GEOL 423: Quaternary Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology - Fall 2024 Course
Please consider the GEOL 423: Quaternary Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology course for the Fall 2024 semester! Interested in what the past can teach us about current climate and environmental change? Learn about the Quaternary (the last ~2 million years of Earth history).
Discuss topics, such as:
- Are we in the 'Anthropocene,' the human age?
- Will the Gulf Stream really shut down?
- Extinction and Survival at the La Brea Tar Pits
- Greenland's massive ice sheet is melting - here's how to save it
GEOL/BIOS 423/823: Quaternary Paleoclimatology and Paleoecology
Prerequisites: 12 hrs GEOL or BIOS.
Description: Analysis and interpretation of the Quaternary period's paleoecological data. Patterns of long-term climate variation. Distribution patterns and responses of organisms and ecosystems to Quaternary environmental change.
Credit Hours: 3
This course should be taught by Dr. Sherilyn Fritz during the Fall 2024 semester.