ECOLOGY 8400 ­ FALL 2004  (1 credit)

Dr. Catherine M. Pringle
Wednesday: 1:25-2:15 PM

CONSERVATION SEMINAR SPEAKERS
 
 Date       Speaker                                     Seminar Title
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Aug 25    Jason Mann                                Organic farming
                UGA Ecology

Sept 1     James Affolter                            The Plant Conservation Program at the State
               UGA, Director of Research        Botanical Garden of Georgia
               State Botanical Garden
               of Georgia

Sept. 8    Dr. Meryl Alber                          Coastal ecosystems:  Linking science with
               UGA Marine Sciences                management and policy Dr. James Affolter

Sept.15   Dr. Mary Freeman                      Conservation biology from the perspective of a
               U.S. Geological Survey              federal agency:  The US Geological Survey
               And UGA Ecology

Sept. 22   Dr. Bruce Ferguson                   Conservation in cities
                UGA Environmental Design

Sept 29   Dr. Ted Gragson                         Conservation from an anthropological
               UGA Department of                    perspective
               Anthropology

Oct 6      Dr. Alan Covich                           Fragmentation of river networks in Puerto
               UGA, Director, Institute of          Rico and Caribbean climate change
               Ecology

Oct 13    Dr. Carol Hoffman                      Conservation and community education:
               UGA,  Curator of Education        Getting your feet wet (or your hands dirty)
               And Outreach, Georgia                with Eco-Reach
               Museum of Natural History
 
Oct 20   Dr. Robert Cooper                        Conservation and migratory birds
              UGA Forest Resources
 
 
 
 
 

Date       Speaker                                          Seminar Title
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Oct 27    Dr. Laurie Fowler                              Ecology and policy intersect in the
               UGA, Ecology                                   Etowah watershed
               Co-Director,  River Basin                  see web site: www.etowahhcp.org
               Center
 
Nov 3    Dr. Elizabeth Kramer                          GIS as a tool in conservation activities
              UGA, Director GIS Laboratory
              Institute of Ecology

Nov 10   Dr. Mary Carol Hunter                      Applied ecological design
               UGA, Environmental Design

Nov 17   Dr. Whit Gibbons                              Conserving hidden biodiversity:
               Savannah River Ecology                    Reptiles and Amphibians of Georgia
               Laboratory, Aiken, SC
 
Nov 24   THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY -  NO CLASS

Dec 1      Peter Hartel                                        Environmental Ethics
               UGA Crop and Soil Sciences

Dec 8      Dr. Bud Freeman                               Fish conservation in Georgia
               UGA, Ecology and Director
               of the Georgia Museum of
               Natural History and Ecology
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