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Participating Faculty:

Coleman, David. Distinguished Research Professor, Institute of Ecology, UGA.
http://www.ecology.uga.edu/people/faculty/coleman.htm.
coleman@sparc.ecology.uga.edu.
Microbial-faunal interactions, soil food webs, biodiversity of soil nematodes and microarthropods, long-term dynamics of soil organic matter, forest ecosystems, agroecosystems.

Rohani, Pejman. Assistant Professor, Institute of Ecology, UGA.
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~rohani/.
rohani@uga.edu.
Population ecology, disease ecology, metapopulations, mathematical modeling, natural enemy interactions.

Kloeppel, Brian. Assistant Research Scientist, Institute of Ecology, UGA.
http://cwt33.ecology.uga.edu/piprofiles/pro_kloeppel.html.
kloeppel@uga.edu.
Plant competition and carbon allocation, ecosystem carbon balance, terrestrial net primary productivity, plant ecophysiology, plant-water relationships and functional diversity.

Haines, Bruce. Associate Professor, Department of Plant Biology, UGA.
http://www.plantbio.uga.edu/~haines/haines.html.
haines@plantbio.uga.edu.
Sustainable land use, sustainable biodiversity, sustainble civilizations, forest succession, biogeochemical cycling, plant ecological physiology.

Hendrick, Ronald. Associate Professor.  D.B. Warnell School of Forest Resources, UGA.
http://www.forestry.uga.edu/warnell/faculty/html/hendrick.html
rhendric@uga.edu
Forest productivity and nutrient cycling, roots, soils, mycorrhizae

Hendrix, Paul. Professor, Institute of Ecology and Crop & Soil Sciences, UGA.
http://www.ecology.uga.edu/people/faculty/hendrix.htm.
phendrix@sparc.ecology.uga.edu.
Soil ecology, earthworms and soil processes, invasion biology.

Hollibaugh, James. Professor and Director, School of Marine Sciences, UGA.
http://alpha.marsci.uga.edu/Department_page/Profiles/jthollibaugh.htm.
aquadoc@uga.edu.
Biogeography and physiological ecology of bacteria, biogeochemistry.

Paterson, Andrew. Professor and Director, Center for Applied Generic Technologies, UGA.
http://www.plantgenome.uga.edu/.
paterson@uga.edu.
Plant genetics, genomics, evolution, biodiversity, crop improvement.

Promislow, Daniel. Associate Professor, Genetics Department, UGA.
http://www.genetics.uga.edu/faculty/bio-Promislow.html.
promislow@uga.edu.
Life history evolution, evolutionary demography, networks and genetic interactions, quantitative genetics, evolutionary theory.

Irwin, Rebecca. Assistant Professor, Institute of Ecology, UGA.
http://www.ecology.uga.edu/people/faculty/irwin.htm.
rirwin@uga.edu.
Population ecology, plant-animal interactions, mutualisms, species invasions.

Kneib, Ron. Senior Research Scientist, University of Georgia Marine Institute.
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~rtkneib/.
rtkneib@uga.edu.
Coastal-estuarine ecosystems, landscape ecology, estuarine biodiversity, marsh/mangrove restoration, population/community ecology.

Parrott, Wayne. Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences, UGA.
http://www.cropsoil.uga.edu/~parrottlab/.
wparrott@uga.edu.
Deployment strategies for transgenes.

Markewitz, Daniel. Assistant Professor, School of Forest Resources, UGA.
http://www.forestry.uga.edu/warnell/faculty/html/markewitz.html.
DMARKE@smokey.forestry.uga.edu.
Ecosystem ecology, plant-soil interactions, soil chemistry, watershed and water quality management.

Grossman, Gary. Professor, School of Forest Resources, UGA.
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~grossman.
mailto:grossman@uga.edu.
Community & population ecology, habitat selection & optimal foraging theory, fishes, amphibians, aquatic invertebrates.

McHugh, Joe. Associate Professor, Entomology Department, UGA.
http://entomology.ent.uga.edu/personnel/faculty/mchugh.htm.
jmchugh@bugs.ent.uga.edu
Insect diversity, phylogenetics, systematics, morphology, natural history.

Rosemond, Amy. Assistant Director, Institute of Ecology, UGA.
http://www.ecology.uga.edu/people/faculty/rosemond.htm
rosemond@sparc.ecology.uga.edu
Aquatic ecology, detritus-based food webs, nutrients in aquatic ecosystems, stream biota.

Gibbons, J. Whitfield. Professor of Ecology and Senior Research Ecologist, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory.
http://www.uga.edu/srelherp/staff/WGibbonsCV.htm
gibbons@srel.edu
Population dynamics and ecology of reptiles and amphibians, distribution and abundance patterns of herpetofauna, and conservation ecology.

Hunter, Mark. Director, Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes. Associate Professor, Institute of Ecology, UGA.
http://www.ecology.uga.edu/people/faculty/hunter.htm
mhunter@sparc.ecology.uga.edu
Population ecology, ecosystem ecology, plant-herbivore interactions, biodiversity.

Wallace, J. Bruce. Professor, Department of Entomology and Institute of Ecology, UGA.
http://www.ecology.uga.edu/people/faculty/wallace.htm
Wallace@sparc.ecology.uga.edu
Stream ecology, secondary production of stream benthos, ecosystem-level manipulations of resource base (terrestrial litter inputs) on ecosystem processes, effects of nutrient enrichment on streams.

Whitman, William B., Professor, Department of Microbiology, UGA.
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~whitman/
whitman@uga.edu
Physiology and genetics of methane-producing archaea, diversity and systematics of prokaryotes in soil and estuarine sediments and waters.

For further information about Center activities and opportunities, or to
send news about your own research programs, please contact

Mark D. Hunter, Director
Center of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes
Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-2202
Phone (706) 542-1801
Email mhunter@sparc.ecology.uga.edu.

 

 


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