The Institute's research programs represent considerable breadth in the diversity of ecosystems, and the types of problems that faculty and graduate and undergraduate students address.
Research projects are diverse from geographic, ecosystem, and 'issues' perspectives.
This research focuses on salt marshes, coral reefs, agroecosystems, mountain streams, large rivers, soil ecosystems, pristine, disturbed and urban systems. Of particular interest in the Institute is coupling research efforts with service , to provide answers to today's environmental problems. We currently work with the citizens and decision making agencies in the state of Georgia, as well as assist in environmental-problem solving in other parts of the world. It is through our international focus and diversity of projects that yield insight into attainable solutions for a variety of problems. We also consider basic research as critical to understanding natural and disturbed ecosystems and strive to be at the forefront of addressing fundamental issues in ecology with our research.