We focus on the population dynamics, ecology, and life history of coastal sturgeons and other marine fishes. Our research informs management and conservation efforts.

Research

• Atlantic and Shortnose Sturgeon Population Dynamics
• Gulf Sturgeon Population Dynamics and Habitat
• Counting Sturgeon with Side-Scan Sonar
• ... And more

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Publications

• Gragson, D.L, and A.G. Fox. 2022. Comparison of first and second pectoral fin rays for use in aging Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum, LeSuer, 1818). Southeastern Naturalist 21: 1-10. Link

• Fox, A.G., N.Q. Hancock, J.A. Marbury, A.J. Kaeser, and D.L. Peterson. Recruitment and survival of juvenile Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) in the Apalachicola River in Florida. Fishery Bulletin, 119:243-254. DOI: 10.7755/FB.119.4.4

• White, S.L., D.C. Kazyak, T.L. Darden, D.J. Farrae, B.A. Lubinski, R.L. Johnson, M.S. Eackles, M.T. Balazik, H.M. Brundage III, A.G. Fox, D.A. Fox, C.H. Hager, J.E. Kahn, and I.I. Wirgin. Establishing a microsatellite genetic baseline for Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser o. oxyrinchus) conservation and management. Conservation Genetics, 22:977-992. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-021-01390-x

• Marbury, J. A., A.J. Kaesar, A.G. Fox, D.L. Peterson. 2021. Experimental passage of adult male Gulf Sturgeon around Jim Woodruff Lock and Dam, FL. Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 37:379-388. DOI: 10.1111/jai.14194

• Friess, C., S.K. Lowerre-Barbieri, G. R. Poulakis, N. Hammerschlag, J.M. Gardiner, Andrea M. Kroetz, K. Bassons-Hull, J. Bickford, E.C. Bohaboy, R.D. Ellis, H. Menendez, W.F. Patterson III, M.E. Price, J.S. Rehage, C.P. Shea, M.J. Smukall, S.W. Burnsed, K.A. Wilkinson, J. Young, A.B. Collins, B.C. DeGroot, C.T. Peterson, C. Purtlebaugh, M. Randall, R.M. Scharer, R. W. Schloesser, T.R. Wiley, G.A. Alvarez, A.J. Danylchuk, A.G. Fox, R.D. Grubbs, A. Hill, J.V. Locascio, P.M. O’Donnell, G.B. Skomal, F.G. Whoriskey, and L.P. Griffin. 2021. Regional-scale variability in the movement ecology of marine fishes revealed by an integrative acoustic tracking network. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 663:157-177. DOI:10.3354/meps13637

• Ingram, E.C., D.L. Peterson, and A.G. Fox. 2020. Abundance of endangered Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) in the Altamaha River in Georgia. Fishery Bulletin, 118:198-204. DOI: 10.1002/tafs.10189

• Fox, A.G., and D.L. Peterson. 2019. Movement and out-migration of juvenile Atlantic Sturgeon in Georgia, USA. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 148: 952-962. DOI: 10.1002/tafs.10189

• Fox, A.G., I.I. Wirgin, and D.L. Peterson. 2018. Occurrence of Atlantic Sturgeon in the St. Marys River, Georgia. Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 10: 606-618. DOI: 10.1002/mcf2.10056

• Fox, A.G., E.S. Stowe, K.J. Dunton, and D.L. Peterson. 2018. Seasonal occurrence of Atlantic Sturgeon in the St. Johns River, Florida. Fishery Bulletin, 116: 219-227. DOI: 10.7755/fb.116.3.1

• Fox, A.G., C.E. Hill, and R.F. Young. 2012. A new method to dye-mark wild birds. North American Bird Bander, 37: 49-53. Link

• Fox, A.G., and R.F. Young. 2012. Foraging interactions between wading birds and strand-feeding bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in a coastal salt marsh. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 90: 744-752. DOI: 10.1139/z2012-043

Filmography

Dr. Fox has worked as a scientific advisor for several documentary programs featuring South Carolina's strand-feeding bottlenose dolphins.

• The Hunt. 2015. Silverback Films, Bristol, UK. For the BBC.

• Dolphins: Spy in the Pod. 2014. John Downer Prod., Bristol, UK. For the BBC.

• North America. 2013. Wild Horizons, Ltd., Bristol, UK. For Discovery Channel.

• Winged Planet. 2012. John Downer Productions, Bristol, UK. For Discovery Channel.

• Earthflight. 2011. John Downer Productions, Bristol, UK. For the BBC and PBS.

Dwivedi Forest Sustainability Lab explores social, economic, and environmental issues in the context of forestry in developed and developing countries.

Projects

1. Southeast Partnership for Advanced Renewables from Carinata (SPARC)
2. Agricultural Water Security through Sustainable Use of the Floridan Aquifer: An Integrated Assessment of Economic and Environmental Impacts (FACETS)
3. Increasing practice of Sustainable Forestry Among Minority and Limited Resource Forest Landowners in Georgia
4. Ecosystem service trade-offs, landowner incentives, and optimal policy design to promote sustainable Longleaf Pine Agroecosystems
5. Lupin and Other Winter Covers as Biomass Feedstock in Agronomy and Forestry Production Systems

Please visit Google Scholar page for an updated list of publications.

Contact

Dr. Puneet Dwivedi

Associate Professor (Forest Sustainability Sciences)

Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

University of Georgia

180 E Green St Athens, GA 30602

Email: puneetd@uga.edu

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In 2017, Dean Greene assembled the Dean's Advisory Board to replace our former External Advisory Committee. This group will work alongside our two active alumni committees with a specific focus on assisting the dean with strategic planning and networking across disciplines to help support private giving to the Warnell School. We thank all of these accomplished and talented people for their longstanding support of our program and their willingness to serve the school in this vitally important role.