- Docente: Alessandro Chiarucci
- Credits: 6
- SSD: BIOS-01/C
- Language: English
- Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially)
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
Second cycle degree programme (LM) in
Sciences and Management of Nature
(cod. 6774)
Also valid for Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Science of Climate (cod. 6697)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will have acquired knowledge on the development and distribution of the diversity of life on Earth, with a special emphasis on plants. They will learn about the spatial scaling of biodiversity, the role of biogeography, and the different levels of assembly organisation, from the local to the global scales. Students shall become acquainted with methods for the measurement of biodiversity and its partitioning across scales, as well as the role of biodiversity for ecosystem functioning and stability and relations between biodiversity and climate. Students will also learn about the use of biogeographical and macroecological theories and methods to understand the present strategies for biodiversity conservation. They will gain the capacity to investigate natural systems by means of data collection and analyses and preparation of a written report.
Syllabus
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