Assistant University

G. R. Huxel *

Gary R. Huxel

Phone: 479-***-****

E-mail: abohcl@r.postjobfree.com

Summary of Qualifications:

• Over twenty years in ecological and environmental research and analyses

• Excellent analytical skills, methodological skills, communication skills

• Broad knowledge of environmental policy issues and environmental law

• Experience in development of strategy and planning and assessment of

projects and their impacts

• Experience managing scientific personnel (undergraduate and graduate

students, and lab technicians and postdoctoral fellows)

Professional Experience:

2005-present Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences – University of Arkansas

• Teaching graduate and undergraduate courses

• Direct graduate student research

• Research on endangered species, stream communities, and landscape processes

• Skills in statistical analyses, spatial dynamics using GIS, and mathematical modeling

2001-2005 Assistant Professor, Department of Biology – University of South Florida

• Teaching graduate and undergraduate courses

• Direct graduate student research

• Research on endangered species, stream communities, and landscape processes

• Skills in statistical analyses, spatial dynamics using GIS, and mathematical modeling

1996-2001 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Environmental Science and Policy -

University of California – Davis

• Population and community ecology

• Mathematical ans statistical modeling

• Ecosystem dynamics

• Endangered species and habitat loss and fragmentation

1990-1995 Graduate Research Assistant, Program in Ecology - University of Tennessee

• Stream and lake ecology

• Mathematical modeling

• Dynamics of genetically engineered bacterium in hazardous waste decontamination

1990 Chemical/Environmental Analyst II, Formula Group Limited - Scottsdale, AZ.

• Chemical analyses of hazardous waste

• Remediation of toxic waste sites

• Development of technology and microbes for cleanup of toxic substances

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Education:

2012: MS Environmental Law and Policy

Vermont Law School (graduation Spring 2013)

2011: Coursework in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Accounting I, II

1995: Ph. D. Ecology

University of Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

1989: B. S. Biology with Honors

Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

Awards and Grants:

Faculty of 1000 nominated and selected paper: Antagonistic and synergistic interactions among

predators. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 69:2093-2104 (2007)

Academic Keys Who’s Who In Science (2004)

USF Outstanding Faculty Research Achievement Awards (2002 – 2003)

National Science Foundation – DEB-0079426 – The effects of spatial subsidies and food web

structure on the stability and long-term dynamics of island ecosystems, $400,000, (2000-2004),

PI

National Science Foundation – CHE-0221834 – BE/CBC: Ecosystem Response to Elevated Arsenic

Concentrations, $1,490,000 (2002-2006), Co-PI

UCMEXUS - Trophic structure of the food web supporting birds nesting on Isla Montague, Delta of

the Río Colorado, 1 year, $20,000, Collaborator

National Science Foundation Fellowship - Honorable Mention (1991)

Science Alliance/Center for Excellence Graduate Assistance Fellowship (1990-1994)

Science Alliance Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement (1992, 1994)

Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research (1992)

Recent and Key Publications:

Books and Book Chapters:

Talley, D.M. G.R. Huxel, and M. A. Holyoak. 2006. Habitat connectivity at the land-water interface.

Pages 97-129 in: Sanjayan M. and Crooks K. (Eds.), Conservation Connectivity. Cambridge

University Press.

Polis, G. A., M. E. Power, and G. R. Huxel, editors. 2004. Food webs at the landscape level.

University of Chicago Press.

Vanni, M. J., D. L. DeAngelis, D. E. Schindler, and G. R. Huxel. 2004. Fluxes of nutrients and

detritus across habitats. Pages 3-11 in Food webs at the landscape level (G. A. Polis, M. E.

Power, and G. R. Huxel, editors). University of Chicago Press.

Huxel G. R., G. A. Polis and R. H. Holt. 2004. Spatial population and community dynamics: a

synthesis. Pages 434-451 in Food webs at the landscape level (G. A. Polis, M. E. Power, and

G. R. Huxel, editors). University of Chicago Press.

Huxel, G. R., M. A. Holyoak, T. S. Talley, and S. Collinge. 2003. Perspectives on the recovery of

the threatened Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle. Pages 457-462 in Faber, P.M. (editor)

California Riparian Systems: Processes and Floodplain Management, Ecology, and Restoration.

University of California Press, Berkeley, CA.

Sayler, G.S., C. Steward, U. Matrubutham, G. Huxel, J. Thonnard, and J. Drake. 1997. A Species

Invasion Paradigm for Managing Biodegradative Microbial Communities. Pages 577-585 in

Progress in Microbial Ecology: Proceedings for the 7th International Symposium on Microbial

Ecology (ISME-7), Brazil.

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Journal Articles:

Herzka, S.Z., E. Mellink, D.M. Talley, G.R. Huxel, and P.K. Dayton. 2013. Stable isotope ratios of

egg albumen of three waterbird species nesting in the Colorado River Delta indicate differences

in foraging ground and isotopic niche breadth. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and

Freshwater Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2326 (published online).

Leasure, D.R., D.M Rupe, E.A. Phillips, D.R. Opine, and G.R. Huxel. 2012. Efficient new above-

ground bucket traps for the endangered American Burying Beetle, Nicrophorus americanus

Olivier (Coleoptera: Silphidae). The Coleoptera Bulletin 66:209-218.

Rojas, C., S.L. Stephenson, G.R. Huxel. 2010. Macroecology of high-elevation myxomycete

assemblages in the northern Neotropics. Mycological Progress. Online Oct 16, 2010. DOI:

10.1007/s11557-010-0713-2.

Dekar, M. P., D.D. Magoulick, and G.R. Huxel. 2009. Shifts in the trophic base of intermittent

stream food webs. Hydrobiologia 635:263-277.

Holt, R.D. and G.R. Huxel. 2007. Alternative prey and the dynamics of intraguild predation:

Theoretical perspectives. Ecology 88:2706-2712.

Huxel, G.R. 2007. Antagonistic and synergistic interactions among predators. Bulletin of

Mathematical Biology 69:2093-2104. ** Faculty of 1000 nominated and selected manuscript

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Hewitt, C. L. and G. R. Huxel. 2002. Invasion success and community resistance in single and

multiple species invasion models: do the models support the conclusions? Biological Invasions

3:263-271.

Huxel, G. R., K. McCann and G. A. Polis. 2002. The effect of partitioning of allochthonous and

autochthonous resources on food web stability. Ecological Research 17:419-435.

Lee, C. T., M. Hoopes, E. Clark, J. Diehl, W. Gilliland, G. R. Huxel, K. McCann, J. Umbanhowar

and A. Mogliner. 2001. Nonlocal concepts and models in biology. Journal of Theoretical

Biology 210: 201-219.

Huxel, G. R. 2000. The effect of the invasive Argentine ant on the threatened valley elderberry

longhorn beetle. Biological Invasions 2:81-85.

Polis, G. A., A. L. W. Sears, G. R. Huxel, D. R. Strong and J. Maron. 2000. When is a trophic

cascade a trophic cascade? Trends in Ecology and Evolution 15:473-475.

Harrison, S. P., J. Maron and G. R. Huxel. 2000. Local extinction, colonization and regional

patterns in five plants confined to serpentine seeps. Conservation Biology 14: 769-779.

Huxel, G. R. and A. Hastings. 1999. Habitat loss, fragmentation, and restoration. Restoration

Ecology 7:1-7.

Huxel, G. R. 1999. Rapid displacement of native species by invasive species: effects of

hybridization. Biological Conservation 89:143-152.

Huxel, G. R. and K. McCann. 1998. Food web stability: the influence of trophic flows across

habitats. American Naturalist 152:460-469.

Huxel, G. R. and A. Hastings. 1998. Population size dependence, competitive coexistence and

habitat destruction. Journal of Animal Ecology 67:446-453.

McCann, K., A. Hastings and G. R. Huxel. 1998. Weak trophic interactions and the balance of

nature. Nature 395:794-798.

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Recent Presentations:

A. Grimsley and G. R Huxel. Correlation of habitat factors and presence or absence of eastern

collared lizards. Ecological Society of America. 2011.

F. Sanchez Pinero, G. R. Huxel, and D. M. Talley. Spatial subsidies and the paradox of enrichment:

Seabird inputs decreases diversity in an insular ecosystem. Ecological Society of America. 2010.

G.R. Huxel. Box turtles in Arkansas. Ecological Society of America. 2008.

D.D. Magoulick, G.R. Huxel, C.M. Bare, M.P. Dekar, S.W. Hodges. Stream drying and fish

refugia: forecasting effects of global climate change. American Fisheries Society Annual

Meeting August 17-21, Ottawa, CANADA. 2008.

M.P. Dekar, D.D. Magoulick, and G.R. Huxel. Spatial and temporal variation of intermittent stream

food webs derived from stable isotopes. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting August 17-

21, Ottawa, CANADA. 2008.

Holt, R.D., G.R. Huxel, and M. Barfield. Alternative prey and the dynamics of intraguild predation:

Theoretical perspectives. Ecological Society of America, 2007.

Huxel, G.R. Importance of predator-predator interactions in ecosystem-based management models.

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 2006.

Huxel, G.R., D. Magoulick, J. Ludlam, and M. Dekar. Trophic structure in pools subject to drying.

Ecological Society of America, 2006.

Krementz, D. and G.R. Huxel. Population dynamics of American Woodcock in the Central Region.

Tenth American Woodcock Symposium, 2006.

Huxel, G.R. Spatial complexity and habitat use by breeding birds in the Colorado River Delta.

Sigma Xi – University of Arkansas Chapter, 2005.

Huxel, G.R., D.M. Talley, and F. Sanchez-Pinero. The role of multiple predators in food webs.

Ecological Society of America, 2005.

Harwood, V.J., G.R. Huxel, and F.I.M. Thomas. Population dynamics of indictors and pathogens in

Tampa Bay, Florida. US Geological Survey – Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science, 2005.

Bellanceau, C. and G.R. Huxel. Diversity of arthropods in the University of South Florida

Ecological Research Area, Tampa, Florida. Association of Southeastern Biologists, 2005.

Courses Taught

Community and Ecosystem Ecology Spatial Complexity

Population Ecology Quantitative Methods in Ecology

Mathematical Biology Conservation Biology

General Ecology Epidemiology

Biometry

Ordination Methods

Membership in Professional and Other Societies:

American Association for the Advancement of Science

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

American Society of Naturalists

Ecological Society of America

International Society for Ecological Economics

National Resource Defense Council

Journals Referee or Associate Editor For:

American Naturalist Biological Conservation

Aquatic Living Resources BioScience

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Conservation Biology Journal of Mathematical Biology

Diversity and Distributions Journal of Theoretical Biology

Ecology/Ecological Monographs Nature

Ecological Applications Oecologia

Ecological Modelling Oikos

European Journal of Entomology Science

Heredity Theoretical Population Biology

Journal of Animal Ecology

Journal of Ecology

Postdoctoral Fellows Mentored:

Drew Talley, 2001-2004, currently Assistant Professor at the University of San Diego

Graduate Students Mentored:

Pablo Andres Bacon, PhD at University of Arkansas, 2007-present

Ashley Grimsley, MS student University of Arkansas, 2009-present

Doug Leasure, PhD at University of Arkansas, 2010-present

Matthew Holden, MS student University of Arkansas, 2011-present

Timothy Chorley, MS student University of Arkansas, 2011-present

Celina Bellanceau, MS student at University of South Florida, 2002-2006

Teresa Piacenza, MS student at University of South Florida, 2004-2007

Patent

Reclamation system for contaminated material. US Patent No: 5,114,568. Awarded 1990.

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