Paul Schilke

Research interests

I am interested in community and ecosystem ecology, particularly interactions between birds and other animals and plants. Birds that catch insects on the wing like flycatchers and swallows have declined significantly in recent decades. I'm studying the importance of aquatic insect emergence events from lakes to the bird community in surrounding forests with the goal of better understanding the causes of declines in aerial insectivores. I also have an interest in bird and plant conservation and the rare natural communities and ecological history of the Great Lakes Region.