Gareth Russell
Gareth Russell
Associate Professor, Associate Chair and Undergraduate Director, Biological Sciences, Biological Sciences
CKB 438H
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
2024 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 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 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 468: DISEASE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION - HONORS
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 468: DISEASE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION - HONORS
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 J., & Garnier, Simon J., & 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 Y., & Russell, Gareth J., & Phan, Hai Nhat (2020). Classification of ecological data by deep learning. Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, 34(13), 2052010 .
Russell, Kimberly M. , & Russell, Gareth J., & 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 A, & Russell, Gareth J., & Russell, Kimberly M. , & Bourne, Godfrey, & Ware, Jessica L (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 L, & Russell, Gareth J., & 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 Y., & Russell, Gareth J., & Phan, Hai Nhat (2020). Classification of ecological data by deep learning. Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, 34(13), 2052010 .
Russell, Kimberly M. , & Russell, Gareth J., & 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 A, & Russell, Gareth J., & Russell, Kimberly M. , & Bourne, Godfrey, & Ware, Jessica L (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 L, & Russell, Gareth J., & 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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Mashintonio, Andrew, & Pimm, Stuart L, & Harris, Grant, & Van Aarde, Rudi, & Russell, Gareth J. (2014). Data-driven discovery of the spatial scales of habitat choice by elephants.. PeerJ,
Schnell, Jessica K, & Harris, Grant M, & Pimm, Stuart L, & Russell, Gareth J. (2013). Quantitative Analysis of Forest Fragmentation in the Atlantic Forest Reveals More Threatened Bird Species than the Current Red List. PLoS One, 8(5), 8.
Harris, G, & Farley, S, & Russell, Gareth J., & Butler, M J, & Selinger, J (2013). Sampling designs matching species biology produce accurate and affordable abundance indices.. PeerJ, 1, e227.
Schnell, J K, & Harris, G M, & Pimm, S L, & Russell, Gareth J. (2013). Estimating extinction risk with metapopulation models of large-scale fragmentation.. Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology, 27(3), 520-30.
Wilder, Joseph, & Tonde, Chetan, & Sundara, Ganesh, & Huang, Ning, & Barinov, Lev, & Baxi, Jigesh, & Bibby, James, & Rapport, Andrew, & Pavoni, Edward, & Tsang, Serena, & Garcia, Eri, & Mateo, Felix, & Lubansky, Tanya, & Russell, Gareth J. (2012). An automatic identification and monitoring system for coral reef fish. Proc. of SPIE, 8499(84991H), 1-15.
Baiser, Benjamin, & Russell, Gareth J., & Lockwood, Julie L (2010). Connectance determines invasion success via trophic interactions in model food webs. Oikos, 119, 1970-1976.
Pimm, Stuart L, & Jenkins, Clinton N, & Joppa, Lucas N, & Roberts, David L, & Russell, Gareth J. (2010). How Many Endangered Species Remain to Be Discovered in Brazil?. Natureza & Conservação, 8(1), 71-77.
Russell, Gareth J., & Rosales, Abraham N (2010). Sociability leads to instability: Site-switching cascades in a colonial species. Theoretical Ecology, 3, 3-12.
Russell, Gareth J., & Diamond, J M, & Reed, T M, & Pimm, S L (2006). Breeding birds on small islands: island biogeography or optimal foraging?. The Journal of animal ecology, 75(2), 324-39.
Ferraz, G, & Russell, Gareth J., & Stouffer, P C, & Bierregaard, Jr, R O, & Pimm, S L, & Lovejoy, T E (2003). Rates of species loss from Amazonian forest fragments.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 100(24), 14069-73.
Fukami, T, & Zimmermann, C R, & Russell, Gareth J., & Drake, J A (1999). Self-organized criticality in ecology and evolution.. Trends in ecology & evolution, 14(8), 321.
Pimm, S L, & Gittleman, J L, & Russell, Gareth J., & Brooks, T M (1996). Response: extinction rates.. Science (New York, N.Y.), 273(5273), 297a.
Pimm, S L, & Russell, Gareth J., & Gittleman, J L, & Brooks, T M (1995). The future of biodiversity.. Science (New York, N.Y.), 269(5222), 347-50.
Pimm, S L, & Diamond, J, & Reed, T M, & Russell, Gareth J., & Verner, J (1993). Times to extinction for small populations of large birds.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 90(22), 10871-5.
Schnell, Jessica K, & Harris, Grant M, & Pimm, Stuart L, & Russell, Gareth J. (2013). Quantitative Analysis of Forest Fragmentation in the Atlantic Forest Reveals More Threatened Bird Species than the Current Red List. PLoS One, 8(5), 8.
Harris, G, & Farley, S, & Russell, Gareth J., & Butler, M J, & Selinger, J (2013). Sampling designs matching species biology produce accurate and affordable abundance indices.. PeerJ, 1, e227.
Schnell, J K, & Harris, G M, & Pimm, S L, & Russell, Gareth J. (2013). Estimating extinction risk with metapopulation models of large-scale fragmentation.. Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology, 27(3), 520-30.
Wilder, Joseph, & Tonde, Chetan, & Sundara, Ganesh, & Huang, Ning, & Barinov, Lev, & Baxi, Jigesh, & Bibby, James, & Rapport, Andrew, & Pavoni, Edward, & Tsang, Serena, & Garcia, Eri, & Mateo, Felix, & Lubansky, Tanya, & Russell, Gareth J. (2012). An automatic identification and monitoring system for coral reef fish. Proc. of SPIE, 8499(84991H), 1-15.
Baiser, Benjamin, & Russell, Gareth J., & Lockwood, Julie L (2010). Connectance determines invasion success via trophic interactions in model food webs. Oikos, 119, 1970-1976.
Pimm, Stuart L, & Jenkins, Clinton N, & Joppa, Lucas N, & Roberts, David L, & Russell, Gareth J. (2010). How Many Endangered Species Remain to Be Discovered in Brazil?. Natureza & Conservação, 8(1), 71-77.
Russell, Gareth J., & Rosales, Abraham N (2010). Sociability leads to instability: Site-switching cascades in a colonial species. Theoretical Ecology, 3, 3-12.
Russell, Gareth J., & Diamond, J M, & Reed, T M, & Pimm, S L (2006). Breeding birds on small islands: island biogeography or optimal foraging?. The Journal of animal ecology, 75(2), 324-39.
Ferraz, G, & Russell, Gareth J., & Stouffer, P C, & Bierregaard, Jr, R O, & Pimm, S L, & Lovejoy, T E (2003). Rates of species loss from Amazonian forest fragments.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 100(24), 14069-73.
Fukami, T, & Zimmermann, C R, & Russell, Gareth J., & Drake, J A (1999). Self-organized criticality in ecology and evolution.. Trends in ecology & evolution, 14(8), 321.
Pimm, S L, & Gittleman, J L, & Russell, Gareth J., & Brooks, T M (1996). Response: extinction rates.. Science (New York, N.Y.), 273(5273), 297a.
Pimm, S L, & Russell, Gareth J., & Gittleman, J L, & Brooks, T M (1995). The future of biodiversity.. Science (New York, N.Y.), 269(5222), 347-50.
Pimm, S L, & Diamond, J, & Reed, T M, & Russell, Gareth J., & Verner, J (1993). Times to extinction for small populations of large birds.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 90(22), 10871-5.
COLLAPSE
Conference Proceeding
Classification of ecological data using deep learning methods
Global Conference on Biomedical Engineering, November 2018
Global Conference on Biomedical Engineering, November 2018