Past Climate Research

My paleoclimatic research is primarily based on lacustrine records of climate change. These records typically span the Holocene and early Pleistocene. I have collected sediment cores from both North America and Central America. I study the pollen, diatoms, micro- and macroscopic charcoal, and other geochemical "proxies" to infer what environmental conditions were like in the past.

Publications

Here are a number of links to my various papers. I would also recommend checking out my academia.edu webpage for the latest papers as well as links to presentations materials.

• Carmody, S.B., Caffrey, M.A., Lady, B.S., Horn, S.P. 2017. Palynological and chemical analyses of prehistoric pipe residues as evidence of tobacco use in Tennessee. Tennessee Archaeology 9: 7-15. 
• Caffrey, M.A., Horn, S.P. 2015. Holocene environmental change at Laguna Saladilla, coastal north Hispaniola. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 436: 9-22.
• Caffrey, M.A., Horn, S.P. 2015. Long-term fire trends in Hispaniola and Puerto Rico from sedimentary charcoal: A comparison of three records. The Professional Geographer 67(2): 229-241.
• Caffrey, M.A., Horn, S.P. 2013. The use of lithium heteropolytungstate in the heavy liquid separation of samples which are sparse in pollen. Palynology 37(1): 143-150.
• Caffrey, M.A., Doerner, J.P. 2012. A 7000-year record of environmental change, Bear Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, USA. Physical Geography 33(5): 438-456.
• Caffrey, M.A., Horn, S.P. 2012. Buying and maintaining nail lacquer for laboratory use: A practical guide for palynologists. AASP Newsletter 45(1): 24-26.
• Caffrey, M.A., Taylor, M.J., Sullivan, D.G. 2011. A 12,000-year record of vegetation and climate change from the Sierra de Los Cuchumatanes, Guatemala. Journal of Latin American Geography 10(2): 129-151.