This course gives a general overview of scientific contents and is designed for acquiring professional skills and knowledge.
This course will introduce students to freshwater ecology with a focus on flowing water systems (i.e. rivers and streams) it will have a theoretical underpinning of the biota and basic ecological processes occurring in freshwater systems aimed at giving students the basis to engage in effective environmental management of European freshwater systems.The course will cover the following topics:
1. Course introduction;
2. Physiography of flowing water;
3. Fluvial Processess and fluvial morpholdynamics;
4. Riparian vegetation;
5. Sampling methods in freshwater ecosystems;
6. Type of aquatic organisms: Eukaryota and Prokaryota;
7. Freshwater microbiology
8. Evolution of organisms and biodiversity of freshwaters.
- Instructor: Andrea Andreoli