Dr. Matthew Helmus gives his tenure talk
On Monday, Dr. Matthew Helmus presented his tenure review talk to the Department of Biology at Temple University, title “Harnessing the Data Revolution”. Dr. Helmus…
Dr. Jocelyn Behm presents to PA representatives
Today, Dr. Jocelyn Behm represented iEcoLab at a Pennsylvania House Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee Informational Meeting about invasive species at Temple’s Ambler Campus. Members…
We’ve got spirit, how ’bout you!
This past week was the first ever iEcoLab spirit week! Lab members were full of spirit when tasked with dressing accordingly to the following themes:…
Congrats to Timothy on his successful defense!
Timothy Swartz defended his doctoral thesis last month titled “An Integrative Investigation of Urban Animals and he Ecosystem Services they Provide in Cities.” His audience…
The iEcoLab 2023 field season has begun
The 2023 field season has brought exciting prospects as the iEcoLab continues to increase understanding of the invasive spotted lanternfly. With the help of URP…
Postdoc Position: Context dependency of habitat use during invasion
Postdoc Position: Context dependency of habitat use during invasion Temple University, Philadelphia, USA The Integrative Ecology Lab at Temple University is seeking creative and productive…
Postdoc Position: Quantitative ecology of invasive species
THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED please see our field ecology postdoc position which is still open Postdoc Position: Quantitative ecology of invasive species Temple University,…
Spotted Lanternfly Control: A Multiscale Approach
Spotted lanternflies (Lycorma delicatula) have been rapidly spreading across the northeastern United States, causing significant damage to crops and trees. In response, the USDA…
Remember classic island biogeography theory? Well, humans mucked that up.
Why do some islands have more species than others? Classic island biogeographic theory says that it is how island habitat diversity and isolation from source…
Spotted Lanternfly Don’t do Math, but iEcoLab Does
The iEco Lab’s mathematical modeling paper on the population dynamics of the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) is out in the Journal of Mathematical Biology! The manuscript…