Tropical paleoenvironments and paleoclimates
The confluence of different mechanisms operating at different time-scales characterizes complex tropical climates in South America such as atmospheric (e.g., ITCZ), oceanic (e.g., ENSO), geologic (e.g., volcanic), and biotic (e.g., evapotranspiration).
By studying the effects of tropical climates on past living aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, we aim to understand not only the driving mechanisms themselves, but essentially, the ability of biotic systems to respond, adapt, and feedback to such changes. |
Historical ecology
Since their arrival in South America during the Late Pleistocene, humans have been constitutive of tropical ecosystems. Thus, a significant part of the recent history of tropical ecosystems is deeply interwoven with people through material, cultural and symbolic ways. Paleorecords allow to address the interactions between humans and non-humans in the past, and at the same time, might guide restoration and conservation efforts for the future.
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Volcano (paleo-) ecology
Volcanoes are a dynamic force that constructs and deconstructs landscapes, soils, and ecosystems and ultimately has profound impacts on human societies' dynamics inhabiting volcanic territories. In the short term, volcanic eruptions are catastrophic by disrupting and resetting natural systems but also making part of the long-term supporting system that sustains and promotes diversity. In northern South America, the influence of volcanoes on shaping tropical diversity and landscapes has been overlooked. Paleoarchives can inform about the recovery trajectories and resilience of tropical ecosystems after abrupt disturbance.
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Science and art
Through art and science's coexistence, we explore new ways to observe and represent the natural world to connect ideas, communicate complex concepts, and state positions. By burning, printing, drawing, etching, writing, most of our work emerges from interdisciplinary dialogues around concepts such as renewal, adaptation, memory, fire, legacy, time, etc.
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