Research Interests

I am a palaeoecologist, specifically a palynologist, working on reconstructing South African palaeoenvironments.

My research field and interests include:

• Palaeoenvironments of southern Africa
• Palynology (pollen and non-pollen palynomorph analyses): fossil pollen (for palaeoenvironmental reconstructions) and modern pollen monitoring
• Palaeoecology and its role in biodiversity and conservation biology especially pertaining to the Cape Floristic Region/Fynbos Biome
• Climate change in southern Africa (specifically the impact of future climate change to ecosystems)
• Palaeoclimatology and palaeooceanography
• Physical environmental sciences – southern African geomorphology and geology
• Geochronology: late Quaternary dating methods and modelling approaches
• Stable isotope ecology and its application to environmental research
• Remote sensing and GIS and their environmental applications