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Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia

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Our research is devoted to integrating theory, statistical modeling, and experiments to solve basic and applied problems in population ecology. The main aims of our research are

To understand the dynamic and stochastic processes that determine population fluctuations, spatial spread, and extinction
To develop computational methods for ecological niche identification, disease risk mapping, and species range forecasting

To bring together science and social perspectives in the service of environmental policy, risk analysis, and conservation

Click for information about Computational Ecology and Epidemiology Study Group and infectious disease ecology at the University of Georgia For more information about undergraduate and graduate programs in the Odum School of Ecology, click here. Contact us by email for more information about research and job opportunities.

NEWS & EVENTS

» Dr. Elodie Vercken, from France's National Institute of Agriculture Research, begins a 5 month visit to the Drake lab (10/09)

» Wired Science blogs covers John Drake's talk at AAAS about Great Lakes invaders. Read about it here.

» Position annuoncements posted for postdoctoral and, graduate student positions. Please see jobs page for more information.

» A new paper by Blaine Griffen and John Drake in Proceedings of the Royal Society tests predictions about three scaling rules that describe the duration of a population's final decline to extinction. (01/09) [pdf]

» Pandora's Box Contained Bait. An article by Hendrix, et al (co-authored by John Drake) in this year's Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics explores the spread and establishment of introduced exotic earthworms over most of the world (12/08).

» Educational film by the American Museum of Natural History features research by John Drake and David Lodge on global spread of invasive species in ballast water. (11/27/2007)