Institute at Brown for Environment and Society

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Tyler Kartzinel

Peggy and Henry D. Sharpe Associate Professor of Environment and Society, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
tyler_kartzinel@brown.edu
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Research Interests Conservation biology, Molecular ecology, Evolution of species interactions

Biography

Kartzinel’s research uses forensic lab tools and field experiments to illuminate how species interact with each other. The outcome of species interactions like predation, competition, and mutualisms matter to nature and people, and knowledge of these interactions can help guide efforts to address global change.

Recent News

News from IBES

IBES announces 2025 Catalyst Research Awardees

IBES awarded grants to six core and affiliate faculty members, allowing them to conduct research that crosses boundaries and benefits communities, both at Brown and around the world.
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The Wildlife Society

An herbivore by any other name

A study led by biologists in IBES and EEOB revealed that different circumstances lead herbivores to eat a much wider variety of plants than previously believed.
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Forbes

Giraffes' gut microbiome communities determined by species, not diet

Researchers from Brown, including IBES Associate Professor Tyler Kartiznel, contributed to a study that found giraffes' gut microbiome is more closely tied to the giraffe’s species than to the specific plants it consumes.
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