Content of lectures Students will learn how the palaeoecological research should be carried out and what are its main objectives and possibilities. After completing the course, students will be able to carry out independent palaeoecological sampling, to process the sampled material by commonly used methods and to prepare results for publication. Students will be able to select the appropriate methodological approaches for various tasks. Finally, student will learn to plan and run their future independent research. "Introduction to palaeoecology. "Introduction to sedimentology - processing and manipulation of cores; basic methodology of description; grain size analysis; calcium carbonate content; colour description using Munsell scale; description of borders and textural and structural features; sampling for LOI; magnetic susceptibility; micromorphology. "Introduction to palynology and macroremains analysis. Practical examples of palynological research. "Introduction to Diatomaceae and Cladocera analysis. Using their palaeorecords for environmental reconstruction. Introduction to antracology and practical examples. Content of practicals Sedimentological cores from selected locality will be sampled at the beginning of the course. Each student will process independently a part of the core, and will provide his/her results to the rest of the group in the form of standardized protocol. The results of all the participants will be discussed within the group. The results will then be presented in the form of oral presentation (PowerPoint), and the synthesis of all the presentations will be prepared in the form of an article. "Fieldwork, sampling of selected locality. "Lab processing of samples using appropriate palaeoecological methodology. "Introduction to palynology, antracology, macroremains, diatomaceae and cladocera analysis, methods of identification. "Creation and evaluation of pollen diagram, the statistical analysis and interpretation of pollen, macroremains, diatomaceae and cladocera records. "Oral presentations and preparation of results for publication.
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