Teacher
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SIMEONE Marco Cosimo
(syllabus)
Biodiversity definition and main issues. Species diversity: taxonomy, phylogeny, intra- and inter-specific diversity. Endemic, rare and threatened species. Main metrics for alpha-, beta-, and gamma diversity. Ecological diversity: Natura2000 network. Old-growth forests, monumental trees, marginal populations, glacial refugia and hybrid zones. Genetic diversity: Forest genetic resources, most used molecular markers. Threats: soil use change, fragmentation, pollution, fires, over-exploitation, wrong silviculture regimes, bottle necks, alien species, genetic pollution. Related conservation strategies.
(reference books)
R. Cazzolla Gatti, Biodiversità in teoria e in pratica (Edizioni Liberia Universitaria)
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