Research
Projects
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.
Campus bee biodiversity
While monitoring the biodiversity of bees on university campuses in hopes to increase resources for bees, we are also assessing student learning and how they see themselves as scientists.
Bahlai Lab
