Syllabus
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Course Code: BOT-202 Course Name: Natural Resources & Biodiversity |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | 1) Resources: Types, Renewable and non-renewable resources; resources degradation and
conservation. 2) Land resources: Land degradation and desertification; management of waste lands in India. 3) Water resources: Pools of water and Hydrological cycles, surface water and ground water; water-use and management. 4) Environmental pollution of air, water and soil-types, sources and effects. |
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| 2 | 5) Forest resources: Forests and their importance, Non timber forest produce, forest resources
of India and forest management. 6) Types of energy resources, renewable sources of energy-wine energy, wave energy, Energy from biomass, bioconversion technologies, energy plantation and petrocrops. 7) Ecosystem restoration and Environment impact assessment- Brief account. |
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| 3 | 8) Principals of resources conservation and conservation strategies. 9) Biological diversity: importance, concept and levels biodiversity, threats to biodiversityhabitat loss and fragmentation, exotic species, pollution, species extinctions; IUCN categories of threat. 10) Distribution and global patterns of biodiversity. 11) Terrestrial and marine hotspots of biodiversity; Hotspots of biodiversity in India. |
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| 4 | 12) In situ conservation of biodiversity: Protected area in India wildlife sanctuaries, national
parks, biosphere reserves. 13) Conservation of biodiversity of wetlands, mangroves and coral reefs. 14) Ex situ biodiversity conservation: principles and practices, field gene banks, seed banks and cryopreservation. 15) Sustainable development: concept, principles and strategies; sustainability indicators. |
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