Ecology is the study of interactions among organisms and their environment. Researchers in the department study biotic and abiotic components of terrestrial ecosystems at levels that range from organismal to community-level, and use a variety of methods including field and greenhouse experiments, laboratory analyses, remote sensing, and ecological modeling. Research topics include carbon storage in forest ecosystems; spruce beetle outbreak dynamics; the role of invasive species in ecosystem dynamics; effects of artificial light on ecological systems; the role of volatile organic compounds in plant-insect interactions, and factors that affect behavior and colony fitness of native bees.
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