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E&ES370
Palynology and Quaternary Phytogeography
E&ES370 SP
Not Currently Offered
This course focuses on the fundamentals and applications of
pollen-spore morphology, pollen analysis and related
statistical techniques. We investigate former vegetation
assemblages and environments throughout the globe by
relating the fossil pollen record to ecological principles
and paleoclimate. During the second half of the semester,
students will discover their own fossil pollen record
through palynological analyses of lake sediment cores
collected during a required weekend field trip. Scheduled
class time during this portion of the course will be spent
in the laboratory identifying and counting pollen and
analyzing the results from these cores.
MAJOR READINGS
Required text: Faegri, K. and Iverson, J.
1989. TEXTBOOK OF POLLEN ANAYLYSIS; and additional readings
from the primary literature.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Course grades will be based on
a midterm (35%), class participation, short essays, pollen
identification quizzes (20%), and a final project
(palynological reconstruction)(35%).
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
One required
weekend field trip.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Fieldwork Laboratory Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: NSM E&ES
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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