Program Overview

Program Details

The program details for the course "PRINCIPI DI ECOLOGIA" are as follows:

Course Information

• Code: 83950
• Academic Year: 2025/2026
• CFU:
  • 6 CFU, 1st year, METODOLOGIE FILOSOFICHE 11868 (LM-78 R) - GENOVA
  • 6 CFU, 1st year, SCIENZE AMBIENTALI E NATURALI 11914 (L-32 R) - GENOVA
• Scientific Disciplinary Sector: BIO/07
• Language: Italian
• Location: GENOVA
• Period: 2nd Semester

Prerequisites

• To take this exam, it is necessary to have passed the following exams:
  • INGEGNERIA CIVILE, EDILE E AMBIENTALE 11949 (cohort 2025/2026)
  • GEOMETRIA
  • FISICA GENERALE
  • ANALISI MATEMATICA 1 A
  • ANALISI MATEMATICA 1 B
  • ANALISI MATEMATICA
  • FISICA MATEMATICA I

Course Modules

• This course is a module of: ECOLOGIA

Teaching Materials

• Available on AULAWEB

Objectives and Contents

Educational Objectives

The course aims to present the principles and fundamental notions of the various branches of ecological sciences, providing the conceptual and methodological bases for understanding, studying, and managing ecosystems.

Detailed Educational Objectives and Learning Outcomes

The course aims to provide solid basic knowledge of the structure and functioning of natural systems, with particular emphasis on the mechanisms that determine the distribution and abundance of organisms and their relationships with the environment.

Course Program

The program includes the presentation and discussion of the following topics:

• Introduction to Ecology
  • History of ecological thought
  • Ecology and environmentalism
  • Natural Selection and Evolution
• Autoecology
  • Physical environment: climate, soil, water, limiting factors
  • Adaptations of plant organisms
  • Adaptations of animal organisms
• Population Ecology
  • Dispersion of organisms in space
  • Estimation of densities and number of individuals in a population
  • Elementary growth of a population
  • Intra- and interspecific relationships
• Community Ecology
  • Elements of community structure analysis
  • Diversity and evenness
  • Model of equilibrium, area and distance effects
• Ecosystem Ecology
  • Concept of ecosystem
  • Structure of ecosystems
  • Fundamental concepts on energy
  • Biomes
• Human and the Environment
  • Climate change
  • Ocean acidification
  • Case studies

Texts/Bibliography

Available for download from AULAWEB/Teams or from the teacher. Some recommended texts include:

• Pusceddu, Sarŕ & Viaroli, , UTET
• Smith & Smith, Elementi di ecologia, Pearson

Teachers and Commissions

• Teacher: MARIACHIARA CHIANTORE
• Reception: By email ()
• Examination Commission:
  • MARIACHIARA CHIANTORE (President)
  • VALENTINA ASNAGHI (Deputy President)
  • CRISTINA MISIC (Alternate)

Lessons

Start of Lessons

Consult the detailed schedule at the following link:

Lesson Schedule

The schedule for this course can be found at: Portale EasyAcademy

Exams

Examination Method

The exam consists of an oral test on the topics covered in the course. The exam is passed if the student obtains a score of 18/30 or higher.

Examination Schedule

There will be 5 appeals in the summer session (June, July, September) and 2 appeals in the winter session (January-February).

Other Information

• Frequency: Recommended
• Agenda 2030:
  • Fight against climate change
  • Life under water
  • Life on land
• OpenBadge:
  • SOFT SKILLS - Basic literacy 1 - A
  • SOFT SKILLS - Basic project creation 1 - A
  • SOFT SKILLS - Social base 1 - A