Howard T. Odum expanded knowledge about springs, ecosystems, wetlands and energy
By Robert Knight and David Kaplan. Published in the Gainesville Sun on July 29, 2022. Florida’s springs and wetlands have long been known as places of natural beauty and cultural relevance, but did you know they also played a pivotal role in the development of two novel scientific fields? Gainesville and the University of Florida hold a premier place in the history of environmental science and environmental engineering because UF was the first and last academic home…