Teacher
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CIMMARUTA Roberta
(syllabus)
@ Biodiversity Conservation - Introduction to the course aims; - Definitions, aims and goals of conservation; - Global traits to marine biodiversity; - The Evil Quartet
@ Conservation genetics and Population Conservation - Patterns and mechanisms of genetic diversity: measuring genetic biodiversity; Hardy-Weinberg law; Effective population size and genetic drift; Gene flow and population subdivision - Conservation genetics: Demography, genetic diversity and extinction; Minimum Viable Population; Extinction vortex; - Conservation of Populations and species: Managemeny Units, Operational Taxonomic Units; Focal Species, Umbrella, Indicators, Flagship species; IUCN, Red List; Conservation Strategies (ex-situ; in-situ: restocking, stock enhancement; sea ranching)
@ Community and ecosystem diversity - Measuring Biodiversity at the level of community and habitat; - Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning;Preserving Functional vs. Species Diversity (FD vs. SD) - Italian law on protected Areas; “Habitat” EU Directive 92/43/CEE, Rete Natura 2000; - Marine Protected Areas (MPA): scope, design, management, problems and perspectives; MPA: enforcement and results; MPA Networks: connectivity, representativeness, effectiveness - Functional diversity
(reference books)
F.W. Allendorf, G. Luikart, 2013. Conservation and the Genetics of Populations - 2° edition Wiley-Blackwell G. Carleton Ray et al., 2013. Marine Conservation: Science, Policy, and Management. Wiley-Blackwell J. Claudet, 2011. Marine Protected Areas – A Multidisciplinary Approach. Cambridge
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