Dissertation topics suggested by the teacher.
- Research on the biodiversity and ecological connectivity of the Atlantic forest (Mata Atlantica) with internship at the Iracambi Research Center in Brazil (Master's degree - AVAILABLE FROM 2025)
- Research on the connectivity of Protected Areas in Rwanda (Master's degree - AVAILABLE FROM 2025)
- Effects of anthropogenic impacts on Italian National Parks (Master's degree - assigned)
- Identification and modeling of biodiversity tipping points (Master's - AVAILABLE)
- Parasitism and test of the biodiversity dilution hypothesis test in the Province of Bologna (Master's - AVAILABLE and Bachelor's - assigned)
- Use of A.I. for ecological connectivity of Key Biodiversity Areas (Master's - assigned)
- Trend of primary and intact forests loss at the global level, in indigenous zones or in European extraction areas in the last twenty years (Master - AVAILABLE)
- Altitudinal gradient of plant and insect diversity on Mount Ararat in Armenia (Master's and Bachelor's - assigned)
- Study of the connectivity at the ecological corridor of the Rhine (Master's and Bachelor's - assigned)
- Evaluation of the behavioral ecology of coypu (nutria) in the Province of Bologna (Master's and Bachelor's - assigned)
- The evolution of wildlife documentary and the new 3D technology for the conservation of nature (Bachelor - assigned)
- Monitoring of vertebrate (micromammals, fish, birds), invertebrate (insects) and plant diversity for a study on environmental impacts in Val d'Agri, Basilicata (Bachelor - assigned)
- Grey wolf self-awareness test (to be carried out in Austria) (Master - assigned)
- Perception of the educational value of conservation and animal welfare in a private protected area in Emilia-Romagna (Master - assigned)
- Studying the effects of climate change on plant stomata (Bachelor or Master - assigned)
- Rewilding Italy (Bachelor and Master - some potentially available from the end of 2022)
- Status of strictly protected areas in Italy (Master - assigned)
- Invasive species and anthropogenic pressures on Slovenian forests (Master - Assigned)
- Niche partitioning and emergence in coexisting herbivores of Northern regions, Norway (Master - assigned)
- Hybridization and distribution of the wild cat in Italy (Master - assigned)
Recent dissertations supervised by the teacher.
First cycle degree programmes dissertations
- Effetto della frammentazione e della gestione forestale sulla ricchezza delle comunità di gliridi dell’Alta Val d’Agri, Basilicata
- Efficacia dei metodi di conservazione applicati dal centro Sustenia S.r.l. ai fini dell’incremento della popolazione di Emys orbicularis
- Fattori ambientali e antropici che determinano la distribuzione delle specie di Anfibi nell'alta Val d’Agri.
- Influenza del disturbo antropico sulla presenza di zecche (Acari: Ixodidae) nelle aree verdi del Comune di Bologna
- La gestione delle popolazioni di Trachemys scripta in aree umide protette idonee al restocking di Emys orbicularis
- Lo studio dei piccoli mammiferi come bioindicatori della gestione forestale nell'Alta Val d'Agri (Basilicata)
- Monitoraggio dei rettili nella Val d'Agri (Basilicata)
- Strategie per la riabilitazione e reintroduzione delle scimmie cappuccine - il caso di Merazonia
- Studio della mortalità tumorale in Val d'Agri e della sua correlazione con l’inquinamento ambientale
- Studio preliminare sullo stato di popolazione di Emys orbicularis (Linnaeus, 1758) presenti nelle aree umide “Oasi di Tivoli” e “A.R.E. La Bora” tramite sessioni di cattura con l’utilizzo di nasse.
Second cycle degree programmes dissertations
- DNA Metabarcoding for the characterization of the Gut Microbiome and the Diet of sympatric Herbivores in Western Finnmark, Norway
- Early warning system based on AI detects deforestation during the Ukraine War
- Enhancing Pollination Services of Solar Parks: Potential Ecological and Economic Impacts on Surrounding Agricultural Landscape in The Netherlands.
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of the “Coexistence Corridor” , established between the Abruzzo National Park and the Sirente Velino Regional Park in the Italian Central Apennines (LIFE Bear Smart Corridors project)
- Exploring wolves’ self-recognition by using the innovative sniff test of self-recognition (STSR) as an alternative approach to the “mirror test”
- Improving Acinonyx jubatus Wild Metapopulations: The Role of Reintroducing Captive-Bred Individuals in South Africa's Conservation Efforts.
Case Study: The Position of The Local Non-profit Organization, Cheetah Experience (ZA Cheetah Conservation).
- Landcover classification and designation of possible ecological corridors with AI
- Monitoring the reforestation of the Brazilian Atlantic forest: from biodiversity hotspot to biodiversity hopespot
- MtDNA SEQUENCING AND META-ANALYSIS OF THE EUROPEAN WILDCAT (Felis silvestris silvestris) IN CENTRAL APENNINES TO IMPROVE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES
- Proposta di istituzione del Parco Nazionale del fiume Po
- Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in Urban and Peri-Urban Landscapes characterised by different vegetation cover:
A Case Study from Casalecchio di Reno, Emilia Romagna
- Unveiling the bias on the distribution and representativity of bio-ecoregions, habitats and Red List species within the Strictly Protected Areas of Italy
