Tag: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory

Vultures prefer roosting near civilization

Human-altered landscapes help the birds fly and provide more access to food.
Scenes from the Savannah River Site

Three staffers at the Savannah River Ecology Lab took home awards in the Snap SRS…
Southeast’s gray foxes may be struggling for survival

Competition for food from coyotes seems to be key to declining populations.
Using snakes to monitor Fukushima radiation

Researchers use GPS trackers on rat snakes to track movements at Fukushima.
Mercury decreased in brown watersnakes, study reveals

The snakes tested recently show a significant drop in this toxic element.
10 years after Fukushima, animals reclaim the landscape

The nuclear power plant disaster zone is home to a new population of wildlife.
UGA to help manage DOE’s Savannah River laboratory

It’s part of a multi-institution $3.8 billion contract.
Tortoise relocation proves to be effective for conservation

Barrier island provides safe haven for first long-term study of relocation.
Researchers offer insights into aging

UGA scientists have presented a strong case that the mechanism lies at the intersection of…
Analysis finds environmental link to antibiotic resistance

Genetic testing finds heavy metal contamination is also a culprit.
Forecast predicts dismal future for American alligator

A study by University of Georgia researchers indicates that warming temperatures could impact the future…
Early intervention is cure for pigs and crop damage

Wild pigs cause millions of dollars of damage to agriculture industry.
UGA researcher goes on a wild gopher frog chase

University of Georgia researcher Stacey Lance is working to identify suitable habitat for Carolina gopher…
Fellowship honors late Prof. Emerita Rebecca Sharitz

Fund to support doctoral candidates in ecology or plant biology.
Two vulture species; the same but different

Research shows striking differences in how vultures use the landscape.
Ecologist receives NSF CAREER grant

She studies freshwater ecosystems with a focus on how human activities alter them.
Study shows animal life thriving around Fukushima

Researchers document more than 20 species in nuclear accident zone.
Gene Rhodes

Olin “Gene” Rhodes, a professor in the Odum School of Ecology and director of the…
UGA scientists show their artistic side

Photographs show nature at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory.
Tweaking the approach to save the desert tortoise

Researchers raising them in captivity until they are less vulnerable to predators.
Abandoned Chernobyl villages could save a rare species

Horses using empty structures that were deserted after the 1986 nuclear accident.
DeVault joins SREL’s leadership team

Travis L. DeVault has joined the leadership team of UGA’s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory.
Radioactive tadpoles reveal contamination clues

Amphibian larvae help monitor environmental contamination.
Building Bridges

UGA institute seeks innovative solutions to problems from flood control to sanitation.