Bio-Geography

Paper Code: 
GEO-144 E
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
12.00
Unit I: 

Historical Biogeography

  • Evolution , Speciation, Extinction and Dispersal.
12.00
Unit II: 

Systems and Cycles of the Biosphere.

  • Energy Flow In Ecosystem
  • The Food Web
  • Photosynthesis And Respiration
  • Net Photosynthesis
  • Net Primary Production
  • Net Production And Climate
12.00
Unit III: 

Biogeo chemical Cycle in the Biosphere •

  • Nutrient Elements in The Biosphere
  • The Carbon Cycle , The Oxygen Cycle The Nitrogen Cycle and Sedimentary Cycle
12.00
Unit IV: 

Biogeographic Processes:

  • Ecological Biogeography
  • Water Need
  • Temperature
  • Other Climatic Factors
  • Bioclimatic Frontiers
  • Geomorphic Factors
  • Edaphic Factors
  • Interaction Among Species
12.00
Unit V: 

Ecological Succession :

  • Succession,Change And Equillibrium
  • Biomass As An Energy Source

Net Production And Climate :

  • Agricultural Ecosystem
  • Forest Ecosystem
  • Desert Ecosystem
  • Mountain Ecosystem
  • Coastal
References: 
  1. Robinson,H.:Biogeography,Eles,Mc.Donald and Evans London 1982.
  2. Odum,E.P.:Fundamentals of Ecology,W.B.Sanders.
  3. Mathur,H.S.:Essentials of Biogeography,Pointer Publishers,Jaipur,1988.
  4. Newbegin:Plant and Animal Geography.
  5. Alar Schmid:Economical Animal Geography.
  6. Cline:Foundation of plant Geography.
  7. G.Ponald:The Geography of flowering plants.
  8. Newbegin:Animal Geography.
  9. Darlington:Zoo-geography
  10. Schimper:Plant Geography
  11. Morris,J.Soloman:Better plant Utilisation in India.A Blue print of Action(I.S.Calcutta)
  12. S.L.Hora:Fundamental coception of Zoo-geography(NGSI,Banaras)
  13. S.L.Hora:Torrential fishes and the significance of their distribution in geographical studies NGSI,Banaras.
  14. M.L.Roonwal:Geographical and Geological causes of the Migration of Animals(NGSI,Banaras)
     
Academic Year: 
2018-2019