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Ecovoice 2014 THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ODUM SCHOOL OF ECOLOGY 2014 ANNUAL The Water Issue Notes from the Dean 2014 Annual Issue Dean John L. Gittleman Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Sonia Altizer JOHN GITTLEMAN Associate Dean for Administrative and External Affairs Laurie Fowler Editor and Writer Water, Water, Water Beth Gavrilles Contributing Writers nteresting scientific theorems often come via misconstrued lines or Lee Snelling phrases. One of the best, known as Aunt Jobiska’s theorem, comes from Katie Sheehan Ia poem by Edward Lear: “It’s a fact the whole world knows…” We know Graphic Designer the Earth is a watery place; water covers 71% of its surface. We know that Mary H. Andrews we must have water to live. And we know that continually and dramati- 706-542-2968 cally changing the flow, ecosystem structure, sustainable supply, health, or 706-542-4819 fax just about any other measurable aspect of water will lead to trouble. www.ecology.uga.edu Whenever something is so obvious, it’s open for full-throttle debate— especially when it involves an intrinsically important natural resource www.facebook.com/odumschool that’s unevenly distributed: of all the freshwater on Earth, 68 percent is in ice, 30 percent is in the ground, and, according to the U.N., over 780 mil- @UGAEcology lion people don’t have access to clean water. Dating back to the groundbreaking work of the Institute of Ecology, This publication is available in an over half of our faculty is dedicated to studying water-related issues. electronic format. Please contact Whether focused on species invasions along the coast, constructed the editor at [email protected] or wetlands for wastewater treatment, or the impacts of climate change and phone 706-542-7247. disease on coral reefs, the strength of our science is the collaborative ap- The University of Georgia is committed to principles of proach of our faculty and students. We are also fortunate to have creative equal opportunity and partnerships with facilities and administrative units like the River Basin affirmative action. Center, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, and the Joseph W. Jones Eco- logical Research Center, as well as with other UGA colleges. The challenges facing aquatic ecosystems, biodiversity, and politi- cal management are immense. As Leonardo da Vinci wrote, “Water is the driving force of all nature.” In this issue of EcoVoice we are proud to showcase the Odum School’s unique perspectives on this ecologically essential resource and the critical importance of our holistic approach to the science and applied management of water. ABOUT THE COVER Water is at the center of some of the greatest challenges facing the world today. Odum School researchers, including the faculty, staff, and students of the UGA River Basin Center, are responding to these challenges in innovative ways. See story on page 2. CONTENTS 1 8 Feature Story 2 Blue is the New Green The UGA River Basin Center and a sampling of its projects Articles 8 Ecosystem Services 9 Climate Change 10 Coral Reef Ecology in the Caribbean and Pacific 2 10 Drought Affects the 9 Carbon Cycle in Georgia Blackwater Rivers 11 New Model to Assess Fish Passage 11 Improving Global Conservation Funding 12 Biology Professor Marlene Zuk Speaks at UGA 13 EcoFocus Film Festival 2014 10 Departments 14 Student Profiles 16 Alumni News 20 Spring Fling 21 Faculty Profile 22 Inside the School 27 Honor Roll of Donors 28 In Print 2 Blue is the New Green The UGA River Basin Center is meeting Georgia’s water challenges By Beth Gavrilles EORGIA, FLORIDA, AND ALABAMA have been fighting in court for over 20 years about how Gto share the waters of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River basin. CLIMATE CHANGE is altering rainfall patterns across the world, with climate models predicting increases in both flooding and drought in Georgia and the southeastern U.S., while coastal communities are threatened by stron- ger storms and rising sea levels. POLLUTION from industrial discharges, agricultural and residential runoff, inadequately or untreated sewage, and plastic and other trash is increasing worldwide, affect- ing streams, lakes, oceans, and the biodiversity they support. WATER is at the center of some of the greatest challenges facing the world today. In this issue of EcoVoice, we feature the work of the UGA River Basin Center where faculty, staff, and students are responding to these challenges through their research, teaching, and outreach. 3 The UGA River Basin Center Promoting Sustainable Management RBC Director of Policy Laurie Fowler and of Aquatic Resources and Ecosystems Senior Legal Fellow Katie Sheehan (r) offer legal research and outreach to local governments, state agencies, and NGOs (article on page 5). he UGA River Basin Center, established Wenger joined the Odum School faculty ration, and pressing questions related to Tin 2000, is a unit of the Odum School as an assistant professor in January 2014 aquatic resources and ecosystems. that conducts interdisciplinary research, after five years as a research scientist for “This is an exciting time for the RBC, teaching, and outreach to help communi- Trout Unlimited, where he modeled the and I’m delighted to be back at UGA ties sustainably manage and protect their effects of climate change and invasive and be a part of it,” says Wenger. “Water water and related land resources. The past species on native cutthroat trout in the resource conflicts and concerns are increas- year has brought a number of exciting western U.S. Before that, as a postdoc- ing in Georgia and beyond, and the RBC is changes to the RBC. These include moving toral associate at UGA from 2007 to 2008, in a unique position to help resolve them. to a new home next to the Ecology build- he served as the RBC associate director. Although we’re part of the Odum School, ing and the appointment of Seth Wenger, He was a lead researcher on the Etowah our real strength is that we bring together MS CESD ‘99/PhD ’06, as director of Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan, a faculty, staff, and students from across the science. multi-year, multi-disciplinary effort to university to address water issues in a truly help local governments in North Georgia’s interdisciplinary fashion.” Etowah River Basin design development Along with Wenger and Fowler, RBC standards, based on rigorous scientific core faculty and staff include Professor research, to protect the basin’s nine im- Emeritus Ron Carroll, much of whose cur- periled fish species. During that time he rent work involves constructed wetlands also organized the Second Symposium for wastewater treatment and biofuel on Urban Stream Ecology, an interna- production in the developing world, and tional meeting held in 2007 to establish a Senior Legal Fellow Katie Sheehan, whose research agenda for studying the effects of work chiefly focuses on developing legal urbanization on freshwater ecosystems. and policy solutions to water quality and The Third Symposium took place in Port- quantity issues for local governments and land in May 2014. state agencies. With Director of Policy Laurie Fowler, Much of the RBC’s work is conducted the Odum School’s associate dean for ad- by graduate student assistants and other ministrative and external affairs, Wenger students who perform internships and has worked with the RBC advisory board, participate in the interdisciplinary Director of Science Seth Wenger at faculty, staff, and alumni to re-envision graduate-level Environmental Practicum the River Basin Center co-organized and expand its program and define future course. Following are examples of recent this year’s Third Symposium on Urban areas of focus. These will build on existing RBC projects. Stream Ecology (article on page 6). strengths, new opportunities for collabo- 4 The Flint River was named one of America’s most endangered rivers for 2013. Photo: Philip Juras Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint Stakeholders Water Management Plan ow to fairly allocate the waters of the sity Collaborative, involving institutions various options available for a transbound- HApalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint from all three states. ary water management institution in the River Basin between Georgia, Florida, and Working with faculty and students from ACF, and presented a draft of this docu- Alabama is a question that has been tied Albany State, Auburn, Florida State, Geor- ment to the ACF Stakeholders at an orga- up in the courts for over 20 years. When gia Tech, Troy University, and the Univer- nizational meeting in Eufaula, Alabama, a group of stakeholders, frustrated at the sity of Florida, the RBC’s Fowler, Senior in June. The final report will be presented lack of progress, decided to come up with Legal Fellow Katie Sheehan, and students in September, and Fowler says she expects their own solution, they turned to a team conducted a comprehensive study of suc- the ACFS will act on the recommenda- led by the River Basin Center for help. cessful trans-boundary water management tions soon. The Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint institutions around the world—how they “Besides its value to the ACFS, the Stakeholders, Inc., formed in 2009, rep- are organized, how they make decisions, project has provided a fantastic oppor- resents diverse interests including water what functions they perform, and how tunity for UGA students to apply and and electric utilities, local governments, they do so. develop their science and policy research industries, agriculture, seafood, and en- In April, the University Collaborative skills,” says Fowler. She adds that to date, vironmental advocates. To help the group traveled to Apalachicola, Florida, to pres- more than 25 UGA graduate students have develop a sustainable water management ent a thorough analysis of the water man- contributed to the project, and it is the plan and an institutional framework for agement functions currently underway in subject of a doctoral dissertation by Odum administering it, RBC Director of Policy the basin, including potential gaps.
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