Global change research in the Vidal Lab currently focuses on synthesizing the literature and using published data to make predictions and interpretations of the global change effects on organisms and species interactions. So far, we have focused on 1) the effects of fire on insects, particularly insect herbivores, and 2) summarizing the variable effects of global environmental changes on insect mutualisms.
Our current and future research in global change involves analyzing the impacts of global change on insect herbivore food webs, exploring how temperature can influence the traits of insect herbivores, testing for factors that can facilitate the invasion of mutualistic communities, and exploring how multiple stressors can influence multi-trophic interactions.
I'm also participating in the RCN of Insect Declines: https://statusofinsects.github.io/
Bieber, Blyssalyn; Vyas, Dhaval; Koltz, Amanda; Burkle, Laura; Bey, Kiaryce; Guzinski, Claire; Murphy, Shannon; VIDAL, MC. 2023. Increasing prevalence of severe fires change the structure of arthropod communities: evidence from a meta-analysis. Functional Ecology.
VIDAL, M.C., Anneberg, T. J., Curé, A. E., Althoff, D. M. and K. A. Segraves. 2021. The variable effects of global change on insect mutualisms. Current Opinion in Insect Science.
Murphy, S.M., VIDAL, M.C., Smith, T.P., Hallagan, C.J., Broder, E.D., Rowland, D. and L.C. Cepero. 2018. Forest fire severity affects host plant quality and insect herbivore damage. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6:135.
Koltz, A.M., Burkle, L., Pressler, Y., Dell, J., VIDAL, M.C, Richards, L., and S.M. Murphy. 2018. Global change and the importance of fire for the ecology and evolution of insects. Current Opinion in Insect Science 29:110-116.
Our current and future research in global change involves analyzing the impacts of global change on insect herbivore food webs, exploring how temperature can influence the traits of insect herbivores, testing for factors that can facilitate the invasion of mutualistic communities, and exploring how multiple stressors can influence multi-trophic interactions.
I'm also participating in the RCN of Insect Declines: https://statusofinsects.github.io/
Bieber, Blyssalyn; Vyas, Dhaval; Koltz, Amanda; Burkle, Laura; Bey, Kiaryce; Guzinski, Claire; Murphy, Shannon; VIDAL, MC. 2023. Increasing prevalence of severe fires change the structure of arthropod communities: evidence from a meta-analysis. Functional Ecology.
VIDAL, M.C., Anneberg, T. J., Curé, A. E., Althoff, D. M. and K. A. Segraves. 2021. The variable effects of global change on insect mutualisms. Current Opinion in Insect Science.
Murphy, S.M., VIDAL, M.C., Smith, T.P., Hallagan, C.J., Broder, E.D., Rowland, D. and L.C. Cepero. 2018. Forest fire severity affects host plant quality and insect herbivore damage. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 6:135.
Koltz, A.M., Burkle, L., Pressler, Y., Dell, J., VIDAL, M.C, Richards, L., and S.M. Murphy. 2018. Global change and the importance of fire for the ecology and evolution of insects. Current Opinion in Insect Science 29:110-116.