The aim of the course is to acquire theoretical-practical cognitive tools for the study and monitoring of marine ecosystems; the acquisition of knowledge and skills, including practical ones, in the context of the study of the marine ecosystem. The course will allow students to learn about the main sampling and monitoring techniques of Mediterranean coastal marine environments, community legislation and institutional monitoring. It will also allow them to carry out simple sampling in practice, subsequently verifying in the laboratory the validity of the techniques carried out in the field.
The aim of the course is to build an educational path that, through lectures and practical exercises, allows the student to know the main methods of study and analysis of marine habitats and the main benthic biocoenoses of the Mediterranean.
Expected learning outcomes:
1) Knowledge and understanding: develop knowledge and understanding skills relating to the components of marine ecosystems and the legislation that regulates their monitoring;
2) Applied knowledge and understanding: developing an experimental approach to the study of marine ecosystems and the study of their possible alterations;
3) Autonomy of judgment: to be able to evaluate and face with adequate skills, competences and critical sense the study of the different issues concerning the marine, oceanic and coastal environment presented during the course;
4) Communication skills: being able to discuss the main issues addressed during the course with a correct scientific language;
5) Learning skills: to be able to apply the knowledge acquired, during lectures and exercises, to cases that require the integration of the topics covered during the course.