GG648/BIOL646/EARTH646(UWaterloo)
Paleolimnology
0.5 Credit

This course examines the use of stratigraphic records from lakes to reconstruct environmental change. Topics include sediment coring techniques, radiometric dating methods, analysis of physical, geochemical and biological indicators, and case studies demonstrating applications to address scientific and management questions. Practical experience is gained from a lake sediment coring field trip and subsequent laboratory analyses.

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Eligible elective for the MES and the MSc (environmental science field) program