Kimberly Wickland
Kimberly Wickland is a Research Ecologist for the Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center.
I lead interdisciplinary studies that increase our understanding of the complexities of carbon cycling across terrestrial and aquatic environments; the impacts of climate, disturbance, and land use on coupled biogeochemical cycles; and the implications of changing carbon and nutrient dynamics for future climate and ecosystem conditions. My research covers a large range of ecosystems including wetlands, forests, tundra, lakes, streams, and rivers in temperate and high latitude regions.
Professional Service
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Coordinating Lead Author - IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands (2011-2014)
- Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) Board of Directors, Member-at-Large (2014-2020)
- ASLO Awards Committee Chair (2015-2019)
- Associate Editor, Limnology and Oceanography (2015-2019)
- Associate Editor, Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences (2018-present)
Academic Service
- Graduate student Research Advisor (University of Colorado-Boulder: Geological Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering)
- Graduate Thesis Committee Member (University of Colorado-Boulder; Florida State University; Northern Arizona University; University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- PhD Opponent (Stockholm University, Sweden; Uppsala University, Sweden)
- PhD External Examiner (Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada)
- Postdoctoral Research Advisor (USGS Mendenhall Program; Marie Sklodovska Curie European Union Global Research Fellow Program)
Science and Products
Water Quality Across Regional Stream Networks: The Influence of Land Cover and Land Use, Climate, and Biogeochemical Processing on Spatiotemporal Variance
Land cover and land use (LC/LU), climate, and biogeochemical processing are significant drivers of water quality in streams and rivers over broad scales of space and time. As LC/LU and climate continue to change we can expect changes in water quality. This project seeks to understand the drivers of spatial and temporal variability in water quality across scales using new and existing data to...
Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE)
ABoVE: Vulnerability of inland waters and the aquatic carbon cycle to changing permafrost and climate across boreal northwestern North America. Carbon released from thawing permafrost may fuel terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems or contribute to greenhouse gas emission, leading to a potential warming feedback and further thaw.
Nome Creek Experimental Watershed
The Nome Creek Experimental Watershed (NCEW) has been the site of multiple studies focused on understanding hydrology, biogeochemistry, and ecosystem changes related to permafrost thaw and fire in the boreal forest.
Science and Products
Water Quality Across Regional Stream Networks: The Influence of Land Cover and Land Use, Climate, and Biogeochemical Processing on Spatiotemporal Variance
Land cover and land use (LC/LU), climate, and biogeochemical processing are significant drivers of water quality in streams and rivers over broad scales of space and time. As LC/LU and climate continue to change we can expect changes in water quality. This project seeks to understand the drivers of spatial and temporal variability in water quality across scales using new and existing data to...
Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE)
ABoVE: Vulnerability of inland waters and the aquatic carbon cycle to changing permafrost and climate across boreal northwestern North America. Carbon released from thawing permafrost may fuel terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems or contribute to greenhouse gas emission, leading to a potential warming feedback and further thaw.
Nome Creek Experimental Watershed
The Nome Creek Experimental Watershed (NCEW) has been the site of multiple studies focused on understanding hydrology, biogeochemistry, and ecosystem changes related to permafrost thaw and fire in the boreal forest.