The Entomology Group studies factors that affect the distribution and abundance of aquatic invertebrates, the functional role of invertebrates in stream and river ecosystems, and how these invertebrate communities respond to human activities in temperate and tropical watersheds.
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UpStream Newsletter, Spring 2003
The United Nations has declared 2003 the International Year of Fresh Water to galvanize action on one of the world’s most urgent crises.
Dietary and stable isotope (δ 13C, δ 15N) analyses in alpine Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera
Füreder, L., C. Welter, and J.K. Jackson. 2003. Dietary and stable isotope (δ13C, δ15N) analyses in alpine Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera. Pages 39-46 in E. Gaino (editor). Research Update on Ephemeroptera and
Description of the aquatic larva and pupa of Paralichas trivittis (Coleoptera: Ptilodactylidae), with notes on its biology
Funk, D.H., and H. Fenstermacher. 2002. Entomological News 133:344–354.
The effects of nonindigenous Norway maple (Acer platanoides) on an aquatic insect community
Fenstermacher, H. 2002. M.S. Thesis, Entomology and Applied Ecology, University of Delaware. Adviser: J.K. Jackson.
UpStream Newsletter, Spring 2002
Stroud scientists are studying how organic molecules support stream microorganisms and how far the molecules travel downstream before they are metabolized.
Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis on black flies and nontarget macroinvertebrates and fish in a large river
Jackson, J.K., R.J. Horwitz, and B.W. Sweeney. 2002. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 131:910–930.
