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| Web URL(s): | https://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/?file=/2000s/2009/090925.pdf
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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Richardson, Nancy |
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| Author Affiliation: | Director, Audubon Signature Program and Audubon Classic Program |
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| Title: | What goes up must come down: Innovation benefitting water and wildlife at The Villages of Sumter |
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| Column Name: | On course with nature
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| Source: | USGA Green Section Record. Vol. 47, No. 5, September/October 2009, p. 25-26. |
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| Publishing Information: | Far Hills, NJ: United States Golf Association, Green Section |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Habitats; Ponds; Water management; Wildlife
USGA Green Section Keywords: Water; Wildlife; Ponds
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses "innovation benefiting water and wildlife at the Villages of Sumter...an Audubon Silver Signature project located in Sumter County, south of Ocala, Florida." Explains that "during Florida's rainy season, lake waters rise above their normal banks, flooding plants along the shallow margin. During dry months, water is drawn down for irrigation, causing aquatic plants to become too dry...at the Villages, the problem was multiplied by the sheer size of the project and the number of lakes and wetlands on the property." Describes a potential solution, stating that "using interlocking mats, combined with aquatic plants in perforated pots, we can suspend a simulated shallow water environment. This not only takes care of fluctuating water levels, but also produces oxygen, takes nutrients and pesticides out of water, and provides habitat for wildlife." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Richardson, N. 2009. What goes up must come down: Innovation benefitting water and wildlife at The Villages of Sumter. USGA Green Sec. Rec. 47(5):p. 25-26. |
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