Unit BIO-ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Course
Biology
Study-unit Code
A000864
Curriculum
Biodiversita' e gestione delle risorse naturali
Teacher
Enzo Goretti
Teachers
  • Enzo Goretti
Hours
  • 42 ore - Enzo Goretti
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2020
Offered
2020/21
Learning activities
Affine/integrativa
Area
Attività formative affini o integrative
Academic discipline
BIO/05
Type of study-unit
Opzionale (Optional)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa monodisciplinare
Language of instruction
Italian
Contents
Biological indicators and environmental quality index. Biodiversity: management of relevant natural areas. Monitoring of the freshwater biological quality. Biology of the main macroinvertebrate groups. Relationship between deformities of larval Chironomids (Diptera) and lake pollution.
Reference texts
Refer to the professor
Educational objectives
Training for a professional biologist on the environmental bioindicators
Prerequisites
None
Teaching methods
Compulsory for practical training
Other information
Recommended attendance
Learning verification modality
Pratical test
Extended program
Biological indicators and environmental quality indexes. Diversity, similitude, biotic and saprobic indexes. Biodiversity: management of relevant natural areas. Practice in natural environments.
Monitoring of the freshwater biological quality. Biology of the main macroinvertebrate groups. Taxa useful to evaluate the environmental quality. Procedures for applying the biotic indexes. Identification of the macroinvertebrates.
Freshwater macrobentic community. Application of the ecological and biological traits method for streams. Relationship between deformities of Chironomid (Diptera) population and lake pollution.
Monitoring of the Invertebrates Habitat Directive.
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