APPLIED ECOLOGY

Daniela BALDANTONI APPLIED ECOLOGY

0512500011
DIPARTIMENTO DI CHIMICA E BIOLOGIA "ADOLFO ZAMBELLI"
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSEMENT
2015/2016

YEAR OF COURSE 3
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2010
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
540LESSONS
112LAB
Objectives
THE COURSE AIMS TO PROVIDE: A) KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS (ATMOSPHERE, HYDROSPHERE, PEDOSPHERE), WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE EFFECTS OF ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGES ON COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS; B) THE BASIS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF MANAGEMENT PRACTICES MORE APPROPRIATE FOR PROTECT RESOURCES, AVOID ALTERATION, RESTORE THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF ECOSYSTEMS.
Prerequisites
MATHEMATICS I, MATHEMATICS II, PHYSICS I, ECOLOGY.
Contents
ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS: ATMOSPHERE, HYDROSPHERE AND PEDOSPHERE. STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF AGROECOSYSTEMS. URBAN-INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS. THE IMPACT OF ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES ON ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. ALTERATIONS OF THE MATTER CYCLE. NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC EUTROPHICATION. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES. HOMEOSTASIS OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. EFFECTS OF AIR, WATER AND SOIL POLLUTION ON BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES. THE ROLE OF ORGANISMS IN INTEGRATED SYSTEMS OF POLLUTION MONITORING; BIOAVAILABILITY, BIOINDICATION, BIOACCUMULATION AND BIOMAGNIFICATION. PHYTOREMEDIATION. MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF ECOSYSTEMS AND BIODIVERSITY. PRACTICAL STUDIES WITH LABORATORY ACTIVITIES AND GUIDED EXCURSIONS WILL BE PERFORMED.
Teaching Methods
LESSONS, LABORATORY ACTIVITIES, EDUCATIONAL EXCURSIONS. THE PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO COVER THE BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESEARCH OF SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE ON THE TREATED TOPICS.
Verification of learning
ORAL EXAMINATION
Texts
ECOLOGIA APPLICATA. A. PROVINI, S. GALASSI, R. MARCHETTI. CITTÀSTUDIEDIZIONI TORINO, 1998.
ECOLOGIA APPLICATA. R. VISMARA. HOEPLI
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