ecology and environmental science assam university tdc syllabus 3rd sem

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THIRD SEMESTER 

EESP-301 

Ecosystem Analysis 

Full mark 

Pass maria 

UNIT-I

Concept of ecosystem and biosphere; components of ecosystem, Major ecosystem - Forest ecosystem, Grassland ecosystem, Agroecosystem. (Marks 7)

UNIT-II 

ecosystem types: Desert ecosystem, Aquatic ecosystem, Mangrove ecosystem.
(Marks-7)

UNIT-III 

Energy flow in ecosystem, food chain, food web, ecological pyramids-pyramids of number, biomass and energy. (Marks-7)

UNIT-IV 

Concept of primary and secondary productivity, methods of measuring productivity in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem. (Marks-7)

UNIT-V 

biogeochemical cycles: patterns and basic types; Carbon cycle, Oxygen cycle, Nitrogen cycle phosphoruscycle. (Marks-7)

suggested readings: 

1. bharucha, E. (2005) Text Book of Environmental Studies. University Press (India) Pvt.Ltd,
2. Hyderabad. 
3. Santra, S.C. (2010) Fundamentals of Ecology and Environmental Biology. New Central Book Agency, Kolkata. 
4. Rana, S, V.S. (2006) Essential of Ecology and Environmental Science, (Second Edition).Prentice Hall of India Pvt.Ltd, New Delhi. 
5. Sharma, P.D. (2009) Ecology and Environment.Rastogi Publications. 
6. Ambasht, R.S. and Ambasht, N.K. (2006) A Text Book of Plant Ecology.CBS Publishers and Distributors. 
7. Misra, K.C. (1992) Manual of Plant Ecology, (Third Edition). Oxford and IBH Publishing 
8. Company. 
9. Kormondy, E.J. (1996) Concepts ofEcology,(Fourth Edition) Prentice Hall of India Pvt.Ltd, New Delhi. 
10. Singh, .J.S., Singh, S.P. and Gupta, S.R. (2006) Ecology, Environment and Resource Conservation. Anamaya Publishers, New Delhi.