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Human use of early tropical forest ecosystems (externally administered via Griffith University) (2023–2026)

Abstract:
This project aims to investigate the earliest records of tropical forests occupied by modern humans. This project expects to reconstruct ancient tropical ecosystems through time and in unprecedented detail by applying interdisciplinary methods including analyses of fossil mammals, carbonates, and pollen records. Expected outcomes of this project include novel ecological techniques of reconstructing the tropical forests that people first inhabited, and advancing our understanding of modern human behaviour, environmental adaptation, and past exploitation of key ecosystems. This should provide significant benefits such as better understanding of the long-term interaction between tropical forests, their faunas, and people.
Grant type:
Griffith University
Researchers:

  • Dr Gilbert Price

    Associate Professor in Palaeontolog
    School of the Environment
    Faculty of Science
Funded by:
Griffith University