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Dr. Hoeinghaus heads research in the Hoeinghaus Lab, which examines mechanisms of community assembly, species extirpations and invasions, food-web structure and dynamics, and ecosystem function. Their research seeks to test and advance current ecological concepts, yet explicitly links findings to pressing problems in conservation biology and the sustainable use of natural resources. Research in the Hoeinghaus Lab employs combinations of large-scale field studies, experimental manipulations, analyses of long-term datasets and ecological modeling. Current field settings include Great Plains streams (USA), large tropical rivers and reservoirs (Brazil), and subtropical coastal lagoon systems (Brazil).
Education
Ph.D., Ecology, Evolutionary Biology & Systematics, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University, 2006
B.S., Conservation Biology & Biodiversity, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University, 2002
Courses
BIOL 1720: Principles of Biology II
BIOL 5030: Foundations of Environmental Science
BIOL 5040: Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology
BIOL 5051: Community Ecology
BIOL 5270: Freshwater Ecosystems
Articles
Fry, M., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Ponette-Gonzalez, A. G., Thompson, R., & LaPoint, T. W. (2012). Fracking vs. faucets: Balancing energy needs and water sustainability at urban frontiers. Environmental Science and Technology, 46, 7444-7445.
Hoeinghaus, D. J., Vieira, J. P., Costa, C. S., Bemvenuti, C. E., Winemiller, K. O., & Garcia, A. M. (2011). Hydrogeomorphic characteristics affect the relative importance of carbon sources supporting estuarine consumers within and among ecological guilds. Hydrobiologia, 673, 79-92.
Winemiller, K. O., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Pease, A. A., Esselman, P. C., Honeycutt, R. L., Gbanaador, D., Carrera, E., & Payne, J. (2011). Stable isotope analysis reveals food web structure and watershed impacts along the fluvial gradient of a Mesoamerican coastal river. River Research and Applications, 27, 791-803.
More Articles
Mendoza-Carranza, M., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Garcia, A. M., & Romero-Rodriguez, A. (2010). Aquatic food webs in mangrove and seagrass habitats of centla wetland, a biosphere reserve in southeastern Mexico. Neotropical Ichthyology. 8, 171-178.
Winemiller, K. O., Flecker, A. S., & Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2010). Patch dynamics and spatial heterogeneity in streams. Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 29, 84-99.
Hoeinghaus, D. J., Agostinho, A. A., Gomes, L. C., Pelicice, F. M., Okada, E. K., Latini, J. D., Kashiwaqui, E. A. L., & Winemiller, K. O. (2009). Effects of river impoundment on ecosystem services of large tropical rivers: Embodied energy and market value of artisanal fisheries. Conservation Biology. 23, 1222-1231.
Hoeinghaus, D. J., & Zeug, S. C. (2008). Can stable isotope ratios provide for community-wide measures of trophic structure? Ecology. 89, 2353-2357.
Hoeinghaus, D. J., Winemiller, K. O., & Agostinho, A. A. (2008). Hydrogeomorphology and river impoundment affect food-chain length in diverse neotropical food webs. Oikos. 117, 984-995.
Hoeinghaus, D. J., Winemiller, K. O., & Agostinho, A. A. (2007). Landscape-scale hydrologic characteristics differentiate patterns of carbon flow in large-river food. Ecosystems. 10, 1019-1033.
Garcia, A. M., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Vieira, J. P., & Winemiller, K. O. (2007). Isotopic variation of fishes in freshwater and estuarine zones of a large subtropical coastal lagoon. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 73, 399-408.
Books and Books Edited
Hoeinghaus, D. J., & Pelicice, F. M. (2010). Lethal and non-lethal effects of predators on stream fish species and assemblages: A synthesis of predation experiments. In K. Gido & D. Jackson (Eds.), Community Ecology of Stream Fishes (pp. 619-648). American Fisheries Society Symposium 73.
Posters/Presentations
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2010). New frontiers in biodiversity and ecosystem function research in freshwater ecosystems. Presented at Department of Biology, Texas Womens University. Denton, TX.
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2010). Responses of aquatic communities and ecosystem function to environmental change. Presented at Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington. Arlington, TX.
More Presentations
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2009). Responses of aquatic communities and ecosystem function to environmental change. Presented at Department of Biological Sciences, University North Texas. Denton, TX.
Garcia, A. M., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Claudino, M. C., Corrêa, F., Bastos, R. F., Huckembeck, S., Vieira, J. P., & Ducatti, C. (2009). Variação espacial na estrutura trófica da ictiofauna do parque nacional da lagoa do peixe (rs), a partir da análise da sua composição isótopica (13c e 15n). Presented at XVIII Encontro Brasileiro de Ictiologia. Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brasil.
Hoeinghaus, D. J., Gido, K. B., & Dodds, W. K. (2009). Quantitative life-history traits predict extinction-prone and invasive fishes in hydrologically modified river basins. Presented at Kansas Natural Resource Conference. Wichita, KS.
Gido, K., Thornbrugh, D., Hoeinghaus, D. J., & Mohandass, S. (2009). Kansas aquatic gap: progress, research findings and web interface. Presented at Kansas Natural Resource Conference. Wichita, KS.
Hoeinghaus, D. J., Gido, K. B., & Dodds, W. K. (2009). Quantitative life-history traits predict extinction-prone and invasive fishes in hydrologically modified river basins. Presented at 3nd Annual Ecoforecasting Symposium. University of Kansas, Kansas.
Evans-White, M. A., Dodds, W. K., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Gido, K. B., & Ferrari-Hoeinghaus, A. P. (2009). Nutrient limitation of benthic primary production and respiration in great plains lotic ecosystems. Presented at Annual Meeting North American Benthological Society. Grand Rapids, MI.
Gido, K. B., Dodds, W. K., & Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2009). Fish conservation in prairie rivers: Fragmentation and groundwater extraction. Presented at Annual Meeting North American Benthological Society. Grand Rapids, MI.
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2008). Structure and function of large-river food webs: Effects of hydrogeomorphology and river impoundment. Presented at Departamento do Biologia, Fundação Universidade do Rio Grande do Sul. Rio Grande, Brasil.
