PUBLICATIONS
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Peer review book chapters and manuscripts
(*) Students at the time of research
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2015
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28. Serna Y*, Velez MI, Escobar J. 2015. Microscopic organic matter particles in late Holocene riparian sediments near the Cauca River.
Journal of Paleolimnology, 54, 325-344.
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27. Hoyos N, Monsalve O, Berger GW, Antinao JL, Giraldo H, Silva C, Ojeda G, Bayona G, Escobar J, Montes C. 2015. A Climatic trigger for
catastrophic Pleistocene-Holocene debris flows in the Eastern Andean Cordillera of Colombia. Journal of Quaternary Science,
30(3), 258-270.
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26. Moreno JF*, Hendy AJW, Quiroz L, Hoyos N, Jones DS, Zapata V, Zapata S, Ballen G, Cadena E, Cardenas A, Carrillo J, Carrillo JD, Delgado, Sierra D,
Escobar J, Martinez JI, Martinez C, Montes C, Moreno J*, Perez N*, Sanchez R, Suarez C, Vallejo-Pareja MC, and Jaramillo C. 2015. Revised
Stratigraphy of Neogene strata in the Cocinetas Basin, La Guajira, Colombia. Swiss Journal of Paleontology, 134, 43
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2014
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25. Arnold TE*, Brenner M, Curtis J, Dutton D, Baker SM, Escobar J, Ortega C*. 2014. Application of stable isotopes (δ18O) to determine the
growth patterns of the invasive gastropod Pomacea maculata in Florida lakes. Florida Scientist, 77(3), 126-144
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24. Velez MI, Escobar J, Brenner M, Rangel O, Betancourt A*, Jaramillo JA, Curtis J, Moreno JL*. 2014. Middle to late Holocene relative sea
level rise, climate variability and environmental change along the Colombian Coast. The Holocene, 24, 898 907.
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23. Winston B, Hausmann S, Escobar J, Kenney WF. 2014. A sediment record of trophic state change in an Arkansas (USA) reservoir. Journal
of Paleolimnology, 51(3), 393-403.
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22. Jaramillo, C., E. Moreno, V. Ramirez, S. da Silva, A. Barrera, B. Adhara, S. Moron, F. Herrera, Escobar J, R. Koll, S. Manchester, and N. Hoyos. 2014.
Palynological record of the last 20 Million years in Panama. In W. D. Stevens, O. M. Montiel, and P. Raven, (Editor). Paleobotany
and Biogeography: A Festschrift for Alan Graham in His 80th Year. pp 134-253.St Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press
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2013
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21. Pérez L, Curtis J, Brenner M, Hodell D, Escobar J, Lozano S, Schwalb A. 2013. Stable isotopes values (δ18O & δ13C) of multiple
ostracode species of a large Neotropical lake as indicators of past changes in hydrology. Quaternary Science Reviews, 66, 96-111
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20. Escobar J, Whitmore TJ, Kamenov GD, Riedinger-Whitmore MA. 2013. Isotopic record of anthropogenic lead pollution in lake sediments
of Florida, USA. Journal of Paleolimnology, 49, 237-252.
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19. Aguilar-Reyes B, Mejia V, Goguitchaichvili A, Escobar J, Bayona G, Bautista F, Morales J, Ihl T. 2013. Reconnaissance environmental
magnetic study of urban soils, dust and leaves from Bogotá, Colombia. Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 57, 741-754.
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18. Restrepo JC, Franco D, Escobar J, Correa ID, Otero L, Gutierrez J. 2013. Bahia de Cartagena (Colombia): Distribución de sedimentos
superficiales y ambientes sedimentarios. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research, 41(1), 99-112.
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17. Hoyos N, Escobar J, Restrepo JC, Arango AM, Ortiz JC. 2013. Impact of the 2010-2011 La Nina phenomenon in Colombia, South
America: the human toll of an extreme weather event. Applied Geography, 39, 16-25.
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2012
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16. Correa-Metrio A, Bush MB, Cabrera KR, Sully S, Brenner M, Hodell DA, Escobar J, Guilderson T. 2012. Rapid climate change and no-analog
vegetation in lowland Central America during the last 86,000 years. Quaternary Science Reviews, 38, 63-75.
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15. Molinares CE*, Martinez JI, Fiorini F, Escobar J, Jaramillo C. 2012. Paleoenvironmental reconstruction for the lower Pliocene Arroyo
Piedras section (Tubara – Colombia): Implications for the Magdalena River – paleodelta’s dynamic. Journal of South American
Earth Sciences, 39, 170-183
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14. Escobar J, Hodell DA, Brenner M, Curtis JH, Gilli A, Mueller AD, Anselmetti FS, Ariztegui D, Grzesik DA, Perez L, Schwalb A, Guilderson TP.
2012. A ~43-ka record of paleoenvironmental change in the Central American lowlands inferred from stable isotopes of
lacustrine ostracods. Quaternary Science Reviews, 37, 92-104.
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13. Hodell DA, Turchyn AV, Wiseman CJ, Escobar J, Curtis JH, Brenner M, Gilli A, Mueller AD, Anselmetti F, Ariztegui D, Brown E. 2012.
Late Glacial temperature and precipitation changes in the lowland Neotropics by tandem measurement of δ 18O in
biogenic carbonate and gypsum hydration water. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 77, 352-368.
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12. Correa-Metrio A, Bush MB, Hodell DA, Brenner M, Escobar J, Guilderson T. 2012. The influence of abrupt climate change on the ice-age
vegetation of the Central American lowlands. Journal of Biogeography. 39, 497-509.
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2011
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11. Velez MI, Curtis JH, Brenner M, Escobar J, Leyden BW, Popenoe de Hatch, M. 2011. Environmental and Cultural Changes in Highland
Guatemala Inferred from Lake Amatitlan Sediments. Geoarchaeology. 26(3), 346-364.
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10. Pérez L, Frenzel P, Brenner M, Escobar J, Hoelzmann P, Scharf B, Schwalb A. 2011. Late Quaternary (24–10 ka BP) environmental
history of the Neotropical lowlands inferred from ostracodes in sediments of Lago Itza, Guatemala Journal of Paleolimnology.
46, 59-74.
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2010
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9. Escobar J, Curtis J, Brenner M, Hodell DA, Holmes J. 2010. Isotope measurement of ostracod and gastropod shells for climate
reconstruction: evaluation of within-sample variability and determination of optimum sample size. Journal of Paleolimnology
43(4), 921-938.
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8. Mueller AD, Anselmetti FS, Ariztegui D, Brenner M, Curtis JH, Escobar J, Gilli A, Grzesik DA, Hodell DA, Guilderson TJ, Kutterolf S, Ploetze ML.
2010. Late Quaternary Palaeoenvironment of Lake Petén Itzá, Northern Guatemala: Evidence from Deep Drill Holes and Seismic
Stratigraphy. Sedimentology. 57(5), 1220-1245.
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2009
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7. Brenner M, Escobar J. 2009. Ontogeny of Aquatic Ecosystems. In: Gene E. Likens, (Editor) Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. volume 1, pp.
456-461. Oxford: Elsevier
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6. Escobar J, Buck DG, Brenner M, Curtis J, Hoyos N. 2009. Thermal stratification, circulation patterns and heat budgets of Florida
lakes. Journal of Fundamental and applied limnology. 174(4), 283-293.
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2008
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5. Hodell DA, Anselmetti FS, Ariztegui D, Brenner M, Curtis JH, Gilli A, Grzesik DA, Guilderson TJ, Muller AD, Bush MB, Correa Metrio A, Escobar
J, and Kutterolf S. 2008. An 85-ka Record of Climate Change in lowland Central America. Quaternary Science Reviews. 27(11), 1152
1165.
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4. Escobar J, Brenner M, Whitmore T, Kenney W, Curtis J. 2008. Ecology of testate amoebae (thecamoebians) in subtropical Florida
lakes. Journal of Paleolimnology. 40, 715-731.
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2006
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3. Hodell D, Anselmetti F, Brenner M, Ariztegui D, and the PISDP Scientific Party. 2006. The Lake Petén Itzá Scientific Drilling Project
(PISDP). Journal of Scientific Drilling. 3, 25-29
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2005
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2. Escobar J, Martinez JI, Parra N. 2005. Thecamoebians (testaceous rhizopods) from a tropical lake: La Fe Reservoir, Antioquia,
Colombia. Caldasia. 27(2), 293-298
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1. Escobar J, Restrepo JC, Martinez JI. 2005. Paleolimnology as a tool for the study and management of reservoirs. Gestion Ambiente.
8(2), 51 59. In Spanish
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Non Peer Review and General Audience Magazines
Hodell D, Anselmetti FS, Ariztegui D, Brenner M, Curtis J, and the PISDP Scientific Party. 2006. Preliminary results of the Lake Petén Itzá Scientific Drilling Project. DOSECC News. 4(2), 5-6
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Hodell D, Anselmetti FS, Ariztegui D, Brenner M, Curtis J, and the PISDP Scientific Party. 2006. 1.3 km of sediment recovered by the Lake Petén Itzá Scientific Drilling Project. DOSECC News. 4(1), 1-2