About Dr. Wise's Research

I hold a joint appointment as Professor of Biological Sciences and Associate Director of the Institute for Environmental Science and Policy (IESP). I also am Co-Chair of the Chicago Wilderness Science Team.

Please visit my lab web site for a detailed description of my background and research interests, and the current projects of my research team.

Representative Publications

Castro, A. and D. H. Wise. 2009. Influence of fine woody debris on spider diversity and community structure in forest leaf litter. Biodiversity and Conservation. Pre-publication on line (Biodivers Conserv DOI 10.1007/s10531-009-9674-7)

Rabaneda-Bueno, R., M. A. Rodríguez-Gironés, S. Aguado de la Paz, C. Fernández-Montraveta, D. H. Wise and J. Moya-Laraño. 2008. Sexual cannibalism: High incidence in a natural population with benefits to females. PLoS ONE 3(10): e3484 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003484.

Birkhofer, K., A. Fließbach, D. H. Wise and S. Scheu. 2008. Generalist predators in organically and conventionally managed grass-clover fields: implications for conservation biological control. Annals of Applied Biology 153: 271-280.

Harwood, J. D., M. R. Bostrom, E. E Hladilek, D. H. Wise and J. J. Obrycki. 2007. An order-specific monoclonal antibody to Diptera reveals the impact of alternative prey on spider feeding behavior in a complex food web. Biological Control 41: 397-407.

Lensing, J. R. and D. H. Wise. 2007. Impact of changes in rainfall amounts predicted by climate-change models on decomposition in a deciduous forest. Applied Soil Ecology 35: 523-534.

Lensing, J. R. and D. H. Wise. 2006. Predicted climate change alters a trophic cascade that affects an ecosystem process. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 103: 15502-15505.

Wise, D. H., D. M. Moldenhauer and J. Halaj. 2006. Using stable isotopes to reveal shifts in prey consumption by generalist predators. Ecological Applications 16: 865-876.