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Science at Museo delle Scienze: Research Report 2010-2011
inverTebraTe zoology
and hydrobiology research group
VAleRiA lencioni
Head of the Invertebrate Zoology and Hydrobiology Section
Born in salò (Bs) in 1970, obtained a degree
in Biological sciences in 1996 at the university
of Milan with a thesis on plancton communities
from alpine lakes, and a Ph.d. in natural
sciences in 2000 at the university of innsbruck
(A) on taxonomy and ecology of invertebrates
in alpine springs and streams. her present research
refers mainly to autoecology of stream
macroinvertebrates (mainly diptera chironomidae)
and to adaptive potential of target
species of aquatic insects in relation to environmental
stressors (e.g. temperature variations,
presence of pollutants) from a physiological
and molecular point of view. she is also involved
in projects on invertebrate biodiversity
monitoring in protected areas in collaboration with local stakeholders within the
natura 2000 networking Programme. since 2005 she is member of the ministerial
working team engaged for the elaboration of the national quality index for
lakes within to the WFd 60/2000. she is author of more than 100 scientific papers,
including book chapter, and attended about 70 congresses/workshops with
more than 30 posters and 70 oral presentations. she collaborates with the Mds
since 1996, as referent person for the Mds’s collections and scientific publishing
since 2003 and as head of the invertebrate zoology and hydrobiology section
from January 2009.
MAuRo GoBBi
Research assistant
Born in Milan in 1979, he is an entomologist
and ecologist with a strong focus in ecology
and conservation biology of terrestrial ecosystems.
his research interests include the
impact of global change on alpine arthropod
species assemblages (mainly carabid beetles
and spiders). he is involved in several
research projects aimed to test the effects of
climate and land use changes on entomological
biodiversity of different alpine habitats.
his stronger expertise is on insect and spider
species assemblages living at high elevations,
specifically along the glacier forelands and in the periglacial areas. his scientific
activity is testified by international collaborations and by publications on
isi-ranked journals. he won two research fellows (2001 and 2003), a prize for
the best Msc thesis (2004) and in 2009 he received, on the base of his results
obtained on the ecological entomology, the award for the best italian young
entomologist; the award was conferred by the italian Academy of entomology.
he is a research entomologist at the Mds since 2007.
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