Environmental Science & Wildlife Management

Paper Code: 
ZOL 224
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
14.00
Unit I: 
UNIT I

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
Unit II: 
UNIT II

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

Concept of sustainable development

12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT III

Principles of conservation

  • Water conservation- rain water harvesting
  • Soil conservation

Biological indicators and their role in environmental monitoring

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT IV

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)

 

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT V

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

Radiotelemetry 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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