| September 5th, 2020 08:47 PM | |
| Anuj Bhola | MLSU 1082 - ENV.SCIENCE-II Syllabus : Mohanlal Sukhadia University MLSU 1082 - ENV.SCIENCE-II Syllabus : Mohanlal Sukhadia University FIRST YEAR SCIENCE - 2018-19 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES PAPER -II ECOLOGICAL ORGANISATION Duration : 3 Hrs. M.M.: 50 UNIT-I Population ecology : Definition, natality, mortality, fecundity, age and sex ratio; population growth form and concept of carrying capacity, population regulation. UNIT-II Community ecology - The biotic community concept; community characteristics- analytical characteristics of the community - quantitative, qualitative characteristics, synthetic characteristics of community, IVI and concept of ecological dominance. UNIT-III Methods of studying vegetation, gradient analysis and continuum concept, concept of ecotone and edge effect. Species diversity and diversity indices; community classification; Ecological niche. UNIT- IV Interspecific interactions - Commensalism, Amensalism, Mutualism, Protocooperation, Symbiosis, Predation, Parasitism, Competetion, Epiphytism, Types of association-Colonization, Aggregation, Social organization and behaviour. UNIT-V Ecological succession; Types, cause and processes of succession, hydrosere, xerosere, significance of ecological succession; concept of climax. |
