Archbold Biological Station

A. Center/Institute/Program

Archbold Biological Station

P.O. Box 2057

Old State Road 8

Lake Placid, FL 33862

Phone: 863-465-2571

Fax: 863-699-1927

Director/Chairperson: Dr. Hilary M. Swain

Representative to AERC: Dr. Hilary M. Swain

B. Major objectives of the Center/Institute/Program

Archbold Biological Station is dedicated to long-term ecological research and conservation.

C. Major ecosystem research emphases

The primary focus is on the organisms and environments of the unique Lake Wales Ridge and adjacent central Florida.

D. Staff

Permanent scientific staff: Principal investigators: 5

Scientific support staff: 25

Other support staff: 21

Graduate students: 10-20 per annum

Research interns: 20+ per annum

E. Approximate annual funding (recent year)

Core funding: Financial data on endowment are available on request, but are not supplied to be posted on web sites or used in other reporting.

Grants: $1,250,000/yr, Major sources: Federal and State funding

F. Areas and facilities for ecosystem research studies

1. Archbold Biological Station, 5,193 acres of pristine native habitat.

2. The Reserve, a 3,648 acre former cattle ranch adjacent to the Archbold Biological Station.

3. MacArthur Agro-ecology Research Center, a 10,300 acre working cattle ranch.

4. Regional preserves on, or near, the Lake Wales Ridge, central Florida.

G. Research staff directly involved in ecosystem research (names and specialty areas)

Bohlen, Patrick – earthworm ecology, agro-ecology nutrient cycling

Bowman, Reed – avian ecology

Deyrup, Mark – invertebrate ecology

Menges, Eric – plant ecology, fire ecology

Swain, Hilary – conservation biology

H. Long-term data sets (code name, number of years of data, computer accessibility)

1. Climatological records, 75 years, computer accessible.

2. Surface water records, 30 years, computer accessible.

3. Ground water records, 30 years, computer accessible.

4. Station fire history, 40 years, computer accessible.

5. Florida Scrub-Jay demography, 40 years, computer accessible.

6. Selected endemic plants (21 species), demography, up to 20 years, computer accessible.