Characterization of sedimentary environments (current and past) by mean of facies analysis, facies associations and sequences, in stratigraphic sections and seismic reflection records.
Determination of the transport and sedimentation processes.
Ecological history and ecosystem restoration.
Mapping of continental environments using field techniques.
Marine cartography using geophysical techniques.
Molecular techniques applied to studies of genetic expression, molecular identification of fish and mollusc species, integrates taxonomy, metagenomic identification in marine sediments and filtered water, evolutionary relationships and populations.
Palaeoenvironmental and paleontological reconstructions applied to studies of historical geology, climatic changes, anthropogenic changes and relative sea-level oscillations.
Study of sedimentary units, sedimentary gaps and ages of the units.