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University of KwaZulu-Natal: Pietermaritzburg, ZA

2022-10-01 to present
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Jemma M. Finch

University of KwaZulu-Natal: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2019-01-01 to present | Senior Lecturer (Geography / School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences)
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Jemma M. Finch

University of KwaZulu-Natal: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2011-01-01 to 2018-12-31 | Lecturer (Geography / School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences)
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Jemma M. Finch

University of Cape Town: Cape Town, ZA

2009-03-01 to 2010-12-31 | Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Environmental and Geographical Sciences)
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Jemma M. Finch

University of York: York, GB

2006-03-01 to 2009-02-28 | Early Career Researcher (Environment)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of York: York, GB

2006-03-01 to 2009-02-28 | PhD (Environment)
Education
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Jemma M. Finch

University of KwaZulu-Natal: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2004-01-01 to 2005-12-31 | MSc (Geography)
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Jemma M. Finch

University of Natal: Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, ZA

2000-01-01 to 2003-12-31 | BSc (Hons) (Geography / Zoology)
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Works (30)

Ostracoda and Foraminifera as indicators of anthropogenic impacts – case studies from Sub-Saharan Africa

2025-03-15 | Preprint
DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu25-20020
Contributors: Olga Schmitz; Mauro Alivernini; Lailah Gifty Akita; Jemma Finch; Trevor Hill; Torsten Haberzettl; Peter Frenzel
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A view from the past: 120 years of palaeoscience in South Africa

South African Journal of Science
2024-11-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2024/19137
Contributors: Jemma M. Finch; Tim Forssman
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Academic Publishing 101: The SAJS monthly Journal Writing and Peer Review Forum

South African Journal of Science
2023-11-29 | Journal article
DOI: 10.17159/sajs.2023/15753
Contributors: Jemma M. Finch
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Terrestrial temperature evolution of southern Africa during the late Pleistocene and Holocene: Evidence from the Mfabeni Peatland

Quaternary Science Reviews
2023-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107870
Contributors: Susanne Fietz; Andrea Baker; Charlotte S. Miller; B. David A. Naafs; Francien Peterse; Jemma Finch; Marc Humphries; Enno Schefuß; Alakendra N. Roychoudhury; Joyanto Routh
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Fire and montane vegetation dynamics through successive phases of human occupation in the northern Drakensberg, South Africa

Quaternary International
2022-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2021.01.026
Contributors: Jemma M. Finch; Trevor R. Hill; Michael E. Meadows; Jared Lodder; Luke Bodmann
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Sedimentary charcoal studies from southern Africa’s grassy biomes: a potential resource for informing the management of fires and ecosystems

African Journal of Range & Forage Science
2022-01-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2989/10220119.2021.2016965
Contributors: Abraham N Dabengwa; Sally Archibald; Jemma Finch; Louis Scott; Lindsey Gillson; William J Bond
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Late Quaternary climate variability at Mfabeni peatland, eastern South Africa

Climate of the Past
2019-06-27 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5194/cp-15-1153-2019
Contributors: Charlotte Miller; Jemma Finch; Trevor Hill; Francien Peterse; Marc Humphries; Matthias Zabel; Enno Schefuß
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Supplementary material to "The drivers of late Quaternary climate variability in eastern South Africa"

2019-01-21 | Preprint
DOI: 10.5194/cp-2019-4-supplement
Contributors: Charlotte Miller; Jemma Finch; Trevor Hill; Francien Peterse; Marc Humphries; Matthias Zabel; Enno Schefuß
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The drivers of late Quaternary climate variability in eastern South Africa

2019-01-21 | Preprint
DOI: 10.5194/cp-2019-4
Contributors: Charlotte Miller; Jemma Finch; Trevor Hill; Francien Peterse; Marc Humphries; Matthias Zabel; Enno Schefuß
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A 5000-yr record of Afromontane vegetation dynamics from the Drakensberg Escarpment, South Africa

Quaternary International
2017 | Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2017.08.019
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An aeolian sediment reconstruction of regional wind intensity and links to larger scale climate variability since the last deglaciation from the east coast of southern Africa

Global and Planetary Change
2017 | Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2017.08.002
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Jemma M. Finch

Distribution of Salt-Marsh Foraminifera in Two South African Estuaries and the Application as Sea-Level Indicators

Journal of Coastal Research
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-16-00037.1
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https://doi.org/10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-16-00037.1

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Jemma M. Finch

Ecosystem change in the South Pare Mountain bloc, Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania

The Holocene
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/0959683616675937
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https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683616675937

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Jemma M. Finch

The ACER pollen and charcoal database: a~global resource to document vegetation and fire response to abrupt climate changes during the last glacial period

Earth System Science Data
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5194/essd-9-679-2017
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Jemma M. Finch

Diatom-inferred hydrological changes and Holocene geomorphic transitioning of Africa's largest estuarine system, Lake St Lucia

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
2017-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2017.03.030
Contributors: M. Gomes; M.S. Humphries; K.L. Kirsten; A.N. Green; J.M. Finch; A.M. de Lecea
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Environmental controls on the distribution of salt-marsh foraminifera from the southern coastline of South Africa

Journal of Biogeography
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12698
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Jemma M. Finch

Evidence of El Niño driven desiccation cycles in a shallow estuarine lake: The evolution and fate of Africa's largest estuarine system, Lake St Lucia

Global and Planetary Change
2016 | Journal article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2016.11.002
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Jemma M. Finch

Terrestrial biosphere changes over the last 120 kyr

Clim. Past
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5194/cp-12-51-2016
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WOS:000371624500004
Contributors: Hoogakker, B. A. A.; Smith, R. S.; Singarayer, J. S.; Marchant, R.; Prentice, I. C.; Allen, J. R. M.; Anderson, R. S.; Bhagwat, S. A.; Behling, H.; Borisova, O. et al.
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Vegetation structure and composition in the semi-arid Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape

Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.7508/gjesm.2016.03.003
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WOS:000375865700003
Contributors: Gandiwa, P.; Finch, J.; Hill, T.
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The stratigraphic evolution of a large back-barrier lagoon system with a non-migrating barrier

Marine Geology
2016-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2016.05.001
Contributors: K. Benallack; A.N. Green; M.S. Humphries; J.A.G. Cooper; N.N. Dladla; J.M. Finch
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The history and development of Quaternary Science in South Africa

South African Geographical Journal
2016-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.2016.1208587
Contributors: Michael E Meadows; Jemma M Finch
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VERTICAL ZONATION OF FORAMINIFERA ASSEMBLAGES IN GALPINS SALT MARSH, SOUTH AFRICA

The Journal of Foraminiferal Research
2015 | Journal article
DOI:

10.2113/gsjfr.45.1.29

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WOS:000348246100003
Contributors: Strachan, Kate L.; Hill, Trevor R.; Finch, Jemma M.; Barnett, Robert L.
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A late Holocene sea-level curve for the east coast of South Africa

South African Journal of Science
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1590/sajs.2014/20130198
Contributors: Kate L. Strachan; Jemma M. Finch; Trevor Hill; Robert L. Barnett
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Tracing long‐term tropical montane ecosystem change in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania

Journal of Quaternary Science
2014 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1002/jqs.2699

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WOS:000337508100006
Contributors: Finch, Jemma; Wooller, Matthew; Marchant, Rob
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Paleoenvironmental investigations using a combination of terrestrial and marine sediments from South Africa - The RAIN (Regional Archives for Integrated iNvestigations) approach

Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie, Teil I
2014-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1127/zgpI/2014/0055-0073
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Jemma M. Finch

A palaeoecological investigation into the role of fire and human activity in the development of montane grasslands in East Africa

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany
2011 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1007/s00334-010-0276-9

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WOS:000287141800003
Contributors: Finch, J; Marchant, R
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Late Quaternary vegetation dynamics in a biodiversity hotspot, the Uluguru Mountains of Tanzania

Quaternary Research
2009 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.yqres.2009.02.005

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WOS:000267231300011
Contributors: Finch, J; Leng, MJ; Marchant, R
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A late Quaternary pollen sequence from Mfabeni Peatland, South Africa: Reconstructing forest history in Maputaland

Quaternary Research
2008 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1016/j.yqres.2008.07.003

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WOS:000260841600010
Contributors: Finch, JM; Hill, TR
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Application of predictive distribution modelling to invertebrates: Odonata in South Africa

Biodiversity and Conservation
2006 | Journal article
DOI:

10.1007/s10531-005-3577-z

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WOS:000242418500012
Contributors: Finch, JM; Samways, MJ; Hill, TR; Piper, SE; Taylor, S
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A Regional Stable Carbon Isotope Dendro-Climatology from the South African Summer Rainfall Area
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Jemma M. Finch via ResearcherID

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