WELCOME! - Research in the Hoeinghaus Lab examines responses of species, communities and ecosystems to anthropogenic impacts such as altered hydrologic regimes, land-use change and species extirpations and invasions. Our research is grounded in ecological theory and 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. Our multidisciplinary research program employs a combination of large-scale field studies, experimental manipulations, analyses of long-term databases and ecological modeling. Current topics of investigation include mechanisms of community assembly, species extirpations and invasions, food-web structure and dynamics, and ecosystem function. Freshwater ecosystems are excellent settings for our research because of their high biodiversity and endemism, social and economic importance, and unparalleled impacts to their habitats and species. Current field settings include Great Plains streams (USA), large tropical rivers and reservoirs (Brazil), and subtropical coastal lagoon systems (Brazil).

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