FOSSILPOL workflow and R-package – easy handling and processing of fossil pollen datasets

We are thrilled to announce the public release of #FOSSILPOL, an open-source software and R-package, designed to compile large-scale fossil pollen datasets for multi-proxy analysis at various scales.

FOSSILPOL is designed to create comprehensive, standardized datasets ready for multi-record and multi-proxy analyses, making it ideal for macroecology and palaeoecology research.

Our workflow is designed to make data preparation easy and accessible for everyone, regardless of your coding skills. #FOSSILPOL interacts with users throughout the process, guiding you towards the desired dataset for analysis!

Check out our website and open access publication. (there is also an appendix with more information!)

We aim to do #FOSSILPOL workshops the coming years but more updates on that will follow. We will offer workshops with combined english/spanish support for questions and comments.

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Meet the Ph.D. characterizing the western flank of the Ecuadorian Andes.

Milan Teunissen van Manen (twitter: @MilanaTvM) is currently working to characterize the northwestern flank of the Ecuadorian Andes by its pollen assemblage, among other proxies.

The aim of her project is to make a multi-proxy modern reference database which will facilitate reconstructing the understudied western flank of the Ecuadorian Andes. She is currently working on 17 sites spread over the Pichincha province that are part of the scientific efforts of Consorcio para el Desarollo Sostenible de la Ecorregión Andina (CONDESAN). Her results on the modern pollen assemblage are expected summer 2018.