Field Experience -- T Kittel

Chilean.Winter.Rainfall -Valdivian Forests

So. America

1973

Andean, subtropical, and temperate ecosystems of Bolivia, Paraguay, southwestern Brazil, Argentina, and central Chile. Aug-Sept 1973.

Iguazu Falls National Parks, Argentina & Brazil
Patagonia coastal desert, Argentina

Tropical Andes

Chilean Winter Rainfall -Valdivian Forests

Central /
Western Canada

1974

Cold temperate grasslands to boreal forests of Manitoba, Canada.
Mountain ecosystems of Alberta, Canada. Aug-Sept 1974.

Scandinavia /
British Isles

1977

Temperate to arctic ecosystems of Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden.
Temperate highland and maritime ecosystems of Scotland and England. Sept 1977.

Chile

1977

Chilean mattoral to Valdivian temperate rain forest transect. Dec 1977.

Chilean mattoral NT1201
Valdivian.temperate forests NT0404

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1977-78

Guanacos of Patagonia Research Expedition. Volunteer Scientist. EarthWatch Expeditions. Tierra del Fuego and Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Dec 1977-Jan 1978.

Southern beech forests, semi-arid shrublands, and subantarctic grasslands and bogs of Patagonia

Magellanic subpolar forests NT0402

Maputaland-Pondoland -Albany

Alaska

1980

Aniuk and Noatak rivers, Brooks Range (now, Noatak National Preserve).
Denali National Park. July 1980.

Alaskan arctic and subarctic tundra, and boreal forest.

Australasia

1987

Temperate to tropical ecosystems of New Zealand, Australia, and Indonesia. Jan-Feb 1987.

New Zealand

Southwest Australia

Sundaland

Costa Rica

1989

Monteverde and La Selva Biological Reserves. June 1989.

Mesoamerica

Brazil

1992

The Global Forum, Rio de Janeiro. Non-governmental organization (NGO) conference in conjunction with UN Conference on the Environment and Development (Earth Summit). June 1992.

1992

Atlantic Forest reserves (states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo)
Pantanal and Cerrado ecosystems (Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul)
Araucária reserves (Paraná). June-July 1992.

Atlantic Forest

Cerrado

Atlantic Coast restingas NT0102
Pantanal NT0907
Araucaria moist forests NT0101
Cerrado NT0704

Hawai’i

1992

Island of Kauai natural areas. Aug 1992.

Polynesia-Micronesia

Nepal

1993

Annapurna Conservation District and vicinity. May 1993.

Foothill to high-elevation environments of the Himalaya.

Himalaya

Southern
& E. Africa

1996

Vegetation of South Africa Excursion. International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS). Sept-Oct 1996.

Transect from: Namaqualand and Karoo deserts, Cape Mediterranean scrub to Afromontane forests and subtropical grasslands and savannas of South Africa.

Cape Floristic Region

Succulent Karoo

1996

Tropical highland ecosystems of Zimbabwe, Tanzania (including Mt. Kilimanjaro), and Kenya. Oct-Nov 1996.

Eastern Afromontane

China

1998

Great Wall of China vicinity ecosystems: Cold temperate dry scrub. June 1998

Mongolia

1998

Lake Khövsgöl, Siberian boreal forest, steppe, and South Gobi Desert. June-July 1998.

Iceland

1999

Active Volcanoes in Iceland Excursion. International Union for Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). July 1999.

Transect through the Icelandic Rift. Subarctic grasslands, tundra, and birch woodlands.

Cuba

2001

Cuban Bird Conservation and Natural Areas Workshop. Natural Areas Association. Nov 2001. (Under humanitarian project license from US Dept of the Treasury.)

WORKSHOP RPT (pdf file)

Conservation reserves and national parks of western Cuba -
Matanzas, Pinar del Río, and Havana provinces

Caribbean Islands

Brazil

2002

Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates – Brazil 2002 course. Instructor. Columbia University and Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas, Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo, Brasil. July-Aug 2002.

COURSE INFO

Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) and adjacent environments, State of São Paulo.

2002

Southern coastal and interior Atlantic Forest and Mangrove reserves, Paraná state, Brazil. Aug 2002.

Parque Nacional de Superagüi, Paraná

Parque Nacional do Iguaçu, Paraná

Galápagos Islands xeric scrub NT1307

Ecuador /
Pacific Islands

2002

Darwin Discovery Natural History Workshop. Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador. Nov 2002.

Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena

2002

Ecuadorian Pacific Cloud Forest. Nov 2002.

Tropical Andes

Western Ecuador moist forests NT0178

Yucatan, Mexico

2003

The Nature Conservancy 4th Wetland Management Network Workshop – From Science to Strategy: How to Put Lessons from Wetland Ecology into Practice. Tulum, Quintana Roo (Yucatán), México. April 2003.

Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve.

Mesoamerica

Yucatán dry forests NT0235

Brazil

2003

Cerrado and Cerradão reserves, Distrito Federal (Brasília) and Goiás, Brazil. May 2003.

Reserva Ecológica do IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística), DF
RPPN Fazenda Vaga Fogo Boa Vista and other reserves, Pirenópolis, Goiás
[RPPN = Reservas Particular do Patrimônio Natural (Natural Hertitage Private Reserves)]

Cerrado

Cerrado NT0704

2003

Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates – Brazil 2003 course.Instructor. Columbia University and Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas, Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. May-Aug 2003.

2003

Interior and coastal ecosystems of Bahia, Brazil. Aug-Sept 2003.

Parque Nacional da Chapada Diamantina, Bahia – Campo Rupestre and Caatinga subtropical ecosystems.
North-coast Atlantic Forest and Restinga (sand plain forest/shrublands), Bahia

Caatinga NT1304
Bahia.coastal.forests NT0103
Atlantic Coast restingas NT0102

Brazil

2004

Caatinga (dryland) and adjacent ecosystems of the Sertão, northeastern Brazil (Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, and Ceará states). May 2004.

Parque Nacional da Serra da Caprivara, Piauí – Caatinga
Parque Nacional Sete Ciudades, Piauí – Caatinga/Cerrado
Parque Nacional de Ubajara, Ceará – Montane humid forest (=northern limit of Atlantic Forest)

Caatinga NT1304

2004

Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates – Brazil 2004 course.Lead Instructor. Columbia University and Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas, Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. May-July 2004.

Hispaniolan dry forests NT0215

2004

Tropical ecosystems of Amazônas and Roraima states, Brazil. July 2004.

Arquipélago de Anavilhanas Ecological Reserve, Amazônas – Rio Negro island and channel complex.
Roraima landscapes – Lavrado (Amazonian savana)

Dominican Republic

2005

Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates – Dominican Republic 2005 course. Lead Instructor. Columbia University and Punta Cana Biodiversity Laboratory, Puna Cana, Dominican Republic. May-July 2005.

COURSE INFO

Punta Cana Marine Reserve & vicinity – Caribbean coral reef, Caribbean dry/semihumid coastal forest
Ebano Verde Ecological Station – Caribbean highlands cloud forest

Caribbean Islands

Puerto Rico

2005

Caribbean tropical terrestrial and reef ecosystems, Puerto Rico. July 2005.

Luquillo Mountains, Caribbean National Forest – Caribbean highland tropical rain forest
Isla Culebra – Caribbean dry coastal woodland/scrubland, Caribbean coral reef

Caribbean Islands

Puerto Rican moist forests NT0155

Brazil

2005

Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates – Brazil 2005 course. Lead Instructor. Columbia University and Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas, Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. July-Aug 2005.

COURSE INFO

Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) and adjacent environments, State of São Paulo

Subtropical ecosystems of southern Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul & Santa Catarina states). Aug 2005

Parque Nacional Lagoa do Peixe – Coastal strand & estuarian ecosystems
Parques Nacionais Aparados da Serra & Serra Geral –
Araucária Forest, southern limit Atlantic Forest, Campos & Elfin Woodland complex
A Frontera (borderlands with Uruguay) – Pampas

Araucaria moist forests NT0101

Around the World

Hawaii, USA

2006

Semester At Sea - Fall 2006 Voyage. Lecturer. Institute for Shipboard Education, Charlottesville, VA. August-December 2006.

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VOYAGE ITINERARY

Pacific Island lee & windward ecosystems, Oahu, HI. Sept 2006.

Polynesia-Micronesia

Japan

2006

Temperate & subtropical ecosystems of East Asia. Sept 2006.

Japan Alps National Park, Japan – Cool temperate mixed (deciduous broadleaf/evergreen conifer/deciduous conifer) montane forest
Iwatayama Monkey Park, Arashiyama, Japan – Temperate deciduous forest. Trip Leader.

Japan

China

2006

Li River, Guilin, China – Karst ecosystems
Lantau Country Park, Hong Kong, China – Subtropical montane grassland & woodland

Indo-Burma

Vietnam

2006

Tropical wet forest and dry ecosystems of SE & S Asia. Sept-Oct 2006.

Can Gio Biosphere Reserve, Vietnam – Mangrove
Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam – Tropical semi-evergreen forest. Trip Leader.

Photos © 2006 G Kittel, all rights reserved

Indo-Burma

Burma

2006

Eastern Shan State, Burma/Myanmar – Tropical semi-evergreen forest. Trip Leader.

Indo-Burma

India

2006

Southern Daccan Plateau – Tropical dry scrub
Periyar Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats, India – Tropical semi-evergreen forest

Photos © 2006 G Kittel, all rights reserved

Western Ghats & Sri Lanka

Egypt

2006

Subtropical deserts of Egypt. Oct 2006. Bus Leader.

Eastern Desert (Adabiya), Western Desert (Luxor)
Nile Valley & Nubian Desert (Aswan & Abu Simbel)

Photo © 2006 G Kittel, all rights reserved

Turkey

2006

Mediterranean ecosystems of Turkey. Oct- Nov 2006.

Termessos, Antalya, southern Turkey – High Maquis
Ballikaya Canyon, northern Turkey – Low Maquis. Trip Leader.
Photos © 2006 G Kittel, all rights reserved

Mediterranean Basin

Croatia

2006

Mediterranean and adjacent ecosystems of Dalmatica, Croatia. Nov 2006. Trip Leader.
Dalmatican Coast – Low Maquis, Garique, Pinewoods, Submontane mixed (deciduous broadleaf/evergreen conifer) woodlands; and
Krka National Park – Laurel (mixed broadleaf) Forest.

Mediterranean Basin

Spain

2006

Mediterranean ecosystems of Andalucia, Spain. Nov 2006.
Parque Natural Grazalema, Spain – Encinar (Evergreen Oakwoods), Bosque Mixto (Mixed Woods), Pinsapar (Spanish Fir Forest), montane grasslands
Parque Natural Los Alcornocales, Spain – Alcornocal (Cork Oakwoods)
Parque Natural La Breña y Marismas Barbate, Spain – Umbrella Pinewoods

Mediterranean Basin

Florida, USA
(within the conterminous US - was our end to the SAS voyage)

2006

Floridian subtropical ecosystems. Dec 2006.

Corkscrew Marsh Aududon Sanctuary & Big Cypress National Preserve – Bald Cypress & Pond Cypress swamps, Wet Marsh, and Pine Flatwoods
Everglades National Park – Mangrove, and Marl Prairie Slough-Mixed (temperate-tropical) Hardwood Hammocks

Canada

2007

Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) Alaska–Yukon–British Columbia Conservation Exchange Workshop. Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada. May 2007.

Kluane National Park – Boreal montane forest and adjacent ecosystems

Brazil

2007

Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates – Brazil 2007 course. Lead Instructor. Columbia University and Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas, Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. June-July 2007.

COURSE INFO

Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) and adjacent environments, State of São Paulo

2007

Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) restoration landscapes, States of São Paulo (SP) & Rio de Janeiro (RJ). July 2007.

Pontal do Paranapanema, western SP – Parque Estadual Morro do Diablo & vicinity
Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (IPÊ) projects:

Small population conservation – Black Lion Tamarin (Mico leão preto)

Corridor, green hug, and Landless Movement Settlements' reforestation

Reserva Ecológica de Guapiaçu (REGUA), eastern RJ – Conservation and restoration of Mata Atlantica forest and wetlands.

Canada

2007

Vancouver Island, August 2007. Pacific Coastal Forests.

Brazil

2008

Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates – Brazil 2008 course. Lead Instructor. Columbia University and Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas, Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. May-July/July-Aug 2008.

2008

Cerrado systems, Distrito Federal (DF) (Brasília) and Goiás (GO), Brazil. July 2008.

Reserva Ecológica do IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística), DF
Parque Nacional da Chapadas dos Veadeiros, GO
Reserva do Vale da Lua, GO
RPPN da Bacia do Ribeirão Cocal, GO
[RPPN = Reservas Particular do Patrimônio Natural (Natural Hertitage Private Reserves)]

2008

Campos de Altitude (High Altitude Grasslands), a component of Atlantic Forest, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) & States of São Paulo (SP). Aug 2008.

Parque Nacional do Itatiaia (Parte Alta), northwestern RJ
Horto Florestal / Parque Estadual de Campos do Jordão, southeastern SP

Brazil

2009

Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates – Brazil 2009 course. Lead Instructor. Columbia University and Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas, Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. May-July/July-Aug 2009.

2009

Cerrado systems, Minas Gerais, Brazil. July 2009.

Reservas: Claro-Casa Pedra and Cachoeira Paraíso, Delfinópolis, MG
Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra.

Brazil

2010

Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates – Brazil 2010 course. Lead Instructor. Columbia University and Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas, Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. May-July 2010.

Puerto Rico

2010

Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates – Puerto Rico 2010 course. Lead Instructor. Columbia University - El Verde, PR. July-August 2010.

El Verde Field Station & El Yunque National Forest
Isla Magueyes Marine Research Station

2010

Terrestrial ecosystems of Puerto Rico. Aug 2010.

Karst Forest (Bosque Estatal de Río Abajo, Rio Arecibo)
Cordillera Central Upper Montane & Elfin Tropical Forest (Bosque Estatal Toro Negro: Doña Juana Recreation Area, Cerro Punta)
Serpentine Forest (Bosque Estatal de Maricao, Bosque Estatal de Susúa)
Dry Tropical Forest (Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge, Bosque Seco Estatal de Guánica)

PR forests

Brazil

2011

Conservation Biology & Practice in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest (Study Abroad Global Seminar). Faculty Director, University of Colorado, Boulder, and Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas, Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. May 2011.

COURSE INFO

Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates – Brazil 2011 course. Lead Instructor. Columbia University and Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas, Nazaré Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil. May-July 2011.