McCluney Lab

04/12/2026

Members of the lab gave great poster presentations at yesterday’s ESA Great Lakes Chapter meeting!

02/26/2026

A new report from The Nature Conservancy suggests that for every $1 spent on H2Ohio wetlands, it produces $8 in economic benefits for the state of Ohio. Very proud of the contribution of Bowling Green State University scientists to monitoring these wetlands, including our lab and others.



College of Arts & Sciences at BGSU

https://www.nature.org/en-us/newsroom/h2ohio-and-the-value-of-restoring-watersheds-report/?fbclid=IwRlRTSAQNrCRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEejzrJI5WGxB5Ov4JVWa3jTastAfCJkU-H7apPrSXQg9I0xJBRDrhkZCgcZiU_aem_KDbGKtONDd9KuIScHlujbw

The Nature Conservancy in Ohio and Earth Economics released the report “H2Ohio and the Value of Restoring Watersheds,” showing that the state’s water quality program for wetlands and agriculture generated more than $330 million in statewide economic benefits in 2024.

01/16/2026

10/25/2025

This is an excellent write up about findings from our H2Ohio wetland monitoring. Drs. McCluney and Brown were interviewed for the plant-related findings, alongside project lead Lauren Kinsman-Costello. Although not mentioned in the article, this work couldn’t have happened without Helen Michaels, Ewan Isherwood, Ethan Glassman, and many amazing research assistants. The climate-resilience work being done by MS student Trevor DeGroote was also mentioned.

The annual report from the H2Ohio Wetland Monitoring Program found all of the wetlands examined successfully trapped nutrients and shed new light on possible best practices.

10/19/2025

10/19/2025

Our annual lab apple picking! Perfect weather, tasty and interesting apple varieties, and great people!

10/05/2025

New pub! 5 years in the making, it started with an in-person workshop at CAP LTER at Arizona State University in Jan 2020, shortly before the shutdown and came to fruition due to the dedication of an awesome interdisciplinary team. In the paper we lay out a new approach to link social, ecological, and evolutionary processes that influence urban animals, through phenotypic response and effect traits. We hope this helps catalyze advances in our understanding and management of urban wildlife.

Humans play key roles in shaping the structure and processes of ecosystems globally, especially in cities. This recognition has prompted a recent focus on understanding urban systems via interactions...

09/14/2025

We’ve been lucky to work with a great group of people on this project!

BGSU students are studying how different plants behave in wetland environments, giving scientists an idea of which species mitigate harmful algal blooms.

09/01/2025

It’s harvest time for our wetland mesocosm experiment and a great group of undergraduate research assistants have been hard at work taking measurements, taking samples, and cleaning roots. It has been very interesting to see the variation in roots, which are often ignored, due to the challenges of collecting them. We will soon have a better understanding of the differences between wetland plant species that can alter nutrient cycling, allowing managers to maximize nutrient capture by wetlands.

08/19/2025

BGSU researchers Dr. Angelica Vazquez-Ortega and Dr. Kevin McCluney are part of the Shallow Run Watershed Pilot Project that is studying improved farming practices.

08/09/2025

Congratulations to these wonderful people!