Research Interests
Palaeoecology Palaeoclimatology Palaeontology (incl. palynology) Freshwater Ecology HydrologyMr Teye Aukes
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Society and Culture
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
I am interested in palaeoclimatology and palaeoecology, and especially love the combination of earth sciences and biological sciences. I did my Bachelor's and Master's at the university of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. My MSc thesis looked at systems in South-America, the Netherlands and Italy using a combination of different proxies: diatoms, pollen and coprophilous fungal spores.
My research is on (hydro)climate change in south-western Western Australia, which has been experiencing a decline in winter precipitation over the last five decades. To understand how this relates to past variability and how the ecosystem responded to these shifts, I will be using diatoms and environmental DNA to reconstruct past climate and ecological change.
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| Dutch; Flemish | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD |
| 2022 - 2024 | University of Amsterdam | Netherlands | MSc Biological Sciences (Ecology and Evolution) |
| 2019 - 2022 | University of Amsterdam | Netherlands | BSc Future Planet Studies |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Nascimento, M. N., Aukes, T. F. N., & McMichael, C. N. H. (2024). Indigenous and colonial influences on Amazonian forests. Plants People Planet, 6(4), 803-823. Scopus9 WoS7 |
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