Ecology
Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with each other and their physical environment. Our group has strength in behavioral, conservation, community, and evolutionary ecology.
Explore the labs of Biology faculty who focus their research in ecology:
Bruno, John
Chi Omega Distinguished Professor
340 Wilson Hall
jbruno@unc.edu
Research interests: Marine and Climate Change Ecology
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Hurlbert, Allen
Professor
331 Wilson Hall
(919) 843-9930
hurlbert@bio.unc.edu
Research interests: Biodiversity, Biogeography, Macroecology
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Kingsolver, Joel G.
Kenan Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor
108 Coker Hall
(919) 843-6291
jgking@bio.unc.edu
Research interests: Environmental physiology; evolutionary ecology; population biology; climate change
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McCoy, Sophie
Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
334 Wilson Hall
sophie.mccoy@unc.edu
Research interests: Community Ecology, Microbial Ecology, Marine and Aquatic Systems
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Mitchell, Charles E.
Professor
411 Coker Hall
mitchell@bio.unc.edu
Research interests: Disease Ecology, Plant-Microbe Interactions, Community Ecology
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Peet, Robert K.
Research Professor
413 Coker Hall
919-368-4971
peet@unc.edu
Research interests: Plant Ecology, Plant Geography, EcoInformatics
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Pfennig, David W.
Professor
320 Wilson Hall
dpfennig@unc.edu
Research interests: Evolution, Ecology, Developmental Biology
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Pfennig, Karin
Professor
319 Wilson Hall
(919) 843-5590
kpfennig@unc.edu
Research interests: Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution
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Riddell, Eric
Assistant Professor
323 Wilson Hall
919-962-1379
riddell@unc.edu
Research interests: Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution
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Sockman, Keith W.
Associate Professor
228 Wilson Hall
(919) 962-1379
Research interests: Behavioral and Physiological Ecology
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Weakley, Alan S.
Adjunct Professor; Director, UNC Herbarium
419 Coker Hall
(919) 619-1101
weakley@unc.edu
Research interests: Plant Systematics, Floristics, Biogeography, Conservation Planning, Bioinformatics, Vegetation Classification and Mapping
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White, Peter S.
Professor
406 Coker Hall
peter.white@unc.edu
Research interests: Plant Community Ecology, Conservation Biology, Biodiversity
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Yitbarek, Senay
Assistant Professor
Peter Thacher Grauer Fellow
2155 Genome Sciences Building
senay@unc.edu
Research interests: Population Ecology, Host-Microbe Interactions, Theoretical Ecology
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