[caption id="attachment_3091" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Sean Poppy, outreach program coordinator for UGA's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, submitted this photo taken on the grounds near SREL's conference center. Located along a walking trail frequented by hundreds of elementary school children each year as part of SREL outreach...
UGA scientists have presented a strong case that the mechanism lies at the intersection of the genome and epigenome What determines the life span of a mouse, alligator, dog or human? A team of scientists at the University of Georgia believes they have new insight into this...
Soils with heavy metals had a higher level of specific bacterial hosts that were accompanied by antibiotic-resistant genes....
A female Virginia opossum sheltered in a tree stump on the Savannah River Site. Photo: David Bernasconi Since 2017, the wild lands of the Savannah River Site have served as a front line in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s fight to eradicate rabies in the nation. Researchers...
“Since climate change has the ability to alter sex ratios, we could see either a dominant female or male population in the future that lacks the ability to reproduce.”...
Combining this data with use of trail cameras to elucidate the number of wild pigs in these areas can help farmers and land managers prioritize locations for control efforts....
Writer: Beth Gavrilles Contact: Allison Walters [caption id="attachment_3001" align="alignleft" width="197"] Rebecca Sharitz examines cattails in a wetland area at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory.[/caption] Athens, Ga. – Trailblazing ecologist Rebecca R. Sharitz spent almost her entire career at the University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. A world-renowned...
Throughout his career he has advised twenty-seven graduate students, eleven postdoctoral researchers, and provided experiential learning opportunities for more than forty undergraduate students....
The researchers report the birds’ physical characteristics and social nature influence where they spend their time....
The five-year, $1.18 million CAREER grant will fund research about the impacts of wastewater on the structure and function of tropical rivers, particularly the impacts of pollution that results from aging and obsolete wastewater infrastructure....