Nicholas Branch
Prof. Nicholas Branch
Professor in Palaeoecology
School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science
Dept of Geography & Environmental Science
University of Reading
PO Box 227
Reading, RG6 6AB
United Kingdom
E-mail:
n.p.branch(at)reading.ac.uk
Key Publications of Nicholas Branch (up to ten) :
Guido, M. A., Molinari, C., Moneta, V., Branch, N., Black, S., Simmonds, M., Stastney, P. and Montanari, C. (2020) Climate and vegetation dynamics of the northern Apennines (Italy) during the late Pleistocene and Holocene. Quaternary Science Reviews, 231 (1). 106206.
Stastney, P., Young, D. S. and Branch, N. P. (2018) The identification of Late Holocene bog bursts at Littleton bog, Ireland: ecohydrological changes display complex climatic and non-climatic drivers. The Holocene, 28 (4). pp. 570-582.
Morandi, L. F. and Branch, N. P. (2018) Long-range versus short-range prehistoric pastoralism. Potential of palaeoecological proxies and a new record from western Emilia, northern Apennines, Italy. In: Pelisiak, A., Nowak, M. and Astalo?, C. (eds.) People and the Mountains. Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, pp. 47-60.
Smith, M. C., Singarayer, J. S., Valdes, P. J., Kaplan, J. O. and Branch, N. P. (2016) The biogeophysical climatic impacts of anthropogenic land use change during the Holocene. Climate of the Past, 12 (4). pp. 923-941.
Branch, N. P. and Morandi, L. (2015) Late Würm and Early-Middle Holocene environmental change and human activities in the Northern Apennines, Italy. Il Capitale Culturale, 12. pp. 537-563.
Branch, N., Frouin, M., Kemp, R., Marini, N., Meddens, F., Onuora, C. and Silva, B. (2014) The landscape, environment and pedo-sedimentary context of Inca stepped platforms (‘ushnus’), Ayacucho, Peru. In: Meddens, F., Willis, K., McEwan, C. and Branch, N. (eds.) Inca sacred space: landscape, site and symbol in the Andes. Archetype Publications, London.
Branch, N. P., Black, S., Maggi, R. and Marini, N. A. F. (2014) The neolithisation of Liguria (NW Italy): an environmental archaeological and palaeoenvironmental perspective. Environmental Archaeology: the Journal of Human Palaeoecology, 19 (3). pp. 196-213.
Branch, N. P. and Marini, N. A. F. (2013) Mid-late Holocene environmental change and human activities in the northern Apennines, Italy. Quaternary International, 353. pp. 34-51.
Branch, N. (2013) Early–Middle Holocene vegetation history, climate change and human activities at Lago Riane (Ligurian Apennines, NW Italy). Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 22 (4). pp. 315-334.
Expertise of Nicholas Branch:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|
| Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Topic Atmosphere | Climate |
| Topic Hydrosphere | Fresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes |
| Topic Pedosphere | Geology / Sediments |
| Topic Biosphere | Plants |
| Topic Ecosystems | Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Water |
| Topic Politics/Law | Adaptation |
| Topic Sustainability | Sustainability |
| Time Frame | Time Frame |
| Methods | Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Collection - Interviews, Questionnaires |
| Mountain Research Initiative | Long-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount |
| Sustainable land use and natural resources management |
| Europe (including Eastern Europe) |
| Latin America |
Specialties of Nicholas Branch:
Climate and Environmental Change in Mountain Ecosystems: Past, Present and Future.
Last update: 7/8/20
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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