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Impact of methods 

Changes in long-term monitoring

How you monitor communities impacts the conclusions you make and has conservation and management implications. We are studying this by designing and comparing ground-dwelling insect trapping methods in Kent, OH.

Long-term experiments are crucial for understanding ecological patterns, but what happens if the way in which we monitor communities has to change? We are investigating this on a 30+ year lady beetle experiment at the Kellogg Biological Station Long-term Ecological Research Station in Hickory Corners, MI.

Characterizing insect communities

The Great Lakes Region is home to rare thin-soil habitats, such as alvars. We are characterizing the insect communities, with a focus on wild bees, in these environments in areas from Ontario, Canada to Southeastern Ohio, USA. 

Green roof ecosytem services

We are testing the habitat template hypothesis by comparing the insect communities at green roofs and similarly structured ground-level habitats in Greater Cleveland, OH. The investigation focuses on beneficial insects that may provide ecosystem services to the urban landscape. 

Bahlai Lab

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