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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 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:
14-18 May 2012 

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:
Museo di Storia Naturale – Sezione di Zoologia – Università di Firenze
Zoology Section - Department of Entomology
“La Specola”, via Romana 17, 50125 Firenze, Italy

Registration fee:
€ 200 (Euros)
Participants are responsible for their own travel and subsistence expenses.

Registration:
Deadline for registration: 1 March 2012
Participants will be notified by 15 March 2012 whether accepted to the training.
Click here for the registration form.

Payment:
Payment details and deadline will be provided upon acceptance to the training.