Posted on February 12, 2017
by WDG
Leave a Comment
I am delighted to report that I have recently been appointed as an Associate Editor for the journal Vegetation History & Archaeobotany (VHA). The journals scope is global and covers Quaternary environmental and climatic change, with a specific focus on the Holocene and pre-historic…
Category: News, William GoslingTags: Amazonia, archaeology, Argentina, Brazil, dry forest, glacial, Holocene, Humans, interglacial, last glacial maximum, modern pollen, orbital, palaeoecology, paleoecology, Pleistocene, pollen, pre-historic, precipitation, Quaternary, research articles, review articles, short articles, South America, temperature, vegetation, Vegetation History & Archaeobotany, VHA
Posted on October 20, 2015
by WDG
Leave a Comment
Open access online: Flantua, S.G.A., Hooghiemstra, H., Grimm, E.C., Behling, H., Bush, M.B., González-Arango, C., Gosling, W.D., Ledru, M., Lozano-García, S., Maldonado, A., Prieto, A.R., Rull, V. & Van Boxel, J.H. Updated site compilation of the Latin American Pollen Database. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology…
Category: Journal articles, Suzette Flantua, William GoslingTags: Age control density, Amazon, Andes, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Caribbean, Centra America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, fossil pollen, geochronology, Holocene, LAPD, Latin America, literature, modern pollen, Neotoma, Neotropics, open access, Paraguay, Patagonia, Peru, Pleistocene, Pollen analysis, pollen database, Publication history, Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, RPP, Site distribution patterns, South America, Updated site compilation of the Latin American Pollen, Venuzuela, Younger Dryas
Posted on July 28, 2015
by WDG
Leave a Comment
Institute for Biodiversity & Ecosystem Dynamics Faculty of Science University of Amsterdam Characterization of Neotropical ecosystems by their modern pollen spectra and organic chemical composition Develop skills in pollen identification, pollen chemical characterization, and the analysis of organic biomarkers. Examine ecological variation across an…
Category: News, William GoslingTags: Andean flank, assemblage, biodiversity, ecology, Ecuador, Environment, field work, hotspot, Job, Landscape, microscope, modern pollen, Neotropics, organic biomarkers, palaeoecology, Palaeoecology & Landscape Ecology, PhD, PhD studentship, pollen chemistry, South America, studentship, western
Posted on May 26, 2014
by philjardine
1 Comment
Following on from Wes Fraser’s insightful and revealing interview, cactus-hugger Adele Julier tells us about her academic background and her role on the Lake Bosumtwi pollen chemistry project. For more videos check out the “Ecology of the past” YouTube channel.
Category: Adele Julier, Online resources, Phil JardineTags: A level Biology, Africa, BES, Botany, British Ecological Society, careers, chemistry, Degree, ecology, Lake Bosumtwi, Masters, Maths, modern pollen, Natural Science, NERC, plants, pollen, pollen chemistry, pollen wall, science, vegetation
Posted on April 10, 2014
by WDG
Leave a Comment
Gosling, W.D. (2004) Characterisation of Amazonian forest and savannah ecosystems by their modern pollen spectra. PhD Thesis, Department of Geography, University of Leicester. Abstract: Controversy surrounds the Quaternary palaeoenvironmental history of Amazonia. It is unclear whether moist evergreen forest, savannah or seasonally dry forest…
Category: PhD thesis, William GoslingTags: Alchornea, Amazonia, Anadenanthera, Bolivia, Characterisation of Amazonian forest and savannah ecosystems by their modern pollen spectra, Didymopanax, last glacial maximum, Melastomataceae/Combretaceae, modern pollen, Moraceae/Urticaceae, Myrtaceae, Neotropical, Noel Kempff Mercado National Park, palaeoenvironment, Palmae, PhD thesis, Poaceae, Pollen trap, Principal Components Analyses, Pteropsidia (trilete), Quaternary, Solanum, Spearman’s Rank correlations, William Gosling
Posted on December 20, 2013
by WDG
Leave a Comment
Open access versions of some papers avaliable via Open Research Online: Gosling, W.D., Miller, C.S. & Livingstone, D.A. (2013) Atlas of the tropical West African pollen flora. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 199, 1-135 Gosling, W.D. & Williams, J.J. (2013) Ecosystem service provision sets…
Category: Charlotte Miller, Encarni Montoya, Publications, Summary by year, Wesley Fraser, William GoslingTags: abrupt events, Africa, Amazon, Amazonia, Amazonian, Andes, Central Andes, Chabahar Bay, ecological, ecosystem services, Gan Sabana, Holocene, hypotheses, hypothesis, Iran, modern pollen, palynology, peatland, pollen atlas, pollen database, pre-Columbian, pre-columbus, pre-Hispanic, society, South America, tropical west Africa, Vanusuala
Posted on December 16, 2013
by WDG
Leave a Comment
Funded PhD studentship opportunity, October 2014 start Department of Environment, Earth & Ecosystems, The Open Univeristy Central England NERC Training Alliance (CENTA) Closing date for applications : 31/01/2014 Past tropical vegetation stability: forest-savannah dynamics in tropical West Africa William D. Gosling & Phil Jardine Maintain…
Category: News, William GoslingTags: Africa, CENTA, Central England NERC Training Alliance, Doctoral Training Partnership, DTP, forest, fossil pollen, Ghana, Lake Bosumtwi, modern pollen, NERC, Past tropical vegetation stability: forest-savannah dynamics in tropical West Africa, pollen, pollen traps, savanna, savannah, The Open University, tipping points, vegetation, West Africa
adelecmj
Bryan
cmcmicha
corine102
encarnimontoya
erikjdeboer
Fray
HayleyKeen
lottiemiller
milantvm
nicholasloughlin
WDG
philjardine
TessaDriessen
Valerie
wesfraser