Teacher
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Simeone Marco Cosimo
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Definitions: biodiversity, species, genes, ecosystems Biodiversity Hotspots. The Mediterranean Biome. The Italian Ecoregion Importance: products, services, culture, resilience. Agro-biodiversity and Forest Biodiversity Regulation
Species Biodiversity Species concept, species ranges, populations Taxonomy and phylogenetics. Autoctony, adaptation, provenances, races, clines, ecotypes, varieties and subspecies Endemic, rare and threatened forest species Alfa, beta, gamma diversity and traditional biodiversity metrics
Ecosystem diversity Ecological functionality and attributes of forest ecosystems Rete natura 2000 Old-growth populations, monumental trees and habitat trees Disjunct and marginal populations Glacial refugia and hybrid zones
Genetic Diversity Forest Genetic Resources Environmental and genotypic contribution to phenotype Quantitative Trait Loci Neutral markers (morphological, biochemical and molecular) DNA Barcoding, Phylogenetic Diversity Index (PDI)
Threats Soil consumption, Fragmentation, pollution, fires, wild fauna, grazing, wrong silvicultural regimes, Invasive alien species, genetic bottle necks, genetic pollution Climate change
Conservation General considerations In situ Conservation strategies: parks, reserves, seed forests, Gene conservation units Ex situ Conservation strategies: germoplasm and DNA banks, living collections, clonal archives Biodiversity and nursery activities Implications for the germplasm transfer, provenance regions
(reference books)
Lesson notes and Powerpoint presentations
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