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Entomological research in protected areas

 Description of project: 

The aim is to teach students and young researchers how to organise and do a field research on insects, how to set and identify the collected material and how to prepare a report on the results of the field study.
Duration of training: 
1 week
Training period: 
Fall 2009 and/or Spring 2010 Exact dates to be discussed with mentor
Target Audience: 
MSc students, PhD students as well as early career researchers
Practical experiences: 
- Techniques (collection, preparation) - Ecological sampling techniques (e.g. fresh water invertebrates) - Management of the entomological collection in a Museum - Identification of the main families of various Insect orders using keys - Literature search, use of catalogues
Lectures: 
- The entomological fauna of the Tuscan Apennines - The entomological fauna of the river Arno valley - Entomology of the Tuscan Archipelago
Seminars: 
The Red Book of the Insects of Tuscany
Name of mentor / supervisor: 
Luca Bartolozzi
Institution/Organisation: 
Museo di Storia Naturale – Sezione di Zoologia – Università di Firenze
Unit/Department/Laboratory: 
Zoology Section - Department of Entomology
Address: 
“La Specola”, via Romana 17 – 50125 Firenze - Italy