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BIO-8107: Quaternary Macrofossils Work Load
5 credits (ECTS) | Objectives
The aim of the course is to give an introduction to macrofossils commonly found in Quaternary sediments in Northwest Europe. The course will concentrate on plant macrofossils from lake and mire deposits. The course will include practical work, such as wet sieving of sediment samples, identification of fossil specimens and studies of reference material. Theoretical lectures will cover issues such as: what is a (plant) macrofossil, field work, laboratory work, interpretation of data in terms of depositional environment, palaeoecology, palaeoclimate, lake level changes, palaeolimnology, lake eutrophication, lake isolation, biogeography.You are encouraged to bring your own material for identification or discussion. The students should give a brief presentation of their own projects. |
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