Faculty Profile

David Hoeinghaus

Title
Professor
Department
Biological Sciences
College
College of Science

    

Education

PhD, Texas A&M University, 2006.
Major: Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences
Degree Specialization: Ecology, Evolutionary Biology & Systematics
Dissertation Title: Food web architecture in natural and impounded rivers of the Upper Paraná drainage basin
BS, Texas A&M University, 2002.
Major: Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences: Conservation Biology & Biodiversity

Current Scheduled Teaching*

BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BIOL 4052.503, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BIOL 5052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Spring 2024
BIOL 5950.708, Master's Thesis, Spring 2024
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Spring 2024
BIOL 6910.700, Special Problems, Spring 2024 Syllabus

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.503, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5052.503, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4085.001, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4085.301, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5085.001, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5085.301, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Fall 2023
BIOL 5950.708, Master's Thesis, Fall 2023
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Fall 2023
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2023
BIOL 6900.708, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2023
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.503, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5052.503, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 6950.708, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Spring 2023
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Spring 2023
BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.503, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 6950.708, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2022
BIOL 4085.001, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4085.301, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5085.001, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5085.301, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Fall 2022
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Fall 2022
BIOL 5910.708, Special Problems, Fall 2022
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2022 SPOT
BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2022 SPOT
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2022 SPOT
BIOL 4052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2022 SPOT
BIOL 4052.503, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2022 SPOT
BIOL 5052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2022 SPOT
BIOL 5052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2022 SPOT
BIOL 4951.708, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Spring 2022
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Spring 2022
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Spring 2022
BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.503, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5052.503, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2021 SPOT
BIOL 4085.001, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4085.301, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2021 SPOT
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Fall 2021
BIOC 5900.708, Special Problems, Fall 2021
BIOL 6950.708, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W1 2021
BIOL 5950.708, Master's Thesis, Summer 10W 2021
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.503, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5052.503, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 6950.708, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2021
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Spring 2021
BIOL 5950.708, Master's Thesis, Spring 2021
BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 6950.708, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2020
BIOL 4085.001, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4085.301, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2020
BIOL 5085.001, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5085.301, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2020
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Fall 2020
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2020 Syllabus
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2020
BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2020 Syllabus
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2020
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2020
BIOL 4052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2020
BIOL 4052.503, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2020
BIOL 5052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2020
BIOL 5052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2020
BIOL 3996.706, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Spring 2020
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Spring 2020
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Spring 2020
BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4085.001, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4085.301, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2019
BIOL 5085.001, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2019 SPOT
BIOL 5085.301, Fish Diversity and Ecology, Fall 2019
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Fall 2019
BIOL 6950.708, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2019
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2019 SPOT
BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2019 SPOT
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.503, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2019 SPOT
BIOL 5052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2019 SPOT
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Spring 2019
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Spring 2019
BIOL 4005.003, Contemporary Topics in Biology, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4005.501, Contemporary Topics in Biology, Fall 2018 SPOT
BIOL 5040.003, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Fall 2018 SPOT
BIOL 5040.501, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Fall 2018 SPOT
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Fall 2018
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2018 SPOT
BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2018 SPOT
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2018 SPOT
BIOL 4052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2018 SPOT
BIOL 4052.503, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2018 SPOT
BIOL 5052.503, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2018 SPOT
BIOL 3996.708, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Spring 2018
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Spring 2018
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Spring 2018
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Fall 2017
BIOL 5900.708, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2017
BIOL 5910.708, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2017
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2017 SPOT
BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2017 SPOT
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2017 SPOT
BIOL 5052.502, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2017 SPOT
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Spring 2017
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Spring 2017
BIOL 4005.003, Contemporary Topics in Biology, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 4005.501, Contemporary Topics in Biology, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5040.003, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Fall 2016 SPOT
BIOL 5040.501, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Fall 2016 SPOT
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Fall 2016
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Fall 2016
BIOL 5910.708, Special Problems, Fall 2016
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2016
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2016
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2016 SPOT
BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2016 SPOT
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2016 SPOT
BIOL 5052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2016 SPOT
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Spring 2016
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Spring 2016
BIOL 4005.003, Contemporary Topics in Biology, Fall 2015 SPOT
BIOL 4005.301, Contemporary Topics in Biology, Fall 2015 SPOT
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Fall 2015
BIOL 5270.001, Limnology, Fall 2015 SPOT
BIOL 5270.301, Limnology, Fall 2015 SPOT
BIOL 6950.708, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 5W1 2015
BIOL 5950.708, Master's Thesis, Summer 10W 2015
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2015
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Summer 3W1 2015
BIOL 4800.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2015 Syllabus
BIOL 5860.001, Biological Sciences Seminar Series, Spring 2015
BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2015 Syllabus
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2015
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2015
BIOL 5052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2015
BIOL 6950.708, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2015
BIOL 4951.708, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Spring 2015
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Spring 2015
BIOL 5950.708, Master's Thesis, Spring 2015
BIOL 4005.003, Contemporary Topics in Biology, Fall 2014 Syllabus
BIOL 4005.301, Contemporary Topics in Biology, Fall 2014 Syllabus
BIOL 5040.003, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Fall 2014
BIOL 5040.301, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Fall 2014
BIOL 6950.708, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2014
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Fall 2014
BIOL 5950.708, Master's Thesis, Fall 2014
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Summer 10W 2014
BIOL 4051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2014 Syllabus
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Spring 2014
BIOL 4052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2014
BIOL 5052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Spring 2014
BIOL 5040.001, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Spring 2014
BIOL 6950.708, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2014
BIOL 3996.708, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Spring 2014
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Spring 2014
BIOL 5040.001, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Fall 2013
BIOL 6950.708, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2013
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Fall 2013
BIOL 5270.001, Limnology, Fall 2013
BIOL 5270.301, Limnology, Fall 2013
BIOL 5040.001, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Spring 2013
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Spring 2013
BIOL 5900.708, Special Problems, Spring 2013
BIOL 5910.708, Special Problems, Spring 2013
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Fall 2012
BIOL 5052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2012
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Fall 2012
BIOL 5040.001, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Spring 2012
BIOL 5040.002, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Spring 2012
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Spring 2012
BIOL 5950.708, Master's Thesis, Spring 2012
BIOL 5040.007, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Fall 2011
BIOL 5030.001, Foundations of Environmental Science, Fall 2011
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Fall 2011
BIOL 5270.001, Limnology, Fall 2011
BIOL 5270.301, Limnology, Fall 2011
BIOL 5950.708, Master's Thesis, Fall 2011
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2011
BIOL 5040.001, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Spring 2011
BIOL 5040.002, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Spring 2011
BIOL 6940.706, Individual Research, Spring 2011
BIOL 5950.708, Master's Thesis, Spring 2011
BIOL 4900.708, Special Problems, Spring 2011
BIOL 5051.001, Community Ecology, Fall 2010
BIOL 5052.501, Community Ecology Laboratory, Fall 2010
BIOL 5040.005, Contemporary Topics in Environmental Science and Ecology, Fall 2010
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Fall 2010
BIOL 5910.708, Special Problems, Fall 2010
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Summer 5W1 2010
BIOL 6940.708, Individual Research, Summer 5W2 2010
BIOL 6940.706, Individual Research, Spring 2010
BIOL 1720.001, Principles of Biology II, Fall 2009
BIOL 1720.002, Principles of Biology II, Fall 2009

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter
Klaver, I. J., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Grossman, J. W., Frith, A. J., Atkinson, S. F., Kennedy, J. H. (2023). The Trinity River in Texas – Muddy and Emblematic. River Culture– Life as a Dance to the Rhythm of the Waters.. Pp. 447–467.. Paris: UNESCO Publishing.
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2018). Dams and River Fragmentation. Encyclopedia of the Anthropocene. 3, 241-248. Elsevier.
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2010). Lethal and non-lethal effects of predators on stream fish species and assemblages: a synthesis of predation experiments.
Journal Article
Albuquerque, C. Q., Condini, M. V., Tanner, S. E., Reis-Santos, P., Saint'Pierre, E. D., Seyboth, E., Possamai, B., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Garcia, A. M. (2023). Coastal upwelling influences population structure of dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus: an integrative approach based on otolith chemistry and muscle stable isotopes. Marine Environmental Research. 189, 106077.
Condini, M. V., Malinowski, C. R., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Harried, B. L., Roberts, A. P., Soulen, B. K., Roark, K. J., Khursigara, A. J., Fischer, L. G., Possamai, B., Hostim-Silva, M., Garcia, A. M. (2023). Spatial analysis of mercury and stable isotopes in the vulnerable Dusky Grouper Epinephelus marginatus along the Brazilian coast.. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 187, 114526.
Cantanhêde, L., Teresa, F., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Winemiller, K., Montag, L. (2022). Dark diversity in Amazonian stream fish communities: What factors determine species absence along environmental gradients?. Freshwater Biology. 10.1111/fwb.14004.
Leal, L., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Compson, Z. G., Agostinho, A. A., Fernandes, R., Pelicice, F. M. (2021). Changes in the ecosystem functions generated by fish populations after the introduction of a non-native predator (Cichla kelberi). Neotropical Ichthyology. 19, e210041.
Possamai, B., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Garcia, A. M. (2021). Environmental factors drive interannual variation in shallow water estuarine food-chain length. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 252, 107241.
Possamai, B., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Garcia, A. M. (2021). Shifting baselines: integrating ecological and isotopic time-lags improves trophic position estimates in aquatic consumers. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 666, 19-30.
Brejão, G. L., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Roa-Fuentes, C. A., Pérez-Mayorga, M. A., Ferraz, S., Casatti, L. (2021). Taxonomic and functional turnover of Amazonian stream fish assemblages is determined by deforestation history and environmental variables at multiple scales. Neotropical Ichthyology. 19, e210042.
Perkin, J. S., Papraniku, I. F., Gibbs, W. K., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Walker, D. M. (2021). Temporal trajectories in metacommunity structure: Insights from interdisciplinary research in intermittent streams. 2021, e1531. WIREs Water.
Vollrath, S. R., Possamai, B., Schneck, F., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Albertoni, E. F., Garcia, A. M. (2021). Trophic niches and diet shifts of two congeneric mullet species in marine and estuarine habitats. 101, 431-441. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.
Lima-Junior, D. P., Bellay, S., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Bini, L. M., Lima, L. B., Yotoko, K., Agostinho, A. A. (2021). Host diversity, phylogenetic relationships and local environmental factors drive infection patterns of a non-native parasite in tropical floodplain fish assemblages. Hydrobiologia: The Journal of Aquatic Sciences. 848, 1041-1057.
Possamai, B., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Odebrecht, C., Abreu, P. C., Moraes, L. E., Santos, A. C., Garcia, A. M. (2020). Freshwater inflow variability affects the relative importance of allochthonous sources for estuarine fishes. 43: 880-893.
Harried, B. L., Daugherty, D. J., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Roberts, A. P., Venables, B. J., Sutton, T. M., Soulen, B. K. (2020). Population contributions of large females may be eroded by contaminant body burden and maternal transfer: a case study of Alligator Gar. 40, 566-579.
Zeni, J. O., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Roa-Fuentes, C. A., Casatti, L. (2020). Stochastic species loss and dispersal limitation drive patterns of spatial and temporal beta diversity of fish assemblages in tropical agroecosystem streams. Hydrobiologia: The Journal of Aquatic Sciences. 847, 3829-3843.
Arantes, C. C., Fitzgerald, D. B., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Winemiller, K. O. (2019). Impacts of hydroelectric dams on fishes and fisheries in tropical rivers through the lens of functional traits. 37, 28-40.
Montag, L., Winemiller, K., Keppeler, F., Leão, H., Benone, N., Torres, N., Prudente, B., Begot, T., Bower, L., Saenz, D., Lopez-Delgado, E., Morales, Y., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Juen, L. (2019). Land cover, riparian zones, and instream habitat influence stream fish assemblages in the eastern Amazon. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 28, 317-329.
Alves, G., Tofoli, R., Message, H., Lima Junior, D., Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2018). New decree promotes fish invasion in the Amazon and Pantanal. Hydrobiologia: The Journal of Aquatic Sciences. 27, 2449–2450.
Dodds, W., Higgs, S., Spangler, M., Guinnip, J., Scott, J., Hedden, S., Frenette, B., Taylor, R., Schechner, A., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Evans-White, M. (2018). Spatial heterogeneity and controls of ecosystem metabolism in a Great Plains river network. Hydrobiologia: The Journal of Aquatic Sciences. 813, 85-102.
Alves dos Santos, D., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Gomes, L. (2018). Spatial scales and the invasion paradox: a test using fish assemblages in a Neotropical floodplain. Hydrobiologia: The Journal of Aquatic Sciences. 817, 121-131.
Brejao, G. L., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Pérez-Mayorga, M. A., Ferraz, S. F., Casatti, L. (2018). Threshold responses of Amazonian stream fishes to timing and extent of deforestation. Conservation Biology. 32, 860-871.
Alves, G., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Manetta, G., Benedito, E. (2017). Dry season limnological conditions and basin geology exhibit complex relationships with $δ$13C and $δ$15N of basal carbon sources in four Neotropical floodplains. PLOS One. 12, e0174499.
Zeni, J. O., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Casatti, L. (2017). Effects of pasture conversion to sugarcane for biofuels production on stream fish assemblages in tropical agroecosystems. Freshwater Biology. 62, 2026-2038.
Churchill, C. J., Hoeinghaus, D. J., La Point, T. W. (2017). Environmental conditions increase growth rates and mortality of zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) along the southern invasion front in North America. Biological Invasions. (19), 2355-2373.
Tofoli, R. M., Dias, R. M., Alves, G. H., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Gomes, L. C., Baumgartner, M. T., Agostinho, A. A. (2017). Gold at what cost? Another megaproject threatens biodiversity in the Amazon. Other. 15, 129-131.
Garcia, A., Winemiller, K., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Claudino, M., Bastos, R., Correa, F., Huckembeck, S., Vieira, J., Loebmann, D., Abreu, P., others, (2017). Hydrologic pulsing promotes connectivity and food web subsidies in a subtropical coastal ecosystem. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 567, 17–28.
Ribolli, J., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Johnson, J., Zaniboni-Filho, E., de Freitas, P. D., Galetti, P. M. (2017). Isolation-by-time population structure in potamodromous Dourado Salminus brasiliensis in southern Brazil. Conservation Genetics. 18, 67–76.
Condini, M. V., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Roberts, A. P., Soulen, B. K., Garcia, A. M. (2017). Mercury concentrations in dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus in littoral and neritic habitats along the Southern Brazilian coast. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 115(1), 266–272. Pergamon.
Vitule, J. R., Agostinho, A. A., Azevedo-Santos, V. M., Daga, V. S., Darwall, W. R., Fitzgerald, D. B., Frehse, F. A., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Lima-Junior, D. P., Magalhaes, A. L., others, (2017). We need better understanding about functional diversity and vulnerability of tropical freshwater fishes. Biodiversity and Conservation. 26, 757–762.
Winemiller, K. O., McIntyre, P. B., Castello, L., Fluet-Chouinard, E., Giarrizzo, T., Nam, S., Baird, I. G., Darwall, W., Lujan, N. K., Harrison, I., Stiassny, M. L., Silvano, R. A., Fitzgerald, D. B., Pelicice, F. M., Agostinho, A. A., Gomes, L. C., Albert, J. S., Petrere Jr., M., Zarfl, C., Mulligan, M., Sullivan, J. P., Arantes, C., Sousa, L. M., Koning, A. A., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Sabaj, M., Lundberg, J. G., Armbruster, J., Petry, P., Zuanon, J., Torrente Vilara, G., Snoeks, J., Ou, C., Pavanelli, C. S., Akama, A., van Soesbergen, A., Saenz, L. (2016). Balancing hydropower and biodiversity in the Amazon, Congo and Mekong – basin-scale planning is needed to minimize impacts in mega-diverse rivers. Science. 351, 128–129.
Driver, L. J., Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2016). Fish metacommunity responses to experimental drought are determined by habitat heterogeneity and connectivity. Freshwater Biology. 61, 533–548.
Driver, L. J., Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2016). Spatiotemporal dynamics of intermittent stream fish metacommunities in response to prolonged drought and reconnectivity. Marine and Freshwater Research. 67(11), 1667–1679. CSIRO PUBLISHING.
Lima Junior, D. P., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Bini, L. M., Agostinho, A. A. (2015). Are non-native species larger in invaded ranges? A test with tropical floodplain fish assemblages following inundation of a biogeographic barrier. Biological Invasions. 17, 3263-3274.
Pendleton, R. M., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Gomes, L. C., Agostinho, A. A. (2015). Trophic downgrading results in complex ecosystem dynamics in experimental tropical floodplain food webs. Hydrobiologia: The Journal of Aquatic Sciences. 760, 15-28.
Condini, M. V., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Garcia, A. M. (2015). Trophic ecology of dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus (Actinopterygii, Epinephelidae) in littoral and neritic habitats of southern Brazil as elucidated by stomach contents and stable isotope analyses. Hydrobiologia: The Journal of Aquatic Sciences. 743, 109-125.
Pendleton, R. M., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Gomes, L. C., Agostinho, A. A. (2014). Loss of rare fish species from tropical floodplain food webs affects community structure and ecosystem multifunctionality in a mesocosm experiment. PLOS One. 9, e84568.
Fry, M. J., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Ponette, A. G., Thompson, R., La Point, T. W. (2012). Fracking vs. faucets: balancing energy needs and water sustainability at urban frontiers. Environmental Science & 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 carbon sources supporting estuarine consumers within and among ecological guilds. Hydrobiologia: The Journal of Aquatic Sciences. 673, 79-92.
Winemiller, K. O., Hoeinghaus, D. J., Pease, A. A., Esselman, P., 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.
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2010). Aquatic food webs in mangrove and seagrass habitats of Centla Wetland, a Biosphere Reserve in southeastern Mexico.
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2010). Patch dynamics and spatial heterogeneity in streams.
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2009). Effects of river impoundment on ecosystem services of large tropical rivers: embodied energy and market value of artisanal fisheries..
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2008). Can stable isotope ratios provide for community-wide measures of trophic structure?: Comment..
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2008). Hydrogeomorphology and river impoundment affect food-chain length in diverse Neotropical food webs..
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2007). Isotopic variation of fishes in freshwater and estuarine zones of a large subtropical coastal lagoon..
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2007). Landscape-scale hydrologic characteristics differentiate patterns of carbon flow in large-river food webs..
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2007). Local and regional determinants of stream fish assemblage structure: inferences based on taxonomic vs. functional groups..
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2007). Nekton assemblage structure in created and natural marsh-edge habitats of the Guadalupe Estuary, Texas..
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2007). Size-based trophic shifts of saltmarsh dwelling blue crabs elucidated by dual stable C and N isotope analyses..
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2006). 2006. Effects of seasonality and migratory prey on body condition of Cichla species in a tropical floodplain river..
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2006). Preliminary examination of food web structure of Nicola Lake (Taim Hydrological System, south Brazil) using dual C and N stable isotope analyses..
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2004). Compositional change in fish assemblages along the Andean piedmont – Llanos floodplain gradient of the Portuguesa River, Venezuela..
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2003). Movement of Cichla species (Cichlidae) in a Venezuelan floodplain river..
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (2003). Spatiotemporal variation in fish assemblage structure in tropical floodplain creeks..

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Contract
Compson, Z. G. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Co-Principal), "Quantitative PCR Primer Development for Early Detection of Invasive Species," Sponsored by USGS, Federal, $300000 Funded. (September 1, 2023August 31, 2026).
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Principal), "Aquatic Macrophyte Restoration Project," Sponsored by City of Austin, Texas, Local, $150000 Funded. (January 1, 2022December 31, 2024).
Compson, Z. G. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Co-Principal), "Ft. Wolters T&E Aquatics Survey: Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding to Assess Fish, Amphibian, and Snake Assemblages in a Freshwater Complex," Sponsored by Texas Military Department, State, $32000 Funded. (September 1, 2022December 31, 2023).
Fellowship
Trevino, J. M. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Co-Principal), "Effects of macrophyte functional diversity on food web structure and ecosystem function," Sponsored by Fulbright U.S. Student Program, Federal, $20000 Funded. (20132014).
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Principal), "Interacting effects of predator diversity and drought on stream ecosystems," Sponsored by Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (20112011).
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Principal), "Effects of food web structure and biodiversity and ecosystem function," Sponsored by Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (20102010).
Grant - Research
Cucherousset, J. (Principal), Jackson, M. (Co-Principal), Olden, J. (Other), Bouletreau, S. (Other), Hayden, B. (Other), des Roches, S. (Other), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Other), Zandona, E. (Other), Perga, M. (Other), McIntosh, A. (Other), Thebault, E. (Other), Harrod, C. (Other), Jardine, T. (Other), Bruel, R. (Other), "Food-webs in the Anthropocene: a stable isotope synthesis to understand the global response of freshwater ecosystems," Sponsored by FRB-CESAB: Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité – Centre de Synthèse et d’Analyse sur la Biodiversité, Federal, $540000 Funded. (December 20222025).
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Principal), Compson, Z. G. (Co-Principal), Montana, C. (Co-Principal), "Population assessment of Smalleye (Notropis buccula) and Sharpnose (Notropis oxyrhynchus) shiners in the Brazos River and data-driven recommendations for long-term monitoring," Sponsored by Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, State, $558510 Funded. (January 1, 2022December 25, 2025).
Benone, N. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Other), 12 other Brazilian and international researchers,, "Emergent Groups - Land use effects on the diversity of stream fishes in the ecotone between Cerrado and Atlantic Forest (Grupos Emergentes - Efeitos do uso da terra sobre a diversidade de peixes de riachos no ecótono entre o Cerrado e a Mata Atlântica)," Sponsored by CNPq: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Federal, $16500 Funded. (February 2022January 2025).
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Principal), Mager, E. M. (Co-Principal), "Quantification of physiological performance and other functional traits of Plains fishes in support of mechanistic management and conservation," Sponsored by USFWS-TPWD, Federal, $153821 Funded. (December 1, 2022December 31, 2024).
Secchi, E. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Other), 35 other national and international collaborators, (Other), "Ecological resilience and stability of Patos Lagoon Estuary and adjacent marine coast facing natural and anthropogenic perturbations (Resiliência e estabilidade ecológica do estuário da Lagoa dos Patos e costa marinha adjacente perante a perturbações naturais e antrópicas)," Sponsored by CNPq: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Federal, $100000 Funded. (November 2020October 2024).
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Principal), Roberts, A. (Co-Principal), "Linking ranch management to aquatic ecosystem functioning," Sponsored by Dixon Water Foundation, Private, $135000 Funded. (September 2020August 2023).
Roberts, A. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Co-Principal), Kennedy, J. H. (Co-Principal), "Acquisition of a modular laboratory for water research," Sponsored by Fidelity, Private, $300000 Funded. (June 1, 2020December 31, 2022).
Hoeinghaus, D. J., "Alligator Gar population connectivity and habitat use in the Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge," Sponsored by USFWS-TPWD, Federal, $230737 Funded. (January 1, 2020August 31, 2022).
Compson, Z. G. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Co-Principal), "Assessing the drivers of trophic dynamics at local and continental scales," Sponsored by University of North Texas, University of North Texas, $9964 Funded. (April 21, 2021December 31, 2021).
Winemiller, K. (Principal), Perkin, J. (Co-Principal), Moore, G. (Co-Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Co-Principal), Hardy, T. (Co-Principal), Schwalb, A. (Co-Principal), Trungale, J. (Co-Principal), Buzan, D. (Co-Principal), "Environmental Flow Regime Assessment and Development of a Monitoring Framework," Sponsored by Texas Water Development Board, State, $245000 Funded. (October 2018August 2021).
Roberts, A. P., Hoeinghaus, D. J., "Ranch Management Impacts on Surface Water Quality and Biodiversity," Sponsored by Dixon Water Foundation, Private, $55151 Funded. (June 1, 2019November 30, 2020).
Hoeinghaus, D. J., "Suburban succession: setting the foundations of a new concept in environmental change and urban ecosystem dynamics using North Texas as a model," Sponsored by Advanced Environmental Research Institute, University of North Texas, $7500 Funded. (May 2020August 2020).
Boettger, R. K. (Principal), Wulff, S. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Co-Principal), Roberts, A. P. (Co-Principal), "Collaborative research: Evaluating a data-driven approach to teaching technical writing to STEM majors," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $290768 Funded. (September 1, 2017August 31, 2020).
Hoeinghaus, D. J., Mager, E. M., "Physiological and Morphological Traits of North Texas Stream Fishes," Sponsored by Advanced Environmental Research Institute, University of North Texas, $10900 Funded. (June 1, 2019August 31, 2019).
Casatti, L. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Co-Principal), "Taxonomic and functional diversity of the stream fish fauna in newly deforested watersheds," Sponsored by FAPESP, International, $45000 Funded. (November 1, 2016October 31, 2018).
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Principal), Winemiller, K. O. (Co-Principal), Jensen, J. (Co-Principal), Pease, A. A. (Co-Principal), Hardy, T. (Co-Principal), "Quantification of Alligator Gar recruitment dynamics using a river-stage specific floodplain inundation model," Sponsored by Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative, Federal, $199973 Funded. (May 2015August 2018).
Hoeinghaus, D. J., "Experimental determination of host suitability for six state-threatened mussel species," Sponsored by USFWS-TPWD, State, $74189 Funded. (2015August 2018).
Hoeinghaus, D. J., "Evolutionary and environmental drivers of gut microbe diversity in detritivorous fishes," Sponsored by I-GRO Global Advising & Mentoring Experiences for Students, University of North Texas, $2600 Funded. (20142014).
Wan,, Hoeinghaus, D. J., "Summer training experience for K-12 teachers in control engineering," Sponsored by IEEE Control Systems Society Outreach Fund, International, $5000 Funded. (20132014).
Garcia, A. M. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Co-Principal), "Influence of hydrologic regime on fish assemblage trophic structure and dynamics at Taim Ecological Station using stable isotopes and stomach contents," Sponsored by CNPq, International, $15000 Funded. (20132013).
Garcia, A. M. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Co-Principal), "Structure and dynamics of the estuarine food web of Lagoa dos Patos and residence time of estuarine fishes," Sponsored by FAPERG, International, $22500 Funded. (20132013).
Vieira, J. P. (Principal), Garcia, A. M. (Co-Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Co-Principal), "Isotopic and microelemental composition of otoliths as a tool to determine reproductive area, dispersal patterns, recruitment and habitat use of tainha Mugil liza (Valenciennes 1836) along the southern Brazilian coast," Sponsored by CNPq, International, $50100 Funded. (20122013).
Roberts, A. P., Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Co-Principal), "Mercury in tropical freshwater ecosystems: A partnership between UNT and Maringá State University, Brazil," Sponsored by Charn Uswachoke International Development Fund, University of North Texas, $6750 Funded. (20112012).
Araujo, (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Other), "Coastal zone fishes network: Evaluation of the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and trophic ecology of fishes in shallow coastal zones of the south, southeast and northeast of Brazil," Sponsored by CNPq, International, $337000 Funded. (20102012).
Vieira, J. P. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Other), "Patos Lagoon Estuary and Adjacent Coast – Brazilian LTER Phase II continuation," Sponsored by CNPq, International, $150000 Funded. (20102012).
Vieira, J. P. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Other), "SISBIOTA-PELD Coastal zones: Patterns and processes of biodiversity and its relationships with environmental variables in three large marine ecosystems of the south, southeast and northeast of Brazil," Sponsored by CNPq, International, $600000 Funded. (20102012).
Agostinho, A. A. (Principal), Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Other), "The Upper Paraná River Floodplain – Brazilian LTER Phase II continuation," Sponsored by CNPq, International, $150000 Funded. (20102012).
Hoeinghaus, D. J., "PI meeting at NSF for the Water Sustainability and Climate program," Sponsored by UNT PEST, University of North Texas, $1200 Funded. (20112011).
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Principal), "Biodiversity and ecosystem function in tropical floodplain river systems: New frontiers in Long Term Ecological Research collaboration between UNT and Maringa State University, Brazil," Sponsored by Charn Uswachoke International Development Fund, University of North Texas, $7500 Funded. (20102011).
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Co-Principal), "Use of stable isotopes to study eutrophication and lateral subsidies in the food web of Lagoa dos Patos Estuary, Brazil," Sponsored by CNPq, International, $38000 Funded. (20102011).
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Principal), "WSC Category 1: Integrated biophysical-social research for water and ecosystem sustainability in a effluent-driven urbanizing watershed," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, University of North Texas, $149998 Funded. (20102011).
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Co-Principal), "Structure and dynamics of aquatic food webs of Lagoa do Peixe National Park, Brazil. w/ A.M. Garcia (PI), J. Vieira, P. Abreu, D. Loebman & K.O. Winemiller.," Sponsored by CNPq, International, $20000 Funded. (20082009).
Hoeinghaus, D. J. (Co-Principal), "Analyzing aquatic food webs in a poorly-studied Brazilian National Park through stomach contents and stable isotope analyses. Funding complimentary to: Structure and dynamics of aquatic food webs of Lagoa do Peixe National Park, Brazil," Sponsored by International Foundation for Science, International, $11710 Funded. (20082008).
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    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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