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Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity

Studies of species variation and natural habitats.

Jill Anderson
Jill Anderson

Assistant Professor
Genetics; Plant Biology
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jta24@uga.edu
global change, ecophysiology, natural selection, evolutionary genetics, local adaptation

Doug P. Aubrey
Doug Aubrey

Assistant Professor, Plant Biology
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
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daubrey@uga.edu
Tree ecophysiology, forest biogeochemistry, fire ecology, sustainability of bioenergy production

Marin Brewer
Marin Brewer

Associate Professor
Plant Pathology
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mtbrewer@uga.edu
plant-pathogenic fungi, population genomics, mating systems, host specialization

Shu-Mei Chang
Shu-Mei Chang

Professor
Plant Biology
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smchang@uga.edu
evolution and ecology of plant reproduction and mating systems

Anny Chung
Anny Chung

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology, Plant Pathology
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yyachung@uga.edu
plant-microbe interactions, competition and coexistence, population and community ecology, global change

Dan Johnson
Dan Johnson

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
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danjohnson@uga.edu
tree ecophysiology, water use, drought

Jim Leebens-Mack
Jim Leebens-Mack

Distinguished Research Professor; Director, UGA Plant Center
Plant Biology
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jleebensmack@uga.edu
genomic, phylogenetic and experimental analyses

Rodney Mauricio
Rodney Mauricio

Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor
Genetics
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mauricio@uga.edu
conservation genetics, invasive species, ecological genetics, evolutionary ecology, plant-animal interactions, evolutionary quantitative genetics, adaptation

Jacqueline Mohan
Jacqueline Mohan

Associate Professor, School of Ecology
Plant Biology
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jmohan@uga.edu
ecosystem ecology, population and community ecology, biogeochemistry, global change, climate change, conservation biology, geographic genetic variation, species range shifts

Chris Peterson
Chris Peterson

Professor
Plant Biology
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cjpete@uga.edu
carbon cycling, forest recovery, landscape patterns

Megan DeMarche
Megan Peterson

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology
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megan.peterson@colorado.edu
population dynamics, evolutionary ecology, responses to climate change

Andrea Sweigart
Andrea Sweigart

Associate Professor
Genetics; Plant Biology
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sweigart@uga.edu
evolutionary genetics, speciation

Dorset Trapnell
Dorset Trapnell

Associate Professor
Plant Biology
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dorset@uga.edu
ecology, landscape disturbances, phylogeography

Justin Vaughn
Justin Vaughn

Adjunct Faculty
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
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justin.vaughn@ars.usda.gov
gene discovery, population genomics characterization and visualization, simulation of genetic systems

Caterina Villari

Assistant Professor
Plant Biology, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
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cvillari@uga.edu
fungal pathogens, resistance mechanisms of trees, chemical ecology, insect-fungi symbioses

Nina Wurzburger
Nina Wurzburger

Associate Professor
Plant Biology
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ninawurz@uga.edu
ecosystem biogeochemistry, plant-microbial symbioses, disturbance ecology 

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