Our research contributes to the overall understanding of the role of oceans and freshwater on our planet. The expertise of our research interests can be highlighted in the following groups ->

Geochemical proxies
- Geochemistry of the oceans mirrored in biogenic carbonate – testing geochemical proxies in extreme conditions
- New analytical approaches to cutting-edge geochemical proxies
- Biogeochemical cycles in terrestrial ecosystems tracked in lake sediments – cycles of phosphorus and silica, leaching of dissolved organic matter, pedogenesis
Key papers:
- Scheiner, Filip, et al. “New Perspectives on the 143Nd/144Nd Palaeoceanographic Tracer on Foraminifera: The State‐of‐the‐Art Frontiers of Analytical Methods.” Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems 23.3 (2022): e2021GC010201.
- Scheiner, Filip, et al. “The missing piece–New insights to comprehend enigmatic Miocene palaeoceanography of the Mediterranean Sea using the Nd isotopic record.” Earth and Planetary Science Letters 642 (2024): 118880.
- Holcová, Katarína, and Filip Scheiner. “An experimental study on post‐mortem dissolution and overgrowth processes affecting coccolith assemblages: A rapid and complex process.” Geobiology 21.2 (2023): 193-209.
Palaeoenvironmental analysis
- Stratigraphy and age determination based on calcareous nannoplankton and Foraminifera or using chemostratigraphic methods – Sr stratigraphy
- Palaeoenvironmental reconstructions of marine and freshwater environments based on ecological markers, geochemical proxies and palaeobiological approaches
- Palaeoclimatic reconstructions based on multi-proxy approaches – palaeoenvironmental analyses, direct proxies and palaeobiological analyses

Key papers:
- Holcová, Katarína, et al. “Quaternary floodings in the Zanzibar Channel (NW Indian Ocean, Tanzania)–Identifying palaeoceanographic patterns and palaeoenvironment using a multiproxy study.” Marine Geology 476 (2024): 107366.
- Holcová, Katarína, et al. “Reliability of the Strontium Isotope Stratigraphy approach in marginal seas: Insights from the Miocene Paratethys.” Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 656 (2024): 112566.
- Scheiner, Filip, et al. “Evolution of palaeoclimate, palaeoenvironment and vegetation in Central Europe during the Miocene Climate Optimum.” Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 611 (2023): 111364.

Ecological and evolutionary micropalaeontology
- Ecology and evolution of the marine microplankton
- Bioproduction and carbon binding as mediated by the marine microplankton
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