Topic II - New approaches in palaeolimnology > II-2-Ecosystem change meets databases: upscaling patterns, trends, and dynamics to regional and continental scales

Conveners

1. Stefan Engels (School of Social Sciences, Birkbeck University of London, UK)
2. Agnieszka Gruszczyńska (Faculty of Physics and Earth System Sciences, Leipzig University, Germany  & Polish Academy of Sciences, Stanisław Leszczycki Institute of Geography and Spatial Organisation, Poland) 
3. Maria Lujan Garcia (Institute of Geography, University of Bremen, Germany)
4. Xavier Benito (Marine and Continental Waters Program, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology, IRTA, Spain)

Knowledge of past ecosystem states and dynamics, tipping points and disturbance regimes is urgently needed to inform aquatic ecosystem restoration and management targets. Palaeoecological research has provided important insights into past ecosystem changes, but its potential is hindered by limited data availability and lack of standardized sharing practices. At present only a small part of the underlying data is available in the public domain and/or it is not being mobilized using community coordinated practices. The recent push for more OPEN and FAIR data means that palaeoecological data are increasingly made openly available, e.g. through community-built databases and data-sharing platforms such as the LiPDverse, the European Pollen Database, Neotoma or Pangea. This session will explore advances in FAIR and OPEN data sharing and invites contributions (e.g., case studies, data analysis tools, meta-analyses) that showcase the exciting research that is made possible by the analysis of ecosystem dynamics at regional to continental scales and spanning different temporal ranges.