Andre Buchheister

Andre Buchheister is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Fisheries Biology at Cal Poly Humboldt, specializing in fisheries science through ecological modeling, statistics, fieldwork, and laboratory methods.

Education:

• B.S. Biology (Marine Biology concentration), Duke University, 2002
• M.S. Marine Science (Fisheries Science concentration), College of William & Mary, 2008
• Ph.D. Marine Science (Fisheries Science concentration), College of William & Mary, 2013

Research Interests: His work centers on four interrelated areas: ecosystem-based fisheries management, fish community and marine ecosystem structure/function, trophic dynamics/predator-prey interactions, and fish population dynamics. He integrates advanced statistical approaches with field studies to address applied fisheries questions.

Publication Trends: Recent publications (2020-2024) emphasize ecosystem approaches for forage fish (particularly Atlantic menhaden), environmental DNA applications for fish monitoring (e.g., Coho Salmon), climate change impacts on marine ecosystems, and marine protected area efficacy in Northern California and Chesapeake Bay systems.

Advising: He has mentored graduate students including Leon Davis (2022), Max Grezlik (2021), Nissa Kreidler (2020), Alex Juan, Jason Shaffer, and Claire Stuart on topics spanning marine protected areas, invasive species management, fisheries modeling, and eDNA survey methods.