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Fall 2019 | GEOG 3839 Section 001: Introduction to Dendrochronology (33479)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Meets With:
GEOG 5839 Section 001
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Tue,
Thu 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 220
- Enrollment Status:
Open (14 of 20 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Historical development, operational techniques, biological background, and principles of tree ring analysis. Applications of tree-ring data to investigate environmental change and past cultures. prereq: [1403, [BIOL 1001 or BIOL 1009 or equiv]] or instr consent
- Class Description:
- The annual growth rings from trees provide us with an incredibly powerful and adaptable tool to study Earth's history. Beyond just telling us a tree's age, tree rings also help us understand how our environment has changed in the past and how key processes in atmospheric, biological and geological systems operate over long timescales. This course will teach students the fundamental principles of dendrochronology through a combination of formal lectures, class discussion and laboratory exercises. Students will work in the Department of Geography's Center for Dendrochronology, where they will learn how to collect, prepare, date and interpret tree-ring specimens. By the end of the course, they will be able to explain the key concepts underlying dendrochronology and discuss how evidence from tree rings is used to address contemporary issues in natural history, resource management and climate science. Dendrochronology is much more than just counting tree rings. Join us to learn how to read the record of the rings.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33479/1199
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 9 November 2010
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