Award-Winning Paleoecology Tutors

Paleoecology is the study of the fossil record to determine how organisms lived, behaved, and interacted over the past 2.5 million years. While ecology is a science class, Paleoecology has aspects of a history class because you are trying to piece the past together using clues and inferences. If you are having a hard time with the marriage of two subjects that require completely different approaches, Varsity Tutors can refer you to an experienced Paleoecology tutor who can help unlock your academic potential.

Here are a few of the concepts you may review during Paleoecology tutoring sessions:

• Proxies Used For Paleoecology Analysis
• Inferring Past Behavior, Species Interaction, and "Disturbance Events" such as Drought and Fire
• Reading Primary Literature
• Critical Thinking and Communication Skills

The hardest part of Paleoecology is that it is always a guessing game: You can't go a million years into the past and observe how organisms behave the same way you can with modern ecosystems. There are several "proxies" available to come up with a best guess, and each offers its own set of advantages and disadvantages. College Paleoecology tutoring sessions can help you process all of the information out there as well as build the qualitative skills you need to succeed in this course. For example, many students have a hard time digesting the material in densely-written scholarly articles. It may be easier to follow an author's argument if you highlight the most important information for future reference. If that isn't enough, jotting down any questions you have can help you remember to ask them when the time is right.