Invertebrate communities: palaeoecological and palaeogeographic approaches

Course Information
TitleΒΙΟΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΕΣ ΑΣΠΟΝΔΥΛΩΝ: ΟΙΚΟΛΟΓΙΚΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΛΑΙΟΓΕΩΓΡΑΦΙΚΕΣ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΕΣ / Invertebrate communities: palaeoecological and palaeogeographic approaches
CodePS4
FacultySciences
SchoolGeology
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600015469

Programme of Study: DiPMS PALAIONTOLOGIA-GEŌVIOLOGIA (2023-sīmera)

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
MakropalaiontologíaElective Courses213

Class Information
Academic Year2020 – 2021
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours1
Class ID
600181678
Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Course Type 2011-2015
Knowledge Deepening / Consolidation
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
The student will be able to combine data from invertebrate assemblages of different environments in order to draw paleoecological, paleoenvironmental and paleogeographic conclusions.
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
Course Content (Syllabus)
Invertebrate assemblages in different environments: Marine (shallow, coastal, lagoonal), River - Lake, Land. Use of invertebrates as markers of paleoenvironment. Comparison of assemblages of different organisms (bryozoans, molluscs...) for larger scale and paleogeographic reconstructions - examples. Sea level indicators - applications and case studies of paleogeographic reconstruction of areas from Greece and the wider Mediterranean region during the Pleistocene - Holocene. Environmental variations, environmental stability with statistical methods. Applications in geoarchaeology. Sampling techniques of Holocene fossiliferous sediments.
Keywords
Palaeoecology, Palaeoenvironment, Palaeogeography, Reconstruction, Invertebrates
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Multimedia
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures20
Reading Assigment30
Written assigments25
Total75
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
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Last Update
16-01-2023