Teacher
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CERINI Francesco
(syllabus)
Introduction to the aquatic environment: Chemical and physical properties of water, Water cycle, movement of heat, light and nutrients in water.
Freshwater environments and their characterisation: River environments. Lacustrine environments. Transitional aquatic ecosystems. Wetlands. Physiography and conservation issues. Other water environments (rivers and underground lakes, high altitude springs, hydrothermal springs, interstitial waters). Water habitats of community and conservation interest. Semi-natural and artificial environments.
Fauna and flora of inland waters: Overview of evolution and adaptations to the water medium and the different chemical-physical characteristics of water. Trophic-functional classification of aquatic organisms. Microorganisms, algae, fungi and plants. Protozoa. Invertebrates (Cnidarians, Bryozoans, Platelminths, Nematodes, Annelids, Crustaceans, Insects). Vertebrates (Amphibians, Reptiles, Mammals, Birds, Bony and Cartilaginous Fish)
Ecology of inland waters: Interactions between species. Community and metacommunity ecology and aquatic trophic networks. Theory and case studies.
Focus aquatic environments in Italy: Lentic and lotic environments in Italy. Environmental characteristics. Endemic and invasive species
Conservation, management and monitoring of freshwater environments: Threats to inland water systems. Bioindication and ecological indices. Monitoring and management.
Elements of sampling techniques. Experimental protocols with macroinvertebrates and protozoa. Bases of data analysis.
(reference books)
Walter, K., Dodds, W. H. I. L. E. S., & Matt, R. (2017). Freshwater ecology: concepts and environmental applications of limnology. ELSEVIER ACADEMIC Press.
ORNERIS G., PASCALE M., PEROSINO G.C., ZACCARA P. (2013). Lezioni di Idrobiologia Editore: Regione Piemonte, Direzione Agricoltura - settore caccia e pesca (https://greencrestdotblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/2008-lezioni-di-idrobiologia-le-acque-continentali.pdf)
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