Gawain Antell
Education
DPhil Earth Sciences, University of Oxford
B.S. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Yale University
Research
I am a macroecologist who explores Earth-life interactions at a range of spatial, temporal, and taxonomic scales. I use geological data (fossil occurrences) to quantify ecological patterns using statistical models. This research agenda investigates questions such as how ecosystem diversity and structure arose and is maintained, and how synchronously ecological communities have responded to climate change during past intervals of Earth history.
Selected Publications
Antell, G.T., Benson, R.B.J., & Saupe, E.E. (2024). “Spatial standardization of taxon occurrence data—a call to action.” Paleobiology. https://doi.org/10.1017/pab.2023.36
Antell, G.T., & Saupe, E.E. (2021). “Bottom-up controls, ecological revolutions and diversification in the oceans through time.” Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.08.069
Antell, G.T., Fenton, I.S., Valdes, P.J., & Saupe, E. E. (2021) “Thermal niches of planktonic foraminifera are static throughout glacial-interglacial climate change.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Greene, S., Antell, G.T., et al. (2021) “Safety and belonging in the field: a checklist for educators.” EarthArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31223/X53P6H.
Courses & Presentations
GEOG 191: Hope in the Face of Mass Extinctions (Winter 2025)
GEOG 2: Biodiversity in a Changing World (Spring 2025)
