K. David Hambright
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Curriculum vitae

K. David Hambright
Associate Professor
Biological Station and Department of Zoology
HC 71, Box 205
Kingston, OK 73437-9738
(405) 325-7435

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Education
1991 - Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

1985 - M.Sc., Biology, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX.

1982 - B.Sc., Biology, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC.  

Positions Held
2006–present: Associate Professor, Biological Station and Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.

2004–2005: Adjunct Research Scientist, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Tiberias, Israel.

2001–2006: Assistant Professor, Biological Station and Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.

2001–2003: Adjunct Professor, Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX.

1997: Visiting Fellow, Section of Ecology and Systematics, College of Arts and Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

1996–2000: Senior Research Scientist, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Tiberias, Israel.

1994–1995: Scientific Coordinator, Aquatic Studies Program, Hula Restoration Project; Israel Lands Authority, and Israel Ministry of Agriculture, Israel.

1993–1995: Research Scientist, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Tiberias, Israel.

1991–1992: Postdoctoral Fellow, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Kinneret Limnological Laboratory, Tiberias, Israel.

1991: Postdoctoral Associate, Center for Environmental Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

1987: Research Support Specialist, Department of Agronomy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

1986–1990: Teaching Assistant, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.

1985–1986: Research Associate, Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX.

1984: Instructor, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX.

1983–1984: Teaching Assistant, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX.

1982–1983: Research Assistant, Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX.  

Teaching
Courses:
Advanced Topics in Limnology (ZOO 4673/5673)

Ecology of Lakes (ZOO 4463)

Ecology of Lakes Laboratory (ZOO 4471)

Water Resources: Preservation and Conservation (Capstone: ZOO 4983).  

Undergraduate supervision
Brenda Allison, 2008-

Majed Gharfeh, 2007-2008, Biomedical Engineering, Honors College

Emily Remmel, 2007-2008; "Effects of Toxigenic Golden Algae on Feeding Behavior of Lake Texoma Zooplankton." Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, Honors College; University of Oklahoma.

Elizabeth Pearsall 2007

Nicole Luke. 2004 “Grazing and nutrient remineralization by Daphnia mendotae.” Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, Honors College; University of Oklahoma.  

Graduate supervision
Richard M. Zamor, Ph.D. (in progress); “Ecological and toxicological interactions between the invasive golden alga Prymnesium parvum and fish in Lake Texoma.” University of Oklahoma.

Nicole Luke, M.S. 2007; “Ecological role of Prymnesium parvum, a toxic golden alga, in Lake Texoma.” University of Oklahoma.

Matthew Chumchal, Ph.D. 2007; “Mercury bioaccumulation in fish: consequences for lake and fisheries management.” University of Oklahoma.

James Easton, Ph.D. 2003; “Zooplanktivory in Lake Kinneret: role of diurnal vertical migration in zooplankton and fishes.” Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Sigal Balshine Earn, Ph.D. 1995; “Parental care in the cichlid fish, Sarotherodon galilaeus.” Cambridge University.  

Postdoctoral supervision
James H. Larson, Ph.D. (2006, University of Notre Dame), with L. Weider; “The effect of Prymnesium parvum toxins on nutrient cycling in Lake Texoma.” Oct 2006 – Jul 2007.

James Easton, Ph.D. (2003, Hebrew University of Jerusalem); “Ecotoxicology and environmental monitoring of P. parvum in Lake Texoma.” Feb 2006-Jun 2008.

Chad W. Hargrave, Ph.D. (2005; University of Oklahoma), with L. Weider; “Effects of genetic diversity on Daphnia regulation of ecosystem function.” Jun 2005-Aug 2006.

Peter J. Unmack, Ph.D. (2005; Arizona State University); “Ecotoxicology and environmental monitoring of P. parvum in Lake Texoma.” Jun 2005-Dec 2005.

Professional Service
Chair; General zooplankton; Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Santiago de Compostela, Spain; 2005.

Chair; Physiological ecology, ecotoxicology and pollution; 3rd Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences; Edinburgh, Scotland; 2003.

Member; Education Resources Web Page Sub-committee, American Society of Limnology and Oceanography Education Committee; 2002-2005.

Invited Participant; Plankton Ecology Group Symposium–Recent Developments in Fundamental and Applied Plankton Research; Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Centre of Limnology; Netherlanders-Flemish Ecological Society; The Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences and Arts; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; 2001.

Chair; Zooplankton ecology; Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Albuquerque, NM; 2001

Editorial and Review Responsibilities
Sr. Editor; “Water in the Middle East: Cooperation and Technical Solutions in the Jordan Valley.” University of Oklahoma Press and Sussex Academic Press; Oct. 2005.

Co-editor; “Lake Management: 2000+.” Archiv für Hydrobiologie Beiheft Ergebnisse der Limnologie, volume 55; 2000.

Editor; “Hula Wetlands (Israel) Restoration Project.” Wetlands Ecology and Management, volume 6, issues 2-3; 1998.

Co-editor; “Current insights into the potential impacts of lowering Lake Kinneret water levels to -214m altitude.” IOLR-KLL report T24/94 to the Israel Water Commission; 1994.

Reviewer:
Scholarly journals - Ecology; Ecology Letters; Oikos; BioScience; Limnology and Oceanography; Ecological Applications; Aquatic Sciences; Aquatic Ecology; Fundamental and Applied Limnology (Archiv für Hydrobiologie); Hydrobiologia; Verhandlungen Internationale Vereinigung für Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie; Transactions of the American Fisheries Society; Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences; Journal of North American Fisheries Management; Aquatic Microbial Ecology; Journal of Plankton Ecology; Protist; Journal of Environmental Management .

Funding agencies - US National Science Foundation; Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), US State Department (Science and Technology Centers in the former USSR), NY Sea Grant, Israel Science Foundation, US-Israel Bi-National Science Foundation .  

Departmental and University Service

Member, Zoology Department Graduate Selections Committee; University of Oklahoma; 2002-2005; 2008-present.

Host and Organizer; Joint meeting of the 3rd Triennial Oklahoma-Texas Aquatics Research Group and the 35th Annual Great Plains Limnology Conference; University of Oklahoma Biological Station; Kingston, OK; 2008.

Member, Zoology Department Library Committee; University of Oklahoma; 2006-2008.

Member, Biological Station Committee A (Executive personnel committee) 2006-present.

Member, College of Arts and Sciences Berlin Scholarship Committee, 2006-present.

Member, Zoology Department Adam’s Scholarship Committee; University of Oklahoma; 2005/6, 2006/7.

Host and Organizer; Joint meeting of the Oklahoma-Texas Aquatics Research Group and the Texas River and Reservoir Management Society; University of Oklahoma Biological Station; Kingston, OK; 2005.

Member, Zoology Department General Seminar Committee; University of Oklahoma; 2004-2006.

Co-organizer, Chair, Facilitator; Middle East Water Working Groups-IV; University of Oklahoma International Programs Center, Center for Peace Studies; Amman, Jordan; 2004.

Participant; Middle East Water Working Groups-II; University of Oklahoma International Programs Center, Center for Peace Studies; Amman, Jordan; December 2003.

Co-organizer, Chair, Facilitator; Middle East Water Working Groups-I; University of Oklahoma International Programs Center, Center for Peace Studies; Plano Platres, Cyprus; June 2003.

Host and Organizer; Joint meeting of the Oklahoma-Texas Aquatics Research Group and the 29th Annual Great Plains Limnology Conference; University of Oklahoma Biological Station; Kingston, OK; 2002.

Member, Zoology Department Safety Committee; University of Oklahoma; 2001-2002.

Membership in Professional Societies
American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Ecological Society of America
Societas Internationalis Limnologiae
American Society of Naturalists
American Fisheries Society
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society  

Presentations at Meetings and Conferences
Hambright, K.D. and C.J. Miller. 2008. “Plankton ecology in the last quarter century: have Daphnia led us astray?” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. (invited)

Easton, J., K.D. Hambright, R.M. Zamor, A. Easton, K.G. Looper.   2008.   “blooms of toxigenic Prymnesium parvum in Lake Texoma: What can we learn from environmental monitoring?” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada.

Remmel, E.J. E. Pearsall, N. Kohmescher, J. Larson, J. Easton, A. Easton, and K.D. Hambright.  2007.   “Possible toxic effects of golden algae (Prymnesium parvum ) on zooplankton feeding behaviors and life histories in Lake Texoma.”   28th Annual Governor’s Water Conference and 5th Annual Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute Water Research Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK.

Zamor, R.M., E.J. Remmel, E. Pearsall, N. Kohmescher, J. Larson, J. Easton, A. Easton, and K.D. Hambright.  2007.   “Golden algae (Prymnesium parvum ) in Lake Texoma, OK-TX: monitoring bloom conditions and the implications of its toxic effects on fish and zooplankton survivorship.”   28th Annual Governor’s Water Conference and 5th Annual Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute Water Research Symposium, Oklahoma City, OK.

Kohmescher, N. and K.D. Hambright. 2007.   “Prymnesium parvum toxicity to Lake Texoma Daphnia .” Annual meeting of the Oklahoma Clean Lakes and Watersheds Association; Tahlequah,OK.

Hambright, K.D., J. Easton, N. Kohmescher, R.M. Zamor, and A. Easton. 2007. "Invasive and toxic: Prymnesium parvum moves northward into Oklahoman waters." Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Santa Fe, NM

Easton, J., K.D. Hambright, N. Komescher, R.M. Zamor, R.M., A. Easton.  2006.  “Toxicological and ecological role of Prymnesium parvum in Lake Texoma.”  31st Annual Great Plains Limnology Conference; Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.

Chumchal, M.M., R.W. Drenner, B. Fry, D.J. Lutz-Carrillo, K.D. Hambright, W.C. McClain, and L. Newland.  2006.  “Mercury concentrations in fish from Caddo Lake, Texas.” Joint Meeting of the Southern Division and Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society; San Antonio, TX.

Chumchal, M.M., R.W. Drenner, B. Fry, D.J. Lutz-Carrillo, K.D. Hambright, W.C. McClain, and L. Newland.  2006.  “Mercury concentrations in fish from Caddo Lake, Texas.” Texas Academy of Science Annual Meeting; Beaumont, TX.

Chumchal, M.M., R.W. Drenner, B. Fry, D.J. Lutz-Carrillo, K.D. Hambright, W.C. McClain, and L. Newland.  2006.  “Mercury concentrations in fish from Caddo Lake, Texas.” Eighth International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant; Madison, WI.

Hambright, K.D.  2006. “Relative roles of microbial and crustacean grazers in carbon and nutrient fluxes in freshwater food webs.” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Victoria, B.C., Canada. (invited)

Hargrave, C.W., K.D. Hambright, L.J. Weider.  “Genetic diversity effects on ecosystem function: grazing rates in clonal versus nonclonal Daphnia assemblages.”  Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Victoria, B.C., Canada.

Chumchal, M.M., R.W. Drenner, B. Fry, D.J. Lutz-Carillo, K.D. Hambright, W.C. McClain and L. Newland.  2005.  “Mercury concentrations in fish from Caddo Lake, Texas.” Joint meeting of the Oklahoma-Texas Aquatic Research Group and the Texas River and Reservoir Management Society. Kingston, Oklahoma.

Chumchal, M. M., W. C. McClain, A. Davis, R.W. Drenner, K.D. Hambright, and L. Newland. 2005. "Effect of sample size and non-random samples on the issuance of fish advisories" Texas River and Reservoir Management Society.  Waco, TX.

Hambright, K.D. 2005. “Long-term zooplankton body size and species changes in Lake Kinneret, Israel.” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Chumchal, M. M., K. D. Hambright, W. C. McClain, R. W. Drenner, and D. Cross. 2005. "Do fish advisories accurately convey risk? Effect of small sample size and species specific advisories." Annual Meeting of the Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Grapevine, Texas.

Chumchal, M. M., K. D. Hambright, W. C. McClain, R. W. Drenner, and D. Cross. 2005. "Do fish advisories accurately convey risk? Effect of small sample size and species specific advisories." Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Sciences, Edinburg, Texas.

Chumchal, M. M., W. C. McClain, A. Davis, R. W. Drenner, K. D. Hambright, and L. Newland. 2005. "Effect of sample size and non-random samples on the issuance of fish advisories." Conference of the Texas River and Reservoir Management Society, Baylor University, Waco.

Hambright, K.D., T. Zohary, and H. Güde. 2003 “Experimental analysis of zooplankton grazing and nutrient remineralization in Lake Kinneret, Israel.” 3rd Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences; Edinburgh, Scotland.

Drenner, R.W. and K.D. Hambright. 2002. “Piscivores, trophic cascades and lake management.” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Victoria, BC, Canada.

Hambright, K.D., T. Zohary, and H. Güde. 2002. “Experimental analysis of zooplankton grazing and nutrient remineralization in Lake Kinneret, Israel.” Joint meeting of the Oklahoma-Texas Aquatics Research Group and the 29th Annual Great Plains Limnology Conference; University of Oklahoma Biological Station, Kingston, OK.

Hambright, K.D. and J. Yoon. 2002. “Zooplankton of Lake Texoma.” Joint meeting of the Oklahoma-Texas Aquatics Research Group and the 29th Annual Great Plains Limnology Conference, University of Oklahoma Biological Station, Kingston, OK.

Drenner, R.W. and K.D. Hambright. 2002. “Piscivores, trophic cascades and lake management.” Joint meeting of the Oklahoma-Texas Aquatics Research Group and the 29th Annual Great Plains Limnology Conference; University of Oklahoma Biological Station, Kingston, OK.

Eckert, W., K.D. Hambright, Y.Z. Yacobi, I. Ostrovsky, and A. Sukenik. 2001. “Internal wave induced changes in the chemical stratification in relation to the thermal structure in Lake Kinneret.” 28th Societas Internationalis Limnologiae Conference; Melbourne, Australia.

Hambright, K.D., T. Zohary, and H. Güde. 2001. “Experimental analysis of zooplankton grazing and predation in Lake Kinneret.” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Albuquerque, NM.

Zohary, T., K.D. Hambright, and H. Güde. 2001. “Phytoplankton species specific grazing losses to micro- and macro-zooplankton in Lake Kinneret.” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, Albuquerque, NM.

Blumneshine, S.C. and K.D. Hambright. 2001. “Filter feeding fishes: a link between water quality and fisheries management?” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Albuquerque, NM.

Parparov, A., K.D. Hambright, A.P. Ostapenya, and L. Hakanson. 2001. “Quantification of water quality in Lake Kinneret (Israel) and Naroch Lakes (Belarus).” Annual meeting of the North American Lake Management Society; Madison, WI.

Hambright, K.D., W. Eckert, P.R. Leavitt, T. Zohary, and S.S. Schwartz. 2000. “Hydrologic controls of P accumulation in Lake Kinneret: role of dams and diversions in regulating lake productivity.” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Copenhagen, Denmark.

Zohary, T. and K.D. Hambright. 2000. “Aphanizomenon blooms in Lake Kinneret: responses to nutrient additions and zooplankton grazing.” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Copenhagen, Denmark.

Schwartz, S.S. and K.D. Hambright. 2000. “Revelations on the structure of Bosmina populations in Lake Kinneret, Israel.” Annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America; Snowbird, Utah.

Hambright, K.D., W. Eckert, and I. Bar-Ilan. 1998. “Phosphorus and water quality in newly created Lake Agmon (Agmon-Hula wetlands), Israel.” 27th Societas Internationalis Limnologiae Conference; Dublin, Ireland.

Hambright, K.D., W. Eckert, P.R. Leavitt, T. Zohary, and S.S. Schwartz. 1998. “Paleolimnology in Lake Kinneret: a 100 year record.” 30th Anniversary Kinneret Limnological Laboratory Symposium, Ginnosar, Israel.

Drenner, R.W. and K.D. Hambright. 1997. “The ups and downs of biomanipulation.” Annual meeting of the North Texas Limnology Group; Arlington, TX.

Hambright, K.D. and T. Zohary. 1996. “Phytoplankton species diversity control through competitive exclusion and intermediate disturbances.” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Milwaukee, WI.

Hambright, K.D. and I. Bar-Ilan. 1996. “General water chemistry of the New Hula Lake.” 6th International Conference of the Israeli Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences; Jerusalem, Israel.

Parparov, A., K.D. Hambright, and T. Berman. 1996. “Limnological studies as part of the management framework for lakes with variable morphometry.” 6th International Conference of the Israeli Society for Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences; Jerusalem, Israel.

Hambright, K.D. and T. Zohary. 1996. “Hula: a newly reflooded wetland ecosystem in the Lake Kinneret watershed (Israel).” International Congress of Ecology 5th International Wetlands Conference; Perth, Australia.

Zohary, T. and K.D. Hambright. 1996. “Hula: limnology of a restored wetland ecosystem in Israel.” International Congress of Ecology 5th International Wetlands Conference; Perth, Australia.

Zohary, T., A.M. Pais-Madeira, R. Robarts, and K.D. Hambright. 1994. “Cyanobacteria-phytoplankton dynamics of a hypertrophic African lake.” IAWQ-SIL Special Conference, Selection Mechanisms Controlling Biomass Distribution between Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, and Macrophyte species; Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Hambright, K.D., M. Gophen, T. Zohary, O. Hadas, J. Easton, and B. Azoulay. 1994. “Plankton consumption by fish and zooplankton.” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Miami, FL.

Sandler, A., K.D. Hambright, I. Brenner, and L. Halicz. 1994. “Temporal and vertical patterns of trace and major elements in Lake Kinneret, Israel.” Annual meeting of the Geological Society of Israel, Ginnosar, Israel.

Hambright, K.D., M. Gophen, and S. Serruya. 1993. “Influence of long-term climatic changes on the thermal dynamics of Lake Kinneret.” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Edmonton, AL, Canada.

Hambright, K.D. 1991. “Role of alternate planktivorous fishes in piscivore-mediated trophic cascading effects.” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Halifax, NS, Canada.

Hambright, K.D. 1990. “Experimental analysis of the trophic cascade hypothesis.” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Williamsburg, VA.

Hambright, K.D. 1990. “Experimental analysis of prey selection by largemouth bass: role of bass mouth width and prey body depth.” Poconos Comparative Lakes Program; Lake Ariel, PA.

Morin, A., K.D. Hambright, N.G. Hairston, Jr., D.M. Sherman, and R.W. Howarth. 1989. “Consumer control of gross primary production in replicate freshwater ponds.” 24th Societas Internationalis Limnologiae Conference; Munich, Germany.

Hambright, K.D, R.W. Drenner, S.R. McComas, and N.G. Hairston. 1988. “Gape-limited piscivores, prey size refuges, and the trophic cascade.” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Boulder, CO.

Drenner, R.W., G.L. Vinyard, M. Gophen, U. Pollingher and K.D. Hambright. 1986. “Size-selective particle grazing by a filter-feeding cichlid: effects of surgical removal of gill rakers and microbranchiospines.” Joint meeting, 4th International Congress of Ecology and 71st Annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America; Syracuse, NY.

Trebatoski, R.J., K.D. Hambright, R.W. Drenner and D. Kettle. 1985. “Effect of bass predation on bluegill impact on plankton community structure: a test of a cascading effects hypothesis.” Annual meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography; Madison, WI.

Trebatoski, R.J., K.D. Hambright, R.W. Drenner and D. Kettle. 1985. “Piscivorous and planktivorous fish impacts on plankton community structure.” 88th Annual meeting of the Texas Academy of Sciences; Dallas, TX.

Hambright, K.D., B.T. Trebatoski, R.W. Drenner and D. Kettle. 1985. “An experimental study of the impacts of bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) and largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) on pond community structure.” 12th Annual Great Plains Limnology Conference; Fayetteville, AR.

Hambright, K.D., B.T. Trebatoski, R.W. Drenner and D. Kettle. 1984. “Bluegill impact on zooplankton community structure: effects of piscivory.” Annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists; Norman, OK.

Invited Lectures and Departmental Seminars
Hambright, K.D. 2006. “Microbial grazers in freshwater food webs: carbon and nutrient fluxes.” Department of Biology, Texas State University-San Marcos.

Hambright, K.D. 2006. “Microbial grazers in freshwater food webs: food webs and ecosystem function.” Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma.

Hambright, K.D. 2005. “Microzooplankton dominate carbon flow and nutrient cycling in freshwaters.” Laboratory of Protozoology, Blaise-Pascal University; Clermont-Ferrand, France.

Hambright, K.D. 2004. “Plankton ecology in the Sea of Galilee.” Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Texas A&M University; College Station, TX.

Hambright, K.D. 2003. “Zooplankton in the Sea of Galilee: selective grazing and nutrient recycling.” Department of Zoology, University of Hawai’i-Manoa; Honolulu, HI.

Hambright, K.D. 2002. “Zooplankton and water quality in Lake Kinneret: experimental analyses of grazing and nutrient remineralization.” Institute of Evolution, Haifa University; Haifa, Israel.

Hambright, K.D. 2002. “Fisheries management, zooplankton, and water quality in Lake Kinneret.” Israel Water Commission; Hatzor, Israel.

Hambright, K.D. 2001. “Zooplankton and water quality in the Sea of Galilee: experimental analyses of grazing and nutrient remineralization.” Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University; Stillwater, OK.

Hambright, K.D. 2001. “Lake Kinneret and water supply in Israel: ecological limits to operational supply.” Water in the Jordan Valley: Technical Solutions and Regional Cooperation; Conference sponsored by the University of Oklahoma International Programs Center, Center for Peace Studies; Norman, OK.

Hambright, K.D. 2000. “Trophic dynamics in Lake Kinneret.” Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Tabgha, Israel.

Hambright, K.D. 2000. “Zooplankton grazing: implications for water quality in Lake Kinneret.” German-Israeli Cooperation in Environmental Research, DISUM Workshop; Jerusalem, Israel.

Hambright, K.D. 1999. “Zooplankton in Lake Kinneret: grazing and predation.” Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research; Tabgha, Israel.

Hambright, K.D. 1999. “Paleolimnology in Lake Kinneret.” Geological Survey of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel.

Hambright, K.D. 1998. “Impacts of water supply and fisheries management on Lake Kinneret water quality?” Department of Zoology and Institute for Nature Conservation Research; Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Hambright, K.D. 1998. “Nutrient chemistry in Lake Agmon.” Workshop on Biogeochemical Processes in the Hula Valley: Potential Environmental Impacts of the Hula Project; Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.

Hambright, K.D. 1997. “Indices for defining water quality in Lake Kinneret.” Israel Ministry of the Environment; Tel Aviv, Israel.

Hambright, K.D. 1997. “Ecosystem destabilization and water quality deterioration in Lake Kinneret: role of management?” Institute of Evolution, Haifa University; Haifa, Israel.

Hambright, K.D. 1997. “Lake Agmon: a newly re-flooded wetland ecosystem in the Lake Kinneret watershed.” Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia; Aiken SC.

Hambright, K.D. 1997. “Ecosystem destabilization and water quality deterioration in Lake Kinneret: the role of management?” Department of Biology, Texas Christian University; Ft. Worth, TX.

Hambright, K.D. 1997. “Enhancement of eutrophication in Lake Kinneret, Israel by water supply and fisheries management.” State University of New York, Buffalo State College; Buffalo, NY.

Hambright, K.D. 1997. “Lake Kinneret ecosystem destabilization: roles of water supply and fisheries management.” Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University; Ithaca, NY.

Hambright, K.D. 1997. “The collapse of the Kinneret bleak fishery: role of bad management and overharvest.” Cornell University Biological Field Station; Bridgeport, NY.

Hambright, K.D. 1996. “Lake Kinneret, Israel's primary water reservoir: the role of limnology.” Artists and Lecturers Series, Macon State College; Macon, GA.

Hambright, K.D. 1996. “Man and the environment: water quality management in arid regions.” Department of Biology, Macon State College; Macon, GA

Hambright, K.D. 1995. “Zooplankton-phytoplankton interactions in Lake Kinneret.” Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research; Haifa, Israel.

Hambright, K.D. 1994. “Ecology of fishes in Lake Kinneret.” Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Rehovot and Israel Department of Fisheries; Ginnosar, Israel.

Hambright, K.D. 1992. “Long-term decline in the thermocline depth of Lake Kinneret.” Mekorot Water Company; Tabgha, Israel.

Hambright, K.D. 1990. “Morphological constraints within a predator-prey interaction: experimental analysis of the interaction between piscivore mouth gape and planktivore body depth and their roles in mediating the trophic cascade.” Aquatic Ecosystems Program, Lehigh University; Lake Ariel, PA.

Research Grants

Hambright, K.D. 2007. “Invasive and toxic golden algae in Lake Texoma: research to identify practical management measures for regulation of toxicity and prevention of blooms.” Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation; 5 years; PI; $ $2,370,805 (incl. $605,970 institutional match).

Zohary, T. and K.D. Hambright. 2007. “Stable isotope and stoichiometric analysis of recent species changes in Lake Kinneret.” US-Israel Binational Science Foundation; 4 years; Co-PI; $126,000.

Hambright, K.D. 2006. “Environmental monitoring program for Prymnesium parvum in Lake Texoma.” Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation; 3 years; PI; $501,243 (incl. $134,699 institutional match).

Hambright, K.D. 2006. “Habitat variation in mercury contamination in fishes: A novel experimental approach to quantify mercury methylation across habitat types.” University of Oklahoma Research Council; summer; PI; $8,777.

Hambright, K.D. 2005. “Toxicological and ecological role of Prymnesium parvum in Lake Texoma.” Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation; 2 years; PI; $269,599 (incl. $67,399 institutional match).

Hambright, K.D. 2004. “Fish, mercury and human health: preliminary data on factors affecting mercury levels in fish.” University of Oklahoma College of Arts and Sciences Junior Faculty Summer Fellowship; 6 months; PI; $6,000.

Hambright, K.D. 2003. “Renovation of the Lake Kinneret zooplankton monitoring program.” The Israel Water Commission; 2 years; PI; NIS 86,250 (USD equiv. = $19,167).

Hambright, K.D. 2003. “Algal-nutrient dynamics in fresh waters: direct and indirect effects of zooplankton grazing and nutrient remineralization.” Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute; 1 year; PI; $24,944 (plus $51,759 institutional match).

Yacobi, Y., T. Zohary, K.D. Hambright, and A. Sukenik. 2002.“Microscopical plankton in the Yarkon River.” The Yarkon River Authority; 2 years; NIS 51,100 (USD equiv. $11,356).

Hambright, K.D. 2002. “Morphological and life history analysis of the Bosmina longirostris complex in Lake Kinneret, Israel: factors allowing the co-existence of two similar morphotypes.” University of Oklahoma College of Arts and Sciences Junior Faculty Summer Fellowship; 6 months; PI; $6,000.

Hambright, K.D. 2001. “Long-term changes in Lake Kinneret zooplankton: analysis of a 30-year record.” Israel Ministry of Infrastructures and Energy; 3 years; PI; NIS 180,000 (USD equiv. $44,000).

Hambright, K.D., A. Parparov, and T. Berman. 2000. “Development and integration of a water quality index for Lake Kinneret.” Israel Water Commission; 2 years; NIS 80,000 (USD equiv. $20,000).

Sukenik, A. W. Eckert, Y. Yacobi, I. Ostrovsky, and K.D. Hambright. 1999 “High-resolution vertical and temporal monitoring in Lake Kinneret.” Israel Water Commission; 1 year; NIS 50,000 (USD equiv. $12,500).

Hambright, K.D., T. Zohary, and H. Güde. 1998. “Indirect zooplankton effects on water quality: grazing and nutrient remineralization.” German-Israel Research Foundation; 3 years; DM 259,000 (USD equiv. $143,889).

Parparov, P., K.D. Hambright, L. Håkanson, V. Bulon, and A. Ostepenia 1998. “Establishment of water quality indices for natural waters of Belarus and Ukraine.” European Union; 2 years; $35,000.

Hambright, K.D. and W. Eckert. 1997. “Phosphorus dynamics of the sediment-water interface of Lake Agmon (Hula Valley, Israel).” Israel Lands Authority and Israel Ministry of Agriculture; 1 year; NIS 15,000 (USD equiv. $4,213).

Berman, T., A. Parparov, and K.D. Hambright. 1997. “Establishment of water quality indices for Lake Kinneret.” Israel Ministry of the Environment; 1 year; NIS 40,000 (USD equiv-$11,236).

Hambright, K.D. and W. Eckert. 1995. “Potential relationship between water discharge regime, water levels, and phosphorus accumulation in Lake Kinneret.” Israel Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure; 1 year; NIS 44,896 (USD equiv. $15,219).

Gophen, M., P. Walline, and K.D. Hambright. 1995. “The Limnology of Lake Ilopango, (El-Salvador).” The Friends Association of Lake Ilopango; 1 year; $36,000.

Hambright, K.D. and S. Fridman. 1991. “Development of computer-assisted plankton analysis software.” The Shackelton Point Endowment, Cornell University; 3 months; $6,000.

Awards and Other Grants
Hambright, K.D. 2005. “Travel to the International Meeting of the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (Santiago de Campostela, Spain)” and “Institutional Exchange Visit with Blaise Pascal University Biological Field Station at Besse (Clermont-Ferrand, France);” College of Arts and Sciences Travel Award; College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Enrichment Award; Office of the Vice President for Research Travel Award; Presidential International Travel Fellowship; Biological Station Travel Award; Total funding: $5,054.

Weider, L.J., G.A. Wellborn, and K.D. Hambright. 2002. Infrastructure grant: “Expansion of housing facilities for guest researchers at the University of Oklahoma Biological Station.” National Science Foundation; 3 years; $187,500 (plus $162,500 institutional match)

Zohary, T. and K.D. Hambright. 1994. Administration Grant: “Scientific Coodination of the Aquatic Studies Program of Hula Restoration Project”; Israel Lands Authority and Israel Ministry of Agriculture; 4 years; NIS 160,000 (USD equiv. $53,333).

Hambright, K.D. 1991. Research Fellowship: “Trophic ecology in Lake Kinneret.” United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund; 1.5 years; $39,500.

Hambright, K.D. 1986-1991. Ph.D. Funding: “Algal and zooplankton community responses to piscivory: mediation through alternate planktivore types.” National Science Foundation; A.W. Mellon Foundation; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research; 5 years; Total funding, $33,066.


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