The Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity and Marine and Continental Ecology
IMBE's research is structured around 5 transversal thematic axis and 8 research teams
IMBE organizes its operational facilities around 5 technical departments
Training is, of course, the courses offered at the University (L, M, D) but also training through research (internships).
The dissemination of our scientific results is at the heart of our mission: it enables us to share and make research advances accessible to a wider audience. In addition to publications in specialist journals, the IMBE deploys a wide range of resources to popularise knowledge and make it understandable and attractive to a wide range of audiences. Through concrete actions and innovative tools, we are committed to bringing science closer to everyone, in order to establish an ongoing dialogue between science, research and the general public, especially young people.
My research focuses on the development of Mediterranean and Alpine forest ecosystems during the Holocene and the study of their dynamics in response to past human activities (agriculture, grazing, mining, etc.). The aim is to clarify the impact of these activities on forest dynamics (variations in the upper limit of forests, species composition). I work closely with historians and archaeologists as part of interdisciplinary programmes. Soil anthropology (identification and dating of charcoal preserved in soils) is my work tool and my speciality. This discipline requires a thorough knowledge of wood anatomy to ensure accurate and rigorous anatomical identifications. Comparative anatomy of European woods is an important part of my work.
ANR AIWOOD (WP3): Developing artificial intelligence for the anatomical identification of wood charcoal, whether archaeological or not (CERPAM, I. Thery)
ANR FRAL CHARTAQ (WP2): Contribution of charcoal analysis to knowledge of the dynamics of the Persian landscape in Late Antiquity (IMBE, M. Djamali)
IMBE – UMR CNRS 7263 / IRD 237 / Aix Marseille Université / Avignon Université.
IMBE, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques St-Jérôme – Service 421 – Av. Escadrille Normandie Niémen
F-13 397 Marseille, cedex 20 – France
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