Gary Barrett Odum Chair of Ecology Odum School of Ecology University of Georgia 194A Ecology Bldg. Athens, GA   30602-2202 (706) 542-6065 e-mail: gbarrett@uga.edu Graduate Faculty Faculty Member - Conservation Ecology Program

Education
Ph.D. - University of Georgia

Research Interests
Stress effects on ecosystem dynamics
Mammalian population dynamics
Applied ecology
Agroecosystem ecology
Landscape ecology
Career trends in ecological research and education

Research Projects
Landscape ecology of small mammals, Mechanisms of coexistence of Perromyscus leucopus and Ochrotomys nuttalli, Career trenda in ecological research and education

Professional Affiliations
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Institute of Biological Sciences
American Society of Mammalogists
American Society of Naturalists
Association of Ecosystem Research Centers
British Ecological Society
Ecological Society of America
Georgia Academy of Science
International Association for Ecology
International Association for Landscape Ecology
International Society for Ecosystem Health
Sigma Xi
Society for Conservation Biology
Society of Ecological Restoration

Honors and Awards
President, United States Section of the International Association of Landscape Ecology (US-IALE) 1988-1990
President, Association of Ecosystem Research Centers (AERC) 1995-1996 President, American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) 1998
AIBS Presidential Citation Award in Recognition of Leadership and Contributions to the Biological Sciences 2000
US-IALE Distinguished Landscape Ecologist Award 2001 Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award, University of Georgia 2005

Selected Publications
[Book] Barrett, G.W. and G.A. Feldhamer, eds. 2008. The Golden Mouse: Ecology and Conservation, New York: Springer, 239 pp.

[Book] Barrett, G. W., and T. L. Barrett, eds. 2001. Holistic Science: The Evolution of the Georgia Institute of Ecology (1940-2000). New York: Taylor & Francis, 366 pp.

[Book] Kress, J. W., and G. W. Barrett, eds. 2001. A New Century of Biology. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 159 pp.

Barrett, G. W., and T. L. Barrett. 2001. Cemeteries as repositories of natural and cultural diversity. Conservation Biology 15: 1820-1824

Mabry, K. E., and G. W. Barrett. 2002. Effects of corridors on home range sizes and interpatch movements of three small mammal species. Landscape Ecology 17: 629-636

Klee, R. V., A. C. Mahoney, C. C. Christopher, and G. W. Barrett. 2004. Riverine peninsulas: An experimental approach to homing in white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus). American Midland Naturalist 151: 408-413

Odum, E. P., and G. W. Barrett. 2004. Redesigning industrial agroecosystems: Incorporating more ecological processes and reducing pollution. In: New Dimensions in Agroecology , D. R. Clements and A. Shrestha, eds. Binghamton, New York: Haworth Press, pp. 45-60

[Book] Odum, E. P., and G. W. Barrett. 2005. Fundamentals of Ecology . Fifth Edition. Belmont, California: Thomson Brooks/Cole, 598 pp.  

Skelton, L. E., and G. W. Barrett. 2005. A comparison of conventional and alternative agroecosystems using alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ) and winter wheat (Triticum aestivum). Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 20: 38-47

Christopher, C. C., and G. W. Barrett. 2006. Coexistence of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) and golden mice (Ochrotomys nuttalli) in a southeastern forest. Journal of Mammalogy 87: 102-107

Curriculum Vitae


Last Updated: February 18, 2008

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