The
first set comprises ecological researches concerning: i)
the study of species distribution; ii) the study of species
coexistence within communities; iii) the study of the environmental
factors controlling species distribution and community structure;
iv) the use of species and communities for bioindication
and monitoring. The second set is concerned with the study of
taxonomy, systematics, and phylogenesis of species and of their
biogeograhical history.
The
researches on species distribution and coexistence within
communities are based of field observations, experiments in the
field on in controlled environments and data analyses with different
statistical techniques. Genetic methods based on allozymes and
DNA are used for taxonomic and phylogenetic research.
Applications
include monitoring of natural resources, biomonitoring, conservation,
management of protected natural areas and environmental remediation.
Last but not least, the work of the Section includes making the
results known to a more and more large public. |