Previous news entries from the home page are are listed here chronologically, starting with the most recent one:
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March 28–31, 2025: Fieldwork in the Austrian Alps
With the goal of obtaining sediment cores from a frozen proglacial lake near the Hallstätter Glacier, I joined a small expedition to the Dachstein Mountains, Austria. After training avalanche rescue emergencies, we set out on snowshoes to make our way to the lake (see photo below). Unfortunately, unsuitable weather and snow conditions susceptible to avalanches forced us to turn around before being able to core the lake. Still, it was a valuable experience - thanks to Ulrike Herzschuh (AWI) and Ingolf Kühn (UFZ) for the opportunity!
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Fieldwork in the Austrian Alps (Photo: R. Glückler, 03/2025 at Dachstein, Austria)
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March 20, 2025: New preprint out
By contributing eight new records of sedimentary charcoal in eastern Siberia, combined with previously available data, and applying individual-based fire-vegetation modeling, we uncover Holocene wildfire activity and its drivers across Central Yakutia. Notably, our findings provide evidence for the involvement of humans in shaping fire regimes as early as 5000 years ago, a lot earlier than previously assumed. The reasons may also have implications for fire management in a warming world. Read the full preprint here:
Glückler, R., Dietze, E., Andreev, A. A., Kruse, S., Zakharov, E. S., Baisheva, I. A., Stieg, A., Tsuyuzaki, S., Pestryakova, L. A., Herzschuh, U. (2025): Human dimension of Holocene wildfire dynamics in boreal eastern Siberia. bioRxiv. DOI: 10.1101/2025.03.14.643308 [Preprint]
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March 12, 2025: Thesis abstract published
A peer-reviewed thesis abstract is now published in E&G Quaternary Science Journal. It summarizes main findings from my dissertation and links directly to the related published research articles. Many thanks to the German Quaternary Association (DEUQUA) for covering the publication fees! Find the thesis abstract here:
Glückler, R. (2025): Long-term changes of wildfire regimes in eastern Siberia: An evaluation based on lake sediment indicators and individual-based modeling. E&G Quaternary Science Journal, 74(1), 101–103. DOI: 10.5194/egqsj-74-101-2025
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December 6, 2024: Dissertation published
My dissertation is now published via the Publication Server at the University of Potsdam. As a cumulative dissertation it includes four manuscripts, one of which has so far not been published elsewhere, and features a thorough introduction and discussion of our current knowledge regarding long-term changes of wildfire regimes in eastern Siberia. Access it here:
Glückler R. (2024): Long-term changes of wildfire regimes in eastern Siberia: An evaluation based on lake sediment indicators and individual-based modeling. Dissertation. University of Potsdam. DOI: 10.25932/publishup-66643
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November 11, 2024: It's done!
Last Friday I completed my doctoral defense at the University of Potsdam. I'm especially grateful for the warm support by my family, fantastic mentors and colleagues, and the Potsdam fire department! Completing the defense also means that my dissertation will soon be publicly available - I'll share it here.
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October 30, 2024: New report published
In the new Volume 32 of the Past Global Changes (PAGES) Magazine, we outline the mission and recent conceptual progress to make the Global Paleofire Database a constituent database to the Neotoma Paleoecology Database. This step will come with a number of benefits for data curators and users. Read more here:
Dietze E., Marlon J., Goring S., Gavin D.G., Bartlein P., Glückler R., Williams J. (2024): First steps toward integrating the Global Paleofire Database with Neotoma. PAGES Magazine, Volume 32. DOI: 10.22498/pages.32.2.140
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