Universität Wien

280145 LP Paläobiologischer Umweltschutz und Historische Ökologie (2024S)

5.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 28 - Erdwissenschaften, Meteorologie - Geophysik und
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 15 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 07.03. 14:00 - 17:00 Mikroskopiepraktikum Geowissenschaften 2A205 2.OG UZA II
  • Donnerstag 14.03. 14:00 - 17:00 Mikroskopiepraktikum Geowissenschaften 2A205 2.OG UZA II
  • Donnerstag 21.03. 14:00 - 17:00 Mikroskopiepraktikum Geowissenschaften 2A205 2.OG UZA II
  • Donnerstag 11.04. 14:00 - 17:00 Mikroskopiepraktikum Geowissenschaften 2A205 2.OG UZA II
  • Donnerstag 18.04. 14:00 - 17:00 Mikroskopiepraktikum Geowissenschaften 2A205 2.OG UZA II
  • Donnerstag 25.04. 14:00 - 17:00 Mikroskopiepraktikum Geowissenschaften 2A205 2.OG UZA II
  • Donnerstag 02.05. 14:00 - 17:00 Mikroskopiepraktikum Geowissenschaften 2A205 2.OG UZA II
  • Donnerstag 16.05. 14:00 - 17:00 Mikroskopiepraktikum Geowissenschaften 2A205 2.OG UZA II
  • Donnerstag 23.05. 14:00 - 17:00 Mikroskopiepraktikum Geowissenschaften 2A205 2.OG UZA II
  • Donnerstag 06.06. 14:00 - 17:00 Mikroskopiepraktikum Geowissenschaften 2A205 2.OG UZA II
  • Donnerstag 13.06. 14:00 - 17:00 Mikroskopiepraktikum Geowissenschaften 2A205 2.OG UZA II
  • Donnerstag 20.06. 14:00 - 17:00 Mikroskopiepraktikum Geowissenschaften 2A205 2.OG UZA II
  • Donnerstag 27.06. 14:00 - 17:00 Mikroskopiepraktikum Geowissenschaften 2A205 2.OG UZA II

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This course aims at introducing students to the emerging discipline of conservation paleobiology – the use of the historical data and fossil record to address questions on biological conservation. Humans have altered ecosystems for millennia, but in contrast, even the most extensive systematic monitoring rarely encompasses more than the past few decades. Consequently, meaningful benchmarks are hard to define quantitatively and we face challenges to separate anthropogenic impacts from the natural dynamics of ecosystems. Paleoecological data can provide high-resolution records of ecosystem change and variation on timescales well beyond the limits of ecological monitoring, enabling the reconstruction of ecological baselines and the long-term trajectories of ecosystem states.

This course will address the fundamental concepts of conservation paleobiology and its applications to habitat restoration, invasion biology and biodiversity management. It includes practicals to familiarize students with different types of geohistorical data and samples. Eventually, the student will have acquired knowledge on the importance of the time perspective in conservation biology and the necessary skills to put to work the historical and fossil record for conservation science.

The course will address conservation paleobiology approaches in both marine and terrestrial systems, with particular focus on marine invertebrates, reefs and the archeozoological record of vertebrates.

The course will relay on e-learning activities with lecture slides and other materials available online on Moodle.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Fulfilment of practical assignments and reading literature

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Basic knowledge of R is an advantage but not necessary for completing the course
Active participation and regular attendance (a minimum of 80% of the lectures)

Prüfungsstoff

Continuous evaluation during the course based on assignments and active participation.

Literatur

Barnosky et al., 2017. Merging paleobiology with conservation biology to guide the future of terrestrial ecosystems. Science 355: 6325.

Kidwell, 2015. Biology in the Anthropocene: Challenges and insights from young fossil records. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112 (6): 4922-4929

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

MA-ERD-W-3.26; MEC-9; MBO 7; MNB6; MZO4; M-WZB; B-WZB;

Letzte Änderung: Mi 30.10.2024 11:26