Movement Ecology

Movement Ecology IconMovement ecology is the study of how organisms – either animals, plants or microorganisms – move within their environments or ecosystems, such as during daily activities like foraging, or when dispersing across the landscape, or during annual migrations.

Associated Faculty

Sonia Altizer
Sonia Altizer

Martha Odum Distinguished Professor of Ecology
Director of Public Service and Outreach
Graduate Program Faculty

Ecology building, Rm. 190
Office: (706) 542-9251
Fax: (706) 542-4819

Andy Davis
Andy Davis

Assistant Research Scientist
Graduate Program Faculty

Biological Sciences Bldg., Room 714
Office: (706) 542-8112
Fax: (706) 542-4819

Richard Hall
Richard Hall

Associate Professor
Graduate Program Faculty
Joint appointment: Dept. of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine

Ecology building, Rm. 137

Ricardo Holdo
Ricardo Holdo

Professor
Graduate Program Faculty

Ecology building, Rm. 188-B
Office: (706) 542-0075
Fax: (706) 542-3344

Saran Traoré
Saran Traoré

Visiting Professor
Fulbright Scholar

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Latest News

Building Byte-odiversity: UGA scholars convene in workshop on AI tools for conservation

UGA researchers including Ecology faculty are exploring how new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) could boost efforts to protect species and restore habitats in the future.

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A minority can influence whole group to change, study finds

Ants are hardwired to accept just one queen or multiple queens, but a minority can change the way others behave, an Odum School researcher found.

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Study reveals even common plants are threatened by climate change

New research from Jill Anderson is published in Science.

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