Bried lab
wetlands | odonates | insect conservation | applied plant ecology | community ecology
Ecological Assessment
We're interested in ecological health assessments related to biodiversity loss and environmental change. Mainly we study wetland assessment and bioindicators, specializing on floristic quality and odonate sensitivity.
Insect Conservation
We're interested in prioritization, monitoring, and vulnerability of insects. Currently assessing climate change vulnerabilities of Midwest aquatic insects, and surveying rare dragonflies and bumblebees in Illinois.
Community Ecology
We dabble in coexistence theory, metacommunity thinking, and ecogeographic patterns. We recently looked at dispersal mass effects and are now exploring community randomness in artificial pondscapes.