Adam D. Kay
Biology
University of Saint Thomas Saint Paul
United States of America
Biography
Adams research has two main themes. Our emerging work focuses on “Stewardship Science“, which combines environmental science research with community service. Most of this work involves urban agriculture research. We’re developing multiple projects that test hypotheses about small-scale farming, and each project is designed to make a direct contribution to our local community. Another part of our work focuses on how the nutritional composition of resource inputs influences ecological interactions in invertebrate communities. A common theme through these projects is the importance of nutrient balance and how particular nutrient scarcities or excesses affect ecological processes.
Research Interest
Urban Agriculture Research,Nutritional composition of resource inputs influences ecological interactions in invertebrate communities.
Publications
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Kay AD, Zumbusch T, Heinen JL, Marsh TC, Holway DA. Nutrition and interference competition have interactive effects on the behavior and performance of Argentine ants. Ecology. 2010 Jan 1;91(1):57-64.
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Krist AC, Kay AD, Scherber E, Larkin K, Brown BJ, Lu D, Warren DT, Riedl R, Neiman M. Evidence for extensive but variable nutrient limitation in New Zealand lakes. Evolutionary ecology. 2016 Oct 1;30(5):973-90.
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Hu Y, Holway DA, Åukasik P, Chau L, Kay AD, LeBrun EG, Miller KA, Sanders JG, Suarez AV, Russell JA. By their own devices: invasive Argentine ants have shifted diet without clear aid from symbiotic microbes. Molecular ecology. 2017 Mar 1;26(6):1608-30.
