Sisimac Duchicela
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Ph.D. in Geography and the Environment, University of Texas at Austin

​M.S. in Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

B.S. in Biology, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador

I'm a biogeographer and conservation ecologist. My research interests involve the ecology, plant taxonomy and conservation of high mountain ecosystems, specifically of Andean forests, páramos, and punas. Additionally, I am interested in understanding the effects of climate change on high mountain vegetation.

Tropical Alpine Ecology

I am interested in understanding the effects of land use change on tropical alpine landscapes. For centuries humans in the Andes have interacted closely with high mountain ecosystems. However, global environmental change is altering the way humans interact with their environment and, in turn, the feedback obtained from these ecosystems. My research looks at how high Andean ecosystems are changing and what this means for local people.
Yanacocha Reserve, Ecuador (2022)
Photo by: S. Duchicela
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Botany

Since 2007 I have been working on the taxonomy, ecology and biology of tropical alpine vegetation.  In these ecosystems, vegetation presents adaptations that allow it to survive in harsh, variable conditions. The results of these adaptations are beautifully unique species, of which some are so rare they can only be found on specific mountain tops!
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Gentianella rupicola Photo by: S. Duchicela (2016)

“Our imagination is struck only by what is great; but the lover of natural philosophy should reflect equally on little things.” 

- Alexander von Humboldt

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