Environmental Science & Wildlife Management

Paper Code: 
ZOL-224
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
14.00

Biogeochemical cycles(C,O,N,P,S)

Population ecology

  • Natality and mortality,Population age, distribution,population growth curves, Density indices of abundance, Factors affecting population growth, population regulation
10.00

Environmental pollution –air, water, soil and green house effect

Concept of sustainable development

12.00

Principles of conservation

  • Water conservation- rain water harvesting
  • Soil conservation

Biological indicators and their role in environmental monitoring

12.00

Wildlife – definition, Zoogeography of India and world with reference to reptiles, birds and mammals, reasons for conservation and destruction of wildlife, value of wildlife in modern civilization

Indian species at risk- endangered , vulnerable, rare and intermediate (with examples in reference to Rajasthan

12.00

Habitat diversity, habit analysis-quadrants, transects and grids

Indian wildlife sanctuaries, national parks and biosphere reserves(definition and differences)

Wildlife (protection) Act of1972. IUCN and Red data book. CITES(Convention on international trade in endangered species)Appendices I &II

Conservation

  • Remote sensing in conservation of forest and wildlife

Radio telemetry in wildlife management

Essential Readings: 
  • Environmental Biotechnology, Basic concepts and application ,Thakur I.S.,I K International Pvt.Ltd.
  • Fundamentals of ecology; Odum.E.P.; W.B.Saunders, New Delhi.
  • Environmental management; Sandhu, D; India Environment society, New Delhi
  • Principles of Wildlife management; James, A. Bailey; John Wiley & sons           
  • Introduction to Instrumental analysis; Robert Braun: Mc –Graw hill, International eds.
  • Environmental Science, Santra S.C., New Central Book Agency Pvt Ltd., Kolkata
  • Environmental Science, Cunningham and Saigo
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