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PRACTICAL [1]

Paper Code: 
PES 255
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00

SOIL ANALYSIS

  • Organic Carbon
  • pH
  • Heavy Metals
  • Specific Gravity
  • True Density and Porosity
  • Identification of Texture of the given soil sample of a degraded land.
  • Estimation of Moisture Content in the given soil sample.
  • Estimation of Water Holding Capacity in the given soil sample

VEGETATION DYNAMICS

  • Determination of Leaf Area Index (LAI)
  • Determination of percent leaf injury
  • Determination of Chlorophyll Content of leaves from polluted and non-polluted area.
  • Estimation of Dust Retention Capacity of the leaf samples.
  • Study of Diversity Indices of plant/organisms.
  • Least Size of Quadrate for community study.
  • Determination of Frequency, Density and Abundance of various plant species in a community.

REMOTE SENSING

(I) Interpretation of Satellite imagery for

  • Identification of Water Resources
  • Urban Planning (Preparation of Land use and Land Cover Maps)
  • Classification and identification of Vegetation Cover
  • Preliminary interpretation of Geology

(II) Study of Geomorphology through imagery     

  • Preparation of Geomorphological map
  • Drainage analysis: Identification of types of Drainage and stream characteristics
  • Identification of Neotectonic faults

(III) Studies of suitable areas for Watershed Management

PREPARATION OF A RECORD COMPRISING OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS

  • Hotspots of Biodiversity in the World
  • Protected Areas of India
  • Vanishing Wildlife of the World
  • Important Indian Institutes of Environmental Education
  • Important Environmental Organizations (National and International)
  • Major disasters of the World
  • Major disasters of India

 

Essential Readings: 
  • APHA manual
  • S.K. Maiti: Hand book of methods in environmental studies, Vol I and II, Jaipur:ABD publisher, Jaipur

 

Academic Year: 
2020-2021 [2]

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[1] https://environment.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/practical-61
[2] https://environment.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2020-2021