ðə fˈiːld ʌv sˈɔltmɑːɹʃ ɛkˈɑːlədʒi, ænd mˈɛnɪəv ðə faʊndˈeɪʃənəl kˈɑːnsɛpts ɪn ˈiːkoʊsˌɪstəm ɛkˈɑːlədʒi, wɜː kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd æt juːɡˈɑːmi baɪ sˈaɪəntɪsts sˈʌtʃ ɐz jˈuːdʒiːn ˈoʊdəm ænd dʒˈɑːn tˈiːl.
The field of saltmarsh ecology, and many of the foundational concepts in ecosystem ecology, were created at UGAMI by scientists such as Eugene Odum and John Teal.