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35 East 12th Street, Holland, MI 49423-3605
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Title: “Insect restoration and conservation: Creating usable habitats in human-dominated landscapes"
Abstract: Although most ecosystems on Earth are altered by humans, we still have little understanding about how to do conservation, especially of insects, well in human-dominated ecosystems. I will talk about 4 projects on this topic covering diverse ecosystems like restored prairies, greenroofs, urban farms, and solar arrays and diverse insect groups like beetles, hemipterans, bees, ants, and butterflies.
Bio: Dr. Chelse Prather is an ecologist with 20 years of diverse experience working with insect communities in forests, grasslands, and urban ecosystems. She is a passionate instructor, mentor, and PI. She teaches a variety of courses in ecology and advanced ecological content. She mentors undergraduate and graduate students to become independent scientists. She has managed a variety of projects from understanding basic insect ecology, like what nutrients limit insect communities, to very applied projects, such as how the development of solar power affects insect communities.
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