Edward M. Barrows

Laboratory of Entomology and BiodiversityDepartment of Biology Georgetown University

(At GU since 1975!)

Courses taught in the last 3 years

1. Forest Ecology 3552. Foundations in Evolutionary Biology

(graduate course, coordinator 2002)

3. Graduate Research4. History of Life 356

(or Biodiversity of Arthropds)5. Senior Thesis

6. Undergraduate research

Forest Ecology 355(Dolly Sods, West Virginia, fall 2003)

Foundations in Evolutionary Biology

(graduate course, coordinator, Smithsonian Institution, 2001)

Graduate Research(Dan Kjar, fifth-year Ph.D. student, and his Supervisor Maya, Dyke

Marsh Wildlife Preserve, Virginia)

Graduate Research(Cathy McCall, second-year Ph.D. student, Dyke Marsh Wildlife

Preserve, Virginia)

Graduate Research(Cathy Brown, second-year Ph.D. student)

Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)

History of Life 356 (2003, Calvert Cliffs, Maryland)

Senior Thesis(Shawna (2004), Christi (2005), 3 in 2004-2005)

Undergraduate research(Spiro Savov, 2001)

Research:

1. Biodiversity and Conservation

2. Scientific Communication

1. Biodiversity and Conservation

– effects of alien, invasive species on arthropods

– arthropod species richnesses and diversity in local national parks

– arthropod information for researchers and the public (3 online databases)

Why Arthropods (in a nutshell) ?

(“The little things that run the world,” E. O. Wilson)

Healthy Arthropods

Healthy Earth

Healthy Humans!

Alien, invasive species (such as Porcelainberry) affect arthropods and other biota

(Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, Virginia, 2001).

Arthropod species richnesses and diversity may vary greatly among

local national parks.

WDC

Rock Creek Park

Catoctin Mountain Park

Monocacy National Battlefield

Antietam National Battlefield

Chesapeake & Ohio Canal NHP

George Washington Memorial Parkway

Prince William Forest Park

Harper’s Ferry National Park

National Capital Parks – Central and East

Manassas National Battlefield

Wolf Trap National Park

Appalachian Trail, local segment

North

Three online databases for all

Barrows, E. M. and D. S. Kjar. 2003. Biodiversity Database of the Washington, D.C., Area (BDWA). Website. http://biodiversity.georgetown.edu (1 October 2004)

Barrows, E. M. and D. S. Kjar. 2003. Arthropods of Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, Virginia: A Searchable Online Database (ADMWPD). Website. http://data.georgetown.edu/departments/biology/nps/dmwp.cfm (1 October 2004)

Barrows, E. M., D. S. Kjar, B. Q. Chung, T. Q. Chung, C. R. Bird, and M. R. Minor. 2003. Arthropods of the Washington, D.C., Area: A Searchable Online Database (AWDCAD). Website. http://data.georgetown.edu/departments/biology/nps/ (1 October 2004)

Four GU-NPS Interns (2003-2004)

(GU and the National Park Service)

Bao Chung (undergraduate intern) is interviewing Dr. Allen Norrbom (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., True Fruit Flies,

Tephritidae) (2003)

Toan Chung (undergraduate intern) is interviewing Dr. Bob Robbins (Smithsonian Institution, Gossamer Wing Butterflies) (2003)

Christi Bird (undergraduate intern) is interviewing Dr. Alma Solis (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., Pyralid Moths)

(2003)

Matt Minor (undergraduate intern) are interviewing Dr. Marc Epstein (Smithsonian Institution, Slug Caterpillar Moths) (2003)

2. Scientific Communication(working on 3rd edition)

Homework (just for funnot graded!):

Please surf my lab Websites and drop me a line from BDWA to let me know

what you found.

Good Evening!

A Monarch Butterfly (U.S. National Insect) sips nectar from Wingstem flowers (2003)

Happy Halloween!

An orb-web spider is consuming a Monarch Butterfly (photo by Dan Kjar, 2001)