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I'm an associate professor in
theoretical ecology, in the
Biology Department
at the University of Florida.
My interests range widely in
spatial, theoretical, mathematical, computational and statistical ecology;
plant community, ecosystem, and epidemic dynamics; and whatever
else takes my fancy.
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Contact information:
620B Bartram Hall tel: (352) 392-5697
Biology Department fax: (352) 392-3704
University of Florida e-mail: bolker@ufl.edu
Box 118525 www: http://people.biology.ufl.edu/bolker
Gainesville, FL 32611-8525
GPG public key
(fingerprint: D755 8690 2804 4799 9B24 7E94 7395 291A 3C33 7A73
phone to confirm)
IGERT program
We have just been awarded an IGERT for interdisciplinary
training in math, statistics, and biology (and including
allied disciplines -- geography, computer science, etc.).
We are now accepting applications for students to start
in the program in January.
Find more information about the program
here.
Book
I have published a book
on statistical modeling for ecologists, in R.
Feedback is welcome.
Research and ideas
Some of the projects I'm working on right now
(links to more detailed descriptions to follow eventually):
- theoretical studies on spatial dynamics of plant communities
and epidemics (sometimes combined); competition-colonization
tradeoffs, successional niches, dispersal, epidemics in homogeneous
and heterogeneous landscapes;
- marine reef fish population dynamics
[with Craig Osenberg and Colette St. Mary];
- stock analysis of seas turtle populations, combining
genetic data with ecological covariates
[with Karen Bjorndal and Alan Bolten];
- statistical methods
for unravelling spatial dynamics (see
details)
[with Ottar Bjørnstad (Penn State University)
and Eric Seabloom (Oregon State University)];
- host-pathogen dynamics in declining
amphibian populations;
- here's a list of less-baked ideas ...
See my schedule for this semester.
Teaching
I have taught courses in Ecology and Evolution of Disease (u/g);
Ecological Models and Data (grad); Integrative Principles
(grad); and Integrative Principles of Biology II (u/g; ecology/evolution/genetics), as well as various special-topics seminars.
Professional
- My CV: (PDF)
- My publications:
to get access to PDFs, please e-mail me for a password
Software and data sets