Advances in Plant Ecology

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Kalpita Bhatta

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Course Name : Advances in Plant Ecology

Code(Credit) : CUTM 1434(3-1-0)

Course Objectives

•To Know and understand the concept of Ecology.
•Describe bio geochemistry, energy flow, biodiversity and their response to climate change.
•Develop a broad range of knowledge about biological activity of toxic substance.
•Students will gain an overview of contemporary pollution issues.
•Students will gain competency to understand the conservation biology.

Course  Outcome

COs Course outcomes Mapping COs with POs (High-3, Medium-2, Low-1)
CO1 Gain the knowledge of advanced topics in plant ecology and develop a scientific understanding of Ecology, Ecosystem and its principles PO1-3, PO2-2,PO3-1, PO7-1
CO2 Knowledge gained can be applied to field and laboratory. It will be helpful in conservation, ecological consultancy and research. PO1-2, PO2-3, PO4-3, PO3-1, PO7-2
CO3 Evaluate the environment pollution issues and the processes that influences their source, pathways and receptors PO1-2, PO2-3, PO4-3, PO3-1, PO7-2,PO8-2
CO4 Be able to understand the ecological context in which a particular species may have evolved, or a specific ecological process takes place PO1-2, PO2-3, PO4-3, PO3-1, PO7-3,PO8-2

Course Syllabus

Module I: Ecosystem and PopulationEcology
Introduction to Ecology, Evolution of Ecology, Ecosystems and its different components, Trophic levels, energy flow pathways and ecological efficiencies, Gia hypothesis, global biogeochemical cycles of C, N, P, & S, ecosystem stability. Population Ecology: Characteristics of population: Distribution and size, factors affecting population size, Life history strategies, r and K selection, Concept of meta population, types and dynamics in meta population.
Practice:Practice on Nitrogen Cycle.

Module II
: A new perspective to Natural resources
Natural Resources, Types of natural resources, Forest resources :use and over-exploitation,
deforestation, timber extraction, mining and dams(Case Studies). Silent valley Movement , Application of Remote Sensing in Forest Community. Prospects of alternate energy sources, Wind, Geothermal energy, and Nuclear energy.
Practice:Determination of Importance value index of species in a plant community.

Module III: Introduction to Air Pollution and its Management
An Introduction to Environmental Pollution and its Control, Concepts of Air Pollution, Natural and anthropogenic sources, primary and secondary pollutants. Indian National Ambient Air Quality Standards .Effect of Air pollution: Acid rain, Photochemical Smog, Ozone layer depletion and Global warming. Concepts on Noise Pollution: Introduction and Effect.

Module IV : Biological treatment of Waste Water
An Introductory concept to Water Pollution. Storm water, Types (fresh wateraquifer and marine) .Sources of water pollution. Effect of water pollution. Measurement of water quality parameters such as DO, BOD, pH and EC and Microbiologi logical analysis – MPN
Practice:Determination of Dissolved Oxygen of water by Winkler’s method.

Module V: Biotechnology for solid waste Management
Soil Pollution : Types and sources and Control. Degradation of pesticides and synthetic fertilizer. Aspects of Phytoremediation, Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, Solid waste characteristics and its Disposal techniques, Fuel pellets, Refuse derived fuels.

Practice:Determination of pH and Conductivity of Soil.

Module VI: Principles of Toxicology

Toxicology: Principles of toxicology, Dose,uptake and retention,dose-response relationships and Quantal response. Aquatic Bioassay test: Chronic and Acute toxicity, Approach for Sub acute test and Biosensors, Bioaccumulation: Character of Xenobiotics, Concept of Bio magnification and Bioaccumulation., Bio concentration Factor. Quantitative structure activity relationship, The process of toxicant uptake, factors affecting bioaccumulation and measurement of it. Biodegradation of organic pollutants: Biodegradation of halogenated carbon compound, Polycyclic compound, Pesticides and Detergents.
Practice:Antibiotic Susceptibility Test in Microorganism.

Module-VII : Modern trends in Biodiversity
Concepts and components of biodiversity, Biodiversity indices, Biodiversity losses, A broad view on : In-situ conservation and Ex-situ conservation Megadiversity zones and biodiversity hotspots, National and global red data lists, International effort for conservation of Biodiversity. Intellectual Property Rights, Patent protection and Biopiracy and Bioprospecting
Practice: Calculating Biodiversity indices.

Texts Books:
Kumar, H. D. and S.P. Adhikary (2006).A Text Book on Environmental Engineering. India Tech Publishing, New Delhi.
Pradipta kumar Mohapatra(2006). A textbook of Enviornmental Biotechnology,I.K Publishing house, New Delhi
Chapman, J. L. and Reiss, M. J. (1998). Ecology: Principles and Applications. Cambridge University Press, UK
Cunningham, W. P. and Cunningham, M. A. (2004). Principles of Environment Science. Enquiry and Applications. 2nd Edition. Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi

Reference Books:
E. P. Odum (1996) Fundamentals of Ecology, Nataraj Publisher, DehraDun.<br / Hill, M. K. (1997). Understanding Environmental Pollution. Cambridge University Press, UK.<br /
Mason, C. F. (1991). Biology ofFreshwater Pollution. Longman, New York

Crawley, M., Crawley, J., Crawley, M. (1997) Plant ecology, 2nd edition, Wiley-Blackwell.

Session Plan

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Characteristics of the population, Life history strategies, r and K selection, Concept of meta population, types and dynamics in metapopulation.

https://www.slideshare.net/jlehmkuhler/population-ecology-notes

https://www.slideshare.net/TRIDIPBORUAH1/metapopulation

Session 4

Global bio geochemical cycles of Water and Carbon.

https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/envirobiology/chapter/3-2-biogeochemical-cycles/

 

Session 5

Session 6

Practice-1 (2hrs)

To study Nitrogen cycle

http://vlab.amrita.edu/index.php?sub=3&brch=272&sim=1411&cnt=1

Session 7

Session 8

Forest resources: use and over-exploitation, deforestation, timber extraction, mining and dams(Case Studies)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2JGoKEZTqk

https://mhshonorsenvr.weebly.com/dam-case-studies.html

 

Session 9

Session 10

Practice-2 (2hrs)

Determination of Importance value index of species in a plant community.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=calaLZAxTcg

Session 11

Prospects of alternate energy sources, Wind, Geothermal energy, Nuclear energy.

https://www.slideshare.net/shahansaheed/alternative-energy-sources-presentation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwUNOb6kQo0

Session 12

A general introduction to Environmental Pollution and its Control

https://www.slideshare.net/pipe69/environmental-pollution-14379215

https://youtu.be/xGBA1_VVvGI

Session 13

Session 14

Session 15

Session 16

Types of Water pollution and its impact: Fresh water including aquifer and Marine with special reference Eutrophication.Sources of water pollution.

https://www.slideshare.net/prashantpkatti/groundwater-pollution

https://www.slideshare.net/pramodgpramod/marine-pollution-76857615

https://www.slideshare.net/roysoujanya/eutrophication-14467831

Session 17

Session 18

Session 19

Session 20

Session 21

Session 22

Practice-4 (2hrs)

To measure pH and Conductivity of Soil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU33kmrtb1Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjoOnTykf_c

Session 23

Aspects of Phyto remediation: Phytoextraction,Rhizofiltration,Phytostabilization,Phytodegradation,Rhizodegradation and Phyto volatilization.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0k8ze6c5jY

https://www.slideshare.net/Christa_belle/phytoremediation-43828173

Session 24

Session 25

Session 26

Toxicology: Principles of toxicology, Dose,uptake and retention,dose-response relationships and Quantal response.
https://www.slideshare.net/shahmurad65/lecture-2-dose-response-relationship-1

https://www.slideshare.net/AmnaMedani/principles-of-toxicology

Session 27

Session 28

Practice -5 (2hrs)

Antibiotic Susceptibility Test in Microorganism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKqCQpUMyU0&feature=youtu.be

Session 29

Bioaccumulation: Character of Xenobiotics, Concept of Biomagnification and Bioaccumulation., Bio concentration Factor.
http://www1.biologie.uni-hamburg.de/b-online/library/marietta/2bioma95.html

https://www.slideshare.net/DaisyKamengBaruah/xenobiotic-24-1215

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOpZVWpOF6A

Session 30

Quantitative structure activity relationship, The process of toxicant uptake, factors affecting bioaccumulation and measurement of it.

https://www.slideshare.net/MahendraMahi28/qsar-96595698

https://www.slideshare.net/JasmineMariya1/bioaccumilation

Session 31

Biodegradation of organic pollutants:Biodegradation of halogenated carbon compound,Polycyclic compound, Pesticides and Detergents

https://www.slideshare.net/AnchalGarg8/biodegradation-of-organic-pollutants

https://www.slideshare.net/aachaljain2/biodegradation-of-pesticides

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76waFiHn7-A

Session 32

Session 33

Session 34

Mega diversity zones and biodiversity hotspots, National and global red data lists, International effort for conservation of Biodiversity

https://www.slideshare.net/mutturaj13/hot-spots-of-biodiversity

https://www.slideshare.net/harshrajshinde1/iucn-red-list

https://www.slideshare.net/nabeelmano66/biodiversity-conservation-54332004

Session 35

Session 36

Practice-6 (2hrs)

Calculating the Biodiversity indices

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbrMFtblAT4

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I have submitted my Ph.D. thesis under Utkal University. Presently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany, CUTM, Bhubaneswar. I have four years of teaching experience in a broad area of Cell and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Plant Physiology, Environmental Biology, and Ecotoxicology. I have worked as a Junior Research Fellow in Chilika Development […]