Sean Griffin

Director of Science & Conservation at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center studying prairie restoration, insect movement, fire ecology

[Sean Griffin @larval_yeti]

Join our Science & Conservation team at the LBJ Wildflower Center @WildflowerCtr @UTAustin!

We are hiring two positions to expand our conservation programs!

Apply here:

Conservation Collections Manager: https://t.co/vuSOw7VKB3

Seed Bank Coordinator:
https://t.co/sUEyoZikK6

[Brooke Byerley Best, PhD @BotanyBrooke]

Come share your Texas or regional plant conservation research & stories! #TPCC2023

[Sean Griffin @larval_yeti]

@CPCplants @PublicGardens @bgci

[Sean Griffin @larval_yeti]

Join our Science & Conservation team at the LBJ Wildflower Center @WildflowerCtr @UTAustin!

We are hiring two positions to expand our conservation programs!

Apply here:

Conservation Collections Manager: https://t.co/vuSOw7VKB3

Seed Bank Coordinator:
https://t.co/sUEyoZikK6

[Elizabeth Bach @SoilOrgMatters]

Thanks for all your work exploring small mammal/fire/plant/ecosystem ecology @Nachusa @Nature_IL

[Sean Griffin @larval_yeti]

@WildflowerCtr @UTAustin @jha_ut @CPCplants

[Sean Griffin @larval_yeti]

Join our team at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center @WildflowerCtr @UTAustin!!

I'm hiring a Lab Manager and Lead Technician to advance all sorts of exciting, restoration-focused research in collab w/ @jha_ut!

Apply here:
https://t.co/6c8zUVsWA8

https://t.co/Q2ue3ABd1C

[Nick Haddad @nickmhaddad]

Excited about our new paper led by Lindsey Kemmerling with @larval_yeti Restored prairie supports high bioenergy crop yield and high pollinator diversity @KBSLTER @KelloggBioStn @GLBioenergy

[Nick Haddad @nickmhaddad]

New paper led by @larval_yeti @SRScorridor Two effects of fragmentation on bee populations: corridors increase colonization rate; edges increase nest building https://t.co/KvX7RzwAJi

[Sean Griffin @larval_yeti]

M. rotundata dispersal, nest building, and # offspring were increased by higher abundances of Fabaceae flowers, their preferred floral resource

[Sean Griffin @larval_yeti]

Check out our new study in @EcographyJourna examining how habitat corridors affect solitary bee dispersal! https://t.co/gnPkENvXFg

Big takehome- corridors may affect bee movement in the early stages of dispersal but habitat edge + resources ultimately determine colonization.

[Sean Griffin @larval_yeti]

Connected patches (with corridors) AND winged patches (unconnected pseudocorridors) had higher establishment than low-edge rectangular patches.

[Sean Griffin @larval_yeti]

@jha_ut Undergrad Sam Wilhelm explores the effects of burning and seeding on floral resources for #pollinators in our large-scale restorations across the TX Cross Timbers region!

Watch the talk here https://t.co/DvMAqF99Cf

#EntSoc20

[Sean Griffin @larval_yeti]

This finding was contrary to our expectations. Could it be due to limited pollinator dispersal? Maybe changes in resource availability?

[Sean Griffin @larval_yeti]

We were surprised to find a decrease in #pollinator network specialization in larger restorations following prescribed burning.

Learn more about our restorations in the TX Cross Timbers region by checking out this great talk by @liketheinsect! https://t.co/Rj4guMA7E3
#EntSoc20

[Chan 🐝 @chan_but_bees]

Hey y'all! I'm gonna try something! For #EntSoc20, I recorded a talk about Bombus affinis foraging and habitat preferences in a large, restoration setting. For those who may be interested in the talk but are not registered for the conference, here it is in twitter-thread form! 🐝

[Eli Wyman, your own personal Beesus @eli_wyman]

Hey #hymenoptera fans. There’s a couple of new books freshly available for pre-order from @PrincetonUPress @PrincetonNature and there’s a discount for those attending EntSoc. I ordered mine already.

[Jamie Strange @rufocinctus]

New paper:
A century of pollen foraging by the endangered rusty patched bumble bee ( Bombus affinis): inferences from molecular sequencing of museum specimens https://t.co/ZFPXke4ruK

[Sean Griffin @larval_yeti]

Amazing diversity of #bees and #wasps nesting in bison wallows @Nachusa!!

Check out Josh Klostermann's fascinating talk: https://t.co/NTIQc6Efa7

#EntSoc2020 @Nature_IL

[Sean Griffin @larval_yeti]

The endangered Rusty Patch Bumble bee (B. affinis) is spread across the entire 4,000 acre prairie preserve @Nachusa

Check out @chan_but_bees talk on rare bumble bees:
https://t.co/eP8Qi4EPIP

#EntSoc2020 @Nature_IL

[Sean Griffin @larval_yeti]

@chan_but_bees uncovering the ecology of rare bumble bees in restored prairies @Nachusa! Such a cool & valuable study

#EntSoc2020 @Nature_IL

[Bethanne Bruninga-Socolar @beepunstings]

#EntSoc2020 Check out recent undergrad @northerniowa Chandler Dolan's @chan_but_bees talk on Bombus affinis observations @Nachusa Grasslands this summer! @SaveWildBees @fuzzybumblebee @leifr7