Lucas Silva uses archives of past environmental conditions, such as tree rings, soil profiles, and speleothems, combined with measurements of stable isotopes, elemental analyses, and radiometric dating to elucidate how environmental change has impacted terrestrial systems before and after humans became a dominant planetary force. He and his team’s studies focus on describing the influence of past environments on the distribution of modern biomes, providing information to understand the forces that shaped ancient and contemporary societies.
Website lsilva7@uoregon.edu Office: Columbia 248
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