IPC7 Session 26 on “Vegetation Change and Plant–Insect Interactions from the Palaeozoic to Modern Times”
Dear PAGES ECR Community,We are excited to invite you to submit abstracts for Session 26: Vegetation Change and Plant–Insect Interactions from the Palaeozoic to Modern Times – Case Studies from Africa and Beyond at the IPC7 in Cape Town, 30 November – 3 December 2026.
- Abstract submission deadline: 30 June 2026
This symposium invites studies that focus on vegetation change, plant evolution, and plant-insect interactions, with particular attention to changes in species diversity, biomass, and trophic integration within ecosystems from the Palaeozoic to modern times. We invite contributions from fields such as palynology, paleo- and archaeobotany, diatom-, dinoflagellate and phytolith analysis, anthracology and paleoentomology, as well as innovative methodological and interdisciplinary approaches and modelling techniques to explore these topics. With a special emphasis on case studies from Africa, research studies from all over the world are welcome.
We encourage submissions that integrate multiple lines of evidence and offer novel insights understanding vegetation dynamics over time. More details attached.
We look forward to your valuable contributions and to an engaging exchange of ideas at IPC7 in Cape Town.
-Estelle Razanatsoa (February 2026)
References
Christopher, S., Michels, U. and Gunkel, G., 2023. Paratanytarsus grimmii (Chironomidae) larvae in drinking water distribution systems: Impairment or disaster?. Water, 15(3), 377.
Courtney Mustaphi C, Steiner E, Lapellegerie P, von Fumetti S, Heiri O. 2023. Artificially fossilized body parts of aquatic invertebrates as an identification aid for sclerotized chitin preserved in lacustrine, palustrine and deltaic sediments [A0 poster format]. https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/QM1T5M, Harvard Dataverse, Version 3. [Open Access CC BY 4.0 printable poster]
Courtney-Mustaphi C, Steiner E, von Fumetti S, Heiri O. 2024. Aquatic invertebrate mandibles and sclerotized remains in Quaternary lake sediments. Journal of Paleolimnology 71(1): 45–83. DOI:10.1007/s10933-023-00302-y [CC BY 4.0 Open Access]