ROBLES Mary

Bio

Mary ROBLES

PROFESSIONAL ADDRESS

Institut des Sciences de l’Évolution de Montpellier (ISEM) – UMR 5554
Université de Montpellier – Site Triolet
Place Eugène Bataillon 34095, Montpellier Cedex 5 – France
Email: mary.robles@umontpellier.fr ; maryroblespro@gmail.com
Phone : +336 37 45 40 47

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

  • 2018–present: PhD student in Paleoecology (University of Molise, Italy and University of Montpellier, France)
  • 2016–2018: Master’s degree in Biology, Ecology and Evolution speciality Chrono-environment and Paleoecology (University of Montpellier, France)
  • 2013–2016: Bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Biology of organisms (University of Montpellier, France)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  • Jan 2018–Jun 2018: Master internship – Lake Duparquet Research and Teaching Forest (FERDL), Quebec
    Topic: Climate forcings of fire regimes in mixed pine forests of eastern North America over the last 400 years
  • Mar 2017–Jun 2017: Master internship – Institute of Evolution Sciences of Montpellier (ISEM), France
    Topic: Modern multiproxy referential of the vegetation in forest-savanna mosaics and paleoecological reconstruction over the last 2000 years (Lope Park, Gabon)
  • Sep 2016–Jan 2017: Master internship – Institute of Evolution Sciences of Montpellier (ISEM), France
    Topic: Dendroclimatological study of Silver Fir (Abies alba) in Murat region (Cantal, France)
  • May 2016–Jun 2016: Bachelor internship – Institute of Evolution Sciences of Montpellier (ISEM), France
    Topic: Palynological evidence for the cereal domestication in Morocco
  • Jan 2016–May 2016: Bachelor internship – Institute of Evolution Sciences of Montpellier (ISEM), France
    Topic: Modern pollen reference of Mediterranean coastal vegetation (Palavas, Hérault, France)
  • Jun 2015–Jun 2015: Bachelor internship – Institute of Evolution Sciences of Montpellier (ISEM), France
    Topic: Modern phytolith referential of the vegetation in forest-savanna mosaics (Lope Park, Gabon)

CURRENT THEMES

My thesis project aims to identify how climatic changes during the Holocene (last 11700 years) have affected mountain ecosystems of the Mediterranean Basin. This study will document these environments’ changes, in terms of vegetation and soil, in response to human activities and climate, in order to better apprehend the temporal and spatial complexity of Mediterranean landscapes. Indeed, these factors determining vegetation changes intertwine today; however, their respective impacts are still debated along the Holocene. My PhD aims to study through sedimentary records two Mediterranean regions poorly documented: the South of Apennines in Italy with the Lake Matese and the Lesser Caucasus in Armenia with the Lake Sevan. Several paleoenvironmental markers are used in this study: Pollen, Non-Pollen Palynomorphs (NPPs) and molecular biomarkers (brGDGTs).

Keywords: Paleoecology, Paleoclimate, Palynology, Molecular biomarkers, Holocene, Mediterranean Basin

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