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UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT
Paper Code:
PES 151
Credits:
4
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
6.00
Unit I:
Basic concepts in environmental science
Definition
Scope
Importance
Multidisciplinary nature
Components of environment: Hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere and biosphere
18.00
Unit II:
Ecological concepts
Ecosystem: Definition, Concept , types, charateristics and structure
Functions of an ecosystem: Nutrient cycling (basic concept), energy flow and homeostasis
Food chain and food web
Trophic levels and ecological pyramids
Biotic interactions
6.00
Unit III:
Laws of Ecology
Leibig’s law of minimum
Shelford’s law of tolerance
Blackman’s law of limiting factor
18.00
Unit IV:
Habitat ecology
Types of ecosystems- Natural, modified and artificial
Aquatic-Fresh water, marine and estuarine
Terrestrial ecosystem-Forest and desert
Deep sea adaptations
12.00
Unit V:
Desert Ecosystem
Characteristics of a desert ecosystem
Types of deserts- hot and cold deserts
Floral and faunal diversity and adaptations
Desertification with special reference to Thar desert
Essential Readings:
Agrawal,K.C.: Fundamentals of Environmental Biology,2001, Bikaner (India): Nidhi Publishers
Odum, E.P. 1971. Fundamentals of Ecology. W.B. Saunders Co. USA
Odum E.P.: Fundamentals of Ecology,1996, Dehradun: Natraj Publisher
Chapman,J.L. & Reiss, M.J.: Ecology: Principles and Applications, 1995, Cambridge University Press
Cunningham, W.P. Cooper, T.H. Gorhani, E & Hepworth, M.T. 2001, Environmental Encyclopedia, Jaico Publ. House, Mumbai
Sharma, P.D. : Ecology and Environment,2008, Meerut : Rastogi Publications
Kormondy: Concepts of Ecology, Prentice Hall
Townsend C., Harper J, and Michael Begon, Essentials of Ecology, Blackwell Science
Miller T.G. Jr. Environmental Science, Wadsworth Publishing Co. (TB)
Smith, R.L. 1996. Ecology and Field Biology, Harper Collins, New York.
Kumar H.D et. al: General Ecology -, Vikas publishing house Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi (1995)
Ecology - Culvinvux P, John Wiley and Sons, (1986)
Ecology - Krebs J, II ed, Harper international
Academic Year:
2019-2020
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