Patrick Schläfli

Dr. Patrick Schläfli is a PostDoc Researcher at the Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, specializing in Paleoecology. His work focuses on vegetation dynamics, climate reconstructions, and pollen biostratigraphy. He contributes to understanding Quaternary environmental changes through interdisciplinary approaches combining sedimentology, geophysics, and palynological analysis.

• Primary affiliation: Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern
• Office: H-105, Birrlihus, 1st floor

Research interests include interglacial climate variability, glacial erosion processes, and reconstructing vegetation responses to environmental shifts. His recent studies address topics like the Aare Main Overdeepening geomorphology and Balkan-Massif Central vegetation comparisons.

Publications (2021-2024) highlight contributions to Quaternary Science Reviews, Scientific Drilling, and Science Advances, focusing on interglacial stratigraphy, glacial-carving stages, and Holocene land-use dynamics.