Learning objectives
to train students at organizing the stages of a survey work
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
assessment of ecosystem quality of a selected aquatic ecosystem/wetland in the Po river floodplain
assessment of the main pressures in the basin
detection of the main morphometric and hydrological characteristics
evaluation of macrophyte vegetation
assessment of water quality with portable probes
sampling of water and sediment
laboratory analysis of the main hydrochemical variables
analysis of benthic fluxes
data handling/statistics
report writing
presentation and discussion of reports
Full programme
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Bibliography
teacher notes
laboratory manuals
Teaching methods
introductory lesson by teacher
working in small groups under the guidance of the teacher and teacher assistants
Assessment methods and criteria
assessment of the report and the oral presentation
Other information
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