Università Roma Tre

The course will be taught using student-centered learning techniques, using various teaching approaches in order to stimulate students with different learning styles. Specifically, these strategies will be applied in the teaching of the topics reported below, integrating both creativity and a sound knowledge of the subject.
Introductory Lesson. Development of Ecology. Evolution. Evolution mechanisms and Speciation. Ecosystems and Biomes. Climatic changes. Relationships among living beings and Ecological pyramids. Biogeochemical cycles. Biological communities. Biodiversity. Biodiversity conservation. Ecological niches. Relationships between organisms and the physical environment. Stressors for organisms. Landscape ecology. Urban ecology. Human ecology. Ecosystem services. Strategies for teaching Ecology.

Thomas M. Smith & Robert Leo Smith, Elementi di Ecologia, Pearson Editor.
Didactic notes provided by the instructor.

Office Hours: before or after class by appointment by email: valentina.savo@uniroma3.it