Paleolimnology

Subject:

Earth Science (EARTH)

Catalog number:

646

Unit weight:

0.50

Meet type:

LEC

Grading basis:

NUM

Cross-listing(s):

GEOG-648 BIOL-646

Requisites:

N/A

Description:

This course examines the use of stratigraphic records from lakes to reconstruct environmental change. Topics include sediment coring techniques, radiometric dating methods, analysis of physical, geochemical and biological indicators, and case studies demonstrating applications to address scientific and management questions. Practical experience is gained from a lake sediment coring field trip and subsequent laboratory analyses. *eligible for MES.

Topic titles:

N/A

Faculty:

Science (SCI)

Academic level:

GRD

Course ID:

012794