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Table of Contents - Paleoecology: Microfossils And Climate Change
GEOG 5526      Paleoecology: Microfossils And Climate Change
Paleoecology will focus on questions addressing past environments and past climates based on the ecology of microfossils. Micro-organisms are very sensitive to a wide variety of environmental conditions including temperature, precipitation, hydrology, water chemistry, salinity, habitat, and pollution. The fossil remains of these organisms are used as proxy indicators for reconstructiong past environmental conditions, climate change, vegetation dynamics, and human impacts. Students will have the opportunity to process microfossils and make interpretations based on analysis of data. Offered: Every other Fall Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor
Faculty: College of Arts & Sciences
Department: Geosciences
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