John Couture

Entomology

Assistant Professor

Phone

765.494.8680

Office

WSLR Room 224

Address

170 S. University Street
West Lafayette, IN 47907

Forestry and Natural Resources

Assistant Professor

Email

couture@purdue.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. John Couture Lab website

My research has four focal themes: 1) integrating chemical and landscape ecology to advance our understanding of the influence of trophic-level interactions on ecosystem functioning, 2) examining the influence of environmental change on plant and insect ecology, across multiple levels of biological organization, to better understand how ecosystems will function in future environments, 3) advancing the ability of hyperspectral data to characterize plant chemical and metabolic profiles, and 4) utilizing spectroscopy to improve precision agriculture. Work in my lab combines analytical chemistry, hyperspectral and remote sensing technology, field-based measurements, manipulative experiments, statistical modeling, and interdisciplinary collaborations to test basic ecological theory, ultimately providing a better understanding of ecosystem functioning and producing solutions to better manage natural and agricultural resources.

Awards & Honors

(2017) Purdue Big Idea Challenge. Purdue University.

Selected Publications

Cotrozzi, L., & Couture, J. J. (2019). Hyperspectral assessment of plant responses to multi-stress environments: prospects for managing protected agrosystems. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Couture, J. J., Singh, A., Charkowski, A. O., Groves, R. L., Gray, S. M., Bethke, P. C., & Townsend, P. A. (2018). Integrating spectroscopy with potato disease management. Plant Disease, 102, 2233-2240.

Rotter, M. C., Couture, J. J., Rothwell, E. M., Garcia, J., & Holeski, L. M. (2018). Plant resistance traits across the herbivore diet breadth spectrum: A test in the model plant Mimulus guttatus.

Wang, Z., Townsend, P. A., Schweiger, A. K., Couture, J. J., Singh, A., Hobbie, S. E., & Cavender-Bares, J. (2019). Foliar functional traits across three years in a prairie grassland. Remote Sensing of Environment.

Blood, B. L., Paschen, M. A., Klingeman, W. E., Hadžiabdić, D., Couture, J. J., & Ginzel, M. D. (2018). Behavioral responses of Pityophthorus juglandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) to volatiles of black walnut and Geosmithia morbida, the causal agent of Thousand Cankers Disease. Environmental Entomology, 47, 412-421.

Cotrozzi, L., Townsend, P. A., Pellegrini, E., Nali, C., & Couture, J. J. (2018). Reflectance spectroscopy: a novel approach to better understand and monitor the impact of air pollution on Mediterranean plants. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 25, 8249-8267.

Hillstrom, M. L., Couture, J. J., Meehan, T. D., Mondor, E. B., & Lindroth, R. L. (2010). Consequences of atmospheric change for plant-insect interactions in forest ecosystems.

Hillstrom, M. L., Couture, J. J., Meehan, T. D., Mondor, E. B., & Lindroth, R. L. (2010). OOS 47-6: Consequences of atmospheric change for plant-insect interactions in forest ecosystems.

Couture, J. J., Servi, J. S., & Lindroth, R. L. (2010). Increased nitrogen availability influences predator--prey interactions by altering host-plant quality. Chemoecology, 20(4), 277--284.

Couture, J. J., Meehan, T. D., & Lindroth, R. L. (2008). PS 2-45: Impact of atmospheric change on community herbivory in a northern temperate forest.