​I study how environmental variation (in space and time) affects the diversity and functioning of ecological communities.  I use laboratory, mesocosm, field, and data mining studies with temporary wetlands (including vernal pools and rock pools) to address questions at all ecological levels (individuals to ecosystem). My students and I research wet and dry phase taxa, including bacteria, algae, plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates. My research also encompasses food webs, metacommunities, latitudinal gradients, spatiotemporal linkages, eutrophication, species invasions, and disturbance ecology.  

Courses taught include General Ecology, Population and Community Ecology, Quantitative Methods in Biology, Introduction to Scientific Analysis, Seminar in Ecology,  and Community Metrics. 
​Jamie M. Kneitel, Ph.D.
Professor
​Assistant Chair
Department of Biological Sciences
California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, CA 95819-6077

Office: Sequoia Hall 404
Lab: Sequoia Hall 26 and 38
Office phone: 916.278.3633
Email: kneitel@csus.edu
Website: www.kneitel.weebly.com

Fulbright Scholar 
​Department of Evolutionary & Environmental Biology, University of Haifa (Israel) & Laboratoire de Botanique, Mycologie et Environnement, Université Mohammed V- Rabat (Morocco)

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Editorial Boards:
Oecologia
Limnology

Recent books and music
Picture
Temporary pond in the Middle Atlas, Morocco
News:
  • Upcoming Talk:
    • CSUS STEM Lecture Series on 9/27 at 6pm. Title: Here Today-Gone Tomorrow: 
      A Global Perspective of
      Seasonal Wetlands       ​(flyer, link)
  • Jamie gave a talk in the Seminar in Ecological and Environmental Issues on 9/11 in  SQU 338 at 6pm. Title: Seasonal Wetlands in
    Mediterranean Climate Regions: Patterns and Parallels
  • Welcome to new graduate student Sean O'Brien in the lab (8/20)
  • Jamie will be giving several talks this fall on the natural history of Mediterranean regions and his sabbatical research: EEC Seminar (Bio 186B) on 9/11, CSUS STEM Scholars Lecture on 9/27, and the Wildlife Society on 11/15. More details soon (8/9)
  • Welcome to ecologist Emerson Vieira (Universidade de Brasília) on sabbatical at Sac State (8/9)
  • Congratulations to Kharla on submitting her thesis! (8/1)
  • Jamie presented and participated in the CSU Climate Change Research Community web-conference. It was great to hear about the CC research across the CSU and connect with other researchers (6/19)
  • An article on my Fulbright in Sac State Magazine (6/7)