Odum School Faculty

Gene S. Helfman Professor Emeritus Odum School of Ecology University of Georgia 517 Biological Sciences Bldg. Athens, GA   30602-2602 (706) 542-3365 Fax: (706) 542-3346 e-mail: helfman@uga.edu http://sparc.ecology.uga.edu/~helfman/eeef.html Graduate Faculty Faculty Member - Conservation Ecology Program

Education
Ph.D. - Cornell University

Research Interests
Fish conservation

Research Projects
Conservation of fishes; effects of land use on fishes; invasive species; behavioral and ecological interactions and their impact on fish conservation. 

Selected Publications
Helfman, G.S. Fish Conservation: The Degradation and Restoration of Biodiversity, Island Press. (In Progress)

Scott, M.C., G.S. Helfman, M.E. McTammany, E.F. Benfield, and P.V. Bolstad. 2002. Multiscale influences on physical and chemical stream conditions across Blue Ridge landscapes. J. American Water Resources Association 38:1379-1392.

Scott, M.C. and G.S. Helfman. 2001. Native invasions, homogenization, and the mismeasure of integrity of fish assemblages. Fisheries 26(11):6.15.

Helfman, G.S. 1999. Behavior and fish conservation: Introduction, motivation, and overview. In: G.S. Helfman (ed.) Behavior and Fish Conservation: Case Studies and Applications. Environmental Biology of fishes 55:7-12.

Helfman, G.S., editor.  1999.  Behavior and Fish Conservation: Case Studies and Applications. Environmental Biology of Fishes 55:1-201.

Harding, J.S., E.F. Benfield, P.V. Bolstad, G.S. Helfman, and E.B.D. Jones, III. 1998. Stream biodiversity: The ghost of land-use past. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S. 95:14843-14847.

Helfman, G.S., B.B. Collette, and D.E. Facey. 1997. The Diversity of Fishes. Blackwell Science, Inc., Malden, Massachusettes. 507 p.

Meyer, J.L. and G.S. Helfman. 1993. The ecological basis of sustainability. Ecol. Applic. 3:569-571. 
 

Last Updated: January 22, 2007

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