The Department has several faculty actively engaged in research, teaching, and extension activities focused on wetlands ecology, and the Department has developed a statewide and national reputation for this work. Focal points of departmental research in this area include predicting community dynamics in relation to hydrology, nutrients and other management activities, management and restoration of crocodilians, Everglades restoration, river and lake restoration, coastal zone management, wetland ecotoxicology, endangered wetland species recovery and management, and optimal waterfowl management.