Alan Hastings
Distinguished Professor
Department of Environmental Science and Policy
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

Tel: (530) 752-8116
Fax: (530) 752-3350
Email:
Web page: http://two.ucdavis.edu/~me/amh.html

Education
Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Cornell University, 1977
M.S., Applied Mathematics, Cornell University, 1975
B.S., Mathematics, Cornell University, 1973

  Research Interests
Alan Hastings, an ecologist, is interested in using mathematical and quantitative approaches to understand the dynamics and interactions of populations, especially emphasizing the spatial component. In the Bahamas Biocomplexity Project, he is focusing on the development of models describing the dynamics inside and outside marine protected areas (MPAs), developing basic principles to help guide the selection of MPAs and determining conditions that will help guarantee species persistence. Planned work includes model formulation and solution, as well as the development of appropriate statistical approaches to help design monitoring schemes for MPAs.

Selected Publications
Mumby, P.J. and A. Hastings. 2008. The impact of ecosystem connectivity on coral reef resilience. Journal of Applied Ecology 45: 854-862.

Gaines, S.D., B. Gaylord, L.R. Gerber, A. Hastings, and B. Kinlan. 2007. Connecting places; the ecological consequences of dispersal in the sea. Oceanography 20(3): 90-99. [PDF]

Mumby, P.J., A. Hastings, and H.J. Edwards. 2007. Thresholds and the resilience of Caribbean coral reefs. Nature 450: 98-101.

Hastings, A. and L.W. Botsford. 2006. A simple persistence condition for structured populations. Ecology Letters 9(7): 846-852.

Hastings, A. and L.W. Botsford. 2006. Persistence of spatial populations depends on returning home. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 6067-6072. [PDF]

Botsford, L.W. and A. Hastings. 2006. Conservation dynamics of marine metapopulations with dispersing larvae. In: J. Kritzer and P. Sale (eds.), Marine Metapopulations. Elsevier, New York: 411-429.

Sanchirico, J.N., U. Malvadkar, A. Hastings, and J.E. Wilen. 2006. When are no-take zones an economically optimal fishery management strategy? Ecological Applications 16(5): 1643-1659.

Olson, D., C. Cosner, S. Cantrell, and A. Hastings. 2005. Persistence of fish populations in time and space as a key to sustainable fisheries. Bulletin of Marine Science 76(2): 213-231. [PDF]

Hastings, A. 2004. Transients: the key to long-term ecological understanding? Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19: 39-45.

Guichard, F., S.A. Levin, A. Hastings, and D. Siegel. 2004. Toward a dynamic metacommunity approach to marine reserve theory. BioScience 54(11): 1003-1011. [PDF]

Gerber, L.R., L.W. Botsford, A. Hastings, H.P. Possingham, S.D. Gaines, S.R. Palumbi, and S.J. Andelman. 2003. Population models for marine reserve design: A retrospective and prospective synthesis. Ecological Applications 13(Supp.): 47-64. [PDF]

McCann, K.S., L.W. Botsford, and A. Hastings. 2003. Differential response of marine populations to climate forcing. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 60: 971-985.

Hastings, A. 2003. Metapopulation persistence with age dependent disturbance or succession. Science 301: 1525-1526.

Hastings, A. and L.W. Botsford. 2003. Comparing designs of marine reserves for fisheries and for biodiversity. Ecological Applications 13(Supp.): 65-70. [PDF]

Botsford, L.W., F. Micheli, and A. Hastings. 2003. Principles for the design of marine reserves. Ecological Applications 13(Supp.): 25-31. [PDF]

Lockwood, D.R., A. Hastings, and L.W. Botsford. 2002. The Effects of Dispersal Patterns on Marine Reserves: Does the Tail Wag the Dog? Theoretical Population Biology 61: 297-309.

Hastings, A. and L. Botsford. 1999. Equivalence in yield from marine reserves and traditional fisheries management. Science 284:1537-1538.

Hastings, A. 1977. Spatial heterogeneity and the stability of predator-prey systems. Theoretical Population Biology 12: 37-48.