John J. Hutchens Jr.
Professor, Biology/Department Chair
Education
Ph.D., University of Georgia, Ecology
M.S., Virginia Tech, Biology
B.S., Virginia Tech, Biology
Personal webpage
Research and Teaching Interests
I am an aquatic ecologist interested in the structure and function of stream and wetland ecosystems. I am especially interested in how human activity influences aquatic ecosystems, and typically focus on benthic macroinvertebrates and ecosystem processes in freshwater streams and wetlands, and salt marshes.
Areas of Expertise
- Ecology of streams and wetlands
- Benthic macroinvertebrate ecology
- Diets of carnivorous plants
Recent Publications
Bush, B.M., J.J Hutchens, V. Gulis and K.S. Godwin. 2017. Impact of macroconsumers on leaf breakdown and detritivores in wetlands on a Southeastern US Coastal Plain floodplain during drought. Wetlands 37:1169-1179.
Hutchens, J.J. and J.O. Luken. 2015. Prey capture success by established and introduced populations of the Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula). Ecological Restoration 33:171-177.
Barker, J.E., J.J. Hutchens and J.O. Luken. 2014. Macroinvertebrates associated with water hyacinth roots and a root analogue. Freshwater Science 33:159-167.
Noe, Z., J. Jackson, J.J. Hutchens, K. Walters, J.O. Luken and K.S. Godwin. 2014. Effects of shoreline development on composition and physical structure of plants in a South Carolina high marsh. Estuaries and Coasts 37:56-66.