GEO 217
Extinction Seminar - begins at 8:00 a.m. Monday, 12 September
Geology 217 -- Seminar on mass extinction
You have each been assigned a seminar topic and the paper associated with it may be downloaded from the links adjacent to your names below. An additional paper, by Ehrlich and Pringle, is entitled "Where does biodiversity go from here? A grim busines-as-usual forecast and a hopeful portfolio of partial solutions". This paper is attached to the link “For everyone required”, and, along with Raup's book (Extinction: Bad Genes or Bad Luck), will serve as background reading for discussion in the seminar and your paper.
The other paper attached to your name is for you to present in seminar on the 6th day of the term. You will give an oral presentation of 15 minutes, during which you "teach" the class about the content of the paper; the general issues it addresses and the implications of the paper for our understanding of mass extinction. You may use power point, overheads, handouts and the blackboard if you wish. See me about producing any of these teaching aids.
At the beginning of the seminar, you will hand in a written assignment, not to exceed five pages, in which you:
Your seminar grade will be determined by the clarity and quality of your oral presentation, discussion participation and your written work.
SEE ME if you need help with your seminar assignment (i.e., understanding any aspect of your paper)!
Recognition I - Laurel Perper
Sources - Methane - Dan Cleary
Sources - Superplumes - Chelsea Nissen
Sources - Organisms - Julian Peota
Sources - Impacts - Dan Pawlak
Sources - Environment - Mike Barthelmes
Events - Permo-Triassic - Wayne Hendryx
Events - Pleistocene I - Claire LaBarbera
Events - Pleistocene II - Amanda Houts
Events - Pleistocene III - Chase Nowak
Events - Today - Taylor Tvede
For Everyone required - Where does biodiversity go from here? A grim busines-as-usual forecast and a hopeful portfolio of partial solutions.