ESCI 423 - Past Environments of The Pacific Northwest

Institution:

Western Washington University

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Description:

Prereq: EGEO 331 or equivalent, ESCI 325 or equivalent. Introduction to the concepts of paleoecology, techniques used to study ancient environmental and ecosystems and current research. Focus on changes in the northwestern United States during the Holocene. Lecture/lab format. Students will reconstruct past plant assemblages of the Pacific Northwest, examine fire regimes and build tree-ring chronologies using ancient trees.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wwu.edu

Phone Number:

(360) 650-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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