The course is one of the optional training activities of the Master’s Degree in “Biodiversity and management of Ecosystems” and allows students to acquire a basic knowledge of Marine Biology and of the marine environment conservation, with a specific attention given to the Mediterranean Sea. Educational objectives of the course are:
1) to acquire basic skills of Oceanography, related to the physico-chemical factors and the movement of the sea;
2) to acquire basic skills related to the biology and adaptations of marine organisms, as well as the most important Mediterranean species and habitats of conservation interest and Mediterranean biogeography;
3) to improve knowledge about monitoring and data collection techniques in the marine environment;
4) to acquire the concepts and skills related to the critical issues existing in the Mediterranean Sea, and the tools availablefor its management and protection.
1) to acquire basic skills of Oceanography, related to the physico-chemical factors and the movement of the sea;
2) to acquire basic skills related to the biology and adaptations of marine organisms, as well as the most important Mediterranean species and habitats of conservation interest and Mediterranean biogeography;
3) to improve knowledge about monitoring and data collection techniques in the marine environment;
4) to acquire the concepts and skills related to the critical issues existing in the Mediterranean Sea, and the tools availablefor its management and protection.