2022 Ecology Graduate Student Symposium is Feb. 11-12
Dec 2021
The Odum School of Ecology Graduate Student Symposium will take place Jan. 21-22, 2022, in the Ecology building auditorium and online.
Flexing our mussels
Aug 2021
Prof. John Wares and personnel from Warnell, Albany State and the Flint Riverquarium teamed up to learn more about Georgia’s freshwater mussels.
Nutrients a larger factor than temperature in Colorado mountain stream ecosystems, study finds
Aug 2021
An experimental study in 8 Colorado mountain streams found that nutrients play a greater role than temperature in driving ecosystem processes.
Ecosystem Engineers: Byers studies how marine organisms structure habitat
Jun 2021
From beavers, which stop up flowing water to create the pools of water they depend upon, to oysters, which filter seawater and stabilize the shoreline to create more habitat, organisms
New fish species named in honor of UGA ecologists
Apr 2021
A newly discovered fish species, Percina freemanorum, has been named in honor of UGA ecologists Mary and Byron “Bud” Freeman.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, UGA form Network for Engineering with Nature
Oct 2020
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the University of Georgia are partnering to form the Network for Engineering With Nature.
Op-Ed: Water experts decry rollbacks of environmental protections
Aug 2020
An op-ed by aquatic scientists and policy experts decrying rollbacks of environmental protections appeared in the Aug. 31 edition of The Hill. The authors, including Amy Rosemond of the Odum
Water, conservation, and policy experts warn new federal rule could harm U.S. waters
Aug 2020
Aquatic scientists and policy experts, including UGA’s Amy D. Rosemond, warn that a new federal rule could degrade U.S. water quality.
Coral reefs show “ecological memory” and resilience to rising temperatures
Jul 2020
Coral reefs in the Eastern Tropical Pacific region show resilience to rising ocean temperatures and may have adapted to heat stress, according to a study by an international team of researchers.
Nutrient concentrations in most U.S. streams are too high, study finds
Mar 2020
Nutrient concentrations in most U.S. streams and rivers are too high, according to a team of ecologists with ties to the University of Georgia.