Daniel Hocking

Past NE CASC Fellow

Consortium Institution: 

University of Massachusetts

Affiliations: 

USGS Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center

Education: 

M.A.: Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 2007
B.S.: Environmental Conservation, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 2003
Ph.D.: Natural Resource & Environmental Conservation, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, 2012

Website: 

http://www.danieljhocking.wordpress.com

Experience: 

Postdoctoral Associate, University of New Hampshire, 2012-2013
Postdoctoral Associate, University of Massachusetts, 2014
Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow, US Geological Survey, 2014 to present

Research Interests: 

My broad research interests are in the ecology and conservation of animal populations. I enjoy employing and testing new statistical techniques for understanding species abundances and distributions across various spatial and temporal scales. Further, I employ experiments over a wide variety of scales from the laboratory to aquatic and terrestrial mesocosms to large-scale forest manipulations. The diversity of scales allows for understanding different ecological processes while balancing control and realism. My current research involves modeling the abundance and distribution of fish and salamanders in headwater streams in response to land-use and climate change. These taxa have complex ecological interactions that are likely to be affected by changes in temperature and precipitation patterns. The results of this work are being used in a structured decision making process with stakeholders to improve landscape conservation decisions. I am also working with collaborators on stream temperature modeling and integrating data and results into web applications for natural resource managers.

Daniel now works as an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Frostburg State University.

Recent Publications

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Letcher, B. H., Hocking D. J., O’Neil K., Whiteley A. R., Nislow K. H., & O’Donnell M. J. (2016).  A hierarchical model of daily stream temperature using air-water temperature synchronization, autocorrelation, and time lags. PeerJ. 4, e1727.
Kanno, Y., Pregler K. C., Hitt N. P., Letcher B. H., Hocking D. J., & Wofford J. E. B. (2016).  Seasonal temperature and precipitation regulate brook trout young-of-the-year abundance and population dynamics. Freshwater Biology. 61(1), 88 - 99.
Hocking, D. J., & Babbitt K. J. (2014).  Amphibian Contributions to Ecosystem Services. Herpetological Conservation and Biology. 9, 1-17.
Hocking, D. J., & Babbitt K. J. (2014).  Effects of Red-Backed Salamanders on Ecosystem Functions. (Schmidt, B. R., Ed.).PLoS ONE. 9, e86854.
Katz, R., Grant E. H. Campbel, Runge M. C., Connery B., Crockett M., Herland L., et al. (2014).  Making Decisions in Complex Landscapes: Headwater Stream Management Across Multiple Federal Agencies. Headwater Streams - Structured Decision Making Workshops.
Hocking, D. J. (2013).  Comparing the influence of ecology journals using citation-based indices: making sense of a multitude of metrics. Ideas in Ecology and Evolution. 6,
Hocking, D. J., Babbitt K. J., & Yamasaki M. (2013).  Comparison of silvicultural and natural disturbance effects on terrestrial salamanders in northern hardwood forests. Biological Conservation. 167, 194 - 202.
Hocking, D. J., Connette G. M., Conner C. A., Scheffers B. R., Pittman S. E., Peterman W. E., et al. (2013).  Effects of experimental forest management on a terrestrial, woodland salamander in Missouri. Forest Ecology and Management. 287, 32 - 39.