Università Roma Tre

AFTER THE COURSE, THE STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO: 1) DISCUSS THE HISTORICAL AND ECOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT AFFECTED THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS; 2) FORMULATE HYPOTHESES AND MODELS EXPLAINING THE SHAPE, SIZE AND POSITION OF THE GEOGRAPHIC RANGE OF A TAXON; 3) DISCUSS EVENTS OF RANGE EXPANSION OR CONTRACTION, DUE TO CLIMATIC CHANGES OR HABITAT TRANSFORMATION CAUSED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES; 4) DESCRIBE THE FAUNA, FLORA AND VEGETATION OF EACH CONTINENT, IN RELATION TO PAST AND PRESENT GEOGRAPHICAL AND ECOLOGICAL FACTORS; 5) BUILD PREDICTIVE MODELS FOR BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT, IN CONNECTION WITH CLIMATE CHANGES AND LANDSCAPE ALTERATION.