1. • Campania is one of the Italian most interesting
regions from the point of view of nature. It overlooks
the Tyrrhenian Sea with a coastline length of about
360 km, while the interior is made ​up of a complex
network of mountains that make up the main ridge
of the southern Apennines.
• This configuration generates a considerable
heterogeneity of environments that , for altitude ,
slope, and exposure patterns, cause, significant
changes in plant and animal population

2. Mountain Plain
Hill

3. The vegetation shows characteristics related to the climate, characterized by
hot, dry and long summers and mild and rainy winters .
These climatic conditions favour the life of evergreen shrubs and trees.
The floristic composition of the "Mediterranean" is characterized mainly from
"sclerophyllous species" SCLEROFILLIA (from: Scleros = hard and fillon =
leaf).: evergreen trees and shrubs in compact compact , with hard, rigid,
and leathery leaves.
Typical shrub species : They are part of the Mediterranean species that share
some characteristics (low growth, strong trunks, , stiff and leathery leaves)
which make them able to tolerate the salty winds that blow from the sea.
Typical Tree species : The trees are faced with long periods of dry soil, so they
are usually evergreen or shrubs and herbs. The pines (Pinus halepensis,
Pinus pinaster, Pinus pinea) and, above all, the holm oak (ilex Querus)
represent the natural species of the place.

4. Shrub species

5. •The Mediterranean
scrub is not uniform
throughout the coastal
territory and, due to
the different condition
of the soil and to
the rainfall, different
types of plants can
grow: oak, broom
arbutus(Fig.
1), myrtle, laurel, rosem
ary, sage, cistus
(fig.2), and juniper
etc….
• In places with a drier
climate, flora is
becoming harsher, and
the leaves are
transformed into
spines.

8. The type of vegetation that predominates
on the reliefs of Campania, is in particular
the oak forest (Quercus pubescens) and a
scrub mixed with flowering ash (Fraxinus
ornus) and hornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia).
Although less common, some importance is
attached to forests of Quercus cerris , alder
(Alnus cordata). and maple. The last
one goes up to the heights of 1000
meters.
Quite substantial extensions are occupied
by chestnut coppices that man has
certainly encouraged at the expense of
the original forests .
There you can find the beech woods that climb
up the slopes up to 1500 meters.

9. The native fauna of the Campania region is now
considerably reduced because of the high
population density present above all in
coastal but also in inland areas.
However It is possible to recognize some varied
environments that allow us to distinguish:
 reptiles
 birds
 mammals
 fish fauna

10. Reptiles count dozens of species:
 Turtles (Caretta caretta - fig.1). Worth
noting is their regular transit into the
seas in front of the coasts of Campania
 Tortoise (Testudo hermanni). Extremely
rare limited to a few isolated
populations
There are also:
 the Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica)
 the wall lizard (Podarcis muralis)
 the sand lizard (Coluber viridiflavus)
 the viper (Vipera aspis)
 The tessellated snake (Natrix tessellata)
in the humid valleys of Lattari

11. Numerous species of birds have been
counted so far in the region. Of these,
almost half are certain or probable
nesting.
As regards the phenomenon of migration
and wintering, the region has a decisive
international role.
The coast, the headlands, the islands and
the ponds behind the dunes, are the
sites of greatest importance to the
phenomenon of migration, both for
species coming from the south of Africa
and for the wintering of breeding
populations in northern Europe.

12. It is really remarkable the presence of
mammalian species in a region with
such a high density of inhabitants:
 Wolf (Canis lupus - fig.1)
 Otter (Lutra lutra - fig.2)
There is, also, the presence of nuclei of:
 Wild boar (Sus scrofa),
 European hare (Lepus europaeus)
 Weasel (Mustela nivalis),
 Marten (Martes weasel)
 Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
 Fox (Vulpes vulpes),
 Rinolfo greater (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)

13. The pupils of the "Comenius" project with the expert marine biologist during
the implementation of the activities related to the study of fish fauna

15. alice
alalunga argentina
tonnetto
Aguglia
Alaccia
aguglia imperiale
aguglia imperiale -marlin blu
anguilla

16. murice
polpo
calamaro cannolicchio
moscardino
tellina
cozze
vongola fasolaro Vongola
verace

17. Mazzancolla Gambero rosso Pannocchia
Aragosta
Scampo Astice