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Catherine E. Bach
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B.S. Kalamazoo College, 1973
M.S. University of Michigan, 1976
Ph.D. University of Michigan, 1979
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416 Mark Jefferson |
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(734) 487-0212
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cathy.bach@emich.edu
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| Biography:
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Recipient of the 2002 Ronald W. Collins Distinguished Faculty Scholarly/Creative Activity Award.
Research Interests -
The focus of my research is on plant/animal interactions, with an emphasis on the role of insect herbivory in structuring plant populations and communities. I am also especially interested in how habitat fragmentation influences plant/animal interactions, and the resultant effects on plant fitness. My current research projects include studies of: (1) interactive effects of herbivory and other stresses on plant growth and survivorship in dune plants, (2) long-term effects of insect herbivores on host plant fitness, (3) effects of forest fragmentation on herbivory, pollination, and seed dispersal of mistletoes in Australia and New Zealand, and (4) edge effects and insect/plant interactions in northern Michigan.
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| BIOL 310 - General Ecology |
| BIOL 311W - Ecology Laboratory |
| BIOL 436/536 - Terrestrial Ecosystems (Plant/Animal Interactions) |
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Bach, C. E. and D. Kelly. 2007. Mistletoe fruit-colour polymorphism and differential success in a habitat mosaic. Austral Ecology 32: 509-514.
Van Appledorn, M. and C. E. Bach. 2007. Effects of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) on the mobility of three native mollusk species. American Midland Naturalist 158:329-337.
Bach, C. E., B. A Hazlett, and D. Rittschof. 2006. Sex-specific differences and the role of predation in the interaction between the hermit crab, Pagurus longicarpus, and its epibiont, Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 133: 181-189.
Barton, B. J., Bach, C. E., 2005. Habitat use by the federally endangered Mitchell's satyr butterfly (Neonympha mitchelli mitchelli) in a Michigan prairie fen. American Midland Naturalist 153:41-51.
Bach, C. E., Kelly, D., Hazlett, B. A., 2005. Forest edges benefit adults, but not seedlings, of the mistletoe, Alepis flavida (Loranthaceae). Journal of Ecology 93:79-86.
Macdonald, K. P., Bach, C. E., 2005. Resistance and tolerance to herbivory in Salix cordata are affected by different environmental factors. Ecological Entomology 30:581-589.
Bach, C. E., Kelly, D., 2004. Effects of forest edges on herbivory in a New Zealand mistletoe, Alepis flavida. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 28:195-205.
Bach, C. E. and Kelly, D., 2004. Effects of forest edges, fruit colour, and fruit display size on bird seed dispersal in a New Zealand mistletoe, Alepis flavida. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 28:93-103.
Bach, C. E. 2001. Long-term effects of insect herbivory and sand accretion on plant succession on sand dunes. Ecology 82: 1401-1416.
Bach, C. E. 2001. Long-term effects of insect herbivory on responses by Salix cordata to sand accretion. Ecology 82: 397-409.
Bach, C. E. 2000. Effects of clonal integration on response to herbivory and sand burial by the dune plant, Ipomoea pes-caprae (Convolvulaceae). Australian Journal of Botany 48: 159-166.
Jackson, R. V. and C. E. Bach. 1999. Effects of herbivory on growth and survival of seedlings of a rainforest tree, Alphitonia whitei (Rhamnaceae). Australian Journal of Ecology 24: 278-286.
Bach, C. E. 1998. Interactive effects of herbivory and sand burial on growth of a tropical dune plant, Ipomoea pes-caprae. Ecological Entomology 23: 238-245.
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