Landscape Ecology of Insects
The Gratton lab is back in the field working on projects already this year! Post-doc Hannah’s project on Apple pollination is underway, and crews have been out at orchards across southern Wisconsin counting flowers, bees, and enjoying the beautiful sites! Check out the photos and videos below! [youtube]https://youtu.be/KK8-YEpkceA[/youtube]
The Gratton lab group is hiring field assistants for 2-3 different projects. Please follow application instructions at the bottom of each position summary—if you are interested in all projects, please apply separately to each contact person. 1. Field Assistants: Prairie Grassland Ecology Our bioenergy group is hiring motivated research assistants to work in prairie grasslands. …
In January, Amy Wray joined the Gratton lab to work on a multi-disciplinary study examining the agro-ecological consequences of White Nose Syndrome (WNS) on bats in Wisconsin. In partnership with the Peery Lab and the Wisconsin DNR, this project will include acoustic monitoring of bat activity, next-generation sequencing of bat guano collected by citizen scientists, …
Hard work by lab post-doc Christina Locke has paid off – the State of Wisconsin Pollinator Protection is complete! This collaborative effort, spearheaded by DATCP and the Gratton lab (Christina and Claudio), suggests best practices for managing for pollinators across the state of Wisconsin. See the Universtiy of Wisconsin feature on this plan, here!
Kiley and Jade are headed off to Virginia for the summer! In partnership with GLBRC, Pheasants Forever, and FDC Enterprises, they are examining how different types of pollinator strips planted along margins of switchgrass fields (e.g., high floral diversity (like the one pictured), low floral diversity, and no strips) influence pollinator communities and pollination services. …