The Micropalaeontology Group of the IGP

Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague

Our team

Filip Scheiner

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Researcher and group co-leader, Charles University and Institute of Geology of the Czech Academy of Sciences

I study the chemistry of foraminiferal shells to reconstruct past ocean circulation and climate. My work centres on Nd, Sr and B isotopes and elemental ratios, from the Miocene Mediterranean and Paratethys to Quaternary circulation in the South Atlantic, as well as strontium isotopes linking rivers and fish. With my team I developed a TIMS protocol for Nd isotope analysis on small samples.

Anna Tichá

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Researcher, Charles University

I reconstruct past lake environments from diatoms, combined with sediment geochemistry, pollen and other biological remains. My work includes quantitative reconstructions of past pH and phosphorus levels, so far mainly for the Holocene, and I am now extending these approaches to older intervals using diatom functional traits. I am a member of the COST Action PalaeOpen on open palaeoecological data.

Professor Katarína Holcová

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Professor, mentor of the group

I specialise in Miocene foraminifera and calcareous nannoplankton and their use in palaeoenvironmental analysis and biostratigraphy. Within the group I collaborate on Miocene palaeoceanography and support younger researchers.

Alumni

Manuel F.G. Weinkauf, former leader of the Plankton Evolvability Lab at Charles University; now in the private sector, working on data analysis