Kyle D. Hoagland
Hi, I’m Kyle Hoagland, director of the Water Center and professor of aquatic ecology in the School of Natural Resources.
I’m associated with the environmental studies, fisheries and wildlife and water science majors, the aquatic ecology and hydrologic sciences graduate specializations and the water science program area. I also direct UNL’s Water Center, a national network of water resources research institutes.
My research laboratory has focused on the toxicity of agricultural chemicals to algae in lakes and streams, with an emphasis on the two most commonly used herbicides, atrazine and alachlor. This research has been conducted from the population to the community levels, at both chronic (more diffuse, long-term) and acute (more intensive, short-term) exposures.
In addition, the lab addresses aquatic ecology issues, including lake restoration, lake classification and water quality assessment. In addition, I’m a co-leader of the Initiative in Ecology and Evolutionary Analysis and co-coordinator of the Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit. I also participate in the water quality outreach program led by John Holz and Tadd Barrow.
Since coming to UNL in 1990, I’ve been involved in programs that address such concrete problems as agricultural chemicals B herbicides, insecticides and nutrients B that commonly occur in streams, wetlands, lakes, and ponds in Nebraska and throughout the agricultural Midwest. These pollutants affect water quality at the population, community, and ecosystem levels, sometimes in profound ways. Understanding their dynamics and impacts at various levels of ecological organization and how land-use and -management might be improved to limit their effects is key to managing this precious natural resource.
I have a bachelor’s in zoology from Michigan State University, a master’s in aquatic biology from Eastern Michigan University (1975) and a doctorate in life sciences (phycology) from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Personnel Information
| Name | Kyle D. Hoagland |
| University Title | Professor |
| SNR Title | Water Center Director |
| Additional Title | Director of Water Center |
| Address | 915 Hardin Hall, Lincoln NE 68583-0995 |
| Affiliation (index) | WC |
| Phone | 402-472-3305 |
| Fax | 402-472-3610 |
| khoagland1@unl.edu | |
| Related Websites | http://watercenter.unl.edu |
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Key Publications
- Dosskey, M.G., M.J. Helmers, D.E. Eisenhauer, T.G. Franti and K.D. Hoagland. 2002. Assessment of concentrated flow through riparian buffers. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation 57, 336-343.
- Nelson, K.J., K.D. Hoagland and B.D. Siegfried. 1999. Chronic effects of atrazine on tolerance of a benthic diatom. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 18, 1038-1045.
- Holz, J.C. and K.D. Hoagland. 1999. Effects of phosphorus reduction on water quality: comparison of alum-treated and untreated portions of a hypereutrophic lake. Journal of Lake and Reservoir Management, 15, 70-82.
