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Michael D. Ulyshen

Michael D. Ulyshen

D-Index & Metrics

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
6809
World Ranking
6083
National Ranking
2066

Overview

Michael D. Ulyshen is affiliated with the US Forest Service in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on agricultural and biological sciences, with significant contributions to environmental science as well.

Their main subfields of study include insect science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, plant science, ecology, and global and planetary change. Their work covers key topics such as plant and animal studies, forest ecology and biodiversity, forest insect ecology and management, insect and pesticide research, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, and plant parasitism and resistance.

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Michael D. Ulyshen include:

  • Forests are critically important to global pollinator diversity and enhance pollination in adjacent crops, 2023, published in Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Pyrodiversity promotes pollinator diversity in a fire-adapted landscape, 2021, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment

In addition, Michael D. Ulyshen has been involved in research featured in high-profile venues such as Nature, Science, and Current Forestry Reports. Examples of these works, although not principal author, include:

  • The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition, 2021, Nature
  • Termite sensitivity to temperature affects global wood decay rates, 2022, Science
  • Fire and Insect Interactions in North American Forests, 2022, Current Forestry Reports

They have frequently published in journals such as Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Forest Ecology and Management, Journal of Forestry, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Collaboration plays a significant role in their research activities. Frequent co-authors include Scott Horn, Clayton R. Traylor, Joseph V. McHugh, Emilee Poole, and Melanie K. Taylor.

Best Publications

  • A Fungal Symbiont of the Redbay Ambrosia Beetle Causes a Lethal Wilt in Redbay and Other Lauraceae in the Southeastern United States

    S. W. Fraedrich;T. C. Harrington;R. J. Rabaglia;M. D. Ulyshen

  • Field-Cage Methodology for Evaluating Climatic Suitability for Introduced Wood-Borer Parasitoids: Preliminary Results from the Emerald Ash Borer System

    Michael D. Ulyshen;Michael D. Ulyshen;Jian J. Duan;Leah S. Bauer;Leah S. Bauer;Juli Gould

  • Research trends in ecosystem services provided by insects

    Jorge Ari Noriega;Joaquín Hortal;Joaquín Hortal;Francisco M. Azcárate;Matty P. Berg

  • Experimental studies of dead-wood biodiversity — A review identifying global gaps in knowledge

    Sebastian Seibold;Sebastian Seibold;Claus Bässler;Roland Brandl;Martin M. Gossner

  • Wood decomposition as influenced by invertebrates

    Michael D. Ulyshen

  • Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as the major drivers of beetle diversity in dead wood

    Sebastian Seibold;Sebastian Seibold;Claus Bässler;Roland Brandl;Boris Büche

  • The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition

    Sebastian Seibold;Werner Rammer;Torsten Hothorn;Rupert Seidl

  • Arthropod vertical stratification in temperate deciduous forests: Implications for conservation-oriented management

    Michael D. Ulyshen

  • Necrobiome framework for bridging decomposition ecology of autotrophically and heterotrophically derived organic matter

    M. Eric Benbow;Philip S. Barton;Michael D. Ulyshen;James C. Beasley

  • Conserving pollinators in North American forests: A review

    James L. Hanula;Michael D. Ulyshen;Scott Horn

  • Termite sensitivity to temperature affects global wood decay rates

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  • Measuring the impact of biotic factors on populations of immature emerald ash borers (Coleoptera: Buprestidae).

    Jian J. Duan;Michael D. Ulyshen;Leah S. Bauer;Juli Gould

  • Forests are critically important to global pollinator diversity and enhance pollination in adjacent crops

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  • On the vertical distribution of bees in a temperate deciduous forest

    Michael D. Ulyshen;Villu Soon;James L. Hanula

  • A Comparison of the Beetle (Coleoptera) Fauna Captured at Two Heights Above the Ground in a North American Temperate Deciduous Forest

    Michael D. Ulyshen;James L. Hanula

  • Population dynamics of an invasive forest insect and associated natural enemies in the aftermath of invasion: implications for biological control.

    Jian J. Duan;Leah S. Bauer;Kristopher J. Abell;Michael D. Ulyshen

  • Habitat associations of saproxylic beetles in the southeastern United States: A comparison of forest types, tree species and wood postures.

    Michael D. Ulyshen;James L. Hanula

  • Primary determinants of communities in deadwood vary among taxa but are regionally consistent

    Jörg Müller;Jörg Müller;Mike Ulyshen;Sebastian Seibold;Marc Cadotte

  • Dead-wood addition promotes non-saproxylic epigeal arthropods but effects are mediated by canopy openness

    Sebastian Seibold;Sebastian Seibold;Claus Bässler;Petr Baldrian;Lena Reinhard

  • Quantifying arthropod contributions to wood decay

    Michael D. Ulyshen;Terry L. Wagner

  • Spatial and temporal patterns of beetles associated with coarse woody debris in managed bottomland hardwood forests.

    Michael D. Ulyshen;James L. Hanula;Scott Horn;John C. Kilgo

  • Responses of Arthropods to large scale manipulations of dead wood in loblolly pine stands of the southeastern United States

    Michael D. Ulyshen;James L. Hanula

Frequent Co-Authors

James L. Hanula
James L. Hanula US Forest Service
Jörg Müller
Jörg Müller Heinz Sielmann Foundation
Sebastian Seibold
Sebastian Seibold Technical University of Munich
Simon Thorn
Simon Thorn University of Würzburg
Claus Bässler
Claus Bässler Goethe University Frankfurt
Michael S. Strickland
Michael S. Strickland University of Idaho
John C. Kilgo
John C. Kilgo US Forest Service
Christopher E. Moorman
Christopher E. Moorman North Carolina State University
Therese M. Poland
Therese M. Poland US Forest Service
Petr Baldrian
Petr Baldrian Czech Academy of Sciences

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