The meeting  ” 2013 Palynology: the bridge between palaeoecology and ecology for the understanding of human-induced global changes in the Mediterranean area” , was held in Modena, Italy, during May 27-29 2013. It was hosted by the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, and was promoted by the groups of Palynology, Palaeobotany and Ecology of the Italian Botanical Society.

The meeting has provided opportunity for the participants to exchange their new ideas, share experiences and recent study results, and find global partners for future collaboration on research on environment, global change, cultural landscape and human activities.

The proceedings was published in the peer-reviewed open access journal Annali di Botanica – Coenology and Plant Ecology.

Date and Place

27-29th May 2013, Modena – Aula Magna of Law Department – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, via San Geminiano 3

The scientific program will cover the following topics:

  • environmental palynology
  • ecology
  • archaeobotany
  • environmental life sciences
  • palaeoecology
  • human impact
  • cultural landscape
  • climate change

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Proceedings

The proceedings are published in the peer-reviewed open access journal Annali di Botanica – Coenology and Plant Ecology . Vol 3 (2013)

Scientific Program

Programma 2013 PalynologyDownload

Scientific committee

  • Elena Barni  – Università di Torino
  • Marie-Claude Bal-Serin  – Université de Limoges
  • Giovanna Bosi  – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
  • Nicoletta Cannone   – Università dell’Insubria
  • Leonor Peña Chocarro – EEHAR- Consejo Superior de Inevestigaciones Científicas
  • Marco Giardini  – Università di Roma “La Sapienza”
  • Michela Marignani  – Università di Cagliari
  • Marta Mazzanti  – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
  • Anna Maria Mercuri – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
  • Laura Sadori  – Università di Roma “La Sapienza”
  • Carlo Ricotta  – Università di Roma “La Sapienza”

Organizing committee

  • Anna Maria Mercuri  – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
  • Paola Torri  – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
  • Laura Sadori  – Università di Roma “La Sapienza”
  • Michela Marignani  – Università di Cagliari
  • Eleonora Rattighieri – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
  • Rossella Rinaldi – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
  • Maria Chiara Montecchi – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
  • Paolo Serventi – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
  • Giovanna Bosi  – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
  • Fabrizio Buldrini – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia
  • Assunta Florenzano  – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia

Segreteria del Convegno – Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia

Paola Torri, Patrizia Rufinelli, Daniele Bertoni

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