Dear Colleagues, This year's Paleosociety short course at GSA is titled, "Biogeochemical Approaches in Paleobiology and Paleoecology”. The short course will highlight ways in which stable isotope and/or elemental analysis of ancient or modern specimens and substrates can be used to investigate relevant questions over geohistorical timescales. The course will cover a range of taxonomic groups, ecosystems, overarching questions, elemental and isotopic methods, and modeling techniques. This short course will provide an opportunity for researchers interested in the broad fields of biogeochemistry and paleontology to discuss current and future research directions. Students and others new to how biogeochemical approaches are applied to paleontology will be introduced to a variety of studies presented by researchers with expertise in these fields.
The short course is free of charge, does not require registration to GSA, and takes place on the Saturday preceding the conference, October 21, 9am - 5pm. A list of presenters and topics are at http://paleosoc.org/2017-ps-short-course-presenters/. If you would like addition details, please email [email protected]. Please forward this email to students and colleagues who may be interested. Best, Erik Gulbranson, Kena Fox-Dobbs, and Sora Kim
