Johanna E. Freeman,^1,2,*,** Kent Williges,^1,*** Amber G. Gardner,^3,**** Erin H. Leone<sup>1,*****

1</sup>1Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Fish and Wildlife Research Institute Lovett E. Wi
²2Department of Forest Resources and Conservation University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611
³3Department of Environmental Horticulture 2043 IFAS Research Drive, Building 68 University of Florid

^*Corresponding author: Johanna.Freeman@MyFWC.com; 352-334-4228
^**Johanna Freeman is a biological scientist at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. She holds a BS in Natural Resources from Cornell University, an MS in Interdisciplinary Ecology from the University of Florida, and a PhD in Forest Resources and Conservation from the University of Florida. Her research focuses on plant ecology in fire-maintained ecosystems.
^***Kent Williges, MS, has over 20 years experience working as a botanist conducting plant ecology studies in native plant communities of Florida and southeastern Georgia. He joined the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in 1998, where his current research focuses on the effects of cattle grazing on native plant communities, restoration of scrub habitat, restoration of native ground cover in improved pastures, and developing best management practices for pine flatwoods ecosystems.
^****Amber Gardner received her BS in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from the University of Florida. She then worked as a research technician for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for seven years before returning to the University of Florida where she received an MS in Environmental Horticulture. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Environmental Horticulture with a focus on endangered plant conservation.
^*****Erin Hoerl Leone is the program leader for the Center for Biostatistics and Modeling at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. She received her BS from the College of William and Mary and her MS and PhD from the University of Maryland. At the Center for Biostatistics and Modeling she provides consulting as well as statistical training for commission staff.