Ecology & Biostatistics

Paper Code: 
ZOL 602
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

  Course Objectives:

This course will enable the students to

  1. Develop basic understanding of environment and its biotic and abiotic factors
  2. Perceive knowledge about ecosystem: Concepts of food chain, food web. trophic structure
  3. Describe the types and patterns of ecological succession
  4. Compare major biomes of the world
  5. Link scope and application of Biostatistics and Use of data analysis methods
  6. Facilitate use of data analysis methods including graphing and statistical analysis.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

ZOL 602

Ecology & Biostatistics

The students will -

CO-68 Review the importance of environment and its biotic and abiotic factors.

CO-69 Explain the stages of different biogeochemical cycles.

CO-70 Explain Types and patterns of ecological succession

 

CO-71 Compare the major biomes of the world.

CO-72 Adapt scope and application of Biostatistics and Use of data analysis methods

Approach in teaching:  Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz. Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

10.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I

 

  • Autecology & Synecology
  • Abiotic Factors of Environment—Temperature, light , Pressure
  • Substratum-Soil as a substratum
  • Biogeochemical cycles-Nitrogen, Carbon, Water &Sulphur
  • Populations- Characteristics, Regulation of densities, growth curves

 

8.00
Unit II: 
UNIT II

 

  • Intraspecific & interspecific relationships
  • Niche concept
  • Predation & parasitism- Concept, Host- parasite relationship
  • Communities – Succession, Biome, Ecotone, Edge effect

 

10.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III

 

  • Ecosystem- Components of ecosystem, energy flow, ecological pyramids, Food chain, Food web
  • Habitat Ecology-Aquatic, Marine, Terrestrial-Desert, Forest
  • Wildlife management, conservation of renewable resources
  • Environmental pollution – Air & water pollutants, Global warming, Pollution control strategies

 

7.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

 

  • Introduction, scope and application of Biostatistics
  • Frequency distribution
  • Graphical presentation of data (bar diagram, frequency polygon, histogram, pie chart)

 

10.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V

 

●    Mean, mode, median and their significance

●    Standard deviation, variance and coefficient of variance

 

Essential Readings: 

 

    BOOKS RECOMMENDED:

●    P.D. Sharma, Ecology & Environment Rastogi Publications.

●    Biostatistics; Gupta, S.P. Sultan Chand &Co.

●    Suggested Readings:

●    Fundamentals of ecology; Odum, E.P.; W.B.Saunders, New Delhi.

●    Ecology. Gary Miller, Robert, E. Riclefs. W.H. Freeman, USA.

●    Elements of Ecology, 5 Ed Robert Leo Smith et al. Harper Collins.

●    Environmental Biology (Cambridge Advanced Sciences) Michael Reiss.

●    Ladern,D. Modelling in Behavioural Ecology.

●    The Encyclopedia of Animal Ecology, P.D. Moore (Ed), Equinox (Oxford) Ltd., England.

●    Ecology and Field Biology, Robert L Smith, Harper CollinsPub, New York.

●    Textbook of Ecology, G.T. Miller and S. Spoolman, Brookes Cole, England.

●    Bencroft, H. Introduction to Biostatistics Harper and Row. New York, 1957.

●    Bailey, N.T.J. Statistical method in Biology Low Priced Text Book English Language Society, London, 1959.

●    Dunn. O J., Basic Statistics: A Primer for Biomedical Science John Wiley & Sons. Inc. New York, 1964.

 

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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