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Lecture Notes Geobiology (GS10720)
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- Geobiology (GS10720)
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- Aberystwyth University (UWA)
Lecture notes of 98 pages for the course Geobiology at UWA
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Geobiology 2013Introductions
Rationale
The interactive Earth system: biology in geologic,
environmental and climate change throughout Earth history.
Since life began it has continually shaped and re-shaped the
atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and the solid earth.
'Geobiology' introduces the concept of 'life as a geological
agent' and examines the interaction between biology and the
earth system during the roughly 3.5 billion years since life
first appeared.
, 12.007 GEOBIOLOGY
SPRING 2013
Instructors: Roger Summons and Tanja Bosak
Guest Lecturers: Julio Sepulveda
Lectures: Mon and Wed 11-12:30
Course Description:
Parallel evolution of life and the environment. Life processes are influenced by
chemical and physical processes in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere and the
solid earth. In turn, life can influence chemical and physical processes on our planet.
This course introduces the concept of life as a geological agent and examines the
interaction between biology and the earth system during the roughly 4 billion years
since life first appeared.
Grading:
25% Participation in class discussions
15% Problem Sets/Assignments
10% Weekly quizzes
20% Final Blog Piece
15% Midterm Exam
15% Final Exam
,Textbook: The Earth System, Lee R. Kump, James F. Kasting & Robert G.
Crane. Earth System History, Steven M. Stanley. The following books will also
be on reserve in Hayden Library:. Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Madigan,
Martinko and Parker, F. M. M. Morel and J. Hering, Principles and Applications
of Aquatic Chemistry
Other Recommended Reading
How to Build a Habitable Planet: The Story of Earth from the Big Bang to
Humankind (Revised and Expanded Edition)
CH Langmuir, W Broecker - 2012 - books.google.com
The Spark of Life, Christopher Wills & Jeffrey Bada (Perseus, Cambridge, MA,
2000).
Planet Earth: Cosmology, Geology and the Evolution of Life and Environment,
Cesare Emiliani, Cambridge University Press, 1992
Additional readings provided for some lectures.
, Week 1
• Lecture Schedule
• 1. Wed 2/6 Overview of course; What is life? Can it be defined? Brief history
of paleontology and geobiology; Life as a geological agent. Sedimentary
environments and processes; Stratigraphy (William Smith); Isostasy; Plate
tectonics; Water and life; Habitable zone; Radiative balance; Greenhouse
gases. Faint Young Sun (Summons)
• Stanley, Chap. 1 & 2 Kump 187-195
• 2. Mon 2/11: Time scales of major events in formation of Universe and
Solar System; Abundance of elements. Geochronology; Introduction to
geological processes, rocks and minerals. Planetary accretion and
differentiation. Introduction to the geological timescale and major transitions
in Earth history (Summons)
• Stanley pp. 129-151, 177-197
• problem set
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