Paleoecology

Course: Natural Geography

Structural unit: heohrafichnyi fakultet

Title
Paleoecology
Code
ОК 18
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Learning outcomes
R03. Explain the peculiarities of the organization of geographical space. R05. Collect, process and analyze information in the field of geographical sciences. R07. Determine the main characteristics, processes, history and composition of the landscape envelope and its components. R08. Apply models and methods of physics, chemistry, geology, ecology, mathematics, information technologies, etc. when studying natural and social processes of formation and development of geospheres. R10. To know the goals of sustainable development and the possibilities of one's professional sphere to achieve them, including in Ukraine.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) know the basics of biogeography, geology, ecology, general earth science, as well as possess theoretical knowledge (basic school knowledge) of the physical geography of the world and Ukraine; 2) be able to establish relationships between ecosystem components, analyze them; 3) to have elementary skills of system analysis, to understand cause-and-effect relationships between the components of nature.
Course content
The discipline consists of two content modules. The first considers paleoecology as a science, the basics of paleoecology methodology, paleoecological conditions of the Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic (Paleogene and Neogene). In the second content module, a complex of methods of paleogeological, paleogeomorphological, and paleolandscape reconstructions, as well as methods of absolute geochronology, are considered.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Безусько Л.Г., Мосякін Л.В., Безусько А.Г. Закономірності та тенденції розвитку рослинного покриву України у пізньому плейстоцені та голоцені. – К. : Альтерпрес, 2011. – 448 с. 2. Екологічна геологія: підручник / За ред. М. М. Коржнева. К.: К. нац. ун-т, 2005. – 257 с. 3. Мороз С.А. Історія біосфери Землі: Книга 1: Теоретико-методологічні засади пізнання Навчальний посібник. У 2 кн. — К.: Заповіт, 1996. — 440 с. 4. Мороз С.А. Історія біосфери Землі: Книга 2: Геолого-палеонтологічний життєпис. Навчальний посібник. У 2 кн. — К.: Заповіт, 1996. — 422 с. 5. Палеонтологія, палеоекологія, еволюційна теорія, стратиграфія: Словник-довідник / За ред. В. П. Макридіна та І. С. Барскова. – Х.: Око, 1995. – 288 с. 6. Рудько Г. І., Гамеляк І. П. Основи загальної, інженерної та екологічної геології: Навч. посібник. – Чернівці: Букрек, 2003. – 423 с.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, practical classes, independent work
Assessment methods and criteria
Assessment of performance of tasks of practical work, modular control work, credit. The maximum number of points on the assessment is 40 points, the minimum number of points that are added to semester marks is 30 points. Completion of all practical work provided by the work program and writing of modular test papers is mandatory for credit. The recommended minimum for admission to the test is 30 points. Students who scored a total of fewer points than the critical minimum are not allowed to take the test.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Natalia Petrivna Gerasimenko
Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Department of Earth Science and Geomorphology
heohrafichnyi fakultet