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University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Lab &
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
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Principal Investigator


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Doug P. Aubrey

Associate Professor, University of Georgia's
Savannah River Ecology Lab &
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources


email: daubrey@srel.uga.edu
phone: 803.725.0135

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Research Staff


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Tyler McIntosh
Lead Research Technician

BS Biological Sciences 2018 - Clemson University
 
Tyler's interests include plant physiology, plant taxonomy, and mycology. He has begun working on his MS degree in the Aubrey Lab while maintaining his full-time technical position.   

email:Tyler.McIntosh@uga.edu



Postdoctoral Research Associates


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Fábio Henrique Silva Floriano de Toledo
Postdoctoral Research Associate

PhD in Forest Resources 2017 - University of São Paulo
  MS in Forest Engineering 2013 - Federal University of Lavras
  Bachelor in Forest Engineering 2011 - Federal University of Lavras

Fabio is interested in silviculture methods, soil-plant-atmosphere interactions, tree water use efficiency, forest nutrition and fertilization and nutrient cycling in forests.   

email:fhtoledo07@gmail.com



Graduate Students


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Suzie Henderson

MS Student - (2020-current)
BS Ecology 2018 - UGA


Suzie is interested in the spatial pattern of longleaf pine needle dispersal and its pyrogenic impacts on longleaf pine regeneration. She worked as a research technician at the Jones Center at Ichauway in Newton, GA, and currently conducts her master's research there. 

email: suzieuga@uga.edu




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Jennifer McDaniel

PhD Student - (2019-current)


Jennifer recently earned an MS in Forestry from Mississippi State University and is currently studying studying mechanistic fire effects. She is also interested in mesophication of eastern upland oak forests, feedbacks between fire and invasive species, and seed predation. 

email: jkmcdan@uga.edu
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Ream Thomas

MS Student - (2019-current)


Ream is a recent graduate from the University of the South in Sewanee, TN. He received a degree in Natural Resources and the Environment. His interests include forestry, ecology and prescribed fire management. He will be researching energy dose thresholds for tree stem mortality.

email: Ream.Thomas@uga.edu


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                                                Scott Oswald

PhD Student - (2016-current)


Scott's interests are in tree physiology, forest ecology, and theoretical biology. Scott studies the physiology of stored carbohydrates and their relationship to carbon allocation. His research focuses on how physiological processes give rise to observed seasonal non-structural carbohydrates dynamics. To better describe the role of non-structural carbohydrates in carbon allocation, he is running an experiment to compare the influence of summer and winter drought on non-structural carbohydrates dynamics. He is studying how storage dynamics are modeled from maximization of fitness (using optiomal control/dynamic optimization) and from eco-evolutionary selection (using adaptive dynamics).

email: scott.oswald25@uga.edu
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Lab Alum


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Marley Brown
Research Technician

A.B. Ecology 2020 - University of Georgia
 
Marley is interested in soil science, mycology, and sustainable resource production.   

email:msb17914@uga.edu



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Gabriel William Dias Ferreira
Postdoctoral Research Associate

PhD Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 2017 -
Viçosa Federal University
MS Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 2012 - Viçosa Federal University
BS Forestry 2010 - Lavras Federal University


I am interested in Forest Ecology and Management and Soil Biogeochemistry, particularly carbon and nutrient dynamics in forest ecosystems. I am interested in investigating mechanisms underlying basic processes and understanding how management practices alter ecosystem dynamics to develop alternatives that improve sustainability and productivity of natural and managed ecosystems.   

email: gabrielwdf@gmail.com
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Seth Younger

PhD Forest Resources 2020 - University of Georgia
MS Geography 2013 - UGA


Seth is studying how annual and seasonal transpiration varies among tree species and forest types in the southeastern US.  His research encompasses very large scales, using long-term United States Geological Survey stream data to examine transpiration differences among large forested watersheds, and small scales, examining plot scale water use for fast growing bioenergy species.

email: seyounge@uga.edu


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Ellie Fowler

MS Forest Resources 2019 - University of Georgia


Ellie graduated with a degree in Forestry from The University of the South in 2017. She is interested in disturbance ecology, ecophysiology, and restoration. Her research will focus on the relationship between canopy complexity and physiological function with ecosystem resilience within old-growth longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystems.

email: Laura.Fowler@uga.edu


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Mackenzie Dix

MS Forest Resources 2019 - University of Georgia


Mackenzie is a Master's student in the Aubrey lab. Prior to pursuing her graduate degree she worked in the Aubrey lab as a Lab Coordinator for just over two years. Her research is focusing on plant water use and how it is measured with thermal dissipation sap flow sensors. Her other research interests include foliar water uptake, tree physiology, and studying how plants influence ecosystem function.   

email: mackenziejdix@gmail.com


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Michael Belovitch

MS Forest Resources 2018 - University of Georgia


Michael has research interests in forest ecology, ecohydrology and plant communities. His MS research is focused on understanding to what extent overstory species in mixed oak-pine savannas utilize ground water and their capability to transport it to shallow soils through hydraulic lift.

email: belovimw@gmail.com


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Stephen Ruswick

MS Forest Resources 2018 - University of Georgia


Stephen has research interests in plant physiology and disturbance ecology. His research is exploring the effect that the season of a prescribed burn has on the mortality and carbon dynamics of Liquidambar styraciflua. 

email: stephen.ruswick25@uga.edu



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Josh Mims


MS Biology 2015 - Georgia Southern University

Josh has research interests in plant ecology and physiology. His MS research focused on how disturbance history impacts carbon storage in southeastern pine forests. Josh successfully defended his MS thesis in October 2015.



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Candice Tiu

MS Student - Georgia Southern University (2013-2015)

Candice has research interests in plant ecology, non-native plant invasion and conservation management. Her MS research evaluated the germination success of Eucalyptus benthamii in southeastern fire-maintained pine forests. Candice is currently working as a biologist with the Florida Forest Service at Lake Wales Ridge Forest where she monitors rare and endangered flora and coordinates land management practices to enhance and protect natural communities.



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