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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 species invasion science and infectious disease ecology at the University of Georgia For more information about undergraduate and graduate programs in the Odum School of Ecology, click
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NEWS & EVENTS 
» 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)

» New paper by postdoc Blaine Griffen (J. Animal Ecol.) finds negative interactions between invasive crabs, inconsistent with the theory of invasional meltdown. News story in Science.


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


» New paper (
Func. Ecolo. Online Early) finds evidence that parental investment, not brain size or fecundity, correlates with establishment success in fish.

» Two new papers estimate the rate of species introduction to the Great Lakes from ballast water (CJFAS 64:530-538) and hull fouling (Aquat. Inv. 2:121-131) (7/2007)

» Drake research group moves to new digs at the Odum School of Ecology (6/22/2007)

» Visit by Eleanor Pardini (Washington University, St. Louis) to work on model of Garlic Mustard population dynamics (6/18/2007)




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John M. Drake, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia
 Athens, GA 30602
Ph. 706.583.5538 FAX 706.542.3344