Michael Ulyshen

•     Pollinator conservation
•     Invasive species
•     Saproxylic insects

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Pollinators, Species invasions, Novel ecosystems, Saproxylic Insects, Decomposition, Biodiversity, Conservation

• Ulyshen, Michael D. 2016. Wood decomposition as influenced by invertebrates
• Ulyshen, Michael D. 2015. Insect-mediated nitrogen dynamics in decomposing wood
• Duan, Jian J.; Bauer, Leah S.; Abell, Kristopher J.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Van Driesche, Roy G. 2015. Population dynamics of an invasive forest insect and associated natural enemies in the aftermath of invasion: implications for biological control
• Seibold, Sebastian; Bässler, Claus; Brandl, Roland; Gossner, Martin M.; Thorn, Simon; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Müller, Jörg. 2015. Experimental studies of dead-wood biodiversity - A review identifying global gaps in knowledge
• Ulyshen, Michael. 2014. Interacting effects of insects and flooding on wood decomposition.
• Ulyshen, Michael; Wagner, Terry; Mulrooney, Joseph E. 2014. Contrasting effects of insect exclusion on wood loss in a temperate forest

• Ulyshen, Michael ; Elliott, Katherine ; Scott, Joel ; Horn, Scott ; Clinton, Patsy ; Liu, Ning ; Miniat, Chelcy F.; Caldwell, Peter ; Oishi, Chris ; Knoepp, Jennifer ; Bolstad, Paul. 2022. Effects of Rhododendron removal and prescribed fire on bees and plants in the southern Appalachians
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott ; Hanula, James L. 2022. Decadal patterns of forest and pollinator recovery following the eradication of an invasive shrub.
• Franić, Iva ; Prospero, Simone ; Adamson, Kalev ; Allan, Eric ; Attorre, Fabio ; Auger-Rozenberg, Marie Anne; Augustin, Sylvie ; Avtzis, Dimitrios ; Baert, Wim ; Barta, Marek ; Bauters, Kenneth ; Bellahirech, Amani ; Boroń, Piotr ; Bragança, Helena ; Brestovanská, Tereza ; Brurberg, May Bente; Burgess, Treena ; Burokienė, Daiva ; Cleary, Michelle ; Corley, Juan ; Coyle, David R.; Csóka, György ; Černý, Karel ; Davydenko, Kateryna ; de Groot, Maarten ; Diez, Julio Javier; Doğmuş Lehtijärvi, H. Tuğba; Drenkhan, Rein ; Edwards, Jacqueline ; Elsafy, Mohammed ; Eötvös, Csaba Béla; Falko, Roman ; Fan, Jianting ; Feddern, Nina ; Fürjes-Mikó, Ágnes ; Gossner, Martin M.; Grad, Bartłomiej ; Hartmann, Martin ; Havrdova, Ludmila ; Horáková, Miriam Kádasi; Hrabětová, Markéta ; Justesen, Mathias Just; Kacprzyk, Magdalena ; Kenis, Marc ; Kirichenko, Natalia ; Kovač, Marta ; Kramarets, Volodymyr ; Lacković, Nikola ; Lantschner, Maria Victoria; Lazarević, Jelena ; Leskiv, Marianna ; Li, Hongmei ; Madsen, Corrie Lynne; Malumphy, Chris ; Matošević, Dinka ; Matsiakh, Iryna ; May, Tom W.; Meffert, Johan ; Migliorini, Duccio ; Nikolov, Christo ; O’Hanlon, Richard ; Oskay, Funda ; Paap, Trudy ; Parpan, Taras ; Piškur, Barbara ; Ravn, Hans Peter; Richard, John ; Ronse, Anne ; Roques, Alain ; Ruffner, Beat ; Sivickis, Karolis ; Soliani, Carolina ; Talgø, Venche ; Tomoshevich, Maria ; Uimari, Anne ; Ulyshen, Michael ; Vettraino, Anna Maria; Villari, Caterina ; Wang, Yongjun ; Witzell, Johanna ; Zlatković, Milica ; Eschen, René. 2022. Worldwide diversity of endophytic fungi and insects associated with dormant tree twigs.
• Dixon, Cinnamon M.; Robertson, Kevin M.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Sikes, Benjamin A. 2022. Pine savanna restoration on agricultural landscapes: The path back to native savanna ecosystem services.
• Vogt, James T.; MacGown, Joe A.; Lewis, James ; Horn, Scott ; Ulyshen, Michael D. 2022. Diversity and seasonal occurrence of native and nonnative ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in long-term experimental Chinese Privet (Lamiales: Oleaceae) plots in Georgia, USA
• Ulyshen, Michael ; Poole, Emilee. 2022. Investigating the extent, severity, and causes of sugarberry mortality in the Southeastern United States
• Ulyshen, Michael ; Hiers, J Kevin; Pokswinksi, Scott ; Fair, Conor. 2022. Pyrodiversity promotes pollinator diversity in a fire‐adapted landscape.
• Seibold, Sebastian ; Rammer, Werner ; Hothorn, Torsten ; Seidl, Rupert ; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Lorz, Janina ; Cadotte, Marc W.; Lindenmayer, David B.; Adhikari, Yagya P.; Aragón, Roxana ; Bae, Soyeon ; Baldrian, Petr ; Barimani Varandi, Hassan ; Barlow, Jos ; Bässler, Claus ; Beauchêne, Jacques ; Berenguer, Erika ; Bergamin, Rodrigo S.; Birkemoe, Tone ; Boros, Gergely ; Brandl, Roland ; Brustel, Hervé ; Burton, Philip J.; Cakpo-Tossou, Yvonne T.; Castro, Jorge ; Cateau, Eugénie ; Cobb, Tyler P.; Farwig, Nina ; Fernández, Romina D.; Firn, Jennifer ; Gan, Kee Seng; González, Grizelle ; Gossner, Martin M.; Habel, Jan C.; Hébert, Christian ; Heibl, Christoph ; Heikkala, Osmo ; Hemp, Andreas ; Hemp, Claudia ; Hjältén, Joakim ; Hotes, Stefan ; Kouki, Jari ; Lachat, Thibault ; Liu, Jie ; Liu, Yu ; Luo, Ya-Huang ; Macandog, Damasa M.; Martina, Pablo E.; Mukul, Sharif A.; Nachin, Baatarbileg ; Nisbet, Kurtis ; O’Halloran, John ; Oxbrough, Anne ; Pandey, Jeev Nath; Pavlíček, Tomáš ; Pawson, Stephen M.; Rakotondranary, Jacques S.; Ramanamanjato, Jean-Baptiste ; Rossi, Liana ; Schmidl, Jürgen ; Schulze, Mark ; Seaton, Stephen ; Stone, Marisa J.; Stork, Nigel E.; Suran, Byambagerel ; Sverdrup-Thygeson, Anne ; Thorn, Simon ; Thyagarajan, Ganesh ; Wardlaw, Timothy J.; Weisser, Wolfgang W.; Yoon, Sungsoo ; Zhang, Naili ; Müller, Jörg. 2021. The contribution of insects to global forest deadwood decomposition
• Wu, Chunsheng ; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Shu, Chunjie ; Zhang, Zhijian ; Zhang, Yi ; Liu, Yuanqiu ; Geoff Wang, G. 2021. Stronger effects of termites than microbes on wood decomposition in a subtropical forest.
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Wilson, Audrey C.; Ohlson, Gunnar C.; Pokswinksi, Scott M.; Hiers, John K. 2021. Frequent prescribed fires favour ground‐nesting bees in southeastern U.S. forests
• Poole, Emilee ; Ulyshen, Michael ; Horn, Scott ; Anderson, Patrick ; Bates, Chip ; Barnes, Chris. 2021. Progression of sugarberry ( Celtis laevigata ) dieback and mortality in the southeastern United States.
• Traylor, Clayton R.; Hoebeke, E. Richard; Ulyshen, Michael D.; McHugh, Joseph V. 2021. First report of dere thoracica white (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) in the United States, with notes on its discovery, recognition, biology, and habits.
• Vogt, James T.; Olatinwo, Rabiu ; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Lucardi, Rima D.; Saenz, Daniel ; McKenney, Jessica L. 2021. An overview of Triadica sebifera (Chinese tallowtree) in the southern United States, emphasizing pollinator impacts and classical biological control
• Vogt, James T.; Olatinwo, Rabiu ; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Lucardi, Rima D.; Saenz, Daniel ; McKenney, Jessica L. 2021. An overview of Triadica sebifera (Chinese Tallowtree) in the southern United States, emphasizing pollinator impacts and classical biological control.
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott ; Brownie, Cavell ; Strickland, Michael S.; Wurzburger, Nina ; Zanne, Amy. 2020. Comparison of decay rates between native and non-native wood species in invaded forests of the southeastern U.S.: a rapid assessment
• Bush, Bryana M.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Batzer, Darold P. 2020. Effects of Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) invasion on decomposition and litter-dwelling invertebrates in Southeastern U.S. floodplain forests
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Pokswinski, Scott ; Hiers, J. Kevin. 2020. A comparison of bee communities between primary and mature secondary forests in the longleaf pine ecosystem
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Lucky, Andrea ; Work, Timothy T. 2020. Effects of prescribed fire and social insects on saproxylic beetles in a subtropical forest
• Ulyshen, Michael ; Horn, Scott ; Hanula, James L. 2020. Effects of Chinese privet on bees and their vertical distribution in riparian forests
• Sheehan, Thomas N.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott ; Hoebeke, E. Richard. 2019. Vertical and horizontal distribution of bark and woodboring beetles by feeding guild: is there an optimal trap location for detection?
• Garrick, R.C. ; Reppel, D.K. ; Morgan, J.T. ; Burgess, S. ; Hyseni, C. ; Worthington, R.J. ; Ulyshen, M.D. 2019. Trophic interactions among dead-wood-dependent forest arthropods in the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA
• Poole, Emilee M.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott ; Cram, Michelle ; Olatinwo, Rabiu ; Fraedrich, Stephen. 2019. Biology and distribution of Agrilus macer LeConte (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), a species associated with sugarberry (Celtis laevigata Willd.) mortality in the southeastern USA
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Sheehan, Thomas N. 2019. Trap height considerations for detecting two economically important forest beetle guilds in southeastern US forests
• Draney, Michael L.; Milne, Marc A.; Ulyshen, Michael ; Madriz, Gabrielle. 2019. Revision of the spider genus Epiceraticelus (Araneae, Linyphiidae) with a description of a new species
• Duan, Jian J.; Schmude, Jonathan M.; Larson, Kristi M.; Fuester, Roger W.; Gould, Juli R.; Ulyshen, Michael D. 2019. Field parasitism and host specificity of Oobius primorskyensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae), an egg parasitoid of the emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in the Russian Far East
• Ulyshen, Michael ; Cram, Michelle ; Horn, Scott ; Villari, Caterina ; Poole, Emilee. 2019. Sugarberry dieback and mortality
• Bush, Bryana M.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Fair, Conor G.; Batzer, Darold P. 2018. Assessing the effects of mesh enclosures on invertebrates and litter breakdown in a floodplain forest of the southeastern USA
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott ; Pokswinski, Scott ; McHugh, Joseph V; Hiers, J. Kevin. 2018. A comparison of coarse woody debris volume and variety between old-growth and secondary longleaf pine forests in the southeastern United States
• Ulyshen, Michael; Pawson, Stephen; Branco, Manuela; Horn, Scott; Hoebeke, Richard; Gossner, Martin. 2018. Utilization of non-native wood by saproxylic insects
• Rivers, James ; Galbraith, Sara ; Cane, James ; Schultz, Cheryl ; Ulyshen, Michael ; Kormann, Urs G. 2018. A Review of Research Needs for Pollinators in Managed Conifer Forests
• Benbow, Eric M.; Barton, Philip S.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Beasley, James C.; DeVault, Travis L.; Strickland, Michael S.; Tomberlin, Jeffery K.; Jordan, Heather R.; Pechal, Jennifer L. 2018. Necrobiome framework for bridging decomposition ecology of autotrophically and heterotrophically derived organic matter
• Michael D. Ulyshen.,. 2018. Saproxylic Diptera Chapter 5
• Ulyshen, Michael D. 2018. Ecology and Conservation of Passalidae Chaper 3
• Ulyshen, Michael; Sobotnik, Jan. 2018. An introduction to the diversity, ecology and conservation of saproxylic insects.
• Ulyshen, Michael; Pawson, Stephen; Branco, Manuela; Horn, Scott; Hoebeke, Richard; Gossner, Martin. 2018. Utilization of non-native wood by saproxylic insects
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Zachos, Louis G.; Stireman, John O.; Sheehan, Thomas N.; Garrick, Ryan C. 2017. Insights into the ecology, genetics and distribution of Lucanus elaphus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), North America's giant stag beetle
• Horn, Tammy; Angel, Patrick; Zipper, Carl; Ulyshen, Michael; French, Michael; Burger, Jim; Adams, Mary Beth. 2017. Re-establishing pollinator habitat on mined lands using the forestry reclamation approach
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Shefferson, Richard; Horn, Scott; Taylor, Melanie K.; Bush, Bryana; Brownie, Cavell; Seibold, Sebastian; Strickland, Michael S. 2017. Below- and above-ground effects of deadwood and termites in plantation forests
• Seibold, Sebastian; Bassler, Claus; Brandl, Roland; Buche, Boris; Szallies, Alexander; Thorn, Simon; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Muller, Jorg; Baraloto, Christopher. 2016. Microclimate and habitat heterogeneity as the major drivers of beetle diversity in dead wood
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Muller, Jorg; Seibold, Sebastian. 2016. Bark coverage and insects influence wood decomposition: direct and indirect effects
• Stoklosa, Allison M.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Fan, Zhaofei; Varner, Morgan; Seibold, Sebastian; Muller, Jorg. 2016. Effects of mesh bag enclosure and termites on fine woody debris decomposition in a subtropical forest
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Diehl, Susan V.; Jeremic, Dragica. 2016. Termites and flooding affect microbial communities in decomposing wood
• Hanula, James L.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott. 2016. Conserving pollinators in North American forests: A review
• Seibold, Sebastian; Bässler, Claus; Baldrian, Petr; Reinhard, Lena; Thorn, Simon; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Weiß, Ingmar; Müller, Jörg. 2016. Dead-wood addition promotes non-saproxylic epigeal arthropods but effects are mediated by canopy openness
• Chen, Yigen; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Poland, Therese M. 2015. Abundance of volatile organic compounds in white ash phloem and emerald ash borer larval frass does not attract Tetrastichus planipennisi in a Y-tube olfactometer
• Jörg, Müller; Simon, Thorn; Roland, Baier; Khosro, Sagheb-Talebi; Hassan V., Barimani; Sebastian, Seibold; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Martin M., Gossner. 2015. Protecting the forests while allowing removal of damaged trees may imperil saproxylic insect biodiversity in the Hyrcanian Beech Forests of Iran
• Shelton, Thomas; Fye, Donald; Ulyshen, Michael. 2014. USDA - Forest Service Termiticide Report for 2013
• Ulyshen, Michael; Wagner, Terry. 2013. Quantifying arthropod contributions to wood decay
• Ulyshen, Michael. 2013. Strengthening the case for saproxylic arthropod conservation: a call for ecosystem services research
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Shelton, Thomas G. 2012. Evidence of cue synergism in termite corpse response behavior
• Chen, Yigen; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Poland, Therese M. 2012. Differential utilization of ash phloem by emerald ash borer larvae: Ash species and larval stage effects
• Klepzig, Kier D.; Ferro, Michael L.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Gimmel, Matthew L.; Mahfouz, Jolie B.; Tiarks, Allan E.; Carlton, Chris E. 2012. Effects of Small-Scale Dead Wood Additions on Beetles in Southeastern U.S
• Hanula, James L.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Wade, Dale D. 2012. Impacts of prescribed fire frequency on coarse woody debris volume, decomposition and termite activity in the longleaf pine flatwoods of Florida
• Moorman, Christopher E.; Woen, Liessa T.; Kilgo, John C.; Hanula, James L.; Horn, Scott; Ulyshen, Michael D. 2012. Arthropod abundance and seasonal bird use of bottomland forest harvest gaps
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Barrington, William T.; Hoebeke, Richard E.; Herms, Daniel A. 2012. Vertically Stratified Ash-Limb Beetle Fauna in Northern Ohio
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Hanula, James L.; Blinn, Robert L.; Kritsky, Gene. 2012. Saproxylic Hemiptera Habitat Associations
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott; Hanula, James L. 2012. Growth responses of mature loblolly pine to dead wood manipulations
• Duan, Jian J.; Oppel, Craig B.; Ulyshen, Michael D.; Bauer, Leah S.; LeLito, Jonathan. 2011. Biology and life history of Tetrastichus planipennisi (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) a larval endoparasitoid of the emerald ash borer (Coleoptera:Buprestidae)
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Duan, Jian J.; Bauer, Leah S.; Gould, Juli; Taylor, Phil; Bean, Dick; Holko, Carol; Driesche, Roy Van. 2011. Field-cage methodology for evaluating climatic suitability for introduced wood-borer parasitoids: preliminary results from the emerald ash borer system
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Klooster, Wendy S.; Barrington, William T.; Herns, Daniel A. 2011. Impacts of emerald ash borer-induced tree mortality on leaf litter arthropods and exotic earthworms
• Ulyshen, Michael D.; Soon, Villu; Hanula, James L. 2011. Vertical distribution and seasonality of predatory wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in a temperate deciduous forest
• Shockley, F.W.; Ulyshen, Michael. 2009. An interesting deformity in Alobates pennsylvanica (DeGeer), 1775 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)