Dr. Sandra Bibiana Correa

Title

Associate Professor

Contact Information

sbc257@msstate.edu
Office: 662-325-0158
Thompson Hall, Rm. 255

Overview

Education

Texas A&M University, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Wildlife and Fisheries
University of Florida, Master of Science (M.S.), Zoology
University of Valle, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Marine Biology

Research Interests

Ecology of Large Rivers
Floodplain Ecology
Fish Ecology
Flooded Forests
Species Interactions
Food Webs
Seed Dispersal by Fish
Tropical Ecology
Conservation Biology

Publications

Year	Publications
2025	Forero, A., Correa, S. B., Villa Navarro, F. 2025. Effects of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) introduction on Andean stream food webs. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 34:e70000.
2025	Liao, C., Neves, M., Correa, S., Qin, X., Xiong, M., Guo, C., Li, W., Yuan, J., Guo, C., Liu, J. 2025. Trophic niche interactions among native and non-native fish species vary spatially in one of the world's largest reservoirs. Aquatic Sciences 87.
2024	Beveridge, C., Espinoza, J., Athayde, S., Cuoto, T., Heilpern, S., Jenkins, C., Piland, N., Utsunomiya, R., Wongchuig, S., Correa, S., Anderson, E. 2024. The Andes-Amazon-Atlantic pathway: a foundational hydroclimate system for social-ecological system sustainability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121(22):E2306229121.
2024	Cuoto, T., Jenkins, C., Beveridge, C., Heilpern, S., Herrera-R., G., Piland, N., Zuanon, J., Doria, C., Montoya, M., Correa, S., Goulding, M., Anderson, E. 2024. Translating science into actions to conserve Amazonian freshwaters. Conservation Science & Practice
2024	Herrera-R, G. A., Heilpern, S. A., Cuoto, T. B., Victoria-Lacy, L., Duponchelle, F., Correa, S., Farah-Perez, A., Lopez-Casas, S., Canas-Alva, C. M., Doria, C. R., Anderson, E. P. 2024. The diversity of migratory behaviors in Amazonian fishes: a literature synthesis. Fish and Fisheries 25(1):114-133.
2023	Coffill-Rivera, M., Paez Mendez, Y., Little, L., Graham, P., Franks, J., Correa, S., Neal, J. W., Allen, P. J. 2023. Effects of temperature and salinity on blood chemistry and survival of juvenile Atlantic tarpon Megalops atlanticus. Journal of Fish Biology 103(2):272–279.
2023	Horowitz, L. B., Allen, P. J., Neal, J. W., Correa, S. 2023. Post-release mortality of angled Atlantic Tarpon Megalops atlanticus in Puerto Rico. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 15(e10238 (online)).
2023	Liao, C., Wang, J., Correa, S., Yu, J., Yang, R., Yuang, J., Li, W., Ye, S., Guo, C., Liu, J. 2023. Artificial water level fluctuation affects trophic niches of benthic fish assemblage in one of the largest reservoirs in the world. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 80(12):1921-1934.
2023	Liao, C., Ye, S., Zhai, D., Yu, J., Correa, S., Wen, F., Zhang, T., Fang, L., Guo, C., Liu, J. 2023. Tributaries create habitat heterogeneity and enhance fish assemblage variation in one of the largest reservoirs in the world. Hydrobiologia 850(19):4311-4326.
2022	Albuquerque, B. W., Costa, G., Correa, S. B., Zuanon, J., Piedade, M. T. 2022. Does the consumption of pioneer-tree seeds from flooded forests by freshwater sardines affect seed germination?. Acta Oecologica 117:103850.
2022	Carvalho, L. N., dos Santos Junior, J. B., Correa, S. B. 2022. Fish thieves: an alternative tactic of food capture in a Neotropical frugivorous species (Brycon falcatus). Austral Ecology 47(5):1140–1143.
2022	Coronado-Franco, K. V., Tedesco, P. A., Kolmann, M., Bornstein, S., Evans, K., Correa, S. 2022. Feeding habits influence species habitat associations at the landscape scale in a diverse clade of Neotropical fishes. Journal of Biogeography 49(12):2181-2192.
2022	Correa, S., van der Sleen, P., Siddiqui, S., Bogota-Gregory, J., Arantes, C., Barnett, A., Couto, T., Goulding, M., Anderson, E. 2022. Biotic indicators for ecological state change in Amazonian floodplains. BioScience 72(8):753-768.
2022	Hale, C., Granger, J., Correa, S., Siegert, C., DuBien, J. 2022. Atlantic White-Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides) Response Post- Hurricane Disturbance. Forest Science 68:270-282.
2022	Hale, C., Granger, J., Siegert, C., Correa, S., DuBien, J., Goldsmith, C., Kruckeberg, W. 2022. Microsite Habitat, Species Associations, and Habitat Suitability Model of a Globally Imperiled Shrub. Natural Areas 42(3):206-217.
2022	Liao, C., Chen, S., Correa, S. B., Ye, S., Zhang, T., Li, Z. 2022. Longitudinal habitat gradient affects diet and body condition of riverine fish: A case study of Pelteobagrus catfishes in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China. River Research and Applications 38:1601-1608.
2022	Liao, C., Wang, J., Ye, S., Li, Z., Correa, S. B., Zhang, T., Liu, J. 2022. Multifaceted fish diversities respond differently to impounding age and longitudinal location along a reservoir cascade. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
2022	Liao, C., Yu, J., Wang, J., Correa, S. B., Xiong, F., Zhai, D., Ye, S., Liu, J. 2022. Trends and mechanisms behind the invasion of Coilia brachygnathus (Actinopterygii, Engraulidae) in one of the world's largest reservoirs. Hydrobiologia 849:2919–2932.
2022	Prestes, L., Barthem, R., Mello-Filho , A., Anderson, E., Correa, S., Couto, T., Venticinque, E., Forsberg , E., Bentes, B., Goulding, M. 2022. Proactively averting the collapse of Amazon fisheries based on migratory species. PLOS ONE 17(3):e0264490.
2022	Shamaskin, A. C., Correa, S. B., Street, G. M., Linhoss, A. C., Evans, K. 2022. Considering the influence of land-use/land cover on estuarine biotic richness with Bayesian hierarchical models. Ecological Applications 32:e2675.
2021	Araujo, J. M., Correa, S., Penha, J., Anderson, J., Traveset, A. 2021. Implications of overfishing of frugivorous fishes for cryptic function loss in a Neotropical floodplain. Journal of Applied Ecology 58(7):1499–1510.
2021	Carvalho, L. N., dos Santos Junior, J. B., Correa, S. B. 2021. Uncovering mechanisms of seed predation by fish. Biotropica 53(6):1460–1464.
2020	Araujo, J., Correa, S. B., Anderson, J., Penha, J. 2020. Fruit preferences by fishes in a Neotropical floodplain. Biotropica 52:1131–1141.
2020	Bogota-Gregory, J. D., Lima, F. C., Correa, S., Silva-Oliveira, C., Jenkins, D. G., Ribeiro, F. R., Lovejoy, N. R., Reis, R. E., Crampton, W. G. 2020. Biogeochemical water type influences community composition, species richness, and biomass in megadiverse Amazonian fish assemblages. Scientific Reports 10(15349).
2020	Santos, J., Correa, S. B., Boudreau, M. R., Carvalho, L. N. 2020. Differential ontogenetic effects of gut passage through fish on seed germination. Acta Oecologica 108(103628).
2019	Correa, S. B. 2019. Fish frugivory in Neotropical wetlands: past, present and future of a unique interaction. Special issue: Diagnosis and Management of Wetlands in Protected Areas. Biodiversidade Brasileira –BioBrasil (Journal of the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation) 9(2):34-44.
2019	Liao, C., Chen, S., Correa, S. B., Li, W., Zhang, T., Liu, J. 2019. Impoundment led to spatial trophic segregation among three closely related catfish species in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China. Marine and Freshwater Research 71(7):750-760.
2018	Correa, S. B., Winemiller, K. 2018. Terrestrial–aquatic trophic linkages support fish production in a tropical oligotrophic river. Oecologia 186(4):1069-1078.
2018	Costa-Pereira, R., Lucas, C., Crossa, M., Anderson, J. T., Albuquerque, B. W., Dary, E. P., Piedade, M. T., Demarchie, L. O., Rebouçase, E. R., Costa, G. S., Galetti, M., Correa, S. B. 2018. Defaunation shadow on mutualistic interactions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115(12):E2673-E2675.
2018	Liao, C., Chen, S., Silva, S. S., Correa, S. B., Yuan, J., Zhang, T., Li, Z., Liu, J. 2018. Spatial changes of fish assemblages in relation to filling stages of the Three Gorges Reservoir, China. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 34(6):1293-1303.

Graduate Students

Awards & Honors

Multidisciplinary Expert Scientific Advisory Group of the 7th Edition of the Global Environment Outlook: Action for a Healthy Planet (GEO‐7)
United Nations Environment Programme
Early Career Achievement Award
Mississippi State University College of Forest Resources
DAFVM International Award Nominee
Mississippi State University DAFVM
DAFVM Teaching Award Nominee
Mississippi State University DAFVM
Teaching Award
Mississippi State University College of Forest Resources
Science Panel for the Amazon
United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Travel Award to Graduate Student Karold Coronado
Mississippi State University Graduate School
Grants in Aid of Research to Graduate Student Conner Owens
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society
Student Research Scholarship Award to Graduate Student Conner Owens
The Mississippi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society-MSAFS

Society Memberships

American Fisheries Society, Mississippi State University Student Sub-Unit
American Fisheries Society
Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation
Ecological Society of America

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