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Biogeography
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Course Outcomes (COs) |
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On completion of this course, the students will be able to: CO1: Students are able to enhance their knowledge about significance of biogeography and ecosystem including principles of ecology, conservation of biodiversity and geo-biochemical cycles. CO2: They are able to know how distribution Patterns of plants are the result of climatic and geographical conditions and how their evolution of Texan (genus or species) has taken place on the earth surface in different bio geographic regions. CO3: Students will able to distinguish between the factors different kind of factors affecting plants, environment and biomes CO4: Students will learn about how animals evolve and adapts in different environment. CO5: They are able to know how distribution Patterns of animals are the result of climatic and geographical conditions and how their evolution of has taken place on the earth surface in different geographic regions and dispersal of zoo-geographic regions of the world. |
Class lectures Group discussions Demonstration Interactive lectures Summative and Formative assessments workshops Mini video lessons Digital modules
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Assignments Presentations Projects Seminars Presentation skills Practical assignments Class tests and semesters Individual and group projects Viva voce
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• Definition, scope and significance of biogeography;
• Basic ecological principles;
• Geo-biochemical cycles: carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and phosphorus cycles;
• Biome and biomass;
• Biodiversity: depletion and conservation
Plant Geography :
• Scope and Development
• Functioning and development of ecosystem
• Evolution of plants
• Plants and their classification: Climatic
• Plants and their environment
• Plants and atmospheric factors
• Plants and edaphic factors
Major biomes of the world: forests, grasslands and deserts
Zoogeography:
• Scope and development
• Evolution of animals
• Environmental adaptations
• Zoo-geographical regions of the world
• Dispersal of
-Mammals
-Birds
-Reptiles
-Anthropogenic effects on animals
• Mandal, R.K.: Biodiversity and Ecology (New Delhi : Discovery Publishing House, 2012)
• Mehtani, Subhash: Biogeography (New Delhi, Common Wealth Publishers; 2010)
• Singh, R.B.: Biogeography and Biodiversity ( New Delhi, Rawat Publications, 2009)
• Munir ; Rahman, Hifzur: Resource Development and Environmental Change Volume (New Delhi, Concept Publishing Company, 2012)
• Munir ; Rahman, Hifzur: Biogeography and Environmental Change (New Delhi, Concept Publishing Company, 2012)
• Harcourt, Alexander H.: Human Biogeography (New Delhi, Rawat Publications, 2012)