Research Topics:
- Soil genesis
- Palaeopedology
- Palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental reconstructions
- Periglacial processes
Regions:
- Antarctica
- Southern South America
PhD Project:
Palaeosols from King George Island, Maritime Antarctica - Indicators of climate change during the Eocene/Oligocene transition
CV:
Education:
2013 - 2018 | PhD student at the Eberhard Karls University, Tübingen |
2010 - 2012 | M.Sc. thesis. Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
2005 - 2010 | Bachelor in Geography - Federal University of Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
Field Experience:
- 07/2012 – Cordillera Blanca, Ancash, Peruvian Andes: Soil, rocks and vegetation sampling.
- 02/2012 – Seymour Island, Antarctica: Soil, rocks, vegetation sampling and maintenance of soil sensors (temperature and humidity).
- 01/2012 – Byers Peninsula, Antarctica: Maintenance of soil sensors (temperature and humidity).
- 03/2011 – Torres del Paine, Chilean Patagonia: Soil and vegetation sampling. Installation of soil sensors (temperature and humidity).
- 02/2011 – Seymour Island Antarctica: Soil, rocks, vegetation sampling and installation of soil sensors (temperature and humidity).
- 10/2010 – Cabo Frio Island, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Soil sampling.
- 10/2009 – Bragança, Portugal: Mapping of chestnut farms.
- 06/2009 – Serra do Cabral, Minas Gerais, Brazil: Hydromorphic soils mapping.
Publications:
Spinola, D.N., Pi-Puig, T., Solleiro-Rebolledo, E., Sedov, S., Egli, M., Plötze, M., Sudo, M., Kühn, P. (2017): Origin of clay minerals in Early Eocene volcanic paleosols on King George Island, Maritime Antarctica. Scientific Reports 7, 6368. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-06617-x
Spinola, D. N., de Castro Portes, R., Schaefer, C. E. G. R., Solleiro-Rebolledo, E., Pi-Puig, T., Kühn, P. (2017): Eocene paleosols on King George Island, Maritime Antarctica: Macromorphology, micromorphology and mineralogy. Catena 152, 69-81. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2017.01.004
de Castro Portes, R., Spinola, D. N., Reis, J. S., Ker, J. C., da Costa, L. M., Fernandes Filho, E. I., Kühn, P., Schaefer, C. E. G. R. (2016): Pedogenesis across a climatic gradient in tropical high mountains, Cordillera Blanca — Peruvian Andes. Catena 147, 441–452. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2016.07.027