Mary Gardiner

PUBLICATIONS

(^*graduate student, ^~postdoc, ⁺undergraduate, ^{^}based on undergraduate research)

1. Scott, S.B., F.S. Sivakoff, and M.M. Gardiner. (submitted). Environmentally relevant concentrations of heavy metals reduce bumble bee colony growth. Urban Ecosystems.

2. *Riley, C.B., M. Raupp, K. Fite, and M.M. Gardiner. (in revision). Woody plant biodiversity explains pest management interventions in residential landscapes. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening.

3. *Turo, K.J. and M.M. Gardiner. (in press). Native bee and wasp reproduction is enhanced by large patches of urban greenspace. Conservation Biology.

4. Gardiner, M.M., K.I. Perry, C.B. Riley, K.J. Turo, Y. Delgado de la flor, F.S. Sivakoff. (in press, available online). Community scientist data suggests that urbanization and forest habitat loss threaten aphidophagous native lady beetles. Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7229.

5. *Fyie, L.R., M.M. Gardiner, and M. Meuti. (in press). Artificial light at night prolongs seasonal exposure to biting mosquitoes. Journal of Insect Physiology.

6. Gardiner, M.M., Delgado de la flor, Y.A., Parker, D.M., and J.D. Harwood. (in press). Rich and abundant spider communities result from enhanced dietary niche breadth and reduced overlap in urban greenspaces. Ecological Applications.

7. ~Perry, K.I., N.C. Hoekstra, S.W. Culman and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Vacant lot soil degradation and mowing frequency shape communities of belowground invertebrates and urban spontaneous vegetation. Urban Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-020-01069-0.

8. *Turo, K.J., M.R. Spring, F.S. Sivakoff, Y.A. Delgado de la flor, and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Bee community structure and foraging in urban vacant land: Implications for managing pollinator friendly cities. Journal of Applied Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13773.

9. *Parker, D.M., K.J. Turo, Y.A. Delgado de la flor, and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Landscape context influences the community assembly of native lady beetles occupying urban vacant land. Urban Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-020-01000-7

10. *Turo K.J. and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. The balancing act of urban conservation. Nature Communications 11: 3773.

11. ~Perry, K., N. Hoekstra, Y.A. Delgado de la flor, and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Disentangling landscape and local drivers of ground-dwelling beetle community assembly in an urban ecosystem. Ecological Applications: E02191

12. ~Sivakoff, F.S., *S.P. Prajzner, and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Urban heavy metal contamination limits bumble bee colony growth. Journal of Applied Ecology 57: 1561-1569.

13. *Delgado de la flor, Y.A., K. Perry, K.J. Turo, D.M. Parker. T. Thompson, and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Local and landscape-scale environmental filters drive the functional diversity and taxonomic composition of spiders across urban greenspaces. Journal of Applied Ecology 57: 1570-1580.

14. *Riley, C.B. and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Examining the relationship and distributional equity of urban tree canopy cover and ecosystem services across United States cities. PLoS ONE 15: e0230398.

15. *Dieterich Mabin M.E., C. Welty and M.M. Gardiner. 2020. Predator richness predicts pest suppression within organic and conventional summer squash (Cucurbita pepo L. Cucurbitales: Cucurbitaceae). Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 287: 106689. 
16. *Yang, L., K.J. Turo, E. Alfaro Inocente, J. Tian, N. Hoekstra, P.M. Piermarini and M.M. Gardiner. 2019. Can urban greening increase vector abundance in cities? The impact of mowing, local vegetation and landscape composition on adult mosquito populations. Urban Ecosystems 22: 827-839.
17. Grez, A.A., Zaviezo T. Gardiner, M.M. and Alaniz A. 2019. Urbanization filters coccinellids composition and functional trait distribution in greenspaces across greater Santiago, Chile. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 38: 337-345.  
18. *Kautz A.R., and M.M. Gardiner. 2019. Agricultural intensification may create an attractive sink for Dolichopodidae, a ubiquitous but understudied predatory fly family. Journal of Insect Conservation 23: 453-465.
19. *Turo K.J. and M.M. Gardiner. 2019. From potential to practical: Needs to achieve pollinator conservation in urban public greenspace. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 17: 167-175.
20. *Riley, C.B., K.I. Perry, K. Ard, and M.M. Gardiner. 2018. Asset or liability? Ecological and sociological tradeoffs of urban spontaneous vegetation in shrinking cities. Sustainability 10: 2039.
21. *Richardson, R.T., M.M. Gardiner and R.M. Johnson. 2018. A reference cytochrome c oxidase subunit I database curated for hierarchical classification of arthropod metabarcoding data. PeerJ 6: e5126.
22. ~Sivakoff, F.S., S.P. Prajzner, and M.M. Gardiner. 2018 Unique bee community assembly within vacant lots and urban farms results from variation in surrounding urbanization intensity. Sustainability 10: 1926.
23. Gardiner, M.M., C.B. Riley, R. Bommarco, E. Öckinger 2018. Rights-of-way: a potential conservation resource. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 18: 149-158.
24. *Kleinke, B., S.P. Prajzner, C.A. Gordon, N.C. Hoekstra, A.R. Kautz, A.M. Vossbrinck, and M.M. Gardiner. 2018. Identifying barriers to citizen scientist retention when measuring pollination services. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 3: 1-10.
25. *Riley, C.B., D.A. Herms and M.M. Gardiner. 2018. Exotic trees contribute to urban forest diversity and ecosystem services in inner-city Cleveland, OH. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 29: 367-376.
26. *Delgado, Y.A., Burkman, C.E. Eldridge T.K. and M.M. Gardiner. 2017. Patch and landscape-scale variables influence the taxonomic and functional composition of beetles in urban greenspaces. Ecosphere 8: e02007.
27. ~Sivakoff, F.S. and M.M. Gardiner. 2017. Soil lead contamination decreases bee flower visit duration at sunflowers. Urban Ecosystems 20: 1221-1228.
28. Gardiner, M.M. and J.D. Harwood. 2017. Editorial overview: Current investigations of environmental drivers and community interactions that influence biological control. Current Opinions in Insect Science 20: vii-xi.
29. Gardiner, M.M. and J.D. Harwood. 2017. Influence of heavy metal contamination on urban natural enemies and biological control. Current Opinions in Insect Science 20: 45-53.
30. ^Spring, M.R., K.S. Lustofin, C.H. Lin, M.M. Gardiner, and D. McShaffrey. 2016. Quantifying bee diversity and resource use in the Appalachian foothills near Marietta, Ohio. Ohio Biological Survey Notes 6: 14-26.
31. *Rusch, A., R. Chaplin-Kramer, M.M. Gardiner, V. Hawro, J. Holland, D. Landis, C. Thies, T. Tscharntke, W.W. Weisser, C. Winqvist, M. Woltz, and R. Bommarco. 2016. Agricultural landscape simplification reduces natural pest control: A quantitative synthesis. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 221: 198-204.
32. *Chaffin B.C, W.D. Shuster, A.S. Garmestani, B. Furio, S Albro, M.M. Gardiner, M. Spring, and O. Odom Green. 2016. A tale of two rain gardens: Barriers and bridges to adaptive management of urban stormwater in Cleveland, Ohio. Journal of Environmental Management 183: 431-441.
33. ^Todd, K.J., M.M. Gardiner, and E. D. Lindquist. 2016. Native pollinator (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) conservation value of Helianthus annuus plantings at variable densities. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 89: 158-167.
34. Odom Green, O., S. Albro, N.C. Ban, A. Berland, C.E. Burkman, M.M. Gardiner, A.S. Garmestani, L. Gunderson, M.E. Hopton, M.L. Schoon, W.D. Shuster. 2016. Adaptive governance to promote ecosystem services in reserves of urban green space. Urban Ecosystems 19: 77-93.
35. Roy, H.E., P.M.J. Brown, T. Adriaens, N. Berkvens, I. Borges, S. Clusella-Trullas, R. Eschen, Arnaud Estoup, T. Evans, B. Facon, M.M. Gardiner, A. Grez, T. Gullemaud, D. Haelewaters, A. Honek, A. Howe, C. Hui, M. Kenis, L. Lawson Handley, E. Lombaert, J. Losey, D. Maes, K. Murray, G. San Martin, I. Minnaar, O. Nedved, Marina J. Orlova-Bienkowskaja, H.P. Ravn, M.G. Saethre, A. Soares, R. Stals, M. Tinsley, A. Vandereycken, S. Viglasova, P. Zach, T. Zaviezo, M. Zdena, and Z. Zhao. 2016. The harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis: global perspectives on invasion history and ecology. Biological Invasions 18: 997-1044.
36. *Liu, B., L. Yang, F. Yang, Q. Wang, Y. Yang, Y. Lu and M.M. Gardiner. 2016. Landscape diversity enhances parasitism of the cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) eggs by Trichogramma chilonis in cotton. Biological Control 93: 15-23.  
37. *Phillips, B.W. and M.M. Gardiner. 2016. Does local habitat management or large-scale landscape composition alter the biocontrol services provided to pumpkin agroecosystems? Biological Control 92: 181-194.
38. ^Spring, M., K. Lustofin and M.M. Gardiner. 2015. Occurrence of a gynandromorphic Bombus bimaculatus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Southeastern Ohio. Great Lakes Entomologist. 48(3&4): 155-163.
39. *Phillips, B.W. and M.M. Gardiner. 2015. Use of video surveillance to measure the influences of habitat management and landscape composition on pollinator visitation and pollen deposition in pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) agroecosystems. Peer J: e1342.
40. *Burkman, C.E. and M.M. Gardiner. 2015. Spider assemblages within greenspaces of a deindustrialized urban landscape. Urban Ecosystems Vol 18: 793-818.
41. Grez, A.A., T. Zaviezo and M.M. Gardiner. 2014.  Local predator composition and landscape affects biological control of aphids in alfalfa fields. Biological Control 76: 1-9.
42. Gardiner, M.M., S.P. Prajzner, C.E. Burkman, S. Albro, and P.S. Grewal. 2014. Vacant land conversion to community gardens: influences on generalist arthropod predators and biocontrol services in urban greenspaces. Urban Ecosystems 17: 101-122.
43. *Burkman, C.E. and M.M. Gardiner. 2014. Urban greenspace design and landscape context influence natural enemy community composition and function. Biological Control 75: 58-67.
44. *Chisholm, P.J., M.M. Gardiner, E.G. Moon and D.W. Crowder. 2014. Tools and techniques for investigating the impacts of habitat complexity on biological control. Biological Control 75: 48-57.
45. *Smith, C.A. and M.M. Gardiner. 2013. Biodiversity loss following the introduction of exotic competitors: Does intraguild predation explain the decline of native lady beetles?PLoS ONE e84448.
46. Gardiner, M.M., C.E. Burkman, and S.P. Prajzner. 2013. The value of vacant land for arthropods and the ecosystem services they support in changing urban landscapes. Invited Mini-Review, Environmental Entomology 42: 1123-1136.

47. *Smith, C.A. and M.M. Gardiner. 2013. Oviposition habitat influences egg predation of native and exotic coccinellids by generalist predators. Biological Control 67: 235-245.

48. Gardiner, M.M., L.L. Allee, P.M.J. Brown, J.E. Losey, H.E. Roy, and R. Rice Smyth. 2012. Lessons from lady beetles: accuracy of monitoring data from the US and UK. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 10: 471-476.

49. Michel, A.P., W. Zhang, and M.M. Gardiner. 2012. Development and characterization of microsatellite loci for the convergent lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens. Molecular Ecology Resources: 12, 185-189.

50. Gardiner, M.M., M.E. O’Neal, and D.A. Landis. 2011. Intraguild predation and native lady beetle decline. PLoS ONE. E23576.

51. Gardiner, M.M., D.A. Landis, C. Gratton, C.D. DiFonzo, M. O’Neal, J. Chacon, N. Schmidt, E. Mueller and G.E. Heimpel. 2010. Landscape composition influences the activity density of Carabidae and Araneae in soybean fields. Biological Control 55: 1-19.
52. Gardiner, M.M., J. Tuell, R. Isaacs, J. Gibbs, J. Ascher, and D.A. Landis. 2010. Implications of three biofuel crops for beneficial arthropods. BioEnergy Research 3: 6-19.
53. Gardiner, M.M., D.A. Landis, C. Gratton, M. O’Neal, C. DiFonzo, G. Heimpel, E. Mueller, N. Schmidt, and J. Chacon. 2009. Landscape composition influences patterns of native and exotic coccinellid abundance. Diversity and Distributions 15: 554-564.
54. Isaacs, R., J. Tuell, A.K. Fielder, M.M. Gardiner, and D.A. Landis. 2009. Maximizing arthropod-mediated ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes: the role of native plants. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 7: 196-203.
55. Gardiner, M.M., D.A. Landis, C. Gratton, C.D. DiFonzo, M. O’Neal, J. Chacon, M. Wayo, N. Schmidt, E. Mueller and G.E. Heimpel. 2009. Landscape diversity enhances the biological control of an introduced crop pest in the north-central U.S. Ecological Applications 18: 146-154.
56. Landis, D.A., M.M. Gardiner, W. van der Werf, and S. Swinton. 2008. Increasing corn for biofuel production reduces biocontrol services in agricultural landscapes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105: 20552-20557.
57. Gardiner M.M. and D.A. Landis. 2007. Impact of intraguild predation by adult Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) on Aphis glycines biological control in cage studies. Biological Control 40: 386-395.
58. Gardiner M.M. and G.L. Parsons. 2005. Hippodamia variegata (Goeze) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) detected in Michigan soybean fields. Great Lakes Entomologist 38: 164-169.
59. Gardiner M.M., J.D. Barbour, S.D. Eigenbrode, and D. Cervantez. 2005. Response of Neoseiulus faliacis Garmen and Galendromus occidentalis Nesbitt (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae)-damaged hop Humulus lupulus (L.) (Urticales: Cannabaceae). Agricultural and Forest Entomology 7: 245-251.
60. Gardiner M.M., J.D. Barbour, and J.B. Johnson. 2003. Arthropod diversity and abundance on feral and cultivated Humulus lupulus (L.) (Urticales: Cannabaceae) in Idaho. Environmental Entomology 32: 564-574.
61. Duetting P.S., M.M. Gardiner, A.R. Polerstock, and A.A. Stehr. 2003. Biological control and invasive species management in the United States. Con Position. pp 244-245. in J.K. Tomberlin. Biological control and invasive species management in the United States: A student debate. American Entomologist 49: 238-249.

Book Chapters

Landis, D.A., M.M. Gardiner, and Jean Tompkins. 2012. “Using native plant species to diversify agriculture” in Biodiversity and Pest Management. (G. Gurr ed.)  Wiley Blackwell Publishing.  

Gardiner, M.M., A.K. Fiedler, A.C. Costamagna, and D.A. Landis. 2009. “Integrating conservation biological control into IPM systems” in Textbook of Integrated Pest Management (E.B. Radcliffe and W.D. Hutchison eds). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. Pages 151-162.

Books

Gardiner, M.M. 2015. Good Garden Bugs: Everything you need to know about beneficial predatory insects. Quarry Books. Beverly, Massachusetts. 176 pages.