Donald Huggins
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Environmental Health Science (School of Engineering), University of Kansas, 1990
M.S., Ecology (Fisheries Biology), Iowa State University, 1968
B.A., Chemistry and Biology, Westmar College, 1966
Areas of specialization
Aquatic ecology and entomology
Research interests
Don’s major research interests are in ecotoxicology and community and ecosystem assessment of anthropogenic perturbations. His current research efforts are being directed toward assessment of the effects of watershed-level influences on stream ecosystems. He is investigating potential threshold responses in stream ecosystems from sediment and nutrient enrichment. One of his new areas of interests is impacts of road networks to the hydrology and ecology of headwater streams, and he continues to be interested in and use Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and piecewise regression is ecosystem studies. He continues to work in playa and floodplain wetlands, and his new efforts focus on applicability of farm pond conversions to wetland functions for water quality benefits within agricultural landscapes.
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Loeffler, K.M., V. Rahmani, J.H. Kastens, and D.H. Huggins. 2018. An examination of the potential wetland development landscape around managed reservoirs in the central U.S. Great Plains. Applied Geography, 93: 16-24. DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2018.02.010 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0143622817308512
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Rahmani, V., J.H. Kastens, F. deNoyelles, M.E. Jakubauskas, E.A. Martinko, D.H. Huggins, C. Gnau, P.M. Liechti, S.W. Campbell, R.A. Callihan, and A.J. Blackwood. 2018. Examining storage capacity loss and sedimentation rate of large reservoirs in the Central U.S. Great Plains. Water, 10(190): w10020190. DOI: 10.3390/w10020190 http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/10/2/190
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Martinko E., J. deNoyelles, K. Bosnak, M. Jakubauskas, D. Huggins, J. Kastens, A. Shreders, D. Baker, A. Blackwood, S. Campbell, and C. Rogers. 2014. Atlas of Kansas Lakes: A resource for communities, policy makers and planners. A publication of the Kansas Biological Survey. 242 pp.