GPS program tracks UGA students’ journey across U.S.
For more than 20 years, the University of Georgia Interdisciplinary Field Program has allowed undergraduate students to learn geology, ecology and anthropology in a coast-to-coast outdoor classroom. This year, the students are sharing their progress by using SPOT, an online GPS tracking tool, which charts their route in real time.
As coastal fisheries decline, major source of nutrients for entire ecosystem is lost
A new study by researchers at the UGA Odum School of Ecology and Florida International University has found that the elimination of large marine predators through overfishing and habitat alteration removes a vital source of nutrients for coastal ecosystems.