Pascale RUFFALDI

Pascale Ruffaldi is an Assistant Professor at the University of Franche-Comté, affiliated with the Chrono-environnement research unit (CNRS/UFC). Her work focuses on reconstructing past environmental changes through palynological, sedimentological, and geochemical analyses. Key areas include postglacial vegetation dynamics, Holocene climate interactions, and human impact on landscapes.

Research Interests:

• Paleoenvironmental reconstruction using lake sediments and pollen records
• Late Quaternary climate-human-environment interactions
• Historical ecology of forested landscapes
• Volcanic tephra chronology and sedimentary archives

Recent Work: Her 2024 publication explores Pays de Bitche landscape evolution, while 2023 research addresses biodiversity origins through paleoenvironmental data. Earlier studies (2020, 2019) analyze mountain vegetation and fluvial responses to climate shifts.

Awards: None explicitly stated

Lab Affiliations: Chrono-environnement UMR 6249 (interdisciplinary environmental sciences)