Jill Leonard‐Pingel

Jill Leonard-Pingel studies how coastal and lake ecosystems have changed over time by examining preserved remains such as mollusk shells, coral fragments, and diatoms (microscopic algae) in sediments. This work, often called conservation paleobiology, uses these historical records to establish baseline conditions before human impact and to understand how factors like nutrient pollution, sediment disturbance, and climate change have altered marine reefs, lakes, and watersheds in places including California, the Bahamas, Belize, and Ohio. The research also has applications for informing conservation and resource management in coastal national parks.

Publication output was modest and steady from 2017-2021 but has grown noticeably since 2022, with 2023 and 2025 showing the highest counts in the decade.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026