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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Course objectives:
This course will enable the students to -
1. Develop an understanding of the physical working of the Earth, the interactions between species and their environments.
2. Appraise some of the important aspects viz. Natural resources and their Management, Environmental pollution, Wildlife conservation and interactions between the communities with the environment.
3. Emphasis on the consequences of changing the environment on biodiversity.
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25DZOL80 3 |
Environmental Science & Wildlife Management |
CO149: Analyze the concept of population ecology and the occurrence of biogeochemical cycles CO150: Develop an understanding of the environmental problems such as pollution, Greenhouse effect and Ozone layer Depletion CO151: Apprise the importance of Natural resources and their conservation CO152: Differentiate and evaluate wildlife Conservation and management strategies and compare Indian and world zoogeography. CO153: Understanding of concept of habitat diversity, analysis, Sanctuaries, National parks, Biosphere reserves and various protection acts CO154:Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction |
Approach in teaching: Guest Lectures, Discussion, videos and PowerPoint presentations Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical |
Open book test, Class test Semester end examinations , Quiz Assignments Presentation |
Population ecology Characteristics
Population growth curves
Factors affecting population growth
Population regulation Biogeochemical cycles(C,O,N,P,S)
Environmental Pollution –Air, Water, Soil, Noise and Radioactive.
Green House Effect.
Concept of Sustainable development
Principles of conservation
Water conservation- Rain water harvesting (Rural and Urban Methods Soil conservation
Biological indicators and their role in environmental monitoring
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 Conservation
Remote sensing in conservation of forest and wildlife
Radio telemetry in wildlife management
Habitat diversity- Genetic, Species and Community diversity. Habit analysis: Quadrants, Transects and Grids.
Indian Wildlife Sanctuaries National Parks and Biosphere Reserves (State wise location, Definition and differences)
Wildlife (Protection Act) of1972
IUCN and Red data book (Indian species at risk- Endangered, vulnerable, Threatened, Rare and Intermediate.
CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) Appendices I &II
ESSENTIAL READINGS:
● 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 andSaigo
SUGGESTED READING:
● Environmental Biotechnology, Basic concepts and application,Thakur I.S.,IK International Pvt.Ltd.
● Fundamentals of ecology; Odum.E.P.;W.B.Saunders, NewDelhi.
● Environmental management; Sandhu, D; India Environment society, NewDelhi
E-RESOURCES:
●https://esj-JOURNALS:.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1438390x
●https://bioprinciples.biosci.gatech.edu/popula tion-ecology-1/
● https://academic.oup.com/bioscie nce/article/62/3/260/359064
● https://www.unep.org/interactives/beat- plastic- pollution/
JOURNALS:
● Environmental Science and Pollution Research
● Journal of Environmental Sciences
● Bioremediation Journal
● Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
