Joseph C. Drake

PhD Candidate
M.S. in Wildlife, Aquatic, and Wildlands Sciences, Texas Tech University, May 2016
B.A. in Biology & Anthropology, Indiana University, December 2010
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