
Michael Ulyshen
Research Entomologist
320 Green Street
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: 706-559-4296Athens, GA 30602
mulyshen@fs.fed.us
Current Research
- Pollinator conservation
- Invasive species
- Saproxylic insects
See more research details at my RWU page
Research Interests
Pollinators, Species invasions, Novel ecosystems, Saproxylic Insects, Decomposition, Biodiversity, Conservation
Education
- Ph.D. in Entomology, 2009
- University of Georgia
- M.S. in Entomology, 2005
- University of Georgia
- B.S. in Zoology, 2002
- Miami University
- B.A. in Chemistry, 2002
- Miami University
Professional Experience
- Research Entomologist, USDA-FS-SRS
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2014—Current
- Entomologist, USDA-FS-SRS
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2010—2014
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, The Ohio State University
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2010—2010
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Michigan State University
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2009—2010
Featured Publications and Products
- Ulyshen, Michael D. 2014. 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.
Publications
- Ulyshen, Michael; Sobotnik, Jan. 2018. An introduction to the diversity, ecology and conservation of saproxylic insects.
- Ulyshen, Michael D. 2018. Ecology and Conservation of Passalidae Chaper 3.
- 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; Pawson, Stephen; Branco, Manuela; Horn, Scott; Hoebeke, Richard; Gossner, Martin. 2018. Utilization of non-native wood by saproxylic insects.
- 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.
- 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.; Muller, Jorg; Seibold, Sebastian. 2016. Bark coverage and insects influence wood decomposition: direct and indirect effects.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.; Diehl, Susan V.; Jeremic, Dragica. 2016. Termites and flooding affect microbial communities in decomposing wood.
- Ulyshen, Michael D. 2016. Wood decomposition as influenced by invertebrates.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ulyshen, Michael D.; Shelton, Thomas G. 2012. Evidence of cue synergism in termite corpse response behavior.
- Ulyshen, Michael D.; Horn, Scott; Hanula, James L. 2012. Growth responses of mature loblolly pine to dead wood manipulations.
- 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.
- Ulyshen, Michael D.; Hanula, James L.; Blinn, Robert L.; Kritsky, Gene. 2012. Saproxylic Hemiptera Habitat Associations.
- Ulyshen, Michael D.; Barrington, William T.; Hoebeke, Richard E.; Herms, Daniel A. 2012. Vertically Stratified Ash-Limb Beetle Fauna in Northern Ohio.
- 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).