Ellen Welti
University of Oklahoma
Ellen Welti graduated from Kansas State University with bachelor's degrees in biology and history. She continued at Kansas State University, earning her Ph.D. in biology in Tony Joern’s lab, where she studied ecological networks of plant-herbivore and plant-pollinator interactions. She is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oklahoma in the lab of Mike Kaspari. Her work focuses on the role of sodium and other nutrients in shaping arthropod communities and grassland food webs. Her spare time activities include watercoloring, listening to podcasts and reading short stories.
Higher CO2 levels make plants less nutritious and hurt insect populations
The ever-increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are squeezing out other nutrients that plant feeders — such as insects and people — need to thrive. Read More
