Syllabus
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Course Code: BOT-304 Course Name: c) Restoration Ecology (elective) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1) Restoration-Terms and definitions, Importance of ecological restoration: strategies of Restoration-Natural recovery, active restoration, rehabilitation. 2) Restoration plan and rehabilitation measures. 3) Natural and anthropogenic disturbances: Characteristics and sources, effects on structural and functioning of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. |
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| 2 | 4) Rehabilitation of salt affected soils. 5) Prevention and mitigation of invasive species; Habitant fragmentation. 6) Ecosystem stability: Structural and functional stability. 7) Climate change mitigation and Biological carbon sequestration. |
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| 3 | 8) Sustainable forestry management and agroforestry. 9) Biotechnological Tools of Restoration. 10) Environmental impact and risk assessment. |
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| 4 | 11) Degradation and Restoration of forest and grassland ecosystems. 12) Degradation and restoration of aquatic resources: River corridors, wetlands and lakes. Adaptive restoration of wetlands; Waste water recycling and waste management. 13) Reclamation of mining sites, Bioremediation and Phytoremediation. |
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