Tag Archives: Climate Change
Seeking urban gardens and farms
Help scientists study the effects of heat on pollinators! Wanted: Farms and community gardens in and around Detroit, Toledo, Raleigh, Durham, Atlanta, Athens, Denver, Boulder, Phoenix, and Tucson, especially if cucumbers are grown. Who we are: A team of researchers … Continue reading
Differential sensitivity of urban bees to heat and dehydration
Have you ever wondered at how some animals, like kangaroo rats, can survive in hot or dry places? New research from our lab suggests that some bees can be quite good at tolerating heating up or drying out, but not … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, Climate Change, dehydration, heat, Urban, warming, Water
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Local newspaper article about summer urban water web research
http://www.toledoblade.com/Education/2014/06/18/BGSU-research-team-studies-insect-damage-to-tree-leaves.html
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Tagged Climate Change, Drought, Ecology, Food Web, Urban, Water, Water Stress
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“Water as a trophic currency” paper published!
A new co-authored paper on how water availability influences riparian food webs (crickets, spiders, lizards) in open-air experimental plots has been published in the newest issue of Frontiers. http://www.esajournals.org/doi/abs/10.1890/130160 Email me if you need a copy
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Tagged Arthropod, Climate Change, Drought, Ecohydrology, Ecology, Food Web, Lizard, Riparian, Water, Water Stress
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Cover of Ecosystems
One of my photos ended up on the cover of the issue of Ecosystems containing a paper I co-authored with Julie Stromberg, Mark Dixon, and Thomas Meixner. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10021-012-9606-3?LI=true
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Tagged Arthropod, Climate Change, Drought, Ecology, Food Web, Insect, Riparian, Water, Water Stress
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Water Wings
I recently wrote a popular article for the Maricopa Audobon Society about the extension of some of my river drying research to birds See page 12: http://www.maricopaaudubon.org/Wrendition%20Winter%202013.pdf
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Tagged Avian, Bird, Climate Change, Drought, Ecology, Food Web, Isotope, Riparian, River, Water, Water Stress
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Water Webs Podcast
A podcast highlighting my water web research was recently produced: http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/media/distillations/174-water-webs.aspx
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Tagged Climate Change, Drought, Ecology, Food Web, Isotope, Water, Water Stress
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