Prof. Almo Farina Istituto di Biomatematica

e.mail: farina@uniurb.it

Professor of Ecology (BIO/07) , Faculty of Environmental Sciences, The University of Urbino, Campus Scientifico   - Sogesta , 61029 Urbino - Italy
Work Address:   Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Institute   of Biomathematics , Scientific Campus, University of Urbino
Tel.: (+39) 0722 304301
fax : (+39) 0722 304265

Home Address: loc. Ortolano 5, 54013 Fivizzano, Italy tel. +39-585-948139

Education: Doctor   in Natural Sciences, Pisa University   6,1974

Administrative related experiences:  

1980-1984   Delegate Director   of the Lunigiana Museum of Natural History

1984-200 Director of the Lunigiana   Museum of Natural History

1988- 2000 Director of the Laboratory of Landscape Ecology at the Lunigiana Museum of Natural History, Aulla.

Teaching-related experience:

1976-1979   Field assistant to the   Zoological chair, Pisa   University

1976-1984   Teacher of Biology,   High Commercial School, Fivizzano

1992- 1995   Agent Professor of Landscape Ecology,   Padova University

1995-1996 Agent Professor of Landscape Ecology, Parma University

1997- Agent Professor of Landscape Ecology,   Venice University

1992-1995 Visiting Professor at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute, Chania, Greece

1995- 1996Agent Professor of Landscape   Ecology, Parma University

1998-2002 Visiting Professor   Sheyang University, China

2002 Agent professor, Beirut University (Lebanon)

2000 -2004    Associate Professor   of Ecology, Urbino   University

2004   Full Professor of Ecology, Urbino University

Experience and participation in research projects:

1984-1985   Breeding Bird Survey of the Tuscany, Regional Government of Tuscany, co-coordinator

1990 EEC project for the Apuane Regional park, leader

1991 Italian Atlas of Mammals, Regional contact

1992 PIM Tuscany regional Government , coordinator

1994 Green Book Coastal Pine Plantations, Tuscany Regional Government, coordinator

1995 Effects of   acid rains on forests of   Tuscany, Tuscany Regional Government, coordinator

1995- Chairman WG on education, IALE

Participation in international seminars and meetings :

. Coordinator of the International Symposium   on Land abandonment   during the IALE World     Congress in Ottawa (1991)

. Organizer of the First Congress of the Italian Society of Ornithology (1981)

. Organizer of the First Conference on Birds Wintering in the Mediterranean Region (1984)

. Organizer of the International Symposium on The future of the Mediterranean Landscape, Montecatini 1992

. Co-Organizer of the International Symposium on   Landscape Ecology for Sustainable Land Use and Restoration of Biodiversity ,   XV International Botanical Congress, Tokyo, Japan

. Coordinator   of the Symposium on Education, IALE World Congress, Toulouse 1995

. Organizer of the VII International Congress of ecology,   INTECOL   1998

. Organizer   of the XII Congress of the Italian Society of Ecology 2002

.Organizer of the 5 th Gathering on Biosemiotics, Urbino (2005)

Membership, Honorary Services and Community Leadership:

Secretary of the CISO (Italian Center for Ornithology) (1985-1990)

President of the Italian Society of Landscape Ecology (1988-1981)

Secretary of the Italian Society of landscape Ecology (1991-1994)

Secretary General of the IALE (International Association of Landscape Ecology) 1991-1995.

Editor of the   Bulletin of the Lunigiana Musuem of Natural History.

Member of the CESP-IUCN 1992-1996

Member of the Executive Committee Italian Society of Ecology (SItE) 1994-96

Vice President   IALE 1995-1998

Vice President INTECOL 1995-1998

Secretary   General of INTECOL 1998-2000

Member of the   Editorial Board   of   Ecological Complexity   (Elsevier) 2005-

Member   of the Editorial   Board   of the International Journal of Ecodynamics   (WIT Press) 2005-

Member of the Editorial Board of Landscape Ecology, Springer. 2005-

Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Biosemiotics, NovaScience. 2005 -

Member of:

Societa' di Ecologia

Societa' Italiana di Ecologia del Paesaggio

American Association for Advancement of Science

International Association for Ecology

International Association for Landscape Ecology

American Association for Landscape Ecology

Major research activities:   Eco-ethology of vertebrates, Landscape ecological studies, Land abandonment of upland areas and   effects on landscape and fauna, GIS and   expert systems for wildlife management. Relationship between birds and   landscape,   Landscape changes and effects on   biodiversity. Theories in landscape ecology. Cognitive landscape ecology. Eco-semiotic approach in the study of landscape   complexity.