Journal of Ecology
The Purchase College Journal of Ecology is a series of papers published by the undergraduates at Purchase College.
The fall 2025 class of General Ecology worked together to plan, generate hypotheses, and collect data for all of the projects.
This year, there were four major research projects that the class worked on:
- Comparing native maple and non-native maple tree phenology in the fall
- Assessing invertebrate biodiversity among habitat types of campus, including meadow, lawn, and knotweed
- Documenting pollinator use of flowers in the native plant garden to see which flowers and pollinators are most selective
- Understanding whether Spotted Lanternflies have a preference for certain tree species or habitats (developed or forest)
Then students worked in groups to analyze data and present scientific posters and then each student wrote their own final project. The best final projects are included here in the Purchase College Journal of Ecology.
2025 Volume 9 Purchase College Journal of Ecology
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Jacobsen et al. 2025. Norway maples found photosynthesizing later into autumn than native red and sugar maples
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Berardo et al. 2025. Spotted lanternfly prefers developed areas over forests
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Garcia et al. 2025. Autumn afternoon pollinator-flower trysts: diversity and resource use of the four major insect orders in the Purchase native plant garden
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Knuth et al. 2025. Spotted lanternfly prefers developed areas over forested areas
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Asemota et al. 2025. Pollinator foraging behavior shapes flower interactions
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Escobar et al. 2025. Spotted lanternfly habitat and host tree preferences: increased abundance in developed areas
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Gavigan et al. 2025. The phenology of invasive Norway maples is unbe-leaf-able!
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Streete et al. 2025. Assessing invertebrate biodiversity across contrasting habitat types
