Palaeobiology and PalaeoclimatologyMikael Fortelius & Heikki Seppä

• 54210 Pollen analysis (4 cp). FM Kuosmanen & PhD Morris, Tue 9–12 and Thu 9–12, C108 (period 3; 15.1.–28.2.2013).

• 54296 Paleoclimatology (3 cp). Professor Seppä, Mon at 10–12 and Thu at 14–16, lecture room E206 (period 3; 14.1.–28.2.2013).

• • 54261 Advanced Seminar in Palaeobiology and Palaeoclimatology

(2–4 cp). Professor Fortelius, prof. Seppä, Mon at 12–14, lecture room E207 (periods 3 and 4; 14.1.–3.3. and 11.3.–29.4.2013).

• 54129 Current topics in Palaeobiology and Palaeoclimatology (5 cp). Keyan Fang, Ferhat Kaya, (13.3.-24.4.2013) Wed 13.15-15.00 C108.

Long-Term Climate Change

Barett 2003. Nature.

Pollen analysis

Heikki Seppä, Niina Kuosmanen

-pollen grains are microfossils produced by plants-pollen analysis is a basic technique for investigating plant evolution, vegetation development and ecosystem changes-course: lake sampling, pollen sample preparation, introduction to microscopy, introduction to pollen idenfication-introduction to late-Quaternary palaeoecology in N Europe

trizonocolpate reticulate (Salix)

Tue 9–12 and Thu 9–12, C108 (period 3; 15.1.–28.2.2013).

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Ecometrics

measuring the properties of past and present ecosystems

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Measuring rainfall from the teeth of plant-eating mammals

Hypsodonty map of Eastern Europe and Southwest Asia for 11-7 Ma

illustrating palaeogeographic effects on climate

Eronen et al., 2009 (PNAS)

Stronger westerliesstronger NAO?

Higher sea-level pressuremodified Hadley circulation

Fossilised rainfall!

Advanced seminar in Evolutionary Palaeontology 2012

Topic to be decided, suggestions welcome! Mon at 12–14, lecture room E207 (periods 3 and 4; 14.1.–3.3. and 11.3.–29.4.2013).

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1981

During term time the Björn Kurtén Club meets Tuesdays at 16:00 in lecture room C108