Anna Holmquist

Alum

Education

B.S. in Zoology, Entomology Minor, North Carolina State University, 2016

Research Interests / Specializations:

Arachnology, biogeography, ecology and evolution, biodiversity discovery

Research Description:

My research focuses on the influence of geological and ecological processes in shaping patterns of spider diversity across elevational gradients on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. In addition, I am interested in the processes of community assembly, and how different drivers of assembly influence the way modern biotic communities respond to anthropogenic disturbance. I have studied arthropod communities affected by wildfire, deforestation, urbanization and invasive species to better understand community response and resilience.

Selected Publications

Meineke, Emily K., et al. "Changes in spider community composition are associated with urban temperature, not herbivore abundance." Journal of Urban Ecology 3.1 (2017): juw010.

Holmquist, Anna J., Seira A. Adams, and Rosemary G. Gillespie. "Invasion by an ecosystem engineer changes biotic interactions between native and non‐native taxa." Ecology and Evolution 13.2 (2023): e9820.

Holmquist, Anna J., et al. "The importance of habitat type and historical fire regimes in arthropod community response following large-scale wildfires." bioRxiv (2023): 2023-07.

Honors and Awards