Ecosystem Ecology / Biogeochemistry

biogeochemistry iconEcosystem ecology is the study of the interactions among living things and their physical environment. Biogeochemistry is the study of the chemical, physical, geological and biological processes that govern ecosystems. Both are concerned with how energy moves through ecosystems.

Associated Faculty

Ford Ballantyne
Ford Ballantyne

Associate Professor
Graduate Program Faculty

Ecology building, Rm. 164
Office: 706-542-2437
Fax: 706-542-4819

Krista Capps
Krista Capps

Associate Professor
Graduate Program Faculty
Joint appointment: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory

Ecology building, Rm. 121
Office: (706) 542-9673
Fax: (706) 542-4819

Alan Covich
Alan Covich

Professor Emeritus
Graduate Program Faculty

Ecology building, Rm. 139
Office: (706) 542-6006
Fax: 706) 542-4819

Byron Freeman
Byron Freeman

Senior Public Service Associate and Faculty Associate at the Georgia Museum of Natural History
Graduate Program Faculty

River Basin Center, Rm. 104
Office: (706) 583-0978
Fax: (706) 542-4819

Ricardo Holdo
Ricardo Holdo

Professor
Graduate Program Faculty

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

Elizabeth King
Elizabeth King

Associate Professor
Graduate Program Faculty
Joint Appointment: Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Biological Sciences building, Rm. 710
Office: (706) 542-1348

Jacqueline Mohan
Jacqueline Mohan

Associate Professor
Graduate Program Faculty

Biological Sciences building, Rm. 708
Office: (706)-542-3363
Fax: (706) 542-3363

Catherine Pringle
Catherine Pringle

Distinguished Research Professor
Graduate Program Faculty
Professor Emeritus

Amy Rosemond
Amy Rosemond

UGA Foundation Professor in Ecology
Distinguished Research Professor
Graduate Program Faculty

Ecology building, Rm. 189
Office: (706) 542-3903
Fax: (706) 542-4819

Nina Wurzburger
Nina Wurzburger

Associate Professor
Graduate Program Faculty

Ecology building, Rm. 135
Office: (706) 542-5109
Fax: (706) 542-4819

D. Jean Lodge
D. Jean Lodge

Adjunct Faculty
Curator, Georgia Museum of Natural History, Julian H. Miller Mycological Herbarium

Kaitlin Farrell
Kaitlin Farrell

Lecturer
Director of Domestic Field Study, UGA Office of Instruction

Ecology Bldg., Room 138
Office: 706-542-5342

Raven Bier
Raven Bier

Assistant Research Scientist, Savannah River Ecology Research Laboratory
Graduate Program Faculty

P.O. Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802
Office: (803) 725-9726

Mark D. Hunter
Mark D. Hunter

Dean
Odum Chair in Ecology
Graduate Program Faculty

103 Ecology Building
Office: (706) 542-2968

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