iEcoLab

Welcome to the iEcoLab -- the Integrative Ecology Lab run jointly by Jocelyn Behm and Matthew Helmus at the Center for Biodiversity in the Biology Department at Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. The mission of the iEcoLab is to integrate biodiversity science with human ecology to understand contemporary patterns of biodiversity and its functioning within ecosystems. Check out our recent activity on our news page and on Facebook and Instagram.

Dr. Jocelyn Behm is currently recruiting a PhD student for Fall 2022. Please see the formal announcement here and more information about applying as a graduate student on our Join Us page.

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iEcoLab PIs presenting at ESA annual meeting this week

Drs. Behm and Helmus are presenting some of their research at the Ecological Society of America’s annual meeting in Portland, Oregon this week. Dr. Behm will…

Summer URP students finish work in iEcoLab

Our summer Undergraduate Research Program (URP) students Camille, Hannah, and Lahari have all finished up their work in the iEcoLab for the summer. For the…

Dan presents preliminary results for Diamond Scholars program

Dan presented preliminary results from field work that just finished up on urban farms in an around Philadelphia. He presented a poster as part of the…

iEcoLab visits the Rodale Institute

On Friday, members of the iEcoLab visited the Rodale Institute for its annual field day. The Rodale Institute is a research institute and experimental farm…