Stable isotopes as a tool for ecologists and archaeologists
Course for PhD students, 5 ects, 22 March - 8 April 2022
This is a course for those who want to receive an overview and a more profound knowledge of how stable
isotopes can be used in modern ecological research and in archaeological applications. The focus is
primarily on research questions and practical applications, but the underlying theoretical aspects are also
covered. Examples of the content are: geological distribution and fractionation, ecological applications,
archaeological and paleozoological applications. We will also present some of the software used to analyse
and model stable isotopes. An individual practical project is also included. The course on Stable isotopes as
a tool for ecologists runs in connection with the course Molecular ecology (15hp). Interested PhD students
are welcome to participate. We will admit a maximum number of 12 PhD students on this course. Unless
the pandemic situation prevents it, the course will be held with face-to-face teaching in Stockholm.
Location: Room D508, Arrhenius hus D, 5th floor
Time: weeks 12-15 (lectures + project)
Last date for application 2022-03-10
For application and more information, contact: Fredrik Dalerum fredrik.dalerum@zoologi.su.se
Teachers
Anders Angerbj rn (AA), Department of Zoology, Stockholm University
Fredrik Dalerum (FD), Department of Zoology, Stockholm University
Biodiversity Research Institute, Spanish National Research Council
Elena Gorokhova (EG), ACES, Stockholm University
Grant Hall (GH), Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria
Agnes Karlsson (AK), ACES, Stockholm University
Kerstin Lid n (KL), Department of Archaeology, Stockholm University
Magnus M rth (MM), Department of Geological Sciences, Stockholm University
Monika Winder (MW), DEEP, Stockholm University
Preliminary schedule
Week 12: Foundations of stable isotope ecology
Tues 22/3 09.30-10.30 D508 Introduction FD
10.00-12.00 D508 Stable isotopes – geological distribution and fractionation MM
13.00-15.00 D508 Stable isotopes – ecological applications I FD
Wen 23/3 10.00-12.00 D508 Stable isotopes – ecological applications II AA
12.00-12.30 D508 Individual project planning AA,FD
Thur 24/3 10.00-12.00 D508 Stable isotopes – archaeological and paleozoological applications KL
Fri 25/3 10.00-12.00 D508 Tracing trophic interactions with stable isotopes EG
Week 13: Case studies and data analyses
Mon 28/3 10.00-12.00 D508 Practical applications of stable isotopes in a Southern African context:
from palaeoenvironments to food forensics
GH
Tue 29/3 10.00-12.00 D508 Case studies using a multi-isotope approach in ecology and
environmental science
AK
Wen 30/3 10.00-12.00 D508 Analytical tools for stable isotopes in ecology FD
Thur 31/3 10.00-12.00 D508 Datalab - exercises FD
Fri 1/4 10.00-12.00 D508 Univariate/multivariate methods and compound specific analyses MW
Week 14: Independent project
Mon 4/4 Project, independent work
Tue 5/4 Project, independent work
Wen 6/4 Project, independent work
Thu 7/4 Final written report submitted
Fri 8/4 09.30-12.00 D508 Oral presentations of projects AA, FD