Università Roma Tre

Animal and Plant biodiversity in marine and coastal environments in relation to the ecological category to which they belong (Plankton, Necton, Benthos), with particular focus on the Mediterranean Sea. Insights on Porifera, Cnidarians, Molluscs, Annelids, Crustaceans and Vertebrate Chordates.
Insights on: Coral reefs, Mangroves, Posidonia meadows, Polar seas.
Applied marine ecology and anthropogenic impacts on marine ecosystems: plastic pollution; oil rigs; oil pollution; wind farms; coastal infrastructures (ports, bathhouses, piers, breakwaters etc.); maritime traffic; noise pollution; construction of transoceanic canals; alien species (eg Lessepsian elements, ballast water, etc.); pisciculture; overexploitation; eutrophication of waters; toxic algal blooms; biomagnification; climate changes; ocean acidification; meridionalization and tropicalization.
Conservation of marine ecosystems; bioremediation.

Qualunque testo fra quelli riportati sotto è valido per la preparazione all'esame, lo studente può scegliere in base alla disponibilità e reperibilità del testo:

Kaiser et al. (2011). Marine Ecology: Processes, Systems, and Impacts. Oxford University Press.
Danovaro (2019). Biologia marina. Biodiversità e funzionamento degli ecosistemi marini, UTET Università, Bologna
Castro & Huber (2011). Biologia Marina. Mc Graw Hill Ed.
Cognetti, Sarà e Magazzù (2008). Biologia Marina. Calderini
Norse & Crowder (2005). Marine Conservation Biology. Marine Conservation Biology Institute, Island Press
Cerrano, Ponti, Silvestri (2019). Guida alla biologia marina del Mediterraneo. Kemet, Torino