Ecology and Palaeoecology of Foraminifera

Ecology and Palaeoecology of Foraminifera

Contents

The application of foraminifera in ecology and palaeoecology. Examples from the Quaternary stratigraphy in NW Europe and the North Sea.
2L+2P/week, autumn term

Field course: (field practice, laboratory practice, identification of foraminifera, quantitative analyses). 10 days in autumn term.

Text-books

Boltovskoy, E. & Wright, R. 1976: Recent Foraminifera. Junk, The Hague. A series of articles.

Evaluation

1 written examination (13-scale).

ECTS-credits

10

Semester

Spring