Landscape Ecology of Insects
Gratton lab work in Iceland on annual midge emergence and land-lake linkages was the topic of a recent University of Maryland blog post. Thanks to the Department of Entomology at UMD for this great feature! http://entomology.umd.edu/news/iceland-the-land-of-fire-and-ice-and-midges-oh-my
The Gratton lab is currently seeking motivated and energetic undergraduates to assist with field work on a variety of projects for the 2017 field season on a part time basis. Candidates should have interest in entomology, ecology, and agricultural research. Prior field experience is preferred, but not required. Field assistants would be involved on a …
The Gratton lab has been busy these past couple of months presenting research at regional and national meetings. Here are examples of our 2017 research presentations ranging from bee behavioral responses in apple orchards to nitrogen effects on freshwater algal communities. While these topics may appear disparate and unrelated, they are all united by the …
In the last decade there has been a surge in discussion, investment, and research pertaining to big data. While physicists have been handling big data well before the term was coined, big data has now noticeably entered an array of academic disciplines as well as everyday life. In addition, the interest and need to harness …
Doctor Claudio Gratton received this year’s Vilas Associate Award from the Univeristy of Wisconsin-Madison. This is a highly competitive award that grants funding to university professors for specific projects. Claudio’s winning project proposal, titled “Do exotic plant-insect mutualisms affect native bumble bees? A case study in Iceland,” investigates the interactions of three organisms found in Iceland: Iceland’s …