Research
MSc thesis
The effect of lamp proximity to aquatic habitats on the attraction of adult aquatic insects.
Artificial night lighting is globally increasing, as the concern for the consequences of light pollution on the environment. Incandescence lights can affect various ecological dynamics as predation, migration or species richness. Nowadays there is a shift to more energy-efficient light-emitting diodes (LEDs), but little is known about the ecological consequences of this new light sources. Aquatic insects like Ephemeroptera (mayflies) and Trichoptera (caddisflies) seem to be particularly threatened by light pollution. Those groups are highly threatened in Switzerland, then is crucial to identify the effects of artificial LEDs at night on the attraction of adult aquatic insects.
The aim of our research project is to detect the distance threshold of the attraction of adult aquatic insects from the water to an artificial light. Our study will be conducted within the boundaries of the regional nature park of Gantrisch. We will place LED lamps and flight intercept traps along the river Gürbe at different distances from the water edge to collect our data.
Curriculum Vitae
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| 2014 | Theoretical and practical training course for scientific and museum educators – ADM (Association for Museum Education), Natural History Museum of Milan (IT) |
| 2012 | BSc in Biology, curriculum Biodiversity of Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems – University of Trieste, (IT) |
| 2011 | Training Course - Management and Conservation of biodiversity of the Wetlands |
Related work experiences
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2014 - 2016 |
Museum educator and scientific workshop designer – ADM, Natural History Museum and Aquarium of Trieste (IT) |
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2013 - 2015 |
Scientific guide, workshop designer and management – Gemina Soc.Coop, paleontological site of Villaggio del Pescatore, Trieste (IT) |
| 2011 | Internship – Natural History Museum of Trieste (IT) |
Publications
Carannante D., 2014. Lupo storico e lupo moderno: presenza ed immaginario collettivo / Historical and modern wolf: presence and collective unconscious. Atti del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Trieste, 63:96 – 57. ISSN: 0335-1576
Lectures
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2016 - present |
Large Carnivores Project: coexisting with and knowing predators, in collaboration with Federcaccia Trieste |
| 2015 | The rulers of the air – diurnal and nocturnal birds of prey |
| 2015 | Silvestris friends – Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) and wild cat (Felis silvestris) |
| 2014 | On the tracks of the bear – Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) |
| 2014 | Who’s afraid of the bad wolf? – Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus) |