We aim to understand and predict the effects of temperature on aquatic and insect populations and communities. Our work is grounded in ecological and evolutionary theory. We use field and laboratory experiments, syntheses of published literature, and physical and online natural history collections to address questions related to population- and community-level responses to warming.
Ongoing research
Büyükyilmaz: How does temperature affect insect body size, wing length, and flight? Kim: Effects of warming on nutrient availability at the community level Klasios: What are the common microplastics found in lakes in BC? What are the combined effects of warming and microplastics on lake health? Thormeyer: Has insect diversity changed over time? In what way? Tseng: How will plankton communities evolve and change with ongoing warming? How can urban green spaces contribute to insect conservation? |
Lab News
Dec 2020 Congratulations to Carla Di Filippo for successfully defending her MSc! Nov 2020 A belated welcome to Jihyun Kim - the newest MSc student in the Tseng lab. Congratulations to Natasha for being awarded an Environment and Climate Change Canada grant to study microplastics in BC lakes (woohoo!). Lots of projects getting finished, and papers & theses submitted. Great job team! |
Land Acknowledgement: The Tseng team acknowledges that we are learning and discovering on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion statement: The Tseng lab is a safe, supportive, and welcoming space for people of all races and ethnicities, for LGBTQIA+, and for all underrepresented minorities in science and society. Hate, bigotry, discrimination, and racism of any kind are not tolerated. We acknowledge our own privilege as we strive for a thriving, diverse, and productive lab group.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion statement: The Tseng lab is a safe, supportive, and welcoming space for people of all races and ethnicities, for LGBTQIA+, and for all underrepresented minorities in science and society. Hate, bigotry, discrimination, and racism of any kind are not tolerated. We acknowledge our own privilege as we strive for a thriving, diverse, and productive lab group.