Cemetery Demography

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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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Primary or BEN resource type	Laboratory exercise
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Format	pdf
Ecological Core Concept	Populations -- Life history traits and reproduction Populations
Drought & Water-Ecosystem Services Collection	Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection	Off
Big Data Collection	Off
Editor's Choice	No
Audience	Undergraduate lower division 13-14 Grades 9 - 12 Undergraduate upper division 15-16
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.
Keywords	cemetery; cemeteries; demography; survivorship; survivorship curve; cohort; tombstone
Key taxa	Homo; Homo sapiens; human
Life science discipline (subject)	Ecology
Primary Author Controlled Name	Charles H. Horn
Primary Author Affiliation	Newberry College
Primary Author email	charles.horn@newberry.edu
Rights	Ecological Society of America's copyright restrictions
Review Status	Accepted
Resource Editor	Unknown
Reviewer A	Unknown
Reviewer B	Unknown
Date Of Record Submission	2002-02-05

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