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Type of activities
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|  | research only
(Hydrobiological Station) |
| academic, education
(Palazzo Grassi, nearby the Hydrobiological Station) |
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| envir. monitoring |
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Main sectors of research
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Ecology of marine communities, Biology of commercial species, Fish behavior, Ecotoxicology of marine species, Physiology of marine species, Fisheries
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Current major projects
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Sexual selection of marine fish, Reproductive biology of elasmobranch and sparid fish, Ecotoxicoly of bivalves, Physiology of crustaceans
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Number of local permanent staff
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scientists : 2
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others : 4
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Indoor surface area (m2) available for
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research : 450
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teaching : 2,000
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others :
250 |
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Conference room
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yes (number of seats: one room of 12 and one room 80) |
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Research vessel(s)
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| | less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 1 |
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Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
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the vessel is a motor boat 5.5 m long, equipped with a 100 Hp engine
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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the field station has 3 aquarium rooms, equipped with running seawater and air supply, 1 thermostatic room, outdoors tanks, 1 wet lab, 3 labs equipped with: stoves, paraffin dispenser, microtome, centrifuge, scales, microscopes, dissecting microscopes, image analysis system, sperm tracker. For field work, the station has tanks and air compressor.
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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Lagoon environment (the field station is located in the southern part of the Venetian Lagoon); artificial coastal hard substrates (jetties, low crested substrates), natural offshore rocky outcrops, sandy-muddy bottoms. Chioggia has one of the major fishing fleet of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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Algae,
Teleosts and Elasmobranchs,
Bivalves,
Crustaceans,
Ascidians
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Specimen collections
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no |
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Brief description :
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In Palazzo Grassi, a museum (Museum of Adriatic Zoology "G. Olivi") hosts the historical collection of Adriatic Fauna, consisting of 1258 specimens, representative of about 700 species. In the museum, 350 specimens are displayed. See web site.
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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The field station has a dorm with 3 bedrooms (2 with 4 beds, 1 with 2 beds), a kitchen, a dining room.
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Training courses
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no |
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The teaching activities include academic courses of the Master degree in Marine Biology and summer schools on Conservation genetics of marine organisms (2010 and 2011).
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Capacity and brief description of library
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The major library is in Palazzo Grassi, and has 105 books, including mainly marine biology, fisheries, ecotoxicology books, but also general biology ones. A small library, mainly including field guides and marine biology books, is present at the Hydrobiological Station, and includes 20 books.
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Type of research institution
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| | governmental, national |
| governmental, local |
| | international |
| academic |
| | private |
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CIESM Guide of Marine Research Institutes
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