From the 23rd of November to the 4th of December 2015, a workshop was held at San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina. This workshop was designed for postgraduate students and young scientists based in Latin-American institutions, undertaking research in palaeoecology, with emphasis on microfossil analysis: e.g. pollen, charcoal, plant macrofossil remains, ostracods, diatoms, other. It aimed to provide (1) an outline of the principles, methods and applications of selected proxies; (2) an overview of methods and software use for data analyses; and (3) an overview of spatial and evolutionary responses of organisms to different Quaternary driving forces, providing insight into general questions of species survival, spread and biodiversity.

Participants presented a poster related to their research projects, including an abstract which is published online in http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/488293.html