SUBJECT

Title

Tracking of palaeoceanographical changes with the help of palaeontological, sedimentological and geochemical methods

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

Doctoral

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Part of degree program

Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences

Credits

Recommended in

Semesters 1-4

Typically offered in

Autumn/Spring semester

Course description

This course presents and explore the application of palaeontological, sedimentological and geochemical methods in palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of marine systems. The palaeoecological significance of different marine fossils, the microfacies studies and geochemical analyses of fossil skeletons in palaeoenvironmental reconstruction will be featured with the help of case studies.

Readings

Culver, S.J. & Rawson, P.F. (eds) (2006): Biotic Response to Global Change. The Last 145 Million Years. New York: Cambridge University Press. 501p.
Dodd, J.R. & Stanton, R.J. (1990): Paleoecology. Concepts and Applications. New York: John Wiley & Sons. 502p.
Chester, R. (2003): Marine Geochemistry. Blackwell Publishing. 506p.