Palaeoenvironmental Change Research

Welcome to the pages of the Palaeoenvironmental Change Research group. Our work explores the nature of vegetation, human and climate interactions mainly during the Quaternary (last c. 2 million years).

We use a wide range of techniques to address questions such as: what was the role of people in shaping the modern landscape, or how is past vegetation change recorded in the sedimentary record? It is hoped that the information generated can be used to inform conservation and development policy.

Thanks

William Gosling
Alison Blyth
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Current group projects

• Climate-vegetation dynamics in western tropical Africa
• Organic matter preserved in cave sediments: a new environmental proxy
• Climate change impacts on hyper-diverse Amazonian ecosystems
• Examining modern distribution of Chironomids in the Neotropics

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News via the Palaeolimnology et al. blog

Palaeolimnology et al. blog

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Interested in joining us?

If you are interested in our research and would like to develop a new collaboration, at any level (school projects for the summer to emeritus Professor), please contact us. We will be happy to discuss possibilities.

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Last updated: 26/01/2012