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title & Lecture Tutorial Practical/ an y)
Code Practice
Class Xl l
pass with
Concept of Biology as NIL
Ecology 4 2 0 2 one of the
papers in
Class XII
Learning Objectives
of the .diverse
e is to de ve lop a scientific understanding
The primary aim of this co urs interacti~ns
log y. Th e stu de nts wi ll be familiarized with the various
aspects of the field of eco their ph ysical environment. Additionally,
an d d field
between the organisms mm un ities wi th he lp of theoretical concepts an
and co that
attributes of populations vid es a platfo rm to understand the varied forces
d. It pro
examples will be discusse
am on g po pulations of a species.
lead to variations
Learning outcomes
be able to:
urse, the students should
Upon completion of the co epts of the subject
nstrate an unde rstanding of the basic conc
• De mo populations
aracteris tics, dynamics, and growth of and climax
• Ex plain the ch
tics of the comm un ity, ecosystem development
cteris
• Understand the chara
theories species and the
abou t the rel ation ship of the evolution of various
• Gain knowledge
in.
• environment they live ret it
dies, collect data and interp
• Design basic field stu
and community studies •
• Carry out population
SYLLABUS OF DSC-3
Ecology (03 Hours) dy of physical factors: Te
mperature
Unit I: Introduction to of limiting factors, Stu
y, Laws
Autecology and Synecolog
and Light.
Unit II: Population (07 Ho
urs) lation: density,
lat ion s; Un iqu e an d group attributes of popu sex ratio,
pu
Unitary and Modular po dity tab les , survivorship curves, age ratio,
les, fec un rns, r and k
natality, mortality, life tab nential and logistic growth, equations and patte
dispersal and dispersion;
Expo ependent factors.
popu lation reg ula tio n: density-dependent and ind
strategies; Intraspecific
tions (06 Hours) model of
Unit III: Species Interac ers pe cif ic comp etition: Lotka-Volterra
ction s, Int t; Predation:
Types of species intera with laboratory and field examples, Niche concep
ciple anisms,
competition, Gause's Pri_n an d nu me rical response s, predator defence mech
Functional
Lotka-Volterra equations,
Resource partit ioning .
Hours)
Unit IV : Community (05
31
'
ilds,
terist • • • · hness dominance diversity' abundance, gu
Community char ac tcs. sp•ecies nc . ' .th example's and types.
• otone and edge effect., Eco1og1c a1succession wi
ec
Hours) .
Unit V: Ecosysten1 (6 forest; Food
, vertical stratification in tropical
Terrestrial ecosystem s, food web; Energy
~ e s of ~cosysten1s: g food chains, linear and Y-shaped food chain s;
cham: detritus and graz
in
py ram ids and EcoJogicaJ efficiencie
osystem; Ecologic al
fl?w through the - ec nitrogen cycle.
B1ogeochemical cycle
gy (03 Hours) as: National Parks,
Unit VI: Applied Ecolo ervation and management, Protected are
cons onmental impact
Ecology in wildlife s; Restoration ecology, Principles of Envir
Sanctuarie
Biosphere reserves and
assessment.
(60 Hours)
Practical components types from
ottin g of su rv ivo rsh ip curves of different
les and pl
1. Study of life tab ity by
hypothetical/ real data in a na tur al or a hypothetical commun
population density rsity index.
2. Determination of lculat ion of Shannon-Weiner dive
quadrate m ethod an d ca
3. Study of an aqua
tic ecosystem:
zooplankton light, determination of
pH
a) Phytoplankton and bid ity /pe ne tra tio n of
perature, tur demand
b) Measurement of tem t (W in kl er 's m eth od), chemical oxygen
co nten
c) Dissolved oxygen
on di ox ide and alkalinity eos.
d) Free carb of India with slides/pictures/vid nctuary.
m ic an im als
4. Study of ten ende nal Park/Biodivei:sity Pa
rk/Wildlife Sa
rt on a visit to a Na tio
5. Repo
Indian Edition
Essential readings W . (200 8). Fu nd amentals of Ecology.
Barrett G.
1. Odum, E.P. and Edition.
(5th).Publisher: Br ks
oo /Cole.
. El em en ts of Ec olo gy. 9th International
ith R. L. (2015)
2. Smith T. M. and Sm mmings.
tive. Publisher:
Publisher: Benjamin Cu 02 0) W ildlif e Bi olo gy, An Indian Perspec
umdar S. (2
3. Saha G.K. and Maz mited berts
PHI Leaming Private Li ition . Ev olu tion: M aking Sense <?f Life, Ro
D. J., (2013) l_st Ed
4. Zimmer C. and Emlen • Biology,
&Co. pa trick (2 01 7) 3r d Edition. Evolutionary
d Mark, Kirk
5. Futuyma, Douglas an s
Oxford University Pres by the Exa1nination
heme and mode sh all be as prescribed
Note: Examination sc y of Delhi, from time to time
Branch, Universit
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