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Phone: (352) 392-1831
ext. 223
Fax: (352) 392-1413
E-mail: creinhardt@ifas.ufl.edu
Lab Website: http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/restorationplantecology
Ph.D. Water Resources
Science, Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Minnesota,
2004
M.S. Ecology, Penn State Cooperative Wetland Center, Pennsylvania State
University, 1999
B.S. Environmental Resources Management, College of Agricultural Sciences,
Pennsylvania State University, 1997
Teaching (40%):
I teach an undergraduate basic restoration course: ORH 4932 - Introduction
to Ecosystem Restoration that is offered in spring. I am developing an
advanced Restoration Ecology course for graduate students to be offered
soon. I am also coordinating our departmental effort to create a new undergraduate
track in the Environmental Horticulture major on Restoration and Conservation
Horticulture
Research (40%): My current research focuses on the restoration
of plant communities in natural and semi-natural landscapes. Some of the
questions involve: Are ecological restoration techniques effective in
the long term? What influences the transition from invasive species control
to native species establishment? What choices of species and installation
techniques are reasonable for rapid revegetation of disturbed grounds?
My lab addresses basic ecological questions with experiments in a restoration
context. Currently, we are working on restoration of temporal ponds in
the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge near Naples, FL.
Extension (20%): My extension program strives to connect the native
plant industry with restoration practitioners and land managers in Florida.
Communication between these two groups can increase the recovery of restored
ecosystems by promoting successful technologies and restoration practice.
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