EES5290 — Conservation Paleobiology
Examining ways in which the fossil record and other long-term data sources provide context for modern and future environmental issues. Topics covered include the nature of the fossil record, norms in conservation science, macroecology, and sedimentology. Through this interdisciplinary perspective, students will evaluate modern biodiversity and climate with respect to Earth history. Credit for EES 5290 will not be granted if credit already received for EES 4290. pre-req: grad student or instructor consent.