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Arianne Cease

Arianne Cease

Associate Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures

acease@asu.edu

School of Sustainability
Arizona State University
PO Box 877904
Tempe, AZ 85287-7904

Titles

  • Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
  • Associate Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
  • Director, Global Locust Initiative, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation

Biography

Arianne Cease is an associate professor in the School of Sustainability and School of Life Sciences, and the director of ASU's Global Locust Initiative. She is a sustainability scientist with a focus on the ecology and physiology of organisms in coupled natural and human systems. Her research involves transdisciplinary approaches to understanding how human-plant-insect interactions affect the sustainability of agricultural systems, including lab and field studies. In particular, she works with collaborative teams to study locust plagues and phenotypic plasticity in response to agricultural practices in China, Australia, West Africa, and South America. A key goal of her research is to improve sustainable ecosystem management and rural livelihoods. Having a cohesive and approachable team that supports scientists and practitioners with different identities and from different cultures and training backgrounds to flourish is a central priority.

Education

  • PhD, Biology, Arizona State University, 2012
  • BS, Zoology, minor Chemistry, Oregon State University, 2004

Expertise

External Links

Journal Articles

2021

Le Gall, M., M. L. Word Ries, A. Beye and A. J. Cease. 2021. Physiological status is a stronger predictor of nutrient selection than ambient plant nutrient content for a wild herbivore. Current Research in Insect Science 1:100004. DOI: 10.1016/j.cris.2020.100004. (link )

2020

Elliott, D. B., J. P. Youngblood, M. J. Angilletta and A. J. Cease. 2020. Effects of temperature and nutrition on growth efficiency of the South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata) during the sixth instar. FASEB Journal 34(51 (Supplement: Experimental Biology 2020 Meeting Abstracts)):1-1. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.04776. (link )

Lawton, D., C. Waters, M. Le Gall and A. Cease. 2020. Woody vegetation remnants within pastures influence locust distribution: Testing bottom-up and top-down control. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 296(Jul):106931. DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2020.106931. (link )

Le Gall, M., M. L. Word Ries, N. Thompson, A. Beye and A. J. Cease. 2020. Nitrogen fertilizer decreases survival and reproduction of female locusts by increasing plant protein to carbohydrate ratio. Journal of Animal Ecology 89(10):2214-2221. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13288. (link )

Le Gall, M., M. L. Word Ries, N. Thompson, B. Manneh, A. Beye and A. J. Cease. 2020. Linking land use and the nutritional ecology of herbivores: A case study with the Senegalese locust. Functional Ecology 34(1):167-181. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13466. (link )

Talal, S., A. J. Cease and J. F. Harrison. 2020. High carbohydrate diets increase respiratory quotients above 1 due to lipid synthesis. FASEB Journal 34(51 (Supplement: Experimental Biology 2020 Meeting Abstracts)):1-1. DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.06239. (link )

2019

Le Gall, M., R. Overson and A. Cease. 2019. A global review on locusts (Orthoptera: Acrididae) and their interactions with livestock grazing practices. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:263. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00263.

Robertson, M., A. J. Cease and S. J. Simpson. 2019. Anoxia tolerance of the adult Australian Plague Locust (Chortoiceles terminiifera). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 229(Mar):81-92. DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.12.005. (link )

Word Ries, M. L., S. J. Hall, B. E. Robinson, B. Manneh, A. Beye and A. J. Cease. 2019. Soil-targeted interventions could alleviate locust and grasshopper pest pressure in West Africa. Science of The Total Environment 663(May):632-643. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.313. (link )

2018

Niu, D., X. Yuan, A. J. Cease, H. Wen, C. Zhang, H. Fu and J. J. Elser. 2018. The impact of nitrogen enrichment on grassland ecosystem stability depends on nitrogen addition level. Science of The Total Environment 618(Mar):1529-1538. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.318. (link )

Niu, D., X. Yuan, A. J. Cease, H. Wen, C. Zhang, H. Fu and J. J. Elser. 2018. The impact of nitrogen enrichment on grassland ecosystem stability depends on nitrogen addition level. Science of the Total Environment 618(Mar):1529-1538. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.318. (link )

2017

Cease, A. J., J. F. Harrison, S. Hao, D. C. Niren, G. Zhang, L. Kang and J. J. Elser. 2017. Nutritional imbalance suppresses migratory phenotypes of the Mongolian locust (Oedaleus asiaticus). Royal Society Open Science 4:161039. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.161039. (link )

2016

Cease, A. J., M. Fay, J. J. Elser and J. F. Harrison. 2016. Dietary phosphate affects food selection, post-ingestive P fate, and performance of a polyphagous herbivore. Journal of Experimental Biology 219(1):64-72. DOI: 10.1242/jeb.126847. (link )

2015

Cease, A. J., K. A. Capps, K. K. Gates, M. L. McCrackin and D. A. Nidzgorski. 2015. Consumer-driven nutrient dynamics in urban environments: The stoichiometry of human diets and waste management. Oikos 124(7):931-948. DOI: 10.1111/oik.02391. (link )

Cease, A. J., J. J. Elser, E. P. Fenichel, J. C. Hadrich, J. F. Harrison and B. E. Robinson. 2015. Living with locusts: Connecting soil nitrogen, locust outbreaks, livelihoods, and livestock markets. BioScience 65(6):551-558. DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biv048. (link )

Hao, S., S. Wang, A. J. Cease and L. Kang. 2015. Landscape level patterns of grasshopper communities in Inner Mongolia: Interactive effects of livestock grazing and a precipitation gradient. Landscape Ecology 30(9):1657-1668. DOI: 10.1007/s10980-015-0247-8. (link )

2014

Zhang, Z., J. J. Elser, A. J. Cease, X. Zhang, Q. Yu and X. Han. 2014. Grasshoppers regulate N:P stoichiometric homeostasis by changing phosphorus contents in their frass. PLOS One 9(8):e103697. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103697. (link )

2013

Cease, A. J. and J. J. Elser. 2013. Biological stoichiometry. Nature Education Knowledge 4(5):3. (link )

Dayger, C. A., A. J. Cease and D. I. Lutterschmidt. 2013. Responses to capture stress and exogenous corticosterone vary with body condition in female red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis). Hormones and Behavior 64(4):748-754. DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2013.09.003. (link )

Harrison, J. F., A. J. Cease, J. M. VandenBrooks, T. Albert and G. Davidowitz. 2013. Caterpillars selected for large body size and short development time are more susceptible to oxygen-related stress. Ecology and Evolution 3(5):1305-1316. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.551. (link )

Harrison, J. F., J. S. Waters, A. J. Cease, J. M. VandenBrooks, V. Callier, C. J. Klok, K. Shaffer and J. J. Socha. 2013. How locusts breathe. Physiology 28(1):18-27. DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00043.2012. (link )

Zhao, D., Z. Zhang, A. J. Cease, J. F. Harrison and L. Kang. 2013. Efficient utilization of aerobic metabolism helps Tibetan locusts conquer hypoxia. BMC Genomics 14(1):631. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-631. (link )

2012

Cease, A. J., J. J. Elser, C. F. Ford, S. Hao, L. Kang and J. F. Harrison. 2012. Heavy livestock grazing promotes locust outbreaks by lowering plant nitrogen content. Science 335(6067):467-469. DOI: 10.1126/science.1214433 . (link )

2010

Cease, A. J., S. Hao, L. Kang, J. J. Elser and J. F. Harrison. 2010. Are color or high rearing density related to migratory polyphenism in the band-winged grasshopper, Oedaleus asiaticus?. Journal of Insect Physiology 56(8):926-936. DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.05.020. (link )

2007

Cease, A. J., D. I. Lutterschmidt and R. T. Mason. 2007. Corticosterone and the transition from courtship behavior to dispersal in male red‐sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis). General and Comparative Endocrinology 150(1):124-131. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.07.022. (link )

Books

2020

Burnham, A., M. Diallo, A. Beye, M. Lecoq and A. J. Cease. Gueye, B. ed. 2020. Méthodes de lutte antiacridienne pour les communautés du bassin arachidier du Senegal [Community management of locusts and grasshopper in central Senegal]. (Lecoq, M. and F. B. Sarr, Trans.) Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ.

Burnham, A., B. B. Kantola, M. Diallo, A. Beye, M. Lecoq, M. Toure and A. J. Cease. Gueye, B. ed. 2020. Criquets ravageurs des régions centrales du Senegal: guide pour l’agriculteur [Locust and grasshopper pests of central Senegal: an agriculturist’s guide]. (Lecoq, M. and F. B. Sarr, Trans.) Arizona State University. Tempe, AZ.

Book Chapters

2017

Cullon, D. A., A. J. Cease, A. V. Latchininsky, A. Ayali, K. Berry, J. Buhl, R. De Keyser, B. Foquet, J. C. Hadrich, T. Matcheson, S. R. Ott, M. A. Poot-Pech, B. E. Robinson, J. M. Smith, H. Song, G. A. Sword, J. Vanden Broeck, R. Verdonck, H. Verlinden and S. M. Rogerts. 2017. From molecules to management: Mechanisms and consequences of locust phase polyphenism. Pp. 169-261 In: Verlinden, H. ed., Insect Epigenetics. Vol 53. Elsevier, Ltd. ISBN: 978-0-12-811833-7 .

Posters

2010

Cease, A. J., J. J. Elser, S. Hao, L. Kang and J. F. Harrison. 2010. Grasshopper developmental plasticity in heavilygrazed Asian Steppe pastures. Poster presented at the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology 2010 Annual Meeting, 3-7 January 2010, Seattle, WA. (link )

2009

Cease, A. J., S. Hao, L. Kang, J. J. Elser and J. F. Harrison. 2009. High density and high nitrogen: A dual stressor for grasshoppers?. Poster presented at the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology 2009 Annual Meeting, 3-7 Janiary 2009, Boston, MA. (link )

Presentations

2014

Cease, A. J., M. Fay, J. J. Elser and J. F. Harrison. 2014. Dietary phosphate strongly and nonlinearly affects performance of an omnivourous herbivore. Presentation at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, 3-7 January 2014, Austin, TX. (link )

Cease, A. J., S. M. Rogers, T. Dodgson and S. J. Simpson. 2014. Diet modulates gregarization in the Australian Plague Locust. Presentation at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting 2014, 3-7 January 2014, Austin, TX. (link )

2013

Baluch, D. L., K. Traynor, A. J. Cease, M. Coloumbe, V. Stout and K. Sweazea. 2013. Jumpstarting STEMP careers. Presentation at the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting 2013, 3-7 January 2013, San Francisco, CA. (link )

Cease, A. J., J. J. Elser, S. Hao and J. F. Harrison. 2013. Low plant nitrogen content and high population density enhance migratory characters in a polyphenic locust. Presentation at the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting 2013, 3-7 January 2013, San Francisco, CA. (link )

Cease, A. J., J. F. Harrison, S. J. Simpson and J. J. Elser. 2013. Mongolian locusts may require balanced diets to develop migratory swarms. Presentation at the Australian Entomological Society Annual Meeting, 20 September-2 October 2013, Adelaide, South Australia. (link )

Dayger, C. A., A. J. Cease and D. I. Lutterschmidt. 2013. Body condition modulates responses to capture stress and exogenous corticosterone in female red‐sided garter snakes. Presentation at the 2013 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, 3-7 January 2013, San Francisco, CA. (link )

Harrison, J. F., J. S. Waters, A. J. Cease, J. M. VandenBrooks, V. Callier, C. J. Klok, K. Shaffer and J. J. Socha. 2013. How hoppers breath. Presentation at the 2013 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, 3-7 January 2013, San Francisco, CA. (link )

2012

Harrison, J. F., A. J. Cease, J. M. VandenBrooks, J. S. Waters, C. J. Klok and V. Callier. 2012. Patterns and mechanisms of air flow during abdominal pumping in the grasshopper, Schistocerca americana. Presentation at the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Science Research Conference, 2012, San Diego, CA. (link )

2011

Cease, A. J., J. J. Elser, S. Hao, L. Kang and J. F. Harrison. 2011. Locusts prefer nitrogen‐poor plants in overgrazed pastures. Presentation at the 2011 Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, 3-7 January 2011, Salt Lake City, UT. (link )

2010

Cease, A. J., J. Elser, S. Hao, L. Kang and J. F. Harrison. 2010. Nutrition‐ and density‐dependent polyphenism in a non‐model locust, the Chinese band‐winged grasshopper Oedaleus asiaticus. Presentation at the The 58th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, 12-15 December 2010, San Diego, CA. (link )

2008

Cease, A. J., T. Albert, J. M. VandenBrooks, G. Davidowitz and J. F. Harrison. 2008. The effects of different oxygen levels on size, growth, and development in the tobacco hornworm. Presentation at the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology 2008 Annual Meeting, 2-6 January 2008, San Antonio, TX. (link )

2005

Cease, A. J., D. I. Lutterschmidt and R. Mason. 2005. The role of corticosterone in migration. Presentation at the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society and the Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology Joint Annual Meeting, 22-25 February 2005, Corvallis, OR. (link )

Conference Papers

2013

Cease, A. J. 2013. Linking rangeland management with the nutritional physiology and ecology of locusts. Pp. 1619-1622 In: Michalk, D. L., G. D. Millar, W. B. Badgery and K. M. Broadfoot eds., Revitalising Grasslands to Sustain Our Communities. 22nd International Grassland Congress. Orange New South Wales. (link )