450008 VU Historical ecology and conservation paleobiology (2016S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from We 10.02.2016 00:00 to We 24.02.2016 23:59
- Registration is open from Tu 01.03.2016 00:00 to Th 17.03.2016 00:00
- Deregistration possible until Th 17.03.2016 00:00
Details
max. 10 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes
18.-29. April, Vormittag und Nachmittag
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Students will learn about the anthropocene, the basic concepts of Conservation Paleobiology (i.e., application of paleobiological methods to questions of conservation and management). They will be introduced to geochronology and environmental proxies in the anthropocene and the fidelity of the younger fossil record. Students will learn about the concept of shifting baselines, about long-term persistence of ecological communties, community disassembly, top-down and bottom-up stressors of ecosystems. Students will be able to perform a taphofacies analysis and evaluate taphonomic clocks, to quantitatively evaluate time-averaging, draw historical inference from core data and are able to develop their own project.
Assessment and permitted materials
Regular attendance, active participation, own presentations
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
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