Clément P. Bataille

Clément P. Bataille studies how chemical signatures in the environment—especially forms of the element strontium and other isotopes—can be used to trace where animals, plants, and archaeological materials came from and how they moved over time. This work combines geology, ecology, and genetics to answer questions about animal migration, ancient human and animal trade networks, and environmental processes like permafrost thaw. Much of the research involves building large-scale maps (called isoscapes) that predict isotope patterns across regions such as Australia, the Amazon, and Canada.

Publication output has grown substantially over the last decade, rising from just a couple of papers per year in 2017 to a sustained pace of roughly 15-19 per year in recent years.

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