AQUATIC ECOLOGY, BIODIVERSITY AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

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Nandini Padhi

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Course Name : Aquatic Ecology, Biodiversity and Disaster Management

Code(Credit) : FSEM 2106 (2-1-0)

Course Objectives

  • To know the brief amount of component of aquatic system.
  • To know the animal association and their environment.
  • To know Disaster management in Fisheries-Basic concept.

Learning Outcomes

  • Function of ecosystem.
  • Importance and conservation of different ecological niches.
  • Sea safety and health management of fisheries community.

Course Syllabus

Theory

Aquatic environment, Flora and fauna: Components of aquatic systems, Aquatic productivity, nutrient cycles, energy flow, food chain. Animal associations: Symbiosis, commensalisms, parasitism, prey-predator relationship, host parasite relationship. Aquatic biodiversity-its importance, species diversity, genetic diversity, habitat diversity, diversity indices. Ecological and evolutionary processes. Ecological niches – lagoons, estuaries, mangroves, coral reefs, flood plains, coastal wet lands, bheels, oxbow lakes. Threats to biodiversity- habitat destination, introduction of exotic species, Conservation of habitats, marine parks and sanctuaries. Conservation programmes for endangered species, ex situ and in situ conservation, captive breeding and management of endangered species. Various national and international conventions and regulations concerning biodiversity, including use of selective gears and exclusion devices.
Disaster Management in Fisheries:
Basic concepts: Hazard, risk, vulnerability, disaster, capacity building. Multi hazard and disaster vulnerability of India. Types of natural and manmade hazards in fisheries and aquaculture - cyclones, floods, droughts, tsunami, El-nino, algal blooms, avalanches, pollution, habitat destruction, over fishing, introduction of exotic species, landslides, epidemics, loss of bio-diversity etc. Causes, characteristics and effects of disasters. Management strategies: pre-disaster, during disaster and post-disaster. Pre-disaster: prevention, preparedness and mitigation; different ways of detecting and predicting disasters; early warning, communication and dissemination, community based disaster preparedness, structural and non-structural mitigation measures. During disaster: response and recovery systems at national, state and local, coordination between different agencies, international best practices. Post-disaster: Methods for assessment of initial and long term damages, reconstruction and rehabilitation. Prevalent national and global management practices in disaster management. Agencies involved in monitoring and early warnings at district, state, national and global levels. Sea safety and health. Acquaintance with fire-fighting devices. Life saving appliances and first-aid. Uses of distress signals and technologies. Relief and rehabilitation measures, trauma counselling.

Practical

Collection of species of fishes and other organisms and studying the assemblages of organisms of rocky, sandy and muddy shores, lentic and lotic habitats. Observation of adaptive characters and interrelationships like commensalisms, symbiosis, parasitism and predation. Field visits to mangroves, marine parks, sanctuaries, coral reefs, rivers, hills, streams, lakes and reservoirs. Working out biodiversity indices.

Reference

1. Fundamentals of ecology ---- E.P. Odum, G.W. Barrett

2. Encyclopedia of aquaculture ---- RR Stickney

Session 6 (Practical)

Session 9

Session 11 (Practical)

Lentic and lotic habitat organismhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uocWdk30eU0

Session 12

Session 17 (Practical)

National park, wild life sanctuaries https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLihUWkvY-M

Session 19 (Practical)

Session 22 (Practical)

River and hill streams for aquaculture https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KFJaJvYH7o

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