Dr. Drake works at the University of Georgia in the school of Ecology. He is a trained freshwater Biologist. Over the last 15 years he has discovered that through Ecology we can affect the science of many different heads. Environmental planning policy and how to provide science education in a way that is more conducive for students to learn are just some examples. The emergence and spread of new infections diseases is something Dr. Drake has become most interested in in the last 10 years.
Dr. Drake started his professional life as an Ecologist, but quickly discovered that the health of our forests, our aquatic eco system, our prairies, our tropical rainforest, our companion animals, our cells are all intertwined. Therefore he has been working …show more content…
For example; how much would it cost to in a sense clean up the invasive plant? Think of the plant as a parasite to the local ecology. This parasite would have to be treated appropriately in order to remove it from the eco system in which it has taken residence in. Would it cost more to treat the area in order to eradicate the invasive plant? Would the benefit of eradicating the plant be beneficial? All of these questions and scenarios are taken into account when encountering an invasive plant.
The cost of eradicating an invasive plant may cost a billion dollars, but the cost of doing nothing may be more harmful. Doing nothing my damage the local ecology, it may cost more to rehabilitate the ecology then it would to eradicate the invasive plant. Therefore the guide for invasive plants is guided by economic costs.
In conclusion, invasive plants have the potential to damage an entire eco system and must be monitored. This is why this database is so important and why more studies should be done in regards to invasive plants. The more we understand the impact a plant may have on the eco system, the more we are able to clearly determine if this plant will become invasive or
Dr. Drake started his professional life as an Ecologist, but quickly discovered that the health of our forests, our aquatic eco system, our prairies, our tropical rainforest, our companion animals, our cells are all intertwined. Therefore he has been working …show more content…
For example; how much would it cost to in a sense clean up the invasive plant? Think of the plant as a parasite to the local ecology. This parasite would have to be treated appropriately in order to remove it from the eco system in which it has taken residence in. Would it cost more to treat the area in order to eradicate the invasive plant? Would the benefit of eradicating the plant be beneficial? All of these questions and scenarios are taken into account when encountering an invasive plant.
The cost of eradicating an invasive plant may cost a billion dollars, but the cost of doing nothing may be more harmful. Doing nothing my damage the local ecology, it may cost more to rehabilitate the ecology then it would to eradicate the invasive plant. Therefore the guide for invasive plants is guided by economic costs.
In conclusion, invasive plants have the potential to damage an entire eco system and must be monitored. This is why this database is so important and why more studies should be done in regards to invasive plants. The more we understand the impact a plant may have on the eco system, the more we are able to clearly determine if this plant will become invasive or