Palaeecosystems and palaeoenvironments (biological paleoceanography)
Craies d'Etretat
ETCS: 6
In charge for pedagogy: Emanuela MATTIOLI
Lectures: 60 hours (plus 1 day offshore)
Main objectifs:
Oceanic palaeoecosystems: basic concepts in biological (palaeo)oceanography; interactions and feedbacks between biotic processes, ocean chemical-physical conditions and sedimentation.
Contents:
- Main elements of ecology and biogeography of marine micro-organisms; main palaeoceanigraphic events in Mesozoic and Cenozoic (anoxic events, hyperthermal events, carbonate crises).
- Use of biomarkers (e.g., alkenons) for palaeotemperature and and pCO2 reconstructions.
- Multi-proxy approaches of short-term changes occurring during Holocene and Pleistocene (e.g., El Niño, la Niña)
- A one-day shipping with Antedon II offshore Marseille. Biological samples will be collected and analyzed. Potential links with the teaching unit «In su-itu Microanalysis»
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