BIOL 457

Paleoecology and Environmental Change

Units: 1.5

Hours: 3-0-0

Fundamental principles of paleoecology with emphasis on species, community and ecosystem responses to environmental change over the past 2 million years. Topics include: using fossil remains to infer ecological dynamics and climate change since the last glaciation; ice age megafaunal extinctions; role of paleoecology in conservation.

Prerequisites:

BIOL 215 or EOS 330; and
minimum third-year standing; or
permission of the department.

Recommendation(s):

BIOL 324 recommended prior to BIOL 457.

Undergraduate course in Biology offered by the Department of Biology in the Faculty of Science.

Schedules:

Fall 2018

Spring 2019

Summer 2019

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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