| Expertise |
Palynology; Paleo-ecology; Quaternary ecology; Paleoclimatology; History of biodiversity; Paleobotany; Geo-ecology; Reconstruction of changes in vegetation and climate based on records of fossil pollen grains from sediment cores; Evolution of (tropical) ecosystems during Tertiary and Quaternary time; Correlation of climate records from marine and terrestrial sediments, and impact of orbital forcing on climatic change; Distribution of plant biodiversity and relationship with geological and climatic history |
| Expertise (NL) |
Palynologie; Paleo-ecologie; Kwartair ecologie; Paleoklimatologie; Geschiedenis van biodiversiteit; Paleobotanie; Geo-ecologie; Reconstructie van vegetatie- en klimaatveranderingen tijdens het Kwartair (laatste 2,5 miljoen jaar) gebaseerd op fossiel pollen uit sedimentkernen; Snelle klimaatveranderingen; Evolutie van (tropische) ecosystemen tijdens het Tertiair en Kwartair; Correlatie van klimaatregistraties uit de diepzee en van continenten en invloed van aardbaan-variabelen op het klimaat; Verbreiding van planten-biodiversiteit en de relatie met de geologische en klimatologische geschiedenis. |
| Digital Author ID |
info:eu-repo/dai/nl/070285020 |
| KNAW member |
Science Division |
| Addition |
Member of the Scientific Board of The Netherlands Centre for Geo-ecological Research (ICG); Chairman of the Hugo de Vries-Foundation, based at the University of Amsterdam, function: selection of requests for grants in the field of botany; Member of the Netherlands MAB-SCOPE-IGBP Commission of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW); Member of the Netherlands INQUA-Commission of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW); Member of the Geosciences Council (ARA) of the Royal Netherl |
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