Microbial ecology of alpine freshwater ecosystems
- Obiettivi
- Techniques for investigations into taxonomy, biodiversity and ecology of periphyton and fungal communities in alpine streams.
Periphyton: communities of microscopic algae and cyanobacteria growing on various substrates. A very diverse group that performs important ecosystem functions as primary producers.
Freshwater fungi: a diverse community of microscopic fungi developing in dead organic matter and performing important ecosystem functions as decomposers.
- Crediti di studio
- 3 ECTS