Michael Camann
General Information
Professor
Insect Community Structure
Phone: (707) 826-3676
Office: Science A 453
Email: mac24@humboldt.edu
Personal Website: http://www.humboldt.edu/~mac24/
Academic background
- BS (1989) George Mason University
- PhD (1995) University of Georgia
Courses
- Principles of Zoology
- Freshwater Invertebrates
- General Entomology
- Insect Ecology
Summary of research
My interests focus upon insect ecology at community and ecosystem scales. I'm interested in insect assemblage structure, how external forces influence insect community structure, especially anthropogenic land use and disturbance, and how insect community structure influences ecosystem processes such as organic detritus processing and nutrient mobilization. I approach these questions on several fronts, including forest canopy insect ecology, forest soil microarthropods, and freshwater macroarthropod ecology. I am also interested in developing site-specific biomonitoring protocols in Northern California.
Sample publications
- Rappaport, N., M. A. Camann, and K. L. Lamoncha. Response of forest soil Acari to prescribed fire following stand structure manipulation in the southern Cascade range. Pedobiologia (in review).
- Camann, M. A., K. L. Lamoncha, and N. J. Plant.(2001) Acari and Collembola at Black Mountain Experimental Forest: an interim report on community structure and prescribed fire effects. USDA Forest Service PSW Research Station Rep.
- Camann, M. A., K. L. Lamoncha, and C. B. Jones. (2000) Old-growth redwood forest canopy arthropod prey base for arboreal wandering salamanders: A report prepared for the Save-the-Redwoods League
- Skillen, Elizabeth L., M. A. Camann, C. Wayne Berisford, and Richard C. Reardon. (1998) Semiochemicals of Forest and Shade Tree Insects in North America: A Review of Their Current Status. USDA Forest Service Res. Rep.
Graduate students
Heather Beeler, Michael Brady, Julia Remmenga, Erin Hannelly, John Welsh