- Knowledge of fish biodiversity and threats - Recognition of the main fish families in Europe - Recognition of the main autochthonous and allochthonous fish species in Italy - Evaluation of the criticality of river environments and their fish communities. - Fish sampling and data analysis.
Course Prerequisites
• Knowledge of the principles of ecology and the main zoological classifications • Knowledge of river ecology
Teaching Methods
Lectures using Power Point presentations, provided to students in the teaching section on the KIRO platform. Expert lectures 1) on the main diseases affecting Teleosts and 2) on the use of stable isotopes in the study of fish fauna. Educational field trip with fish and crayfish samplings and assessment of the state of the populations.
Inclusive teaching: For the students who partecipate in this programme, the professor will provide the teaching material that she or he deems most suitable for independent preparation for the exam, such as in-depth teaching material or video recordings that deal with the exam topics
Assessment Methods
oral examination based on questions testing understanding of theoretical concepts and the ability to rework content for problem solving.
• morphology, Anatomy • physiology of fish • Ethology of the different species (thalassobes, potamobes, catadromous anadromes) • Nutrition and reproductive behaviors • growth
• Identification keys of the most common species o Distinctive characteristics (position and differences in the different anatomical parts, mouth, position of the fins, number of scales and livery)
• Environment o Zoning of fish species o Trophic chains o Environmental parameters (physical and chemical) o The hydrographic network and the catchment area
• Management of river environments Restocking (such as where and when needed) Environmental alterations • Water pollution • Alterations of river morphology courses • Weirs and fish passages • Index application (opportunity little functionality) • Non-native species
• Fish sampling in a lotic environment o Sampling protocol o Sampling as a function of results o Data analysis
• Seminar on pathologies • Conservation of native freshwater crayfish
