Research Focus: Biodiversity and conservation of insects; Insect ecology; Invasive species; Disturbance ecology; Forest Entomology; Soil ecology; Carabidae
Education:
Ph.D. 2016 Entomology, The Ohio State University
B.S. 2010 Biology, Baldwin-Wallace College
Publications:
Perry, KI, DA Herms, WS Klooster, A Smith, DM Hartzler, DR Coyle, and KJK Gandhi. 2018. Downed coarse woody debris dynamics in ash (Fraxinus spp.) stands invaded by emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire), Forests, 9, 191: 1-14. doi:10.3390/f9040191
Perry, KI and DA Herms. 2017. Effects of late stages of emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)-induced ash mortality on forest floor invertebrate communities, Journal of Insect Science, 17(6): 119, 1-10. doi: 10.1093/jisesa/iex093
Perry, KI and DA Herms. 2017. Responses of ground-dwelling invertebrates to gap formation and accumulation of woody debris from invasive species, wind, and salvage logging, Forests, 8, 174: 1-13. doi: 10.3390/f8050174
Perry, KI, KF Wallin, JW Wenzel, and DA Herms. 2017. Characterizing movement of ground-dwelling forest arthropods with a novel mark-capture method using fluorescent powder, Journal of Insect Behavior, 30(1): 32-47. doi: 10.1007/s10905-017-9598-0
Perry, KI and DA Herms. 2016. Response of the forest floor invertebrate community to canopy gap formation caused by early stages of emerald ash borer-induced ash mortality, Forest Ecology and Management, 375: 259-267. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.05.034
Perry, KI and DA Herms. 2016. Short-term responses of ground beetles to forest changes caused by early stages of emerald ash borer (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)-induced ash mortality. Environmental Entomology, 45(3): 616-626. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvw038
Petry, WK, KI Perry, A Fremgen, S Rudeen, M Lopez, J Dryburgh, and KA Mooney. 2013. Mechanisms underlying plant sexual dimorphism in multi-trophic arthropod communities. Ecology 94(9): 2055-2065.
Petry, WK, KI Perry, and KA Mooney. 2012. Influence of macronutrient imbalance on native ant interactions with aphids, aphid enemies, and host plant flowers in the field, Ecological Entomology 37(3): 175-183.
