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Applied Conservation Science: Reports and Past Projects

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Goodman, J., D. Walters, K. Bradley, J. Maschinski, and A. Salazar. In press. Seeds of endangered Harrisia fragrans form persistent soil seed banks and withstand orthodox storage conditions. Haseltonia.

2013

Exotic and Nuisance Native Vegetation Control Coordination and Vegetation Monitoring for the Picayune Strand Restoration Project.   2011-2013.  Mapping of exotic and nuisance vegetation and coordinating exotic control efforts within a 3,000 acre area of Picayune Strand State Forest undergoing extensive hydrological and mechanical restoration.  $293,000.00 agreement with SFWMD, subcontracted through Environmental Resources Management – Southeast, Inc. Reference: Hess, S.C., C. van der Heiden, and M. Barry. 2013. Picayune Strand restoration project restored footprint exotics mapping and control coordination. Annual Summary Effectiveness Assessment Report. Prepared for the South Florida Water Management District. And Addendum.

Assessment of the Federally Endangered Small's Milkpea (Galactia smallii) and Candidate Sand Flax (Linum arenicola) at the Homestead Air Reserve Base, Homestead, Florida. 2012 - 2013. Biologists from IRC performed baselins assessments of Small's milkpea (Galactia smallii) and sand flax (Linum arenicola) in the pine rockland habitat at the Homestead Air Reserve Base. Reference: van der Heiden, C. and J. Johnson. 2013. Assessment of the Federally Endangered Small's Milkpea (Galactia smallii) and Candidate Sand Flax (Linum arenicola) at the Homestead Air Reserve Base, Homestead, Florida. Submitted to the URS Corporation.

Plant Survey for the Endangered Small.s Milkpea (Galactia smallii) and Candidate Sand Flax (Linum arenicola) Dade County Florida, Adjacent to SOCSOUTH Headquarters Homestead, Florida. Biologists from IRC performed baselins assessments of Small's milkpea (Galactia smallii) and sand flax (Linum arenicola) in the pine rockland habitat at a property adjacent to the Homestead Air Reserve Base. Reference: van der Heiden, C. and J. Johnson. 2013. Plant Survey for the Endangered Small.s Milkpea (Galactia smallii) and Candidate Sand Flax (Linum arenicola) Dade County Florida, Adjacent to SOCSOUTH Headquarters Homestead, Florida. Submitted to CH2M Hill, Atlanta Georgia. .

2012

Mortellaro, S., M. Barry, G. Gann, J. Zahina, S. Channon, C. Hilsenbeck, D. Scofield, G. Wilder, and G. Wilhelm. 2012. Coefficients of Conservatism Values and the Floristic Quality Index for the Vascular Plants of South Florida. Southeastern Naturalist. 11(3):1-62

Troxler, T.G., M. Ikenaga, L. Scinto, J. Boyer, R. Condit, R. Perez, G. Gann, and D. Childers. 2012. Patterns of soil bacteria and canopy community structure related to tropical peatland development. Wetlands 32: 769-782.

Wilder, G.J., and M.J. Barry. 2012. A Floristic Inventory of Dismal Key and Fakahatchee Island: Two shell mounds situated within the Ten Thousand Islands region in the Gulf of Mexico (Collier County, Florida). Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 6(1): 259-272.

Sea Level Rise Assessments.  2012.  With the University of Central Florida, The IRC completed vulnerability assessments for target plant species based on their vulnerability to sea level rise, climate change, and human land use change.  $2,000 contract.

2011

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 2011. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council’s 2011 List of Invasive Plant Species. K.A. Bradley, Chair, FLEPPC Plant List Committee.

Hess, S.C., K. Bradley, M. Barry, M. S. Bonness. 2011. Year 4 Post-Restoration Vegetation Monitoring of Prairie Canal & Control Transects - Picayune Strand Restoration PSRP Vegetation Monitoring 2011. Prepared for the South Florida Water Management District. Report.

Saha, A.K., S. Saha, J. Sadle, J. Jiang, M.S. Ross, R.M. Price, L.S.L.O. Sternberg, and K.S. Wendelberger. 2011. Sea level rise and South Florida coastal forests. Climatic Change: May, 2011.

Partnership with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden 2006-2011.  In an ongoing collaboration with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, the IRC added specimens to the FTG herbarium and partnered on projects including the monitoring of Pilosocereus robinii in the Florida Keys (January, 2009), floristic evaluations in the vicinities of Amorpha herbacea var. crenulata populations, and editing of the Natural Forest Community database to create pine rockland and rockland hammock maps. 

Friends of Rookery Bay Habitat Mapping. 2010-2011. IRC and the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (RBNERR) staff created baseline habitat maps of RBNERR plant communities. A focus for this project was to evaluate the future effects of climate change and sea level rise on plant communities in RBNERR using models of tides and elevation.  $60,000 contract with Friends of Rookery Bay was $60,000.   Reference: Barry, M.; A. Hartley; and B. McCarthey. 2013. Vegetation Mapping at Rookery BayNational Estuarine Research Reserve. Submitted to Friends of Rookery Bay, Inc..

Saha, S., K. Bradley, M.S. Ross, P. Hughes,, T. Wilmers, P. Ruiz, and C. Bergh. 2011. Hurricane effects on subtropical pine rocklands of the Florida Keys. Climatic Change: May, 2011.

Woodmanse, S.W. and J. L Sadle. 2011. Discovery of Rhynchosia precatoria (fabaceae) in Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 5(2):837-838.

2010

Saha, S., A. Catenazzi, and E.S. Menges. 2010. Does time since fire explain plant biomass allocation in the Florida, USA, scrub ecosystem?. Fire Ecology: Volume 6, No. 2.

Picayune Strand Restoration Project – Restored Footprint Exotics Mapping and Control Coordination.  2008-2010. IRC worked under a contract, Purchase Order #4500046172, with the South Florida Water Management District. This project mapped and quantified infestations of FLEPPC listed species as well as other pest plants in a 3,000 acre area undergoing extensive hydrological and mechanical restoration. Additionally, IRC provided direct supervision and management over state-hired exotic plant control crews.  The final report was submitted in September, 2010. 

2009

Bradley, K.A., and S. Saha. 2009. Post-hurricane responses of rare plant species and vegetation of pine rocklands in the lower Florida Keys. Final report submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Mapping of Galactia smallii and Linum arenicola.  2009. As a subcontracor with CH2M HILL and the U.S. Army IRC conducted a survey on 2-acre proposed lease for endangered plant species, specifically mapping the occurrence of Galactia smallii and Linum arenicola.  Total contract $450.00.  

Gann, G.D., K.N. Hines, S. Saha, and K.A. Bradley. 2009. Rare plant monitoring and restoration on Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park: Final Report, Year 5. Final report sumitted to Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Everglades National Park Accuracy Assessment. 2009. In order to improve the accuracy of vegetation maps for South Florida National Parks, including Everglades National Park, IRC ground- truthed developed maps. Visits were made to randomly selected sites to compare observed vegetation classification with recorded vegetation classification.  Accuracy Assessment Flights were conducted in April of 2009 and a summary report submitted on May 26th.  $1,800 agreement with National Park Service.  

Management Plans for Miami-Dade County Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) Program.  2006-2009.  Under contract with URS, IRC authored 12 site-level management plans for pine rockland preserves owned and managed by the Miami–Dade County EEL program, and developed a comprehensive management plan for Miami-Dade County pine rocklands.  These plans specifically address exotic pest plant populations, including an assessment of infestations, recommendations for control techniques, and post-removal vegetation management.  

Floristic Inventory of Blue Water Quarry, Lake San Pedro Hammocks, Little Torch Hammocks, Lower Sugarloaf WEA, Middle Torch Hammocks, Richard Park, Unnamed Island in Lower Sugarloaf Sound, and Wells Key.  2007-2009.  With a contract from FFWCC, IRC biologists provided a plant list of all species on these properties including lists of rare species, lists of exotic species, and the status of the rare plant species.  The final report was submitted in June, 2009.  

The Grasses of Southeastern Florida 2009.  IRC conducted a workshop on the Grasses of Southeastern Florida on September 10th and 11th in Miami, Florida.  The workshop included sessions on identification, terminology, specific groups, and a field session that took participants to several local habitats.  Twenty three individuals participated in the workshop.  

Data Summary of Working Vegetation Maps of the Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge. 2007-2009. Grant agreement # 41817J105 with USFWS.  IRC, using field inventories and ground-truthing, helped produce a more detailed vegetation map and biological inventory of Ten Thousand Islands National wildlife Refuge (TTINWF).

Sadle, J., and S. Saha. 2009. Vegetation monitoring in Taylor Slough. CESI Funded Science Monitoring, National Park Service, South Florida Natural Resource Center, Everglades National Park.

Saha, S., N.M. Holbrook, L. Montti, G. Goldstein, and G.K. Cardinot. 2009. Water relations of Chusquea ramosissima and Merostachys claussenii in Iguazu National Park, Argentina. Plant Physiology: Vol. 149, pp. 1992–1999.

Troxler, T.G. and D.L. Childers. 2009. Litter decomposition promotes differential feedbacks in an oligotrophic southern Everglades wetland. Plant Ecology: Vol. 200, No. 1: 69-82.

Grouper Financial Old Cutler Bay Tree Preserve at the Palmetto Bay Village Center, 18001 Old Cutler Rd. 2009.  Prepared the Florida Communities Trust application package for the natural areas at Palmetto Bay Village Center, 18001 Old Cutler Road.  IRC developed a vegetation map, assessed the conditions of natural areas on the property and documented the occurrence of rare plant and animal species.  $3,000 contract with Grouper Financial, Inc.   

Assessment of Rare Plant Species and Pine Rockland habitat at Proposed U.S. Army Special Operations Command South Headquarters adjacent to the U.S. Air Reserve Base, Homestead, Florida. 2009.  US Army Corps of Engineers. A survey was conducted to identify rare and endangered species located on the property. IRC developed restoration and management recommendations for the pine rocklands.  

Assessment of the Status and Distribution of the Endemic Rimrock Crowned Snake (Tantilla oolitica) in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, Florida. 2006-2009. IRC compiled a database of historic sightings and conducted surveys for the endemic rimrock crowned snake throughout its historic range in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties to assess its current status. $37,500 agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Hines, K. N., and K. A. Bradley. 2009. Assessment of the status and distribution of the endemic rim rock crowned snake (Tantilla oolitica) in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, Florida. Final Report Grant Agreement No. 401817G006. The Institute for Regional Conservation, Miami, Florida, USA. 22pp.

Botanical contractor services, Mitigation Resources, LLC. 2009.  Provided Professional Botanist Sub-Contractor Services at Hatchinela Ranch.  Conducted vegetation sampling during the month of October, 2009.  $6,300 contract.

Consulting Services for the Development of a Land Management Plan for the Railhead Scrub Preserve. Collier County. 2009.  County Railhead Scrub Preserve.  IRC developed a land management plan for the Railhead Scrub Preserve.  $1500 contract with URS.

Vegetation monitoring on Prairie Canal in the Picayune Strand Restoration Area.  2008-2009.  The IRC conducted post restoration vegetation monitoring of Prairie Canal and control transects in the Picayune Strand Restoration Area as part of agreement #4500026581 with the SFWMD. 

2008

Status Survey of the Federally-threatened Garber’s Spurge (Chamaesyce garberi) in South Florida. 2006-2008.  “Status Survey of the Federally Threatened Chamaesyce garberi in South Florida.”   Conduct surveys to assess current distribution, population size, and management needs of Chamaesyce garberi. Surveys were conducted for previously reported population as well as in habitats considered capable of supporting the species.  The study also determined appropriate habitats for the species along with short term and long term threats.  $40,000 grant, agreement number 401816G055, from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Reference: Green, S.E., K.A. Bradley, and S.W. Woodmansee. 2008. Status survey of the Federally Threatened Chamaesyce garberi in South Florida. Final report submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Saha, S., T.M. Strazisar, E.S. Menges, P. Ellsworth, and L. Sternberg. 2008. Linking the patterns in soil moisture to leaf water potential, stomatal conductance, growth, and mortality of dominant shrubs in the Florida scrub ecosystem. Plant Soil. 313(1-2): 113-127.

Collier County Railhead Scrub Preserve. 2008.  "Plant Survey for Railhead Scrub Preserve.” $1,500 contract with Collier County.

Consulting Botanists to Key West Botanical Garden. 2006-2008. Provide ongoing botanical expertise to Key West Botanical Garden as it seeks to expand and modernize its programs, including the development of a living collections policy and an accession program, develop a native plant maintenance policy, develop the KWBGS database and to review planting projects and make recommendations.

Instruction Course on St. Lucie County's Rare Plants and How to Identify Them. 2007-2008. Produce a rare plant field guide for federal, state, and FNAI listed plants that have been documented for St. Lucie County. Provide a list of plants which may potentially occur in St. Lucie County based upon presence in neighboring adjacent counties. Teach three separate workshops in St. Lucie County on identification of rare plants listed. $8,700 contract with St. Lucie County.

Miami Dade County Homeless Trust and GLE Associates. 2008.The Institute for Regional Conservation completed a Threatened and Endangered (T&E) plant species survey of Miami-Dade County properties owned by the Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust.  No federally listed species were found, but four species listed as Endangered or Threatened by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services were found including Chaptalia albicans, Crossopetalum ilicifolium, Selaginella armata var. eatonii, and Thelypteris augenscens. 

Plant Survey for Nancy Payton Preserve GGE. 2008.  Collier County Nancy Peyton Preserve. $1,500 contract with Collier County.  

Plant Survey for Wet Woods Preserve in North Naples 2008.  Collier County Wet Woods Preserve.  $1,050.00 contract with Collier County

Population Demography of the Fragrant Prickly-apple Cactus (Harrisia fragrans). 2003-2008. Population monitoring and life history studies of the federally listed fragrant prickly-apple cactus at Savannas Preserve State Park, St. Lucie County, FL. $82,000 contract with the Florida Division of Forestry. Final Report.

Rare Plant Monitoring and Restoration on Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park. 2003-2008. Survey and establish long-term monitoring protocols for 30 rare plant species covered in IRC’s book, Rare Plants of South Florida: Their History, Conservation, and Restoration (Gann et al. 2002) as part of Everglades National Parks Critical Ecosystems Study Initiative (CESI). Develop recommendations for augmentations and reintroductions of extirpated species. Develop methods to evaluate the effects of changed in hydrology associated with the Everglades Restoration on rare plant populations. $300,000 budget for first five years. Final Report.

Technical Assistance to Miami-Dade County and Participation in Natural Areas Management Working Group, Miami-Dade County, Florida. 2002-2008. Collaborate with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and provide technical assistance to establish a rare plant monitoring program based on the recommendations in IRC’s book, Rare Plants of South Florida: Their History, Conservation, and Restoration. Also assisted with the writing of Miami-Dade County’s first comprehensive multi-habitat management plan covering all county-owned conservation areas. Cooperative agreement with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

Vegetation surveys and monitoring in the “Hole in the Donut”, Everglades National Park.  The Everglades Research Group, INC hired IRC to conduct vegetation surveys and monitoring in the “Hole in the Donut,” Everglades National Park.  $4,000 contract with Everglades Research Group, Inc.

2007

Floristic Inventories of Conservation Areas in Miami-Dade County, Florida. 2006-2007. Conduct floristic inventories over difference seasons at 46 conservation areas managed by Miami-Dade County’s Environmentally Endangered Lands Program. $65,000 cooperative agreement with the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Assess Status of Naturalized Exotic Plant Species in South Florida. 2006-2007. Complete assessment questionnaires and provide database detailing infestations of several naturalized exotic plant species in South Florida. $3,500 contract with IFAS.

Bradley, K.A. 2007. Floristic inventory of Stirrup Key Hammock and Vaca Cut Hammock, Vaca Key, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area. Report submitted to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Bradley, K.A. 2007. Floristic inventory of Tavernier Creek Hammock, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area. Report submitted to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Bradley, K.A. and K.N. Hines. 2007. Population demography of the fragrant prickly-apple cactus (Harrisia fragrans). Final Report submitted to the Florida Division of Forestry, Tallahassee, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Bradley, K.A. and S.W. Woodmansee. 2007. Quality control of South Florida National Parks Vegetation Map – Cooperative Agreement #H5120040010. Report submitted to the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program, Miami, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Gann, G.D., and J.A. Duquesnel. 2007. Vascular Plants of State Parks in the Florida Keys. The Institute for Regional Conservation, Miami. Web-based resource launched October 30, 2007.

Gann, G.D., K.A. Bradley, S.W. Woodmansee, and J.A. Duquesnel. 2007. Floristic Inventory of the Florida Keys Database Online.. The Institute for Regional Conservation, Miami. Web-based resource launched October 12, 2007.

Surveying and Mapping of Rare Native and Invasive Introduced Plants along Florida Department of Transportation Rights-of-way in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, Florida. 2005-2007. Design and conduct innovative project along 700 miles of roadway in collaboration with the University of Florida and Florida Natural Areas Inventory. $172,000 contract with the University of Florida. Reference: Gann, G.D., S.E. Green, K.A. Bradley, and A.M. Jenkins. 2007. Mapping of invasive exotic plants and rare native plants on Florida Department of Transportation Right-of-Way in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, Florida (District 6). Submitted to the University of Florida and the Florida Department of Transportation District 6 Office, Florida by the Institute for Regional Conservation.

Gann, G.D., K.N. Hines, and J.M. Hoffman. 2007. Rare plant monitoring and restoration on Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park. Year End Report, YEAR 4 submitted to Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida by the Institute for Regional Conservation.

Possley, J., K. Hines, J. Maschinski, J.Griffin Dozier, and C. Rodriguez. 2007. A common passion: Multiple agencies and volunteers unite to reintroduce goatsfoot passionflower to rockland hammocks of Miami, Florida. NativePlants (Fall 2007): 253-258.

Troxler, T.G. 2007. Patterns of phosphorus, nitrogen and 15N along a plant development gradient in a coastal mire, Panama. Journal of Tropical Ecology 23: 683-691.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2007. Garber’s spurge, Chamaesyce garberi, 5-year review: Summary and evaluation. Vero Beach, Florida. K.A. Bradley, contributor.

Floristic Inventories of Conservation Areas in Lee County, Florida. 2006-2007. Conduct floristic inventories and rare plant surveys by plant community and over different seasons at Caloosahatchee Creek and Yellow Fever Creek Preserves in southwestern Florida. $26,000 contract with Lee County.

URS Corporation and The Institute for Regional Conservation. 2007. Railhead Scrub Preserve, land management plan. Submitted to Conservation Collier Program, Naples, Florida by URS Corporation. K.A. Bradley, G.D. Gann, M.J. Barry, contributors.

URS Corporation, The Institute for Regional Conservation, and Muller and Associates, Inc. 2007. Miami Dade County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program Management Plan, part II: Management of specific habitat types, chapter 1: The pine rockland habitat. Submitted to Environmentally Endangered Lands Program, Miami, Florida by URS Corporation. K.A. Bradley, G.D. Gann, M.J. Barry, contributors.

URS Corporation, The Institute for Regional Conservation, and Muller and Associates, Inc. 2007. Miami Dade County Environmentally Endangered Lands Program Management Plan, part III: Management of specific preserves, chapter 1: Nixon Smiley Pineland Preserve. Submitted to Environmentally Endangered Lands Program, Miami, Florida by URS Corporation. K.A. Bradley, K.N. Hines, G.D. Gann, M.J. Barry, contributors.

Woodmansee, S.W. 2007. Rare plants of St. Lucie County field guide. The Institute for Regional Conservation, Miami, Florida.

Woodmansee, S.W. 2007. Picayune strand restoration project, an enormous little discovery. Tillandsia, March 2007.

Post-Hurricane Field Assessments of Six Endangered and Candidate Plant Species. 2005-2007. Conduct rare plant surveys for federally listed species in areas impacted by hurricanes during 2004. Tag, map and monitor populations and determine initial responses to storm impacts. $46,000 contract with US Fish and Wildlife Service.Reference: Woodmansee, S.W., M.J. Barry, K.A. Bradley, S.E. Green, and J.M. Mahoney. 2007. Post-hurricane field assessments of six federally endangered and candidate species. Submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecosystem Office, Vero Beach, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

2006

Barry, M.J. and S.W. Woodmansee. 2006. Vegatation sampling at Picayune Strand State Forest: Task 2c, PSRA vegetation monitoring 2005-2006. December 18, 2006. Final report submitted to the South Florida Water Management District, Fort Myers, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Bradley, K.A. 2006. Distribution and population size for three pine rockland endemic candidate plant taxa on Big Pine Key, Florida. Report submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecosystem Office, Vero Beach, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Bradley, K.A.. 2006. Thelypteris sancta (L.) Ching, new for Florida and the continental United States. American Fern Journal 96(4):112-114.

Bradley, K.A., and S.W. Woodmansee. 2006. South Florida National Parks vegetation map accuracy assessment. Report submitted to the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program, Miami, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Conservation Assessment of Key West Botanical Garden, Key West, Florida. 2005-2006. Conducted assessment of living plant collection and natural areas. $3,400 contract with Key West Botanical Garden.

Botanical Training in Southwestern Florida. 2006. Compiled preliminary plant list and trained professional consulting staff in plant identification at Babcock Ranch in Charlotte County. $5,000 contract with Johnson Engineering.

Conservation Assessment of Botanical Garden on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. 2006. Conducted assessment of living collection at St. George Village Botanical Garden. $1,500 contract with St. George Village Botanical Garden as part of US Conservation Assessment Program (CAP), administered by National Heritage.

Gann, G.D.  2006.  Developing a living collections policy for the Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden.  The Institute for Regional Conservation.  Miami, Florida.  Report submitted to the Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden Society by The Institute for Regional Conservation.  

Gann, G.D. 2006. Guidelines for planting a rockland hammock in South Florida. The Institute for Regional Conservation: Miami (printed) and at www.regionalconservation.org (pdf).

Floristic Assessment of the Karst Belt of Puerto Rico. 2001-2006. Develop a relational database using Microsoft Access to assist the International Institute for Tropical Forestry in habitat conservation planning, particularly in the northern karst belt. The database contains a full plant inventory for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, synonymy, herbarium specimens, and data on plant localities, habit, substrate, perennation, nativity, and global range. Cooperative agreement with US Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry. Reference: Gann, G.D., and K.A. Bradley. 2006. Floristic assessment of the northern karst belt of Puerto Rico, phase threeSubmitted to the International Institute of Tropical Forestry by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Gann, G.D., K.N. Hines, E.V. Grahl, and S.W. Woodmansee. 2006. Rare plant monitoring and restoration on Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park. Year End Report, YEAR 3, submitted to the National Park Service by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Gerber, G.P., K.N. Hines, J.B. Iverson and C.R. Knapp. 2006. West Indian Iguanas: An Update. Iguana 13(4): 278-282.

Hines, K.N., and J.B. Iverson. 2006. Taxon reports: Allen Cays iguana (Cyclura cychlura inornata). Iguana Specialist Groups Newsletter 9(1): 10-11.

Hodges, S., and B. C. Bennett. 2006. The Ethnobotany of  Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) G. Don (Asteraceae) in the Botánicas of Miami, Florida. Economic Botany 60(1): 75-84.

Distribution and Population Estimates of Federal Candidate Plant Species on Big Pine Key, Florida. 2005-2006. Conducted intensive study of three pine rockland plants, including determining statistical estimates of populations sizes, mapping distributions in plots, and identifying indicator species. $27,000 contract with US Fish & Wildlife Service.

Distribution and Populations Estimates of Federal Candidate Plant Species in the Florida Keys. 2005-2006. Conducted surveys, estimated population sizes and mapped occurrences of five federal candidates throughout the Florida Keys. $29,000 contract with US Fish & Wildlife Service. Reference: Hodges, S.R., and K.A. Bradley. 2006. Distribution and population size of five candidate plant taxa in the Florida Keys. Submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecosystem Office, Vero Beach, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Knapp, C., and K. Hines. 2006. Taxon reports: Exuma Island iguana (Cyclura cychlura figginsi). Iguana Specialist Groups Newsletter 9(1): 12-13.

Rutchey, K., T.N. Schall, R.F. Doren, A. Atkinson, M.S. Ross, D.T. Jones, M. Madden, L. Vilchek, K.A. Bradley, J.R. Snyder, J.N. Burch, T. Pernas, B. Witcher, M. Pyne, R. White, T.J. Smith III, J. Sadle, C.S. Smith, M.E. Patterson, and G.D. Gann. 2006. Vegetation Classification for South Florida Natural Areas. United States Geological Survey, Open-File Report 2006-1240. 142 pages. St. Petersburg, Florida.

Faunistic Inventories in Miami-Dade County. 2006. Conducted wildlife inventories in eight conservation areas in cooperation with Miami-Dade County under a grant with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. $7,700 contract with URS Corporation

Troxler Gann, T., and D.L. Childers. 2006. Relationships between hydrology and soils describe vegetation patterns in seasonally flooded tree islands of the southern Everglades, Florida. Plant and Soil 279: 271-286.

Woodmansee, S.W. 2006. A floristic evaluation of the natural plant communities and grounds occurring at the Key West Botanical Garden, Stock Island, Monroe County, Florida. Report submitted to the Key West Botanical Garden Association by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Woodmansee, S.W. and M.J. Barry. 2006. Rare plants and their locations at Picayune Strand Restoration Area: Task 4a, PSRA vegetation monitoring 2005-2006. December 20, 2006. Submitted to the South Florida Water Management District, Fort Myers, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Floristic Inventories of Conservation Areas in Lee County, Florida. 2005-2006. Conduct floristic inventories and rare plant surveys by plant community and over different seasons at Caloosahatchee Creek and Yellow Fever Creek Preserves in southwestern Florida. $26,000 contract with Lee County. References: Woodmansee, S.W. and S.E. Green. 2006. A Floristic survey and rare plant assessment of Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve, Lee County, Florida. Submitted to Lee County Park and Recreation by The Institute for Regional Conservation (View an abridged version), and Woodmansee, S.W. and S.E. Green. 2006. A Floristic survey and rare plant assessment of Yellow Fever Creek Preserve, Lee County, Florida. Final report submitted to Lee County Park and Recreation by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Monitoring of Hydrologic Restoration in Southwest Florida. 2005-2006 Establish permanent vegetation monitoring plots to gauge plant community response to hydrologic restoration in Picayune Strand State Forest as part of Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration. $63,000 contract with South Florida Water Management District.

2005

Floristic Inventories of Conservation Areas in Monroe County, Florida. 2005. Conducted floristic inventories and rare plant surveys by plant community in two recently acquired conservation areas in the Florida Keys. $4,750 contract with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Coastal Upland Restoration in Martin County, Florida. 2005. Assisted with selection of plant palette, design of vegetation, layout, and physical staking for coastal upland restoration project. $6,800 contract with Martin County.

Inventory of Vascular Plant Species of Big Cypress National Preserve . 2001-2004. Conducted comprehensive quantitative floristic survey of the 730,000 acre Big Cypress National Preserve by establishment and data collection along randomly placed line transects throughout the preserve, surveys of randomly selected 1 square km cells, and data collection in randomly placed rectangular plots. Collected herbarium vouchers for plant species not previously collected in the preserve. $107,000 contract with National Park Service. Reference: Bradley, K.A., S.W. Woodmansee, J.L. Sadle, and G.D. Gann. 2005. A quantitative plant inventory of the Big Cypress National Preserve. Submitted to the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program, Miami, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Gann, G.D., E.V. Grahl, S.W. Woodmansee, and K.A. Bradley. 2005. Rare plant monitoring and restoration on Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park. Year End Report, YEAR 2, submitted to the National Park Service by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Rare Cactus Demography, Miami-Dade County, Florida. 2005. Continue work on new population of rare cactus (Opuntia corallicola) discovered by IRC in 2001. $10,000 contract with US Fish & Wildlife Service. Reference: Grahl, E.V., and K.A. Bradley. 2005. Opuntia corallicola (Cactaceae): Population monitoring on Swan Key, Biscayne National Park. Submitted to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Sadle, J.L. 2005. Ponthieva brittoniae: Rediscovering a population of Mrs. Britton’s shadow witch. Orchids, May 2005.

Sadle, J.L., S.W. Woodmansee, G.D. Gann, and T.V. Armentano. 2005. Rediscovery of Ponthieva brittoniae (Orchidaceae) in Everglades National Park. Sida 21(3).

Troxler Gann, T.G., D.L. Childers, and D.N. Rondeau. 2005. Ecosystem structure, nutrient dynamics, and hydrological relationships in tree islands of the southern Everglades, Florida, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 214: 11-27.

Verdon, E., and K.A. Bradley. 2005. Population demography of the fragrant prickly-apple cactus (Harrisia fragrans). Final report submitted to the Florida Division of Forestry by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Verdon, E., and M.A. Donnelly. 2005. Population structure of Florida Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina bauri) at the southernmost limit of their range. Journal of Herpetology 39(4).

Woodmansee, S.W. 2005. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission floristic inventory of Big Torch Hammocks parcels Epstein and MCLA, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area, Florida. Report submitted to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Woodmansee, S.W. 2005. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission floristic inventory of Middle Torch Hammocks parcels 3065/3109, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area, Florida. Report submitted to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission by the Institute for Regional Conservation.

Floristic and Faunistic Inventory, Miami-Dade County, Florida. 2005. Compiled lists of plants and animals for newly acquired recreation area to determine conservation needs. $2,000 contract with Village of Palmetto Bay. Reference: Woodmansee, S.W. 2005. A preliminary list of the vascular plants and wildlife at the Village of Palmetto Bay’s Park on the Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida. Report submitted to the Village of Palmetto Bay by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Woodmansee, S.W., and J.L. Sadle. 2005. New occurrences of Schizaea pennula Sw. in Florida. American Fern Journal 95(2).

Floristic Inventory of Conservation Area in Lee County, Florida. 2005-2006.Conducted floristic inventory and rare plant surveys by plant community and over different seasons at Wild Turkey Preserve in southwestern Florida. $17,000 contract with Lee County. Reference: Woodmansee, S.W. and K.A. Bradley. 2005. A floristic survey and rare species assessment of Wild Turkey Strand Preserve, Lee County, Florida. Submitted to Lee County Parks and Recreation by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Aerial Surveys of National Wildlife Refuges in Southern Florida. 2005. Conducted aerial surveys and prepared maps of exotic pest plants in nine National Wildlife Refuges using a fixed wing aircraft at 500 feet elevation, Trimble GPS units and ArcMap GIS. $47,000 contract with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Reference: Woodmansee, S.W., K.A. Bradley, and S.R. Hodges. 2005. Systematic reconnaissance flights and exotic plant species mapping at selected National Wildlife Refuges in Florida. Submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by the Institute for Regional Conservation.

Ground Truthing of Vegetation Maps of Everglades National Park and Big Cypress National Preserve. 2004-2005. Collected transect data within 300+ randomly selected plots to assess accuracy of vegetation maps prepared by the University of Georgia. Utilized transect data collected during four years of floristic inventory work to develop preliminary assessment of accuracy. $115,000 cooperative agreement with National Park Service.

Mapping and Floristic Analysis of All Remaining Upland Forests in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Developed delineation methodology to distinguish relatively undisturbed natural community fragments from disturbed areas in more than 200 upland sites, and mapped the boundaries of each fragment with a Trimble GPS unit. Collected floristic data at each site and developed a Floristic Quality Analysis. $150,000 cooperative agreement with US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Re-mapping of Vegetation in the Greater Everglades Ecosystem. 2005. Assisted team from Florida International University (FIU) and the US Environmental Protection Agency in re-monitoring vegetation plots in Everglades National Park, Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, and Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Areas. $14,000 contract with FIU.

Site Evaluation and Placement of Plant Markers for Restoration at Four Martin County Owned Parks on Hutchinson Island. 2005. Provide assistance in selection, design and placement of native plants for restoration at Martin County owned parks. $7,000 contract with Martin County.

Compilation of Melaleuca quinquenervia Herbarium Label Data. 2005. Visited Florida and National herbaria and collaborated with other herbaria to compile data on this invasive exotic tree. $7,000 contract with the South Florida Water Management District.

2004

Mahogany Mistletoe (Phoradendron rubrum) Surveys, Miami-Dade County, Florida. 2004. Surveyed Biscayne National Park for this critically imperiled epiphytic parasite following the discovery of a new population. $3,000 contract with the National Park Service. Reference: Bradley, K.A. 2004. The status of mahogany mistletoe (Phoradendron rubrum (L.) Grisebach) on Sands Key, Biscayne National Park. Submitted to the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program, Miami, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Bradley, K.A., and G.D. Gann. 2004. Draft Natural Forest Community delineation methods. Report submitted to Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources, Miami, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Status Survey of the Federal Candidate Cape Sable Thoroughwort (Chromolaena frustrata), Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, Florida. 2003-2004. Conducted surveys and mapped populations of this candidate herb in Everglades National Park and the Florida Keys. $10,000 contract with US Fish and Wildlife Service. Reference: Bradley, K.A., and G.D. Gann. 2004. Status survey and monitoring of Cape Sable Thoroughwort, Chromolaena frustrata (B.L. Rob.) R.M. King and H. Rob. Submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecosystem Office, Vero Beach, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Bradley, K.A., G.D. Gann and M.E. Abdo. 2004. Population status, demography, and habitat requirements of the Endangered Harrisia fragrans (Cactaceae) at Savannas Preserve State Park. Interim Report submitted to the Florida Division of Forestry, Tallahassee, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Status Surveys of Two Rare Coastal Endemics in Southwestern Florida. 2003-2004. Conducted field surveys and herbarium research on two rare species in southwestern Florida (Harrisia aboriginum; Helianthus debilis ssp. vestitis) as recommended in IRC’s book, Rare Plants of South Florida: Their History, Conservation, and Restoration). $20,000 contract with US Fish and Wildlife Service. References: Bradley, K.A., G.D. Gann, and M.E. Abdo. 2004. Status survey of west coast dune sunflower, Helianthus debilis Nutt. subsp. vestitus (E. Watson) Heiser, in Florida. Submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecosystem Office, Vero Beach, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation, and Bradley, K.A., S.W. Woodmansee, and G.D. Gann. 2004. Status survey of aboriginal pricklyapples, Harrisia aboriginum Small ex Britton & Rose, in southwestern Florida. Submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Florida Ecosystem Office, Vero Beach, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Inventory of Vascular Plant Species of Biscayne National Park . 2001-2004. Conducted comprehensive quantitative floristic survey of the 173,000 acre Biscayne National Park by establishment and data collection along line transects throughout the preserve, and surveys of all 1 square km cells in the park. Collected herbarium vouchers for all plant species in the park when fertile material was available. $42,000 contract with National Park Service. Reference: Bradley, K.A., S.W. Woodmansee, and G.D. Gann. 2004. Inventory of vascular plants of Biscayne National Park. Report submitted to the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program, Miami, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Gann, G.D., and K.A. Bradley. 2004. Final report: Floristic assessment of the karst belt of Puerto Rico, phase two. Report submitted to the International Institute of Tropical Forestry, United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Gann, G.D., and K.A. Bradley. 2004. Floristic Assessment of Puerto Rico Database, Version 2.0. CD-ROM prepared for the USDA International Institute of Tropical Forestry by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Gann, G.D., J.L. Sadle, S.W. Woodmansee, and K.A. Bradley. 2004. Rare plant monitoring and restoration on Long Pine Key, Everglades National Park. Annual report for cooperative agreement #H5284-03-0044, submitted to Everglades National Park by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Miami-Dade County Natural Areas Management Working Group. 2004. Miami-Dade County Natural Areas Management Plan. Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM), Technical Report Number 2004-1. G.D. Gann, contributor.

Woodmansee, S. 2004. Blueeyed-grass. Tillandsia, January, 2004.

Floristic Inventory of Conservation Area in Lee County, Florida. Conducted floristic inventory and rare plant surveys by plant community and over different seasons at Prairie Pines Preserve in southwestern Florida. $15,000 contract with Lee County. Reference: Woodmansee, S.W., and J.L. Sadle.  2004.  A floristic survey and rare species assessment of Prairie Pines Preserve, Lee County, Florida. Submitted to Lee County by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Monitoring of Fire Effects in Pine Rocklands in Miami-Dade County, Florida. 2003-2004. Collaborated with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden in study of relationship of fire frequency and fragment size to plant diversity in conservation areas managed by Miami-Dade County. $5,200 contract with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

Floristic Inventories of Conservation Areas in Monroe County, Florida. 2004. Conducted floristic inventories and rare plant surveys by plant community in two recently acquired conservation areas in the Florida Keys. $2,400 contract with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Floristic Inventory and Rare Plant Assessment of the Miami Circle, Miami-Dade County, Florida. 2004.Conducted inventory and assessment of this State Historic Site along the Miami River. $800 contract with the Florida Department of State.

Collection of Herbarium Specimens at Big Cypress National Preserve. 2003-2004. Collection of several hundred herbarium specimens in an attempt to fully voucher this 730,000 acre conservation area. $10,000 contract with National Park Service.

2003

Status Survey and Population monitoring of Opuntia corallicola in the Upper Florida Keys, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, Florida. 2002-2003. Conduct demographic monitoring of a population of the imperiled cactus Opuntia corallicola on an island in Biscayne National Park and analyze population projection. Conduct status survey of Opuntia corallicola on islands in Biscayne Bay from Palo Alto Key to Sands Key. $19,000 cooperative agreement with US Fish and Wildlife Service. Reference: Bradley, K.A., and A.L. Koop. 2003. Opuntia corallicola (Cactaceae): Population monitoring on Swan Key, Biscayne National Park and status survey in Biscayne National Park and on Palo Alto Key, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. Submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Vero Beach, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Ground Truthing of Hyperspectral Mapping along the Kissimmee River Basin in Central Florida. 2002-2003. Assisted with vascular plant identification and ground truthing of vegetation maps along the Kissimmee River drainage. $12,000 in contracts with SAIC, Inc.

Maschinski, J., and K. Bradley. 2003. Linum carteri Small var. carteri. In, J., Maschinski, S.J. Wright, K. Wendelberger, H. Thornton, and A. Muir,Conservation of South Florida endangered and threatened flora. Final report submitted to the Endangered Plant Advisory Council, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Gainesville, Florida by Fairchild Tropical Garden, Miami, Florida.

Woodmansee, S.W. 2003. Floristic survey and rare species assessment of seven conservation areas managed by Martin County, Florida.(Part I and Part II) Report submitted to Martin County Environmentally Endangered Lands Division, Stuart, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Woodmansee, S.W., J.L. Sadle, and G.D. Gann. 2003. Establishment of long-term monitoring of vegetation affected by brine deposition west of Buttonwood Canal. 2003 report, cooperative agreement #H5292-03-6081, submitted to Everglades National Park by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Collection of Vegetation Data for Wildlife Study, Southwestern Florida. 2003. Collaborated on study relating wildlife habitats to vegetation assemblages including invasive exotics at Prairie Pines Preserve. $5,500 contract with Lee County. Reference: Woodmansee, S.W., J.L. Sadle, and K.A. Bradley. 2003. Prairie Pines Preserve plot vegetation analysis. Submitted to Lee County Parks and Recreation, Fort Myers, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Collaborative Research on Rare Plants in South Florida. 2001-2003. Provided field and overall research assistance with a suite of rare plant species as part of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s Endangered and Threatened Flora program. $10,000 in contracts with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

2002

Bradley, K.A., and S.W. Woodmansee. 2002. A significant new population of the rare semaphore pricklypear cactus, Opuntia corallicola (Cactaceae). Sida 20(2): 809-811.

Ground Truthing of Hyperspectral Mapping along the Kissimmee River Basin in Central Florida. 2002-2003. Assisted with vascular plant identification and ground truthing of vegetation maps along the Kissimmee River drainage. $12,000 in contracts with SAIC, Inc. Reference: Bradley, K.A., J.A. Duquesnel, S.W. Woodmansee, A.L. Koop, and G.D. Gann. 2002. The population status and demography of the endangered Harrisia fragrans (Cactaceae) at the Savannas Preserve State Park. Submitted to the Florida Division of Forestry, Tallahassee, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Floristic Inventories of Martin County Conservation Areas, Martin County, Florida. 2002. Conducted floristic inventories and rare plant surveys by plant community in Martin County. Mapped rare plant occurrences. $17,000 contract with Martin County.

Surveys for Federally-listed Dicerandra thinicola, Brevard County, Florida. 2002. Conducted surveys and mapped populations of Dicerandra thinicola with a Trimble GPS unit on public and private properties. $4,000 contract with Brevard County.

Vegetation Analysis of Preserves Owned by the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, Sanibel Island, Florida. 2002. Conducted qualitative assessment of the cover of plant species in recently managed natural areas on Sanibel Island and analyzed impacts of management activities. $3,500 contract with Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation.

2001

Floristic Inventory and Rare Species Survey of Properties Owned by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in the Florida Keys, Monroe County, Florida. 2000-2001. Surveyed 22 conservation areas throughout the Florida Keys to prepare a plant list for each property and collect GPS coordinates for rare plant species encountered during the surveys. $18,500 in contracts with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Reference: Bradley, K.A., and S.W. Woodmansee. 2001. Floristic survey and rare species assessment of five properties in the Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area. Submitted to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Aerial Monitoring of Exotic Plant Species, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Collier Counties, Florida. 2001. Conducted aerial surveys of the 1.5 million acre Everglades National Park, the 730,000 acre Big Cypress National Preserve, and the 173,000 acre Biscayne National Park in a low flying aircraft for exotic pest plants, collecting data with Trimble GPS units. $54,000 contract with National Park Service.

Bradley, K.A., S.W. Woodmansee, and G.D. Gann. 2001. Fragrant prickly-apple (Harrisia fragrans) annual monitoring and mapping, interim report. Report submitted to Florida Department of Environmental Resources, Tallahassee, Florida by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Gann, G.D. 2001. A brief history of Big and Little George Hammocks. Tillandsia 11:3-4.

Gann, G.D. 2001. Rare native cactus discovered on GICIA property. GICIA Newsletter 2(3): 4.

Protection and Conservation of Endangered Havana Clustervine (Jacquemontia havanensis) in Southern Florida, Monroe County , Florida . 2001. Performed status survey for the rare vine Jacquemontia havanensis in the Florida Keys including conducting surveys on Key Largo, Big Pine Key, Boca Chica Key, and Bahia Honda Key. Used Trimble GPS units to collect positions of all known plants with a sub-meter accuracy. $2,500 contract with Florida Park Service. Reference: Gann, G.D., K.A. Bradley, and J.A. Duquesnel. 2001. Protection and conservation of endangered Havana clustervine (Jacquemontia havanensis) in South Florida. Submitted to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

2000

Floristic Survey and Rare Species Assessment of the Non-County Owned Properties in the Richmond Pine Rocklands, Miami-Dade County, Florida. 2000. Conducted surveys of 11 properties at the Richmond Pine Rocklands, developed floristic inventories for each property, and mapped rare plant occurrences. $5,000 contract with Miami-Dade County. Reference: Bradley, K.A., S.W. Woodmansee, and G.D. Gann. 2000. Floristic survey and rare species assessment of the non-County owned properties in the Richmond Pine Rocklands. Submitted to Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Demography of Federally-listed Endangered Plant Taxa in Pine Rocklands, Miami-Dade County. 2000. Mapped positions of federally endangered Amorpha crenulata at a sub-meter accuracy using Trimble GPS units and collected life history data on individual plants. Mapped population boundaries of the federally endangered Polygala smallii and Galactia smallii. Provided database of locations of 6 federally endangered plant taxa. $15,000 contract with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden.

Bradley, K.A., S.W. Woodmansee, and G.D. Gann. 2000. Floristic survey and rare species assessment of the properties in the Florida Keys Wildlife & Environmental Area. Report submitted to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Bradley, K.A., S.W. Woodmansee, and G.D. Gann. 2000. Fragrant prickly-apple (Harrisia fragrans) annual monitoring and mapping, interim report. Report submitted to the Florida Division of Forestry by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Bradley, K.A., and S.W. Woodmansee. 2000. Vascular Plants of Blue Heron Hammock, Florida Keys Wildlife and Environmental Area, Monroe County, Florida. Report submitted to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Biological Monitoring of Exotic Plants, 10 Southernmost Counties of Florida. 1997-2000. Conducted aerial surveys for exotic plant species from a low-flying aircraft for all of South Florida from Lake Okeechobee south. Conducted ground surveys for exotic plants in South Florida conservation areas. Designed and initiated a long term monitoring study to analyze the rate of spread of the exotic vine Lygodium microphyllum and its impact on native plant communities. Developed the Exotic Plants of South Florida database on CD-ROM. $120,000 contract with the South Florida Water Management District. Reference: Gann, G.D., K.A. Bradley, and S.W. Woodmansee. 2000. Interim Report: long-term monitoring of Old World climbing fern (Lygodium microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br.) in southeastern Florida. Submitted to the South Florida Water Management District by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Floristic Assessment of the Parrot Jungle and Gardens, Village of Pinecrest, Florida. 2000. Performed assessment of the natural communities of the Parrot Jungle and Gardens to assist the Village of Pinecrest with a acquisition grant proposal to the Florida Communities Trust. $2,000 contract with Village of Pinecrest.

Hammock Restoration and Environmental Education at William Lehman Elementary School, Miami-Dade County, Florida . 2000. Planed and coordinated restoration of a rockland hammock on the grounds of the school, with the participation of students and teachers. $1,000 contract with Miami-Dade Public Schools.

Jupiter Island Property Assessment, Village of Jupiter Island, Florida. 2000. Conducted a rapid floristic inventory to assist with an application to the State of Florida for management funds. $1,000 contract with Village of Jupiter Island.

Protection and Conservation of Endangered Mahogany Mistletoe (Phoradendron rubrum) at Key Largo Hammocks State Botanical Site, Monroe County , Florida . 2000. Performed status survey for the rare hemiparasite Phoradendron rubrum in the Florida Keys including conducting surveys in tropical hammocks on Key Largo. Used Trimble GPS unit to collect positions of hosts of all know plants with a sub-meter accuracy. $1,000 contract with Florida Park Service. Reference: Gann, G.D. 2000. Protection and conservation of endangered mahogany mistletoe (Phoradendron rubrum) at Key Largo Hammocks State Botanical Site. Submitted to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

1999

Bradley, K., and G. Gann. 1999. The pine rockland forests of southern Florida. The Palmetto 19(2): 12-14, 19.

Bradley, K.A., S.W. Woodmansee, and G.D. Gann. 1999. Rare plants of Florida scrub in Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties, Florida. Final report prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Bradley, K.A., and G.D. Gann. 1999. The status of exotic plants in the preserves of southern Florida. Chapter 3 in Florida’s Garden of Good and Evil: Proceedings of the 1998 Joint Symposium of the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council and the Florida Native Plant Society, edited by D.T. Jones, and B.W. Gamble.

Status Summaries of 12 Rockland Plant Taxa in Southern Florida. 1999. Researched and developed status summaries for 12 endemic plant species known only from rockland habitats in South Florida as required by the federal Endangered Species Act. All 12 species were subsequently added as federal candidates for listing. $7,500 contract with US Fish and Wildlife Service. Reference:.Bradley, K.A., and G.D. Gann. 1999. Status summary of 12 rockland plant taxa in southern Florida. Prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Gordon, D.R., G.D. Gann, E. Carter, and K. Thomas. 1999. Post-hurricane vegetation response in South Florida hammocks with and without Dioscorea bulbifera control. Chapter 35 in Florida’s Garden of Good and Evil: Proceedings of the 1998 Joint Symposium of the Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council and the Florida Native Plant Society, edited by D.T. Jones, and B.W. Gamble. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.

Participation in Development of South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan. 1996-1998. Wrote accounts for five plant species for the Multi-Species Recovery Plan. Wrote habitat accounts for the pine rockland and rockland hammock plant communities. Participated as members of the South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Team. Pro bono work with US Fish and Wildlife Service. Reference: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1999. South Florida Multi-Species Recovery Plan. G.D. Gann and K.A. Bradley, contributors.

1998

Bradley, K. 1998. Fountaingrass – a dry region threat. Wildland Weeds 1(4): 4-5.

Gann, G., and D.R. Gordon. 1998. Paederia foetida (skunk vine) and P. cruddasiana (sewer vine): threats and management strategies. Natural Areas Journal 18(2): 169-174.

Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management, G. Gann, and K. Bradley. 1998. Management plan for Frenchman’s Forest Natural Area, FCT Project #96-011-P7A, June 1998.

Rare Plants of Florida Scrub in Martin, St. Lucie, and Indian River Counties, Florida. 1997-1998. Performed surveys and compiled plant lists for scrub sites in three counties along the Florida East coast; conducted surveys for endangered plant species in the region, including a taxon that was newly discovered by IRC staff, Dicerandra immaculata var. savannarum. Mapped the endangered cactus Harrisia fragrans at the Savannas State Reserve at sub-meter accuracy using Trimble GPS units. $48,000 cooperative agreement with US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Management Plan for Yamato Scrub Natural Area, Boca Raton, Florida. 1998. Co-authored state-required management plan for the 217 acre Yamato Scrub Natural Area. Performed extensive surveys of the property, compiling floristic and faunistic inventories, and developed management recommendations for each plant community on the property, each rare plant species, and each exotic plant species. $5,000 contract with The Nature Conservancy. Management Plan published in 2001.

1997

Bradley, K., S. Woodmansee, and G. Gann. 1997. Ground truthing of exotic species monitoring on District-managed lands in South Florida. Report submitted to the South Florida Water Management District by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Management Plans for Delray Oaks and Frenchman’s Forest Natural Areas, Palm Beach County, Florida. 1996. Co-authored state-required management plans for two county-owned conservation areas. Performed extensive surveys of the properties, compiled floristic and faunistic inventories, and developed management recommendations for each plant community on each property, each rare plant species, and each exotic plant species. $6,000 in contracts with The Nature Conservancy. Reference: Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management, G. Gann, and K. Bradley. 1997. Management plan for Delray Oaks Natural Area.

Management Plans for Juno Dunes and Juno Dunes Oceanfront Natural Areas, Palm Beach County, Florida. 1997. Co-authored state-required management plans for two county-owned conservation areas. Performed extensive surveys of the properties, compiled floristic inventories, and developed management recommendations for each plant community on each property, each rare plant species, and each exotic plant species. $10,000 in contracts with The Nature Conservancy.

1996

Bradley, K., and G. Gann. 1996. Dioscorea sansibarensis update. Resource Management Notes 8(1): 12.

Bradley, K., and G. Gann. 1996. Element Stewardship Abstract for Ficus microcarpa. Manuscript submitted to the Nature Conservancy by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Bradley, K., and G. Gann. 1996. Element Stewardship Abstract for Pennisetum setaceum. Manuscript submitted to the Nature Conservancy by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Bradley, K., and R. Hammer. 1996. Florida’s lost tree. Garden News. July 1996.

Life History Analysis of a Federally-listed Herb. 1996. Organized demographic data collected on the federally-listed Polygala smallii into a Paradox database. $2,000 contract with Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management. Reference: Bradley, K. 1996. Polygala smallii life history data analysis: May 1992-November 1994. Report prepared for Metro-Dade County Department of Environmental Resources by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Bradley, K., and G. Gann. 1996. Polygala smallii: “South Florida endemic” found in central Florida. Resource Management Notes 8(1): 10-11.

Bradley, K., and G. Gann. 1996. Temperate trees and shrubs in subtropical Florida. Tillandsia, February 1996.

Gann, G., and K. Bradley. 1996. Clusia rosea escapes from cultivation in southeastern Florida. Tillandsia, September 1996.

Gann, G., K. Bradley, J. Gann, and D. Gann. 1996. Dade County native plant communities, and, contributors to comprehensive plant lists for native plant species. In, The Landscape Manual, Dade County Department of Planning, Development, and Regulation, Miami, Florida. February 1996.

Gann, G., and K. Bradley. 1996. Proposed additions to the state list of threatened and endangered species. Manuscript submitted to the Florida Endangered Species Advisory Council by The Institute for Regional Conservation, November 6, 1996.

Gann, G., and K. Bradley. 1996. Trade lands ecological value: Biele Tract. Report submitted to The Nature Conservancy by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Gann, G., and N. Gerson. 1996. Rare plant mitigation in Florida. In Restoring Diversity: Strategies for the Reintroduction of Endangered Plants. D. Falk, C.I. Millar, & M. Olwell, eds. Island Press. Washington, D.C.

Gordon, D., G. Gann, E. Carter, and K. Thomas. 1996. Post-hurricane vegetation response in south Florida hammocks with and without Dioscorea bulbifera control using either herbicide application or hand-pulling. Final report submitted to Dade County Parks and Recreation, Metro-Dade Department of Environmental Resources Management, and Florida Department of Environmental Protection by The Nature Conservancy, Gainesville, Florida.

1995

Surveys for the Federally-listed Polygala smallii in Southeastern Florida. 1995. Following IRC’s discovery of new populations of this herb in Palm Beach and Martin counties, surveys were conducted throughout southeastern Florida and an endangered species status survey written. $4,900 contract with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Report: Bradley, K., and G. Gann. 1995. Endangered species status survey: Polygala smallii Smith & Ward, tiny polygala. Report submitted to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service by The Institute for Regional Conservation.

Bradley, K., G. Gann, and R. Hammer with observations by G. Avery, E. Bridges, A. Herndon, and members of the Dade County Native Plant Workshop. 1995. Plant taxa of Dade County pine rocklands, August 11,1995. In, Restoration plan for Dade County’s pine rockland forests following Hurricane Andrew, J. Maguire, principal author, Dade County Department of Environmental Resources Management, Miami, Florida. (PDF)

Gann, G. 1995. Guidelines for rockland hammock creation in Dade County. Tillandsia, June 1995.

Gann, G. 1995. Cape Florida Project: volunteer restoration manual. Report prepared for the American Littoral Society by The Institute for Regional Conservation and Ecohorizons, Inc. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.