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Email
gturnage@gri.msstate.edu

Office
HPC 103-h

Phone
(662) 325-7527

Address
2 Research Blvd.
Starkville, MS 39759
Turnage
Lee Gray (Gray)
Turnage, Jr
Geosystems Research Institute
Faculty


Email
gturnage@gri.msstate.edu

Office
HPC 103-h

Phone
(662) 325-7527

Address
2 Research Blvd.
Starkville, MS 39759
Research Interest
My lab focuses on ecology and management of invasive aquatic and wetland plant species and unmanned aerial systems as a research tool in natural areas.
Selected Publications Total Publications:  116 
Schmid, S. A., Lobo, A., Shoemaker, C., Sample, A., Lee, M., Ervin, G. N., & Turnage, G. (2025). Latitude and Community Diversity Primarily Explain Invasion Patterns of Widespread Invasive Plants in Small, Subtropical Lakes. Ecology and Evolution. 15, e71115. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71115. [Document]

Schmid, S. A., & Turnage, G. (2025). 2024 Survey of Aquatic Plant Species in Mississippi Waterbodies. Mississippi State University: Geosystems Research Institute. [Document]

Schmid, S. A., Sanchez-Restrepo, A. F., Sosa, A. J., Turnage, G., & Ervin, G. N. (2025). Thrips Biological Control Agent Shows Greater Niche Overlap with Invasive Alligatorweed than Conventional Agent in Current and Future Climate Scenarios. BioControl. 70, 1-12. DOI:10.1007/s10526-025-10304-6. [Document]

Gebhart, M. G., Schmid, S. A., Turner, S., Webb, D., Thum, R., Beets, J., & Turnage, G. (2024). Invasive Eelgrass Hybrid (Vallisneria &Amp;Atilde;— Pseudorosulata) in the Southeastern United States. Invasive Plant Science and Management. 18, e2. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1017/inp.2024.37. [Document]

Schmid, S. A., & Turnage, G. (2024). Scientific Note: Utricularia Macrorhiza LaConte (Common Bladderwort; Lentibulariaceae) Recorded in the Mississippi Delta. Castanea. 89(2), 190-195. [Document]