Beth Gavrilles
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Articles by Beth Gavrilles
| May. 8 2013 |
Discover Life launches moth observatory at Sandy Creek Nature Center in AthensIf University of Georgia ecologist John Pickering has his way, mothing soon will become as popular as birding, a pastime 48 million Americans enjoy annually, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. |
| Apr. 30 2013 |
UGA ecologist receives $1.39 million to study longleaf pine ecosystem recoveryThe longleaf pine forests that once dominated the Southeastern coastal plain are now considered one of the most endangered ecosystems in North America. Once covering 90 million acres from Virginia to Texas, longleaf now is found in only about 3 percent of its historic range. Many of those remaining acres are on U.S. military installations, where land managers are tasked with keeping the forests healthy while meeting their primary objective of supporting military readiness. |
| Apr. 10 2013 |
Location changed for UGA’s international systems ecology symposium"Systems Ecology: A Network Perspective and Retrospective," a symposium organized in honor of Professor Emeritus Bernard C. Patten of the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, will take place April 12-14 in the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center. Originally scheduled for the Ecology Building, the symposium has been moved to accommodate on-campus parking for the Jason Aldean concert on April 13. |
| Apr. 3 2013 |
From scrap to soil amendment: Compost 101 offered at UGACompost 101, a University of Georgia class that will teach participants how to successfully transform kitchen scraps and yard waste into a nutritive soil amendment, will be held April 10 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in Room 1501 of the Miller Plant Sciences Building. Compost 101 is free and open to the public. |
| Mar. 15 2013 |
Short film by UGA ecology student to screen at Savannah film festivalA short film by Virginia Schutte, a doctoral student in the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, has been accepted into the Beneath the Waves Film Festival. The 2013 festival kicks off March 20-24 in Savannah and features documentaries from around the world that highlight marine science and related issues. |
| Feb. 28 2013 |
2013 EcoFocus Film Festival set for March 20-24 in AthensThe Artic documentary "Chasing Ice" will officially open the 2013 EcoFocus Film Festival March 21 at Ciné. An initiative of the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology now in its sixth year, EcoFocus features top-quality full-length, short and children's films that address pressing environmental issues. |
| Feb. 22 2013 |
River food web ecologist Mary Power to give 2013 Odum Lecture at UGAThe 28th annual Eugene P. Odum Lecture at the University of Georgia will be given by Mary E. Power of the University of California, Berkeley. Her talk on "Food Webs in River Networks: Algal-Mediated Linkages of Rivers, Uplands and Oceans" will be held March 5 at 4 p.m. in the Odum School of Ecology's auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public. |
| Dec. 11 2012 |
Fish have enormous nutrient impacts on marine ecosystems, study findsFish play a far more important role as contributors of nutrients to marine ecosystems than previously thought, according to researchers at the University of Georgia and Florida International University. In a pair of papers in the journal Ecology, they show that fish contribute more nutrients to their local ecosystems than any other source-enough to cause changes in the growth rates of the organisms at the base of the food web. |
| Nov. 20 2012 |
Ecologists at UGA link evolution to the speed of rabies virus emergence in new bat speciesThe number of genetic mutations that follow host shifts in rabies virus impacts the speed of disease emergence in new host species, according to new research by ecologists at the University of Georgia and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
| Nov. 13 2012 |
UGA faculty, alumni named Fellows of the Ecological Society of AmericaSeven eminent scientists with ties to the University of Georgia-six of whom are affiliated with the Odum School of Ecology-have been named to the inaugural list of Fellows of the Ecological Society of America. The program was recently established to recognize ESA members who have made significant contributions to ecological science in academics, government service, non-profit organizations or other avenues. Appointment is for life. |
| Oct. 31 2012 |
Researchers help ‘extinct in the wild’ toad return homeScientists from the University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory have helped to reintroduce a species of toad declared extinct in the wild to its native range-the world's first reintroduction of an extinct-in-the-wild amphibian. Kurt Buhlmann, an associate research scientist, and Tracey Tuberville, an assistant research scientist, both with the SREL, were part of a team that on Oct. 30 released 2,500 Kihansi spray toads into their historic habitat—a five-acre waterfall spray zone in the Kihansi Gorge in Tanzania. |
| Oct. 25 2012 |
UGA student a finalist in National Science Foundation research video contestVirginia Schutte, a doctoral student in the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, is a finalist in a video contest sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Her video, which takes viewers underwater to explore the root systems of tropical mangrove forests, is one of 14 to progress to the contest's final round and is also in competition for the People's Choice award. |
| Oct. 16 2012 |
Searching for a silver bullet: Measuring biodiversity to inform species conservationEcologists in the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology have found that evolutionary diversity can be an effective method for identifying hotspots of mammal biodiversity. In a paper published Oct. 17 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, they report that evolutionary diversity can be an effective proxy for both the sheer number of species as well as their characteristics and ecological roles. Their findings could help conservation organizations better protect threatened species across the globe. |
| Oct. 11 2012 |
New studies reveal connections between animals’ microbial communities and behaviorNew research is revealing surprising connections between animal microbiomes—the communities of microbes that live inside animals' bodies—and animal behavior, according to a paper by University of Georgia ecologist Vanessa O. Ezenwa and her colleagues. The article, just published in the Perspectives section of the journal Science, reviews recent developments in this emerging research area and offers questions for future investigation. |
| Sep. 27 2012 |
Ecologists to study freshwater sustainability across the Sun BeltResearchers in the University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology will work with colleagues from universities across the U.S. Sun Belt on a study of water sustainability in the face of climate change and population growth. The four-year project, to be led by North Carolina State University, is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Arizona State University and Florida International University also are participating in the study. |