Craig R. Allen
Hi! My name is Craig Allen, the Leader of the newly established Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit.
Prior to coming to UNL in July, I was leader (2002 - 2004) and Assistant Leader (1998-2001) of the South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Clemson University. I received a BS degree in Biology from the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay in 1989, a MS in Wildlife Science in 1993 from Texas Tech University and a PhD in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Florida in 1997. I held a non-tenure track faculty position in the Zoology Department at the University of Florida prior to taking the position in South Carolina.
I grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, but was born in Berkeley, California, and spent three years in South Hampton and Oxford, England, and Katwijk Aan Zee, the Netherlands. For a period in Wisconsin, I ran a chimney sweeping company with two partners, but I try to keep away from roofs today.
Professionally, I am most interested in understanding the link between landuse/landcover change, biological invasions and extinctions. I conduct both applied and theoretical research on the impacts and predictions of invasions, and hope to continue a focus on invasive species in Nebraska, using empirical, experimental and spatial tools. Related, I am also interested how invasions can affect the resilience of ecosystems and other complex systems, and sit on the Board of Directors of the Resilience Alliance.
On a personal note, I am married to my wife Patty who I met during biology class in Green Bay. We have a 10 year old son who is eagerly awaiting snowfall. After 14 years in the South, Patty and I are not so eager to shovel snow, but we are happy to be back in the Midwest. We enjoy travel and the outdoors.
Personnel Information
| Name | Craig R Allen |
| University Title | Associate Professor |
| Additional Title | Leader of the Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit |
| Address | 423 Hardin Hall, Lincoln NE 68583-0984 |
| Affiliation (index) | NCFWRU |
| Phone | 402-472-0229 |
| Fax | 402-472-2946 |
| callen3@unl.edu | |
| Related Websites | http://snr.unl.edu/necoopunit |
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Key Publications
- Allen, C. R. Predictors of introduction success in the South Florida avifauna. 2004. Biological Invasions: in press.
- Allen, C. R., D. Epperson and A. Garmestani. 2004. The impacts of fire ants on wildlife: a decade of research. American Midland Naturalist 152:88-103.
- Allen, C. R., and D. A. Saunders. 2002. Variability between scales: predictors of nomadism in birds of an Australian Mediterranean-climate ecosystem. Ecosystems 5:348-359.
- Holling, C. S., and C. R. Allen. 2002. Adaptive inference for distinguishing credible from incredible patterns in nature. Ecosystems 5:319-328.
- Zettler, J. A., T. P. Spira, and C. R. Allen. 2001. Ant-seed mutualisms: can fire ants sour the relationship? Biological Conservation 101:249-253.
- Allen, C. R., L. G. Pearlstine, and W. M. Kitchens. 2001. Modeling viable mammal populations in gap analyses. Biological Conservation 99:135-144.
- Allen, C. R., E. A. Forys, and C. S. Holling. 1999. Body mass patterns predict invasions and extinctions in transforming landscapes. Ecosystems 2:114-121.
- Peterson, G., C. R. Allen, and C. S. Holling. 1998. Ecological resilience, biodiversity and scale. Ecosystems 1:6-18.
- Allen, C. R., R. Scott Lutz, and Stephen Demarais. 1995. Red imported fire ant impacts on northern bobwhite populations. Ecological Applications 5:632-638.
