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Alicia Acosta

Curriculum vitae

Alicia Teresa Rosario ACOSTA
Professor of Plant Ecology
Department of Environmental Biology
University of Rome 3
V.le Guglielmo Marconi, 446
Rome - Italy

She is Full Professor of Plant Ecology in the Department of Environmental Biology, University of Rome 3.

She graduated in BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES in 1981 at the National University of Córdoba, Argentina. Obtained the University Award for 1981 (GOLD MEDAL IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES). From 1986 to 1988 completed the PhD IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES at the National University of Córdoba, in collaboration with the Department of Ecology (Biological Sciences Department) of the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain).

1. WORK EXPERIENCE

National University of Cordoba:

Following graduation, from 1982 to 1988, obtained various fellowships and Research Grants of the National Council of Research of the Argentine (CONICET). Work was carried out at the "Multidisciplinary Centre of Plant Biology (IMBIV)" of the National University of Córdoba. From 18-03-1991 to 30-01-1995 she is Assistant Researcher of the CONICET the National University of Cordoba (Argentine).

Complutense University of Madrid:

- 1986, 1988 Complutense University of Madrid, with a grant of the ICI (Istituto di Cooperazione Iberoamericana), under the supervision of Prof. Francisco Diaz Pineda.

University of Western Ontario (Canada):

- 1987 Department of Botany of the University of Western Ontario (Canada), under the supervision of Prof. Lazlo Orlóci.

University of Edinburgh (Regno Unito):

- 1994-1995 Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, University of Edinburgh (Scotland). post-doc grant, financed by the European Union.

University of Rome "La Sapienza"(Italy):

- 1991-1997 Department of Vegetation Biology of the University of Rome "La Sapienza", collaborating first with Prof. Sandro Pignatti and then with Prof. Carlo Blasi.

University of Molise (Italy):

In November 1998 she became Associate Professor, scientific-disciplinary E01D Plant Ecology (currently BIO/03), at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Natural Sciences of the University of Molise, teaching Plant Ecology.

University of Rome "TRE" (Italy):

In October 2002, she became Associate Professor in the Department of Biology of the University of Rome "TRE" . In January 2011 she became Full Professor , scientific-disciplinary Bio/03 (Plant Ecology).

2. TEACHING COURSES

University of Rome 3 (Italy):

  • Ecology for the Graduate Course in Biological Sciences.

  • Ecology and conservation of coastal ecosystems for the Master Course in Biology.

University of Siena (Italy):

  • Ecology and conservation of coastal dunes, from 2006 to 2009 (Graduate Course in Environmental Sciences).

3. SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

4.1. MAIN RESEARCH AREAS

Prof. Acosta conducts research activity on Plant Ecology, basically in community ecology. Topics of interest include distribution patterns of plant communities at different scales, dynamics of plant communities and effects of environmental and human mediated drivers, community assemblage rules, biodiversity analyses and the impact of plant invasion processes. In the last years research has been focused on coastal ecosystems, mainly on coastal dune vegetation. She has been working primarily in field-based plant ecology but research has broadened recently to more large scale vegetation analyses.
 

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