Università degli Studi di Siena

APPLIED ECOLOGY 1

AF monodisc.

Course details

Academic year:

2019/2020

Available in academic year:

2020/2021

Type of course:

Characteristic of the class

Lesson type:

Elective

Department/structure:

First cycle degree (DM 270) in NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Department of Physical sciences, Earth and environment

Scientific-disciplinary sector:

ECOLOGIA (BIO/07)

Course language:

Italian

Credits:

Course year:

Teaching staff:

BARGAGLI ROBERTO

Semester:

Second semester

Hours of lectures:

Hours of self study:

Requirements:

Basic knowledge of chemistry, physics, biology and ecology.

Learning objectives

The course aims at providing the students with a better knowledge of the functioning of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and physico-chemical and biological methods to assess the impact of human activity and climate change. Approaches to prevent/attenuate environmental perturbations and to promote models of sustainable development

Contents

The course is divided in 3 parts (atmosphere, hydrosphere, pedosphere) and for each one is discussed the impact of human activity and climate change and the role of organsims as biomonitors of air, water and soil quality and in bioremediation processes.

Other courses

Course year: 1

BIOLOGY
9 credits - Characteristic of the class
CHEMISTRY
9 credits - Basic
CHEMISTRY EXERCISES
Basic
COMPUTER SKILLS
1 credits - Various educational activities
GENERAL AND SYSTEMATIC ZOOLOGY
8 credits - Characteristic of the class
GEOLOGY
12 credits
MATHEMATICS
9 credits - Basic
PHYSICS
9 credits - Basic
TEST OF COMPETENCE IN ENGLISH – B1
3 credits - A foreign language/final examination
TRAINING COURSE ON HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK – HIGH RISK – UNDER ART. 37 OF ITALIAN LEGISLATIVE DECREE 81/08
Various educational activities

Course year: 2

APPLIED ECOLOGY 1
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
BOTANY
18 credits
ECOLOGY
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
Mineralogy
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
PHARMACEUTICAL BOTANY
6 credits
Prehistory: ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE
6 credits - Supplementary
SYSTEMATIC ZOOLOGY OF VERTEBRATES
6 credits - Characteristic of the class

Course year: 3

APPLIED ECOLOGY 2
18 credits
BIOCOENOSIS SOIL
6 credits - Supplementary
BIOGEOGRAPHY
6 credits - Supplementary
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF CONTAMINANT
6 credits - Supplementary
COMPARATIVE ANATOMY
6 credits - Supplementary
ECODYNAMICS
6 credits - Supplementary
ECOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES OF AQUARIUMS OF ELASMOBRANCHI
6 credits - Supplementary
ETHOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
6 credits - Supplementary
FINAL EXAMINATION
9 credits - A foreign language/final examination
Human remains in archeology
6 credits - Supplementary
INTERNSHIPS AND TUTORING
3 credits - Various educational activities
MARINE ECOLOGY
6 credits - Supplementary
MICOLOGY
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
NATURE CONSERVATION
6 credits - Supplementary
Paleontology
6 credits - Supplementary
Plant Ecophysiology
6 credits - Characteristic of the class
PREHISTORIC ECOLOGY
6 credits - Characteristic of the class

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