricultural ideas, (e) internships and leadership building exercieses, (f) thesis and doctoral research projects, (g) career and graduate education placement mentoring and training, (h) annual symposium, (i) high school students internship, and (j) continuous monitoring of the project progress through internal and external evaluations.

Progress 09/01/23 to 08/31/24

Outputs
Target Audience:Undergraduate and graduate students primarily belonging to Hispanic origin from Florida and Puerto Rico. Changes/Problems:One of the challenges for the 2023-2024 year was to recruit High School students for the Summer High School Internship Program. We reached out to the High Schools in our area and only one student was interested in the internship. We plan to try new strategies to recruit High School students for the summer 2024-2025 period of the grant. We intend to recruit for high school interns earlier in the year. Recruitment was delayed for IAU which affected overall recruitment and delayed it to the second term. IAU will plan to try new strategies to recruit students as well. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?FIU hosted a three-part workshop with USDA OPPE to guide students on how to navigate applying to federal jobs/internships, resumé building, and interviewing skills. STU has provided several workshops for undergraduate students in statistics, microbiome analysis, and bioinformatics in addition to career development workshops. IAU organized several professional development activities for students, both from this program and department students. Some of those activities were also used to present the project and recruit students. Students participated in a STEMpowerment Coaching workshop as well as a conference titled, "From Ocean to Atmosphere: The Evolution of an Analytical Chemistry Career." MDCH has engaged students through several field and laboratory learning experiences. Students are often immersed in events that allow them to practice science communication skills as well as networking with several guests from industry. A two-day Ag leadership Workshop is being planned for November 2024 in collaboration with the USDA Office of partnerships and Public Engagement. This will be a virtual workshop which students of all collaborating institutions, STU, MDCH, and IAU, will be attending. The workshop will be hosted by FIU faculty along with several leaders from ARS, NIFA, NRCS, OPPE, FS, and USDA Pathways. Several of the project students had opportunities to conduct research at the local USDA ARS research labs and fields. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?FIU hosted several workshops and symposia open to the community. The 2024 Agroecology Symposium saw participation from undergraduate and graduate students from FIU and other institutions. Research and training results were shared at various symposia and conferences, including the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference in February 2024, conducted by STU with over 800 student participants. Other notable events were the 2024 Agroecology Symposium at FIU, the 2024 STU Summer Research Symposium, and the 2024 Student Research Symposium at MDCH. Students and faculty of the bREAL collaboration made 21 conference presentations during the reporting period. Additionally, four refereed articles of research funded by this grant were published. IAU students presented two research posters at the American Chemical Society National Meeting held in Indianapolis, and at the Departmental Poster Fest. The MDCH Undergraduate Research Symposium, where several undergraduate students presented, attracted attendees from the college and other institutions. MDCH also shared ongoing research data with undergraduate students and the Miami-Dade County Department of Health. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We plan to continue engaging students in both professional and academic activities for the coming years across all institutions. We will continue to engage in active recruitment for undergraduates, graduates, and high school interns. We will continue to help students apply to USDA job and internship opportunities by involving students in workshops geared towards resume building, interviewing skills, and navigating job platforms. The plan is engage them in research activities and encourage them to pursue higher education. We plan to try new strategies to recruit High School student interns for summer 2024-2025. STU will be making progress on their microbiome project in partnership with NOVA University. We will be closely monitoring students from the MDCH two-year college to four-year institutions like FIU and other schools.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Objective 1- Recruitment of Hispanic student into bREAL-ARC for the collaborating institutions Florida International University (FIU), Inter- American University (IAU), St. Thomas University (STU), and Miami Dade College Homestead (MDCH). As of October 2024, we will have recruited a cumulative total of 27 undergraduates and 9 graduate students. FIU recruited six Hispanic undergraduates, and six graduate students (2 Ph. D and 4 MS). STU has recruited a total of eight minority students: six Hispanic and two African-American students. IAU recruited total of 4 Hispanic undergraduate students and three graduate students since the beginning of the program. MDCH has recruited a total of nine Hispanic undergraduate students. Most students in the programs of all four institutions are primarily in agriculture and plant sciences, with the exception of one student from Psychology program at FIU. Objective 2- Develop student's scientific and career skills. Each institution has offered both experiential and experimental learning opportunities in agriculture-related fields. Most students assisted in ongoing research projects or developed their own project under the guidance of a faculty mentor or graduate student. FIU students were enrolled in a variety of agri-science courses including Farm Economics, Introduction to Horticulture, Modern Crop Production, Sustainable Agriculture, Agroecology, Soils and Ecosystems, Soil Microbiology, and Integrated Pest Management. FIU undergraduate students also were engaged in on-campus undergraduate research projects and weekly organic garden workday (six hours weekly). One FIU graduate student travelled to Costa Rica to work with a non-profit organization to conduct a study on beekeeping in coffee plantation. One of the FIU doctoral students worked with his mentors to secure a USDA SARE grant for his field research. IAU students participated in several workshops that enhanced students understanding of GIS remote sensing. Students volunteered with a nutritionist, in a conservation area with a biologist and another with Natural Resources. Two Graduate students continuously worked on water quality testing. Their performance was evaluated as excellent by their supervisors. Three conferences were organized by bREAL-ARC, where students from the Department participated, along with bREAL-ARC participants. STU engaged students in a wide diversity of scientific training to prepare students for future career goals. Research projects have consisted of investigations into soil enrichment, molecular biology, natural products with antioxidant properties, biodiversity, microbiology, and genomics. Students are trained in public speaking, data analysis, peer mentorship, and science-based community services such as training of local public school educational staff in enhancing laboratory activity programs for high schoolers and serving as judges in science fairs. MDCH has conducted 59 student-centered field trips in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties to provide students with exposure and experience to south Florida environmental challenges and opportunities, with a focus on environmental science (water quality). MDCH had ongoing training opportunities with field- and laboratory-based training in environmental monitoring instrumentation, both field- and bench-top based, for parameters such as temperature, salinity, total dissolved solids, conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen, alkalinity, nitrate and ammonium concentrations, photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), and turbidity. Objective 3-Broaden agricultural education through enhanced institutional collaboration. One student was recruited for a six week-long internship during Fall 2024. STU had one undergraduate begin an internship at the USDA ARS Subtropical Horticultural Research Station in Miami. STU collaborated with Miami-Dade College through STEM grant for summer research opportunities for MDC students. This led to one student transferring to STU in 2023 and has been recruited for the bREAL grant. By establishing a collaboration with NOVA Southeastern University, students are learning microbiome analysis of soil microbes. MDCH had six undergraduate students graduate with an AA degree in Biology and transfer to FIU to pursue a bachelor's in biology with a special interest insect ecology. One student graduated and transferred to the University of Pennsylvania to pursue a degree in human health and epidemiology. Additionally, in the previous academic year, four undergraduate students graduated and transferred to FIU. Three undergraduates pursued a degree in biology and one undergraduate graduated from FIU with a BS in Mathematics. Objective 4- Help Place Hispanic/minority students in USDA and other agencies. Three FIU undergraduate and two graduate students conducted research at the local USDA ARS Subtropical Horticultural Research Station in Miami. STU has had three undergraduate students graduate this year. One student is applying to graduate programs relating to microbiology. One student has been accepted to pharmacy school to study natural products of fungi. Another student is starting an internship at USDA ARS Subtropical Horticultural Research Station. Other students are interested in pursuing higher education or agricultural research positions following their graduations. MDCH has one former student who graduated April 2024 that transferred to FIU for a degree in biology focusing on entomology. Other students are focusing on acquiring their AA or BS degrees.

Publications

  • Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Stanbrook, R., M. G. Bhat and J. King. Economic value of dung removal by dung beetles in US sub-tropical pastures Basic and Applied Ecology, 79, September 2024, p. 123-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2024.07.001
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Milian, A., Navarro, A., and Gonzalez, A. (20233, March) Water quality correlation with aquatic macroinvertebrates diversity in the water of natural reserve Pantano Espinar and Ca�o Madre Vieja in Aguada-Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Poster presented at ACS National Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Claveus, A., Jeffries, N., Perez, D., and Perez, A.M. Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Sequestration of Hardwood and Palm Trees at Pelican Harbor Facility in Miami-Dade County. College of Health Sciences and Technology, St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Belbase, P., Maruthi Sridhar, BB., Jayachandran, K., and Bhat, M. 2023. Comparative Evaluation of Dragon Fruit Performance in High Tunnel and Field Environments in South Florida. SSSA Annual Meetings, October 29- November 1, St. Louis, MO
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Cabera, A., Rocha, V., Nageswara-Rao, R. and Khoddamzadeh, A.A. 2024. Integrated Effects of Light Intensity and Fertilization on Growth and Development of Plumeria. Earth and Environment Department Agroecology Symposium, Miami, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Cendan, L.A., Nageswara-Rao, R. and Khoddamzadeh, A.A. 2024. Impact of Regenerative Agriculture on Mitigation Salt Stress in Tomato Cultivars Within Urban Miami. Urban Food Systems Symposium, Developing Urban Food Systems for Sustainable and Resilient Communities Conference. Columbus, OH.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Cendan, L.A., Brym, M., Nageswara-Rao, R. and Khoddamzadeh, A.A. 2024. Studying the Efficacy of Bradyrhizobium Colonization in Pigeon Pea Cover. Earth and Environment Department Graduate Symposium, Miami, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Marra, C., Montes de Oca, J., and Pilar Maul, D. From Regolith to Soil: Forging a Trajectory Towards Sustainable Martian Agriculture. College of Health Science and Technology, St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL 33054.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Ramos, D., Pina, M., and Pilar Maul, D.Testing Antibacterial Activity of Piper auritum Extracts Against Four Bacterial Species. College of Health Science and Technology, St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL 33054.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Hadley, D.M. and Pilar Maul, D. Veterinary Clinical Practices and Research at the Critter Fixers Veterinary Hospital in Byron, Georgia. College of Health Science and Technology, St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL 33054.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Farina, S., Rocha, V., Nageswara-Rao, R. and Khoddamzadeh, A.A. 2024. Precision Nitrogen Management of Queens Flower, Giant Crepe-Myrtle. Earth and Environment Department Agroecology Symposium, Miami, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Gonzalez, P., Tucker, D., Maruthi Sridhar, B.B., Nageswara-Rao, R., Griffith, P. and Khoddamzadeh, A.A. 2024. Understanding ecophysiological responses of cabbage palm to saltwater intrusion and silicon amendment. Florida State Horticultural Society (FSHS) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Gonzalez, P., Nageswara-Rao, R., Griffith, P. and Khoddamzadeh, A.A. 2024. Assessing the Effects of Saltwater Intrusion and Silicon Amendment on the Ecophysiological Traits of Cabbage Palm. Earth and Environment Department Graduate Symposium, Miami, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Ibarra, A., Rocha, V., Nageswara-Rao, R. and Khoddamzadeh, A.A. 2024. Sustainable Fertilizer Management and Monitoring Using Optical Sensor Technology on Fiji Coconut. Earth and Environment Department Agroecology Symposium, Miami, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Lopez-Perez, I., Navarro, A., and Gonzalez, A. (2023, March) Relationship between death of red mangrove and water quality in natural reserve Pantano Espinar and Ca�o Madre Vieja estuary, in Aguada-Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Poster presented at ACS National Meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Amaya Jr, J., Ramos, D., Jackson, L., Tapanes-Castillo, A., and Pina, M. Antioxidant Activity of American Beauty Berry (Callicarpa americana), Mexican Pepper Leaf (Piper auritum) and Brazilian Pepper Tree (Schinus terebinthifolius). College of Health Science and Technology, St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL 33054.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Amaya Jr., J., Ramos, D., Jackson, L., Tapanes-Castillo, A., and Pina, M. Fractionation and Antioxidant Analysis of Brazilian Peppertree (Schinus terebinthifolius) Bark Extracts. College of Health Sciences and Technology, St. Thomas University, Miami Gardens, FL 33054.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Martin, S., Maruthi Sridhar, BB., Shetty, K., Jayachandran, K., and Oyege, I. 2023. Assessing the Salt Tolerance of Cherry Tomato Varieties Under Short-Term below Ground Saltwater Stress. SSSA Annual Meetings, October 29- November 1, St. Louis, MO.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Maruthi Sridhar, BB., Oyege, I., Prats, J., Yuvaraj, D., and Jayachandran, K. 2023. Precision Conservation Agriculture Mapping and Monitoring for the Organic Farming Systems in South Florida. SSSA Annual Meetings, October 29- November 1, St. Louis, MO.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Munoz Salas, M., Souza Costa, B. N., Jestrow, B. and Khoddamzadeh, A.A. 2024. In-Vitro Micropropagation of Anthurium cubense using Plant Growth Regulators. Florida State Horticultural Society (FSHS) Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Munoz Salas, M., Souza Costa, B. N., Jestrow, B. and Khoddamzadeh, A.A. 2024. In-Vitro Micropropagation of Anthurium cubense using Plant Growth Regulators (PGRs). Earth and Environment Department Graduate Symposium, Miami, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Oyege I. and Maruthi Sridhar BB. 2023. Residual Effects of Vermicompost Derived Soil Nutrients on Growth and Physiology of Subsequent Strawberry Rotation after Corn. SSSA Annual Meetings, October 29- November 1, St. Louis, MO.


Progress 09/01/22 to 08/31/23

Outputs
Target Audience:Undergraduate and graduate students primarily belonging to Hispanic origin from Florida and Puerto Rico. Changes/Problems:One of the challenges for the 2022-2023 year was to recruit High School students for the Summer High School Internship Program. We reached out to the High Schools in our area and only one student was interested in the internship. We plan to try new strategies to recruit High School students for the summer of 2024. Recruitment was delayed for IAU which affected overall recruitment and delayed it to the second term. We also have a change of co-Project Director at our HSI partnership collaborator, Miami Dade College Homestead campus. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?A GIS workshop was conducted during the period of June 26-30, 2023. A total of 19 participants, which includes 12 undergraduate students, 5 graduate students and 2 faculty members, have participated in the one-week activity. The workshop was also made available for online participants through zoom where two undergraduate students and one faculty member have actively participated from IAU. The workshop was taught by FIU faculty and was assisted by three graduate students with software installation, helping the participant in downloading, accessing and interpreting datasets. IAU organized several professional development activities for the project students. Some of those activities were also used to present the project and recruit students. This project also funded participation of students at the ACS National Meeting in Indianapolis, IN. Two students traveled and presented their master's research at the meeting. Students also presented at the Poster Fest organized at IAU. STU organized various science workshops for the students: Statistics, Python Programing, GIS, Microbiome protocols and bioinformatics in addition, career development workshops. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?IAU presented two research posters at the American Chemical Society National Meeting in Indianapolis, IN. Students also presented their poster research at the Departmental Poster Fest.IAU faculty presented to the faculty the goals of the project. Research and training results have been disseminated through various symposia with participation of universities outside of the collaborating institutions, for instance, the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference in Feb 2023 with over 1000 student participants and the 2023 Agroecology Symposium at FIU, and the 2022 STU Summer Research Symposium. In addition, two articles of research work done under this grant have been published in two different journals. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We plan to continue to engage students in the above professional and academic activities in the coming years. We will continue our effort on recruiting undergraduate and graduate students. We will also continue to help students apply for USDA jobs and internships by keeping them notified of opportunities, advising them on how to tailor their resumes for certain openings, preparing for the interview process, engaging them in research activities, and encouraging them to pursue higher education. We will advise students to participate in more conferences and workshops pertaining to resume building, scientific conferences, and leadership. We plan to try new strategies to recruit High School students for the summer 2023-2024 period of the grant.STU plans to expand their biology program to include additional courses in Ecology.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Objective 1 - Recruitment of Hispanic student into bREAL-ARC for the collaborating institutions Florida International University (FIU), Inter- American University (IAU), St. Thomas University (STU), and Miami Dade College Homestead (MDCH). During the reporting period, the collaboration institutions have recruited a total of 15 undergraduate and six graduate students. FIU recruited five Hispanic undergraduates and three graduate students (2 Ph.D and 1 Masters). STU has recruited six minority students: four Hispanic and two African-American students. STU intends on recruiting an additional Hispanic student to reach its goal for this particular demographic. The students recruited come from biology and chemistry majors. One transferred to FIU with an interest in the agroecology program. IAU recruited three masters students into Environmental Sciences program and four undergraduate students in the Biology or Chemistry programs. Objective 2 - Develop student's scientific and career skills. Each institution has offered both experiential and experimental learning opportunities in agricultural fields. Most students assisted in ongoing research projects or developed their own project under the guidance of a faculty mentor or graduate student. FIU students were enrolled in a variety of agri-science courses including Introduction to Horticulture, Modern Crop Production, Sustainable Agriculture, Agroecology, Soils and Ecosystems, Soil Microbiology, and Integrated Pest Management. FIU undergraduate students also engaged in on-campus undergraduate research projects and weekly organic garden workday (six hours weekly). IAU students participated in several workshops that enhanced students understanding of GIS remote sensing. Students volunteered with nutritionist, in a conservation area with a biologist and another with Natural Resources. Three conferences were organized by b-REAL-ARC program, wherein the program students participated. STU engaged students in a wide diversity of scientific training in order to prepare students for future career goals. Research projects have consisted of investigations into medicinal phytochemistry, population statistics, molecular biology agroecology, and urban zoology. Students are trained in public speaking, data analysis, peer mentorship, and science-based community services such as training of local public school educational staff in enhancing laboratory activity programs for high schoolers and serving as judges in science fairs. Objective 3 - Broaden agricultural education through enhanced institutional collaboration. One student was recruited for a six week-long internship during Fall 2023. STU established positive connections with local schools (training local teachers in high-school level laboratory activities) and cross-university collaborations (GIS and Microbiology REEU opportunities at FIU; Microbiome analysis genomics training at NOVA Southeastern University), which have exposed students to opportunities across collaborating institutions. In doing so, we have been able to enhance professional benefits conferred to our students as well as maintained professional relationships between collaborating and outside institutions. Objective 4 - Help place Hispanic/minority students in USDA and other agencies. Three FIU students gained summer research experience at the local USDA Sub-tropical Horticultural Research Station in Miami. One FIU student conducted an internship during the summer at a local farm, Little Farm. None of the students have graduated during the year, yet all are interested in pursuing either higher education (PhD Programs) or agricultural research positions following their graduations. Through expanding their project designs such that they undergo training and research opportunities in other universities (FIU, NSU), students are allowed to gain familiarity with laboratories and professionals at these institutions, granting them experience and confidence in both networking and communicative skills.

Publications

  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Abimael Milian, Ana Navarro & Angela Gonz�lez. Water quality correlation with aquatic macroinvertebrates diversity in the water of natural reserve Pantano Espinar and Ca�o Madre Vieja in Aguada-Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. ACS National Meeting. Indianapolis, Indiana. 2023.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Daniela Ramos, Javier Amaya, Alexis Tapanes-Castillo, Ph.D., Maria Pina, Ph.D.1 Fractionation of Plant Extracts of Brazilian Pepper Tree and Concentration of Phenols and Flavonoids in Medicinal Plants. Agroecology Symposium. Florida International University. Miami, FL. 2023.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Daniela Ramos, Javier Amaya, Alexis Tapanes-Castillo, Ph.D., Maria Pina, Ph.D.1 Fractionation of Plant Extracts of Brazilian Pepper Tree and Concentration of Phenols and Flavonoids in Medicinal Plants. Florida Undergraduate Research Conference. St. Thomas University. Miami Gardens, FL. 2023.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Dimaggio Hanna, Hernan Aranguren, Luis Alfredo Cendan, Dora Pilar Maul, & Antonio Mijail Perez. A Community Analysis of the Amelia Park Hardwood and Palm Trees. Agroecology Symposium. Florida International University. Miami, FL. 2023.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Elizabeth-Sarah Bile, Riana Jackson, Kimberely Gutierrez, Luis Alfredo Cendan, Dora Pilar Maul & Antonio Mijail Perez. Comparing biomass and carbon stock in hardwood vs. palm tree species. Agroecology Symposium. Florida International University. Miami, FL. 2023.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Isbeth L�pez-P�rez, Ana Navarro & Angela Gonz�lez. Relationship between death of red mangrove and water quality in natural reserve Pantano Espinar and Ca�o Madre Vieja estuary, in Aguada-Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. ACS National Meeting. Indianapolis, Indiana. 2023.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kimberly Gutierrez, Alisha Uzakova, Luis Alfredo Cendan, Dora Pilar Maul, & Antonio Mijail Perez. Determining the Above Ground Biomass and Carbon Stock of Hardwood and Palms Trees. Agroecology Symposium. Florida International University. Miami, FL. 2023.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Kimberly Gutierrez, Alisha Uzakova, Luis Alfredo Cendan, Dora Pilar Maul, & Antonio Mijail Perez. Determining the Above Ground Biomass and Carbon Stock of Hardwood and Palms Trees. Florida Undergraduate Research Conference. St. Thomas University. Miami Gardens, FL. 2023
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Maricarmen Roman, Lia Pena, Stephanie Gomez and D. Pilar Maul. RAPDs Fingerprinting in Varieties of Brassica oleracea. Agroecology Symposium. Florida International University. Miami, FL. 2023.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Maricarmen Roman, Lia Pena, Stephanie Gomez and D. Pilar Maul. RAPDs Fingerprinting in Varieties of Brassica oleracea. Florida Undergraduate Research Conference. St. Thomas University. Miami Gardens, FL. 2023
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2022 Citation: Perez, A.M.; Maul, D.P., Cendan, L.A. 2022. Biomass and Carbon Capture in Trees at Amelia Earhart Park, Miami Dade County, Florida, US. European Journal of Environment and Earth Sciences, 3(6):18-22. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejgeo.2022.3.6.348
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2023 Citation: Perez, A.M ; Cendan, L. A.; Maul, D. P., Cottiere, S. 2023. Aboveground Biomass and Carbon Stock in an urban forest within the St. Thomas University Campus, Miami Gardens. Journal of Multidisciplinary Research, Vol. 15, No. 1: 65-78. ISSN