Creighton M. Litton
Associate Professor
Forest Ecology
Office: Sherman Lab 240
Phone: (808) 956-6004
Fax: (808) 956-6539
E-mail: litton@hawaii.edu
Website: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/LittonC
Curriculum Vitae (PDF)
CTAHR Faculty Research Portfolio 2009
Education
Ph.D. Botany, University of Wyoming
M.S. Forest Resources, North Carolina State University
B.S. Environmental Science, Emory & Henry College
Courses Taught
- NREM 301 Natural Resources Management
- NREM 480 Applied Forest Ecology
- NREM 680 Ecosystem Ecology
- NREM 682 Restoration Ecology
Research/Extension Interests
My primary research focus is ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry of forested systems, although past and current work spans many aspects of plant ecology. Much of my research involves quantifying pools, fluxes and allocation of carbon in terrestrial ecosystems to examine their plasticity and response to a suite of global change variables. Specifically, I am interested in how climate change, invasive species, disturbances, and other global change variables impact plant-soil-atmosphere exchanges of carbon, water, and nutrients. In addition, I am interested in restoration ecology from the standpoint of restoring ecosystem processes and services on degraded lands.