GRICA Environmental Change Research Group
In the Environmental Change Research Group (GRICA) we study the ecological and climatic variability of the Earth system on a geological time scale using an interdisciplinary approach.
Our research focuses on the analysis of the continental sedimentary record using different sedimentary, geochemical and palaeontological indicators.
This research aims to understand present-day environmental changes that require a temporal perspective that transcends the available instrumental records, such as current climate change and its consequences.
Useful info
Research Line 1 - Quaternary Palaeoecology and Palaeoclimatology
In this line of research we study the climatic variability of the last hundreds of thousands of years and its repercussions on the dynamics of continental aquatic ecosystems. We also investigate the impact exerted by man on these systems throughout their history. Of special interest is the knowledge of extreme climatic events, their future projections and their consequences on the management of water resources, such as eutrophication phenomena, algal blooms, changes in trophic structure or the consequences of the introduction of invasive species.
Our group carries out qualitative and quantitative palaeoenvironmental reconstructions using a multi-indicator approach (geochemical and micropalaeontological analysis, instrumental data series analysis, statistical modelling, chronostratigraphy, etc.).
The line covers the study of lakes and wetlands in the North Atlantic and South Pacific geoclimatic regions.
Contracts/agreements with companies.
- "Monitoring of phytoplankton in the Cecebre-Abegondo reservoir (CAT00418_S10_ADO_CECEBRE). Municipal Water Company of La Coruña (EMALCSA). Duration: 01/02/2022 - 31/12/2022. Amount: 10.000,00 €.
- Climate Resilience and Adaptation in Aquaculture. Testing innovative technologies and ecosystem-based solutions for the resilience of Atlantic aquaculture to climate change (CLIRAQUA)
- A Holocene perspective to climate changes, extreme events and water resources: the predictive capability of the palaeosciences. (RYC2020-029253-I)
- Impactos climáticos de la era común sobre los ecosistemas acuáticos del NW de España – IMPACOM (PID2019-107424RB-I00)
- Recurrencia de los eventos climáticos extremos en el Oeste de Europa desde una perspectiva holocena: repercusiones en la gestión de los ecosistemas costeros de Galicia (CLIMCOST) (ED431F 2022/18)
- Incidencia de la escorrentía sobre la exportación de materiales con un enfoque de modelación para cuencas de clima húmedo: implicaciones para gestión de recursos hídricos. CGL2014-56907-R
Relevant Collaborations
- CSIC
- University of Vigo
- University of Santiago
- University of Barcelona
- University of Açores (Portugal)
- University of Lisbon (Portugal)
- Royal Holloway University of London (United Kingdom)
- University of Colonia (Germany)
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News
Articles
Ten simple rules to bridge ecology and palaeoecology by publishing outside palaeoecological journals
- Authors: Nick Schafstall ,Xavier Benito ,Sandra O. Brugger,Althea L. Davies,Erle Ellis,Sergi Pla-Rabes,Alicja Bonk,M. Jane Bunting,Frank M. Chambers,Suzette G. A. Flantua,Tamara L. Fletcher,Caroline Greiser,Armand Hernández,Benjamin Gwinneth,Gerbrand Koren,Katarzyna Marcisz,Encarni Montoya,Adolfo Quesada-Román,Amila S. Ratnayake,Pierre Sabatier,John P. Smol,Nancy Y. Suárez-Mozo
- Details: Plos Computational Biology
- URL: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012487
- Quartile: Q1 (Scopus)
- CiteScore: 7.2
- Impact factor: 3.6
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1012487
Consistent response of European summers to the latitudinal temperature gradient over the Holocene
- Authors: Martín Puertas, C.; Boyall, L.; Hernández, A.; Ojala, A.E.K.; Abrook, A.; Kosonen, E.; Lincoln, P.; Portmann, V.; Swingedouw, D.
- Details: Nature Communications, 2025, 16
- URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-65804-x
- Quartile: D1 (Wos/Scopus)
- CiteScore: 23.4
- Impact factor: 15.7
- DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65804-x
Controls on Water-Magma Interactions at Hydraulically-Charged Volcanic Islands
- Authors: M., Andrade, Mariana; A., Hernández, Armand; A., Pimentel, Adriano; J.V., Cruz, José Virgílio; A.M., Ramos, Alexandre M.; P., Ludwig, Patrick; J.C., Schindlbeck-Belo, Julie C.; R.S., Ramalho, Ricardo S.
- Details: Geophysical Research Letters, 2025, 52, e2025GL115727
- URL: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2025GL115727
- Quartile: D1 (Scopus) /Q1(Wos)
- CiteScore: 8.4
- Impact factor: 4.6
- DOI: 10.1029/2025GL115727
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