Timothy Kittel
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Dr.
Timothy Kittel is a research ecologist and climatologist
with the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research,
University of Colorado, Boulder. He has over
thirty years of professional research experience in
global change science, with contributions to the
science of climate-biosphere interaction, historical
climatic change, and ecosystem and climate modeling.
Dr. Kittel's work
on climate change impacts has been included in IPCC and US
National assessments. His current research foci are
on approaches for considering climate change uncertainty
in biodiversity conservation planning and climate change
in high mountain regions. Dr. Kittel has published
over 75 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters in ecology
and climate dynamics.
Over the past decade,
Dr. Kittel's teaching has focused on field courses in
ecology and conservation biology. He currently
teaches Winter Field Ecology in the Rocky Mountains and
study abroad courses on conservation in the Brazilian
Atlantic Forest and the Caribbean region. |
RESEARCH
AREAS
Course websites:
- University of Colorado's
| Conservation Biology & Practice in
Brazil’s Atlantic Forest (Study Abroad Global Seminar, 3 credits EBIO
4100, 14-31 May 2012) is held in a 'conservation
crisis' setting -- the Atlantic Forest of eastern
Brazil. This ecoregion is a highly threatened
center of faunal and floral biodiversity.
Because much of the forest is in human-dominated
landscapes, successful conservation practice can only
occur jointly with efforts to alleviate socioeconomic
issues. In two and a half weeks, the course
offers you hands-on experience through on-going
conservation programs that couple biological
understanding with practice. The course is based
out of the educational facilities of one of Brazil's
largest environmental non-governmental organizations. On a
four-day fieldtrip to the coast, you'll visit and learn
about conservation in practice in the 1000-km long Serra
do Mar Biodiversity Corridor. The course is designed for undergraduate and graduate students in disciplines pertinent to conservation meets EBIO major 4000 and ENVS major Field and Applications requirements. Application Deadline 02/1/2012. Financial Aid available. For more information, please see: http://studyabroad.colorado.edu/?go=BrazilGS, or email: studyabr@colorado.edu. Additional details: Syllabus, Brochure (pdf, 2M), Presentation Slides (pdf, 2M). |
- Winter Ecology field course - Spring 2012
Winter Ecology (EBIO 4100 section 570, 3 credits) is a survey of physical and biological processes in wintertime snow-covered environments. We will spend 5 weekends exploring the ecology of upper montane, subalpine, and treeline landscapes in winter--processes which strongly affect what we see in summer. Topics include winter climate dynamics, snowpack evolution, vegetation dynamics, soil ecology, mammalogy, ornithology, and limnology. The course is based out of the CU Mountain Research Station's year-round Science Lodge.
- Columbia University - Summer session
- Summer Ecosystems Experience for Undergraduates (SEE-U) - Conservation Biology and Field Methods in Ecology, Dominican Republic (update pending) - 5-week field course: June-August 2012
- UNLV
- Biogeography - March 2012
CONTACT INFORMATION
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PURSUITS    BRAZIL'S ATLANTIC FOREST |
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    GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS |
Recreational Pursuits
Backcountry / telemark skiing
Mountain & Road biking
Contact Information
Institutional Links:
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Campus Box 450
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309-0450Overnight mail address: 1560 30th St., Boulder CO 80303
email: kittel@colorado.edu
skype: tim.kittel
INSTAAR University of Colorado at Boulder NREL, Colorado State University
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