Daniela BALDANTONI | APPLIED ECOLOGY
Daniela BALDANTONI APPLIED ECOLOGY
cod. 0612500067
APPLIED ECOLOGY
| 0612500067 | |
| DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING | |
| EQF6 | |
| CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING | |
| 2024/2025 |
| OBBLIGATORIO | |
| YEAR OF COURSE 2 | |
| YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2022 | |
| AUTUMN SEMESTER |
| SSD | CFU | HOURS | ACTIVITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIO/07 | 6 | 60 | LESSONS |
| Exam | Date | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ECOLOGIA APPLICATA | 14/01/2025 - 14:00 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| ECOLOGIA APPLICATA | 14/01/2025 - 14:00 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO | |
| ECOLOGIA APPLICATA | 11/02/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE ORDINARIA | |
| ECOLOGIA APPLICATA | 11/02/2025 - 09:00 | SESSIONE DI RECUPERO |
| Objectives | |
|---|---|
| GENERAL OBJECTIVE THE APPLIED ECOLOGY COURSE AIMS AT PROVIDING THE FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (FROM ORGANISMS TO ECOSYSTEMS) FOR THE MONITORING OF AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, THE PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS, AS WELL AS THE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES. KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT WILL GAIN INFORMATION USEFUL FOR THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ECOLOGICAL ORGANISATION (FROM ORGANISMS TO ECOSYSTEMS), OF THEIR STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING IN NATURAL AND ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBED CONDITIONS, AS WELL AS OF THE ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMPARTMENTS (ATMOSPHERE, HYDROSPHERE, PEDOSPHERE) AND THEIR ALTERATIONS INDUCED BY ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES. CAPABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING THE STUDENT WILL DEVELOP THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR THE ANALYSIS OF ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS THROUGH MODELING APPROACHES, AS WELL AS THE COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND INTERPRETATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING DATA. JUDGEMENT AUTONOMY THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO COLLECT, ANALYSE AND INTERPRET ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA, DEVELOPING THE SKILLS NECESSARY FOR UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, AS WELL AS DEFINING PRAGMATIC APPROACHES FOR THEIR ANALYSIS AND SOLUTION. COMMUNICATION SKILLS THE STUDENT WILL DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND THE JARGON AND COMMUNICATE IN THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE OF THE ECOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISCIPLINES, ALLOWING FRUITFUL EXCHANGES WITH DIVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS. LEARNING ABILITY THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO AUTONOMOUSLY ACQUIRE INFORMATION, BY CONSULTATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC REFERENCE LITERATURE, FOR CONTINUOUS SCIENTIFIC AND METHODOLOGICAL UPDATES, TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX TEXTS, AS WELL AS TO CARRY OUT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. |
| Prerequisites | |
|---|---|
| FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS, INORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY ARE REQUIRED TO UNDERSTAND AND MASTER MOST OF THE TOPICS. |
| Contents | |
|---|---|
| THE COURSE PROVIDES 60 HOURS OF TRAINING, BOTH IN CLASSROOMS AND IN THE FIELD, FOCUSED ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: - THE HIERARCHICAL LEVELS OF ECOLOGICAL ORGANISATION: ORGANISM, POPULATION, COMMUNITY, ECOSYSTEM, LANDSCAPE (6 HOURS); - ECOLOGICAL FACTORS, ECOLOGICAL NICHE, HABITAT (3 HOURS); - ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONING, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, NATURAL CAPITAL (8 HOURS); - ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SPHERES: ATMOSPHERE, HYDROSPHERE, PEDOSPHERE (15 HOURS); - URBAN-INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS AND AGROECOSYSTEMS (6 HOURS); - MAIN ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURES ON ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS (12 HOURS); - ROLES OF ORGANISMS IN INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEMS AND IN ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION APPLICATIONS: BIOMONITORING AND BIOREMEDIATION (5 HOURS); - NATURE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT (5 HOURS). |
| Teaching Methods | |
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| THE COURSE INCLUDES 60 HOURS OF TEACHING (6 CFU) BETWEEN CLASSROOM AND FIELD LESSONS. IN IN PARTICULAR, THERE ARE 50 HOURS OF LECTURES IN THE CLASSROOM (5 CFU) AND 10 HOURS OF LECTURES IN THE FIELD (1 CFU). THE LECTURES IN THE CLASSROOM ARE CARRIED OUT WITH THE AID OF PROJECTIONS, THOSE IN THE FIELD WITH THE AID OF INSTRUMENTATION. ATTENDANCE AT LESSONS IS COMPULSORY FOR 70% AND IS MADE NOTED BY THE TEACHER DURING THE LESSONS. |
| Verification of learning | |
|---|---|
| ACHIEVEMENT OF THE COURSE OBJECTIVES IS CERTIFIED BY PASSING AN EXAM, WITH A GRADE EXPRESSED IN THIRTIETHS AND WITH LAUDE IF POSSIBLE. THE EXAM GENERALLY CONSISTS OF AN ORAL TEST LASTING APPROXIMATELY 30-60 MINUTES AND IS PASSED WITH A MINIMUM MARK OF 18/30. THE TEST IS AIMED AT VERIFYING THE STUDENT'S ABILITY TO PRESENT, IN AN ORGANIC MANNER, THE COURSE TOPICS AND ALLOWS EVALUATING BOTH THE STUDENT’S CAPABILITY TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND, TO APPLY THE ACQUIRED SKILLS, AND TO INDEPENDENTLY LEARN AND DEVELOP SOLUTIONS. DURING THE ORAL EXAMINATION, TOPICS RELATING TO THE TEACHING CONTENT WILL BE DISCUSSED AND THE STUDENT'S ABILITY TO MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE TOPICS WILL BE ASSESSED. THE MINIMUM MARK (18/30) IS GIVEN WHEN THE STUDENT SHOWS LIMITED KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO MAKE CONNECTIONS AMONG THE TOPICS. THE MAXIMUM MARK (30/30) IS AWARDED WHEN THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES A COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED KNOWLEDGE OF THE TOPICS AND IS ABLE TO MAKE CONNECTIONS AMONG THEM. FOR THE PURPOSES OF HONORS THE following WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT: -THE QUALITY OF THE EXPOSURE, IN TERMS OF THE USE OF APPROPRIATE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE -THE ABILITY TO TRANSVERSELY CORRELATE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT TOPICS OF THE COURSE -THE DEMONSTRATED AUTONOMY OF JUDGMENT. |
| Texts | |
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| PUSCEDDU, A., SARÀ G., VIAROLI P. 2020. ECOLOGIA. UTET GALASSI S., FERRARI I., VIAROLI P. 2014. INTRODUZIONE ALL’ECOLOGIA APPLICATA. CITTÀSTUDI EDIZIONI PUSCEDDU, A., SARÀ G., VIAROLI P. 2020. ECOLOGIA. UTET GALASSI S., FERRARI I., VIAROLI P. 2014. INTRODUZIONE ALL’ECOLOGIA APPLICATA. CITTÀSTUDI EDIZIONI |
| More Information | |
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| COURSE LANGUAGE: ITALIAN |
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