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05APR 2018
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Effects of climate change in alpine systems
Researchers led by Prof. Manuel Steinbauer from the Chair of System Paleobiology at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), together with scientists from eleven countries, have succeeded in proving for the first time that species diversity on mountain peaks across Europe is increasing and that this is happening at an ever-faster rate. They have now published their […]
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05MAR 2018
GZN News
Paleontology GZN participates in the exhibition “Climate Forces – Driving Forces of Evolution” at the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle
The special exhibition “Climate Forces – Driving Forces of Evolution” (http://landesmuseum-klimagewalten.de) is on display at the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle (Saale), with the Department of Paleobiology at the GeoZentrum Nordbayern participating with numerous loans with the assistance of Dr. Dieta Ambros. The exhibition looks at climate change over long periods of time and […]
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05MAR 2018
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“Pre–mass extinction decline of latest Permian ammonoids” by Prof. Wolfgang Kiessling was published in the journal “Geology”
The work originated from the TERSANE research group based at FAU (FOR 2332). In this interdisciplinary project, eight working groups are investigating the conditions under which natural greenhouse gas emissions can reach catastrophic levels and how these are linked to biodiversity crises. continue
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04MAR 2018
GZN News
Master Thesis by Jan-Filip Päßler (GZN Alumnus) published in Frontiers in Earth Science
Jan-Filip Päßler, a master’s student in paleobiology at FAU, collaborated with Emilia Jarochowska, Michel Bestmann, and Axel Munnecke to use EBSD, a materials science method, to examine fossil structures crystallographically in order to classify them into biological groups. The work was published in Frontiers in Earth Science in an open access article and appeared on […]
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02MAR 2018
GZN News
“I would like to see more courage, even when it comes to unpopular decisions” – Interview with Prof. Wolfgang Kießling
FAU paleobiologist Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kießling has been appointed as an author of the World Climate Report. He talks about his responsibilities and the significance of the World Climate Report in an interview with the FAU Press Office.
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26FEB 2018
Outreach
Author of the IPCC Assessment Report from the GeoZentrum
Prof. Wolfgang Kießling from the Chair of Paleoenvironment has been appointed as an author for the expert report of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). The reports of the IPCC, often referred to as the “Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,” are considered the basis for global climate policy. Wolfgang Kießling will play a leading […]
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