Maren Pauly
- Lecturer in Plant Sciences
- Email: m.pauly@bathspa.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)1225 875813
- School or Department: School of Science - Biology
- Campus: Newton Park
- Office: NP.CN.G16
- Website:

Personal statement
I have been a part-time lecturer in Plant Sciences at Bath Spa University since October 2019, and also undertake consulting work for a radiocarbon laboratory, Beta Analytic Inc.
Previously, I was a Senior Technical Bid Writer at the Zoological Society of London after undertaking my PhD in Paleontology at the Freie Universitat of Berlin in collaboration with the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam.
I have undertaken visiting research at the University of Cambridge, WSL Birmensdorf, ETH Zurich and University of Glasgow. My other degrees include a MSc in Environmental Science and BSc in Earth Sciences and Geography, both at the University of Waterloo in Canada.
Academic qualifications
- BSc Joint Honours Earth Sciences & Geography
- MSc Environmental Science (2015)
- PhD, Palaeontology (2020 expected)
Other external roles
- Science Account Manager, Beta Analytic Inc.
Teaching subjects
Module Leader:
- BIO5001 Biology in Society
Contributing Tutor:
- BIO5000 Biological Systems
- BIO4001 Conservation Biology
- BIO5103 Future Food
- BIO6104 Plants & People
- EM7501 Principles of Environmental Management
Research and academic outputs
There goes the sun: solar variability in Allerod and Younger Dryas from a redefined high resolution atmospheric 14C record
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Sookdeo, A, Wacker, L, Büntgen, U, Kromer, B, Helle, G, Hogg, A, Reinig, F and Pauly, M (2021) 'There goes the sun: solar variability in Allerod and Younger Dryas from a redefined high resolution atmospheric 14C record.' Radiocarbon. ISSN 0033-8222 (Forthcoming)
Kauri tree‐ring stable isotopes reveal a centennial climate downturn following the Antarctic Cold Reversal in New Zealand
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Pauly, M, Turney, C.S.M, Palmer, J.G, Büntgen, U, Brauer, A and Helle, G (2020) 'Kauri tree‐ring stable isotopes reveal a centennial climate downturn following the Antarctic Cold Reversal in New Zealand.' Geophysical Research Letters. ISSN 0094-8276
An annual-resolution stable isotope record from Swiss subfossil pine trees growing in the Late Glacial
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Pauly, M, Helle, G, Büntgen, U, Wacker, L, Treydte, K, Reinig, F, Turney, C, Nievergelt, D, Kromer, B, Friedrich, M, Sookdeo, A, Heinrich, I, Riedel, F, Balting, D and Brauer, A (2020) 'An annual-resolution stable isotope record from Swiss subfossil pine trees growing in the Late Glacial.' Quaternary Science Reviews, 247. e106550. ISSN 0277-3791
Illuminating IntCal during the Younger Dryas
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Reinig, F, Sookdeo, A, Esper, J, Friedrich, M, Guidobaldi, G, Helle, G, Kromer, B, Nievergelt, D, Pauly, M, Tegel, W, Treydte, K, Wacker, L and Büntgen, U (2020) 'Illuminating IntCal during the Younger Dryas.' Radiocarbon. ISSN 0033-8222
Quality dating: a well-defined protocol implemented at ETH for high-precision 14c-dates tested on late glacial wood
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Sookdeo, A, Kromer, B, Büntgen, U, Friedrich, M, Friedrich, R, Helle, G, Pauly, M, Nievergelt, D, Reinig, F, Treydte, K, Synal, H-A and Wacker, L (2019) 'Quality dating: a well-defined protocol implemented at ETH for high-precision 14c-dates tested on late glacial wood.' Radiocarbon. ISSN 0033-8222
Introducing anatomical techniques to subfossil wood
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Reinig, F, Gärtner, H, Crivellaro, A, Nievergelt, D, Pauly, M, Schweingruber, F, Sookdeo, A, Wacker, L and Büntgen, U (2018) 'Introducing anatomical techniques to subfossil wood.' Dendrochronologia, 52. pp. 146-151. ISSN 1125-7865
Subfossil trees suggest enhanced Mediterranean hydroclimate variability at the onset of the Younger Dryas
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Pauly, M, Helle, G, Miramont, C, Büntgen, U, Treydte, K, Reinig, F, Guibal, F, Sivan, O, Heinrich, I, Riedel, F, Kromer, B, Balanzategui, D, Wacker, L, Sookdeo, A and Brauer, A (2018) 'Subfossil trees suggest enhanced Mediterranean hydroclimate variability at the onset of the Younger Dryas.' Scientific Reports, 8 (1). e13980. ISSN 2045-2322
New tree-ring evidence for the Late Glacial period from the northern pre-Alps in eastern Switzerland
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Reinig, F, Nievergelt, D, Esper, J, Friedrich, M, Helle, G, Hellmann, L, Kromer, B, Morganti, S, Pauly, M, Sookdeo, A, Tegel, W, Treydte, K, Verstege, A, Wacker, L and Büntgen, U (2018) 'New tree-ring evidence for the Late Glacial period from the northern pre-Alps in eastern Switzerland.' Quaternary Science Reviews, 186. pp. 215-224. ISSN 0277-3791
A guideline for sample preparation in modern tree-ring stable isotope research
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Schollaen, K, Baschek, H, Heinrich, I, Slotta, F, Pauly, M and Helle, G (2017) 'A guideline for sample preparation in modern tree-ring stable isotope research.' Dendrochronologia, 44. pp. 133-145. ISSN 1125-7865
Coralline algal Mg-O bond strength as a marine pCO2 proxy
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Pauly, M, Kamenos, N.A, Donohue, P and LeDrew, E (2015) 'Coralline algal Mg-O bond strength as a marine pCO2 proxy.' Geology, 43 (3). pp. 267-270. ISSN 0091-7613
Using anatomical techniques to describe subfossil wood decay
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Reinig, F, Gäertner, H, Crivellaro, A, Nievergelt, D and Pauly, M (2018) Using anatomical techniques to describe subfossil wood decay. In: EGU General Assembly, 2018, Vienna, Austria.
On the paleoenvironmental potential of 253 newly discovered pine stumps from Zurich, Switzerland
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Reinig, F, Nievergelt, D, Esper, J, Friedrich, M, Helle, G, Hellmann, L, Kromer, B, Morganti, S, Pauly, M and Sookdeo, A (2017) On the paleoenvironmental potential of 253 newly discovered pine stumps from Zurich, Switzerland. In: EGU General Assembly, 2017, Vienna, Austria.
Particular geoscientific perspectives on stable isotope analysis in the aboreal system
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Helle, G, Balting, B, Pauly, M and Slotta, F (2017) Particular geoscientific perspectives on stable isotope analysis in the aboreal system. In: EGU General Assembly, 2017, Vienna, Austria.
A 500-year dual stable isotope tree ring chronology of a Late Glacial cooling event
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Pauly, M, Helle, G and Treydte, K (2017) A 500-year dual stable isotope tree ring chronology of a Late Glacial cooling event. In: EGU General Assembly, 2017, Vienna, Austria.
Towards a new dual-isotope (δ18O, δ13C) tree ring chronology of the Late Glacial
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Pauly, M, Helle, G, Treydte, K and Brauer, A (2016) Towards a new dual-isotope (δ18O, δ13C) tree ring chronology of the Late Glacial. In: Trace Conference, 2016, Poland.
Investigating the onset of the Younger Dryas by high temporal resolution of radiocarbon
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Sookdeo, A, Wacker, L, Büntgen, U, Friedrich, M, Helle, G, Kromer, B, Pauly, M and Reinig, F (2016) Investigating the onset of the Younger Dryas by high temporal resolution of radiocarbon. In: Goldschmidt, 2016, Yokohama, Japan.
Growth (linear extension) of Red Coralline Algae more sensitive to thermal stress, over ocean acidification
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Pauly, M and Kamenos, N (2014) Growth (linear extension) of Red Coralline Algae more sensitive to thermal stress, over ocean acidification. In: Arctic Change Meeting, 2014, Ottawa, Canada.
Wavelet analysis of proxy climate indices from Greenland ice cores
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Pauly, M and LeDrew, E (2012) Wavelet analysis of proxy climate indices from Greenland ice cores. In: ArcticNet Scientific Meeting, 2012, Vancouver, Canada.