David L. Hoover. Curriculum Vitae

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1 David L. Hoover Curriculum Vitae US Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center, 2290 SW Resource Blvd, Moab, UT, Education 2014 Ph.D., Ecology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 2008 M.S., Integrative Geosciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 2003 B.S., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Professional Experience Postdoctoral Research Associate, US Geological Survey, Moab, UT Graduate Research Assistant, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 2006 Field Technician, Yale University, New Haven, CT 2005 Research Technician, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 2005 Research Intern, University of Montana, Missoula, MT Research Assistant, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT Publications Peer-reviewed Publications Koerner SE, Avoilio ML, Chang CC, Hoover DL, Smith MD (In Press) Invasibility of a mesic grassland depends on time-scale of fluctuating resources. Journal of Ecology. Hoover DL, Duniway M, Belnap J (2015) Pulse-drought atop press-drought: Unexpected plant responses and implications for dryland ecosystems. Oecologia, Knapp A, Hoover DL, Wilcox K, Avolio M, Koerner S, La Pierre K, Loik M, Yiqi L, Sala O, Smith M (2015) Characterizing differences in precipitation regimes of extreme wet and dry years: Implications for climate change experiments. Global Change Biology, 21: Smith GN, Rodgers VL, Brzostek ER, Kulmatiski A, Avolio ML, Koerner SE, Hoover DL, Grant K, Jentsch A, Fatichi S, Niyogi D (2014) Towards a better integration of biological data from precipitation manipulation experiments into Earth system models. Reviews of Geophysics, 15: Hoover DL, Knapp AK, Smith MD (2014) Resistance and resilience of a grassland ecosystem to climate extremes. Ecology, 95: Hoover 1

2 Hoover DL, Knapp AK, Smith MD (2014) Contrasting sensitivities of two dominant C4 grasses to extreme heat waves and drought. Plant Ecology, 215: Knapp AK, Hoover DL, Blair JM, Buis G, Burkepile DE, Chamberlin A, Collins SL, Fynn RWS, Kirkman K, Smith MD, Blake D, Govender N, O Neal P, Schreck T, Zinn A (2012) A test of two mechanisms proposed to optimize grassland aboveground primary productivity in response to grazing. Journal of Plant Ecology, 5: In Review/Revisions Hoover DL, Knapp AK, Smith MD. The immediate and prolonged effects of climate extremes on soil respiration in a mesic grassland. (JGR-Biogeosciences). Hoover DL, Rogers BM. Not all droughts are created equal: the impacts of drought frequency and magnitude on grassland carbon cycling. (Global Change Biology) In Preparation (complete drafts) Hoover DL, Knapp AK, Smith MD. Photosynthetic responses to an experimental heat wave are mediated by soil water availability in a mesic grassland. Thesis/Dissertation Publications Hoover DL (2014) Ecological responses to climate extremes in a mesic grassland. Ph.D. Dissertation, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO. Hoover DL (2008) Altered precipitation patterns due to climate change: Modeling the ecological effects on grassland ecosystems. M.S. Thesis, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. Teaching Experience Colorado State University Teaching Assistantships Attributes of Living Systems (Honors) Biology of the Organism Attributes of Living Systems University of Connecticut Teaching Assistantships Earth Surface Processes Earth and Life Through Time Guest Lectures Biology of the Organism (Undergraduate) Ecosystem Ecology (Graduate) Hoover 2

3 Presentations Invited Talks Symposium, 99 th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Sacramento, CA. (2014) Title: Resistance and resilience of a grassland ecosystem to varying drought intensities and durations. Brown Bag Seminar, Kansas State Division of Biology, Manhattan, KS. (2010) Title: New Konza research: Climate extremes. Presentations Smith MD, Hoover DL, Knapp AK (2015) Resistance of a grassland ecosystem to multiple drought events. European Geophysical Union General Assembly. Duniway MC, Hoover DL, Belnap J (2014) Ecophysiological responses of three dominant species to drought on the Colorado Plateau. Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union. Hoover DL, Duniway M, Belnap J (2014) Drought sensitivities of plant functional types in the Colorado Plateau. Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union. Hoover DL, Knapp AK, Smith MD (2013) The ecological impacts of two years of extreme drought in a mesic grassland: rapid recovery despite an extreme response. 98 th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Hoover DL, Knapp AK, Smith MD (2013) Resistance and resilience of a mesic grassland to extreme heat and drought. Climate Extremes and Biogeochemical Cycles, Austria. Hoover DL, Knapp AK, Smith MD (2012) The ecological effects of climate extremes on a mesic grassland. 97 th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Hoover, DL, Knapp, AK, Smith MD. (2012) Climate Extremes in the Tallgrass Prairie: A tale of two summers. Front Range Student Ecology Symposium. Hoover DL, Knapp AK, Smith MD (2011) Differential sensitivity of co-dominant C4 grasses to heat and drought. 96 th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Hoover DL, Knapp AK, Smith MD (2011) Differential sensitivity of co-dominant C4 grasses to heat and drought. Department of Energy Terrestrial Ecosystem Science PI Meeting. Hoover DL, Knapp AK, Smith MD (2011) Climate Extremes Experiment. Konza Long Term Ecological Research Annual Meeting. Hoover 3

4 Hoover DL, Buis G, Chamberlain A, Fynn RW, Burkepile D, Schreck T, Blair JM, Smith MD, Collins SL, Knapp AK (2009) Large ungulate herbivory and ANPP in South African and North American savanna grasslands. 94 th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Hoover DL, Wang GL, Cardon ZG (2008) Altered rainfall due to climate change: modeling the ecological effects on grasslands. Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union. Grants and Awards 2013 Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Student Travel Award 2013 Biology Department Student Travel Award 2013 INTERFACE Student Travel Award 2012 DOE TES PI Meeting Student Travel Award 2012 INTERFACE Student Collaborative Exchange Grant 2012 CESES Environmental Research Award Professional Affiliations and Activities SOGES Sustainability Leadership Fellow, Colorado State University Co-founder of the GDPE Graduate Student Forum, Colorado State University GDPE Executive Committee, Graduate Student Representative, Colorado State University Manuscript Reviews Ecological Applications (guest editor), Global Change Biology, Ecology, Ecosphere, Functional Ecology, JGR-Biogeosciences, Oecologia, PLOS ONE, Environmental and Experimental Botany, Journal of Ecology, Biogeosciences, Journal of International Plant Sciences, Journal of Plant Interactions, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Biogeosciences and Hydrological Processes Working Groups EcoSeRE network planning and climate data synthesis LTER All Scientist Meeting Graduate Student Symposium LTER Graduate Student Working Group: Climate Extremes and ANPP Professional Society Membership Ecological Society of America American Geophysical Union Hoover 4

5 Volunteer Work and Outreach 2014 Public lecture, Colorado Plateau Science for Guides 2014 Public lecture, National Park Service Interpretative Rangers 2014 Field presentation, Society for Rangeland Management 2013 Elementary Student Assistant, Front Range Ecology Symposium 2011 Judge, Ecological Society of America s Undergraduate Presentation Contest 2005 Environmental Educator, Harvard University Arnold Arboretum Hoover 5