Joseph C. Drake

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PhD Candidate

M.S. in Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Sciences, Texas Tech University, May 2016

B.A. in Biology & Anthropology, Indiana University, December 2010

Dissertation/thesis title: On spatiotemporal connectivity dynamics: perspectives from a naturally fragmented metapopulation

Research Interests

Spatial, Landscape, Population, and Conservation Ecology

Publications

Sales*, N.G., B. Mckenzie*, J. Drake*, S. Browett, I. Coscia, L. Harper, O. Wangensteen, C. Baillie, E. Bryce, D. Dawson, E. Ouchu, B. Hanfling, L. Handley, S. Mariani, X. Lambin, C. Sutherland, & A. McDevitt.  2020. Fishing for mammals: eDNA metabarcoding versus conventional survey methods for monitoring terrestrial mammalian communities. Journal of Applied Ecology DOI:10.1111/1365-2664.13592
[* These authors contributed equally to this manuscript]

Drake, J.C., McIntyre, N.E. Griffis-Kyle, K.L. 2017. Nesting connectivity models to resolve management conflicts of isolated water networks in the Sonoran Desert. Ecosphere 8(1):e01647. 10.1002/ecs2.1652

Drake, J.C., McIntyre, N.E. Griffis-Kyle, K.L. 2017. Graph theory as an invasive species management tool: Case study in the Sonoran Desert. Landscape Ecology. 32(8) pp. 1739-1752

McIntyre, N.E., Drake, J.C., Griffis-Kyle, K.L. 2015. A Connectivity and Wildlife Management Conflict in Isolated Desert Waters. Journal of Wildlife Management 80(4) pp. 655-666. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.1059

Drake, J.C., Jenness, J.S., Calvert, J., Griffis-Kyle, K.L. 2015. Testing a model for the prediction of isolated water sites in the Sonoran Desert. Journal of Arid Environments 118:1-8

Griffis-Kyle, KL., Mougey, K., Vanlandeghem, M., Swain, S., & Drake J.C. 2018. Comparison of climate vulnerability among desert herpetofauna. Biological Conservation. 225: 164-175 DOI:10.1016/j.biocon.2018.06.009

Griffis-Kyle, K., Mougey, K., Drake, J.C., Sharmistha, S., VanLandeghem, M. In Review. Qualitative species vulnerability: model sensitivity to climate and spatial parameters.

Reports

Drake, J.C., Griffis-Kyle, K., & McIntyre, N. 2016. Landscape connectivity of isolated waters for wildlife in the Sonoran Desert.  Report submitted to the Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative and the Bureau of Reclamation. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

Drake, J.C. 2016. The role of isolation in Sonoran Desert water site connectivity based conservation strategies. Master’s Thesis. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.

Literary Publications

Drake, J.C. 2019. “Bender Springs” in The Wildlife Confessional: An Anthology of Stories. Ed. T.A. Roberts & M. P. Bettelheim. The Western Section of TWS.

Drake, J.C. 2019. “The First Day” in The Wildlife Confessional: An Anthology of Stories. Ed. T.A. Roberts & M. P. Bettelheim. The Western Section of TWS.

Drake, J.C. 2016. Arctic Dreams in the Desert. Archivation Exploration. Vol 1. No. 1