The following course has just been added to the Biology Dept’s summer course offerings.
BIOL 457 – Paleoecology & Environmental Change
Instructor: Dr. Terri Lacourse (tlacours@uvic.ca)
May 10 to June 24
Fully online and synchronous – Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30 am – 12:20 pm
Pre-requisites: 3rd-year standing and BIOL 215 (or EOS 330)
CRN: 33212
Course description: 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.
Evaluation: The course will have one midterm exam, an oral presentation, a 6-page paper, and a final exam on June 24th.
Note: Biol 457 will not be offered in Fall 2021 because of this summer offering. The summer offering is subject to sufficient enrolment – at least 10 students will need to register for the course to be offered.
Contact Dr. Terri Lacourse (tlacours@uvic.ca) if you have questions about this summer course.