CEG1.5

Food web analyses remain relatively novel in paleontology, hindered in part by cryptic ecological attributes of extinct fossil organisms, incomplete preservation, and the analytical challenges posed by complex networks. While ecological attribute data are becoming increasingly available through new resources such as BITE, EOL, TraitBase, and others, training and educational resources on analytical methods remain sparse. We hope to stimulate new avenues of research in paleoecology and train the next generation of ecological network modelers by providing instruction on the construction and modeling of paleocommunity food webs.