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Terrestrial ecosystem ecology; causes and feedbacks of biotic change; grassland ecology; plant-soil-animal interactions.
Much of our current research focuses on invasive species and how these interact with other components of global environmental change. Our lab attempts to conduct research on mechanisms that can enhance ecosystem services and conservation ecology for the Anthropocene.
New and emerging topics involve a) the transformation of the lower montane forests (into meadows and Ponderosa savanna) along the Colorado Front Range, and abiotic and biotic factors influencing changes in the Front Range grasslands.
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Education
- PhD: University of Georgia, 1979
Awards
- Chase Faculty Community Service Award, CU System, 2019
- BFA Excellence Award, CU Boulder Faculty Assembly, 2015
- Acknowledgement for contribution to Nobel Peace Prize Award, IPCC, 2007
- Boulder Pacesetter Award for work in the environment, Boulder Daily Camera, 2005
Courses taught
- EBIO 4800/5800: Planning, Conservation and Restoration in the Anthropocene
- EBIO 3270: Ecosystem Ecology
- EBIO 4800-5800: Critical Thinking (Novel Ecosystems)
- EBIO 6100: Graduate Seminar Group: Biotic Change
Outreach
Our outreach activities attempt to involve students and stakeholders in active conservation and restoration efforts that will enhance the resilience of the Front Range given the current suite of environmental drivers. For those wanting to get involved, you can email me, or check out the volunteer activities at .
Read my recent essay, "," about creating more absorbent landscapes.
Improving communications between scientists and society: The value of partnerships with journalists
Example publications
For additional publications, see .
Tim Seastedt, Oldfather, M. F. 2021: . Climate, 9(5): 87. DOI: 10.3390/cli9050087
Tim Seastedt 2021: . In Waide, R. and Kingsland, S. (eds). The Challenges of Long-Term Ecological Research: A Historical Analysis. Springer, 93-95. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-66933-1_4
Tim Seastedt, Caitlin White (she/her), Tucker, C., Beaury, E. M., Amy Concilio, Eve Gasarch, Haggans, V. J., Jane G. Smith 2020: . Plant Ecology, 221(8): 647-658. DOI: 10.1007/s11258-020-01039-8
Tim Seastedt 2020: . In Goldstein, M. I. and DellaSala, D. A. (ed.) Encyclopedia of the World’s Biomes. Elsevier, 265-274. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.11787-7
Hoover, D. L., Bestelmeyer, B., Grimm, N. B., Huxman, T. E., Reed, S. C., Sala, O., Tim Seastedt, Wilmer, H., Ferrenberg, S. 2020: . BioScience, 70(1): 35-47. DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biz126
Behringer, M., Anderson, A., Tim Seastedt 2019: . Ecological Restoration, 37(2): 70-72. DOI: 10.3368/er.37.2.70
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