ECOLOGY
Oral or written final examination chosen by the student.
At the end of the course the student will have acquired the primary elements of the ecosystem: the flow of energy, the cycling of materials, the structure of the biotic elements.
The ecosystem structure, functions and processes. The flow of energy, primary productivity, decomposition and and urban related problems. Auxiliary power and natural and human related environmental problems. The biogeochemical cycle of materials, modification of the cycles under local and larger scale, with possible remedies and processes. Diversity of species and habitats: problems and possible management approaches.
Media will be used and all the material used will be available for the students.
Smith T. M. e Smith R.L, 2007. Elementi di Ecologia. Pearson.
Towmsend C.R., Harper J.L. e Begon M., 2001. L’essenziale di Ecologia. Zanichelli.
The materials used for lectures is made available to the students.
The attention and participation of students at different stages of education will be requested. It will be simulated a study project aimed at identifying the basic building blocks of the ecosystem. A study project aimed at identifying the ecosystem's basic constituent elements and mapping it as a cultural environmental asset will be simulated.