Christie A. Bahlai

Differential Capture Modalities of Insect Traps Produce Contrasting Biodiversity Patterns

The paper compares biodiversity patterns from three insect trapping methods across two habitats, finding that trap types produce different richness, abundance, and composition due to varying capture ranges and habitat interactions.

Longer study length, standardized sampling techniques, and broader geographic scope leads to higher likelihood of detecting stable abundance patterns in long term black-legged tick studies

The paper analyzes 289 black-legged tick datasets to show that study design factors like length, sampling technique, life stage, and geographic scope affect the detection of stable population patterns.