iEcoLab - Integrative Ecology Lab at Temple University

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, Instagram, and YouTube.

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Timothy makes the most of staying inside!

iEcoLab graduate student Timothy Swartz had his field work plans derailed by COVID-19, but he’s still had quite a busy summer! Timothy originally planned on…

No field crew? No problem! Payton continues Lyme disease research

Since we last updated you summer 2019, grad student Payton Phillips has been hard at work with her research. She is focusing on Lyme disease…

Highlighting iEcoLab’s summer undergraduates

This summer the iEcoLab has a very strong, large group of undergraduates working on a variety of projects. New students that joined the lab this…

NBC interviews Dr. Helmus about spotted lanternfly… again!

Local news station NBC 10 interviewed Dr. Helmus about the spotted lanternfly invasion on Monday night. This is his second interview with NBC 10 about…