A.
Center/Institute/Program
Institute of Ecology/University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-2202
Phone: 706-542-6065
Fax: 706-542-4819
E-mail: gbarrett@uga.edu
Director/Chairperson:
Dr. Alan P. Covich
Representative to AERC:
Dr. Gary W. Barrett
Alternate: Dr. Alan
P. Covich
B. Major objectives of the
Center/Institute/Program
1. Support and
encourage basic and applied ecological research.
2. B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. programs in Ecology;
M.S. in Conservation Ecology and Sustainable Systems.
3. Provide ecological expertise as needed
by the public.
C. Major ecosystem research emphases
1. Biogeochemical, wetlands, and wildlife
studies at Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina.
2. Long-term ecological research at
Coweeta Hydrological Laboratory, Franklin, South Carolina.
3. Ecosystem studies of coastal waters,
coastal salt marshes, freshwater wetlands, and blackwater rivers.
4. Agroecology, soil ecology, landscape
ecology, and environmental education at the HorseShoe Bend (HSB) Experimental
Site, Athens, Georgia.
5. Conservation ecology and sustainable
systems in the southeast and tropical regions.
D. Staff
Permanent
scientific staff: PhD: 33, MS: 25
Scientific
support staff: Postdocs: 15, Technicians: 56
Other
support staff: Clerical: 41, Administrative: 11, Editorial: 2
Graduate
students: PhD: 71, MS:
48
Summer
undergraduates: 50-60
E. Approximate annual funding (recent year)
Core
funding: $2,000,000/yr, Source: State of Georgia
Grants: $4,000,000/yr, Major sources: NSF, DOE, NPS, EPA, NIH, U.S. Forest Service
Sales: $100,000 including operation of SREL
F. Areas and facilities for ecosystem research studies
1. Savannah River Ecology Lab, Aiken,
South Carolina, Coweeta Hydrologic Lab, Franklin, North Carolina, about 300 m2
reserve.
2. HorseShoe Bend Experimental Site,
Athens, Georgia.
3. University of Georgia Marine Station,
Sapelo Island, Georgia, 20 acres.
4. Maquipucuna Reserve, Ecuador.
5. Eugene P. Odum Watershed Site, Ila,
Georgia.
G. Research staff directly involved in ecosystem research (names and
specialty areas)
Barrett,
Gary W. – ecosystem, landscape, and agroecology
Brisbin,
I. Lehr – ornithology and behavioral ecology
Cabrera,
Miguel – agroecology
Carroll,
C. Ronald – insects and conservation ecology
Coleman,
David C. – soils ecology
Congdon,
Justin D. – environmental physiology
Conroy,
Mike – wildlife biometrics
Covich,
Alan P. – limnology
Gibbons,
J. Whitfield – population ecology
Golley,
Frank B. – ecosystem and landscape
Haines,
Bruce – biogeochemistry
Hendrix,
Paul – agroecology
Hodson,
Robert – microbial ecology
Hubbell,
Stephen P. – global ecology
Hunter,
Mark – population and community
Irwin,
Rebecca – plant ecology
Jordan,
Carl F. – tropical ecology
Kundell,
Jim – public policy
Langdale,
G.W. – agroecology
McArthur,
J. Vaun – organic matter processing
McLeod,
Kenneth – nutrient cycling
Meyer,
Judy L. – stream ecology
Moran,
Mary Ann – microbial ecology
Patten,
Bernard C. – systems ecology
Pickering,
John – population ecology
Pomeroy,
Lawrence – marine ecology
Porter,
James W. – coral reefs
Pringle,
Catherine M. – aquatic ecology
Pulliam,
H. Ronald – community ecology
Rohani,
Pej – disease ecology
Rosemond,
Amy – aquatic ecology
Sharitz,
Rebecca – plant communities
Smith,
Michael H. – biodiversity
Taylor,
Barbara E. – wetlands ecology
Wallace,
J. Bruce – stream ecology
Warren,
Robert – wildlife physiology and nutrition
H. Long-term data sets (code name, number of years of data, computer
accessibility)
1. Savannah River, turtle, furbearer, and
old field succession data, computer accessible, 30 years or more; Avian and
reptile growth, bass genetics, radiocesium and plutonium cycle, mammal studies,
waterfowl data, nutrient cycling data and plant community structure data,
computer accessible, other biological data, some accessible, 20 years or more;
Savannah River, some accessible, 30 years or more.
2. Coweeta, water data, computer
accessible, 50 years (fewer years of biological data, some computer
accessible).
3. Okefenoke, biological data, some
computer accessible, 8 years
4. Ogeechee River, about 5 years.
5. HorseShoe Bend (HSB) Experimental Site,
soil ecology data, 20 years; small mammal ecology data, 4 years.