Bio

Pr Heikki Seppä

Professional address

Department of Geosciences and Geography,
P.O. Box 64
University of Helsinki, Finland

Academic background

PhD, professor of Quaternary Geology

Professionnal  experience

Working on Holocene and Quaternary climate and ecosystem change since the 1990s, including projects and fieldwork in different countries and continents.

Current themes

Forest ecosystems dynamics over centennial and millenial time scales
Holocene thermal maximum in Europe and the arctic regions, Green Sahara and its drivers

Key words

Pollen, palaeoclimate, charcoal, climate models, climate reconstructions