Dra. Catalina González Arango

Education
- 2008-2009 Postdoc position Europrox, Universitat Bremen.
- 2004-2008 Ph.D. in Marine Sciences, Universitat Bremen, Germany.
- 2002-2004 M.Sc. in Forest and Environmental Conservation, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia.
- 1994-2001 B.Sc. in Forestal Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia.
University Unit
- Universidad de los Andes.
- Department of Biological Sciences.
- Grupo de Palinología y Paleoecología Tropical.
- Cra 1A No. 18A-10.
- J Building – Lab 103. Office A-304.
- Bogotá, Colombia.
Research Group
Research Group in Palinology and Tropical Paleoecology
https://cienciasbiologicas.uniandes.edu.co/index.php/es/investigacion/grupos-de-investigacion?id=136
Technical/Quantitative skills:
- University teaching.
Contact information
- Email: c.gonzalez2579@uniandes.edu.co
- Colciencias cvLac
- Google Scholar profile
- Orcid profile
Professional experience
- 2010-date Professor at Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia.
Research Interests
Topics: Palynology in marine sediments, paleoecology of coastal environments, paleoecology and human occupation.
Selected Publications
Mertens, K., Verhoeven, K., Verleye, T., Louwye, S., Amorim, A., Ribeiro, S., Deaf, A., Harding, I., Schepper, S., González, C., Kodrans-Nsiah, M., Vernal, A., Henry, M., Radi, T., Dybkjær, K., Poulsen, N., et al. (2009). Determining the absolute abundance of dinoflagellate cysts in recent marine sediments: the Lycopodium marker-grain method put to the test. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 157 (3–4): 238-252, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revpalbo.2009.05.004
Hessler, I., Dupont, L., Bonnefille, R., Behling, H., González, C., Helmens, K., Hooghiemstra, H., Lebamba, J., Ledru, M.P., Lézine, A.M., Maley, J., Marret, F., Vincens, A. (2010). Millennial-scale changes in vegetation records from tropical Africa and South America during the last glacial neotropical vegetation response to rapid climate changes during the last glacial period. Quaternary Science Review 29 (21–22): 2882-2899 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.11.029
González, C., Dupont, L., Behling, H., Wefer, G. (2017). Neotropical vegetation response to rapid climate changes during the last glacial period: Palynological evidence from the Cariaco Basin. Quaternary Research 69 (2): 217-230, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2007.12.001
Number of publications:
Cvlac: 43
TAGS: Climate change, Palynology, Paleoecology, Paleoclimate tropical forests.