Gareth Russell
About Me
My core interest is in how organisms persist (or go extinct) on complex, real-world landscapes, especially those that are highly fragmented due to human activities.
Education
Ph.D.; University of Tennessee; Zoology; 1996
B.A.; Oxford University; Zoology; 1992
B.A.; Oxford University; Zoology; 1992
Website
2023 Fall Courses
BIOL 668 - EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE
BIOL 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
BIOL 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BIOL 468 - DISEASE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION - HONORS
BIOL 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
BIOL 492 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY
BIOL 491 - SENIOR PROJECT
BIOL 790B - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 790D - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 792C - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BIOL 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
BIOL 790C - DOCTORAL DISSERTN & RESRCH
BIOL 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
BIOL 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 790E - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
BIOL 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
BIOL 792B - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BIOL 468 - DISEASE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION - HONORS
BIOL 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
BIOL 492 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY
BIOL 491 - SENIOR PROJECT
BIOL 790B - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 790D - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 792C - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
BIOL 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
BIOL 790C - DOCTORAL DISSERTN & RESRCH
BIOL 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
BIOL 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RESRCH
BIOL 790E - DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
Teaching Interests
Mathematical Ecology, Conservation Biology, Ecology and Evolution of Disease
Past Courses
BIOL 150: LIVING IN A VARIABLE UNIVERSE
BIOL 368: ECOLOGY & EVOL OF DISEASE-HON
BIOL 368: ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION OF DISEASE
BIOL 368: THE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF DISEASE
BIOL 375: CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
BIOL 382: ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
BIOL 468: DISEASE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
BIOL 630: CRITICAL THINKING FOR LIFE SCI
BIOL 638: COMPUTATIONAL ECOLOGY
BIOL 668: EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE
BIOL 698: ST: DEPARTMENT RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
MATH 615: APPR QUANT ANALYSIS LIFE SCI
MATH 615: APPROACHES TO QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES
BIOL 368: ECOLOGY & EVOL OF DISEASE-HON
BIOL 368: ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION OF DISEASE
BIOL 368: THE ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF DISEASE
BIOL 375: CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
BIOL 382: ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
BIOL 468: DISEASE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
BIOL 630: CRITICAL THINKING FOR LIFE SCI
BIOL 638: COMPUTATIONAL ECOLOGY
BIOL 668: EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE
BIOL 698: ST: DEPARTMENT RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
MATH 615: APPR QUANT ANALYSIS LIFE SCI
MATH 615: APPROACHES TO QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES
Research Interests
Applied Spatio-Temporal Population Dynamics — Movement Ecology — Statistical Methods for Conservation — Community Dynamics Incorporating Evolution — Automated Monitoring — The Ecology and Management of Non-Natural Ecosystems
In Progress
Active dispersal of organisms in patches
Modelling active dispersal of organisms between habitat patches.
Augmented reality for ecological data and processes
I am exploring the use of augmented reality as an interface to ecological data and a platform for teaching.
Modelling active dispersal of organisms between habitat patches.
Augmented reality for ecological data and processes
I am exploring the use of augmented reality as an interface to ecological data and a platform for teaching.
Journal Article
Wi\'sniewska, Maggie, , & Puga-Gonzalez, Ivan, & Lee, Phyllis, & Moss, Cynthia, & Russell, Gareth, & Garnier, Simon, & Sueur, C\'edric, (2022). Simulated poaching affects global connectivity and efficiency in social networks of African savanna elephants-An exemplar of how human disturbance impacts group-living species. PLoS computational biology, 18(1), e1009792.
Liu, S, & Shih, Frank, & Russell, Gareth, & Phan, Hai (2020). Classification of ecological data by deep learning. Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, 34(13), 2052010 .
Russell, Kimberly, & Russell, Gareth, & Kaplan, KL, & Mian, S, & Kornbluth, S (2018). Increasing the conservation value of powerline corridors for wild bees through vegetation management: an experimental approach. Biodiversity and conservation, 27(10), 2541--2565.
Evangelista, Dominic, & Russell, Gareth, & Russell, Kimberly, & Bourne, Godfrey, & Ware, Jessica (2017). Evidence that dispersal barriers influence blaberoid cockroach assemblages in a neotropical savanna--forest matrix. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 10(5), 425--438.
Si, Xingfeng, & Pimm, Stuart, & Russell, Gareth, & Ding, Ping (2014). Turnover of breeding bird communities on islands of an inundated lake. Journal of Biogeography, 41(12), 2283-2292.
Liu, S, & Shih, Frank, & Russell, Gareth, & Phan, Hai (2020). Classification of ecological data by deep learning. Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, 34(13), 2052010 .
Russell, Kimberly, & Russell, Gareth, & Kaplan, KL, & Mian, S, & Kornbluth, S (2018). Increasing the conservation value of powerline corridors for wild bees through vegetation management: an experimental approach. Biodiversity and conservation, 27(10), 2541--2565.
Evangelista, Dominic, & Russell, Gareth, & Russell, Kimberly, & Bourne, Godfrey, & Ware, Jessica (2017). Evidence that dispersal barriers influence blaberoid cockroach assemblages in a neotropical savanna--forest matrix. Insect Conservation and Diversity, 10(5), 425--438.
Si, Xingfeng, & Pimm, Stuart, & Russell, Gareth, & Ding, Ping (2014). Turnover of breeding bird communities on islands of an inundated lake. Journal of Biogeography, 41(12), 2283-2292.
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Conference Proceeding
Classification of ecological data using deep learning methods
Global Conference on Biomedical Engineering, November 2018
Global Conference on Biomedical Engineering, November 2018