Syllabus
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Course Code: MEMT-101 Course Name: Ecology and Systems Analysis |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Introduction : Aims and scope of ecology, biological levels of organization-genes to biosphere, Sustainable development, Ecological sustainability, Ecological footprint, Living planet Index, Human dimensions in ecology Population ecology: Population and metapopulation, Population growth and regulation, Biotic interactions: Competition, mutualism, parasitism, predator-prey relations. |
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| 2 | Community structure and organization: Nature of community and continuum, Ecological niche, Keystone species, Biological diversity, Ecosystem disturbance and succession. Biome and aquatic systems: Distribution, characteristics, climate and biota. Natural and anthropogenic disturbances, Invasive species: Ecology, impacts and control. |
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| 3 | Ecosystem components, Ecosystem processes-photosynthesis and decomposition, Global C and N cycle, Man’s impact on nutrient cycles. Energy in biological systems: Biological energy transformations, global distribution of primary productivity, human appropriation of productivity, energy flow models of terrestrial and aquatic systems. | |
| 4 | Concept of ecosystem modeling, Ecosystem stability, Cybernetics and ecosystem regulation.Systems theory, Ecological models: Compartment model, matrix model, statistical model, Mathematical model, Energy-Circuit Analog Model. Analytical models in Ecology: logistic model of population growth, Lotka-Volterra model, Models of succession. | |
