Cemetery Demography
This laboratory exercise examines the changes in human demographic patterns by visiting a local cemetery, collecting data recorded on tombstones, and producing a graphical representation of survivorship.
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| Keywords | cemetery; cemeteries; demography; survivorship; survivorship curve; cohort; tombstone |
| Key taxa | Homo; Homo sapiens; human |
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| Pedagogical Use Description | In this laboratory exercise students will compare and explain the differences in the survivorship curves for at least two cohorts in a community with respect to local or national history and speculate on future changes in demography based on current community changes. |
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| Full Name of Primary Author | Charles Horn |
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| Primary Author Affiliation | Newberry College |
| Primary Author email | charles.horn@newberry.edu |
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| Rights | Ecological Society of America's copyright restrictions |
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| Drought and Water Ecosystem Services Collection | Off |
| Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection | Off |
| Big Data Collection | Off |
| Editors Choice | No |
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| Date Of Record Submission | 2002-02-05 |
| I Agree to EcoEdDL's Copyright Policy & Terms of Use | No |
| Date Of Record Release | 2010-02-16 01:50:23 |
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| Date Last Modified | 2016-05-06 07:14:05 |
| Release Flag | Published |
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