Dynamics of Biodiversity and Paleoenvironment

"The objective of this course is to present and explain the concepts, issues, operational approaches in the field and in the laboratory, and methodological and analytical strategies used to infer and reconstruct fluctuations in wild and human-exploited biodiversity over time. It draws on empirical and modeled datasets from the fields of ecology, paleoecology, paleobiogeography, archaeobiology, archaeology, and paleethnobiology. Particular attention will be paid to:

- the functional role of ecological disturbances, such as wildfires, in changes to vegetation cover;

- the impact of changes in human societies on the dynamics of forest ecosystems;

- the use, cultivation, and domestication of plants and animals based on the analysis of modern and bioarchaeological data."

"- Proficiency in the concepts and approaches of paleoecology and bioarchaeology;

- Develop an interdisciplinary perspective on paleoecology and macroecology;

- "Understanding the main factors governing vegetation dynamics,"

"- basic concepts in ecology and environmental science;

- "basic concepts in data analysis,"

Comprehensive ongoing assessment: 100%