Letter from the Guest Editor:
Fall Focus on the Environment
Glenn Acomb, ASLA, Lecturer
Department of Landscape Architecture
College of Design, Construction and Planning
In a state that derives so much benefit from the richness of the environment, its productivity, and the quality of life it provides, one of the key challenges for the University of Florida is to lay the foundation for a lifetime of learning through the undergraduate education experience and be better informed stewards of our environmental future.
The scholarly work presented in this issue reflects insightful perspective on issues spanning a variety of fields of study throughout the university including agriculture, energy, water, wildlife and forestry. Each scholar exemplifies the foundation of skills of inquiry and measurement necessary to address key questions that will be faced throughout their careers.
These scholars’ presentations use the methodologies necessary in their respective fields of study and are so composed to analyze the qualitative and the quantitative data, as well as recognize outcome. Examples of the wide range of inquiries selected for this issue of JUR include the exploration of methods of improved crop production, improved worker productivity through energy management systems, use of wetlands for municipal wastewater treatment, improvements to integrated pest management, and policies for sustainable forest management. Indeed, these inquiries warrant such exploration and may provide insight for solutions that contribute to a sustainable future for Florida, and beyond.
On behalf of the JUR and faculty of the University of Florida, it is our wish that you recognize their contributions to a body of knowledge in their respective fields and enjoy their achievements in scholarly production that is so vital to a research university.
JUR and Professor Acomb would like to recognize Gail Hansen, former adjunct faculty in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Ph.D. candidate in the College of Design Construction and Planning, for her assistance in the review of some of the papers in this issue. We would also like to thank Yelena Moroz for serving as features editor of this issue.
Featured Scholar: Emily Mitchem
Perhaps Emily Mitchem’s accomplishments come from her fascination
with how animals and systems function. “It’s cool learning
how living things work,” she says. “We have almost the exact
same eyes as an octopus, except theirs are meant for focusing underwater.”
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Papers
Emily Mitchem,
Honors Program
(Mentor: Shirley Baker)
Native Florida Crustacean Predators’ Preferences
Regarding the Non-Indigenous Green Mussel, Perna viridis (Linnaeus 1758)
Lindsey Verduin,
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
(Mentor: Christine Chase)
The Distribution of Cytochrome C in Developing Pollen of Normal and S Male-sterile
Maize
Mauricio E. Arias,
College of Engineering
(Mentor: Mark T. Brown)
Feasibility of Using Constructed Treatment
Wetlands for Municipal Wastewater Treatment in the Bogotá Savannah,
Colombia
Kari Reno,
College of Agricultural and Life
Sciences
(Mentor: Johan Scholberg)
Using Resin
Traps for Assessment of Nitrogen Leaching in Agricultural Production Systems
Laura Locke,
College of Engineering
(Mentor: Diane Schaub)
Linking Productivity and Energy Savings
Rebecca Gruby,
College of Agricultural and
Life Sciences
(Mentor: Janaki
Alavalapati)
Comparative Analysis of Institutions and Policies Influencing
Private Forestry in Florida and New Brunswick: Implications for the Canada-U.S.
Softwood Lumber Trade Dispute
Ellen Gray,
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
(Mentor: Ann Blount)
Bahiagrass Quality Improvement Through Plant Selection
Kaytora Long,
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
(Mentor: Oscar Liburd)
Evaluation of Various Mediums for Rearing Bigeyed Bugs Geocoris punctipes (Say)
a Beneficial Predator for Controlling Insect Pest Populations
