Biodiversity Conservation detailed syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Civil students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Civil Engineering 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Civil 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Civil Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of biodiversity conservation is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION 9 Concept of Species, Variation; Introduction to Major Plant Groups; Evolutionary relationships between Plant Groups; Nomenclature and History of plant taxonomy; Systems of Classification and their Application; Study of Plant Groups; Study of Identification Characters; Study of important families of Angiosperms; Plant Diversity Application.
Unit II
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Unit III
MICROBIAL DIVERSITY 9 Microbes and Earth History, Magnitude, Occurrence and Distribution. Concept of Species, Criteria for Classification, Outline Classification of Microorganisms (Bacteria, Viruses and Protozoa); Criteria for Classification and Identification of Fungi; Chemical and Biochemical Methods of Microbial Diversity Analysis
Unit IV
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Unit V
CONSERVATIONS OF BIODIVERSITY 9 In-Situ Conservation- National parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, Biosphere reserves; Ex-situ conservation- Gene bank, Cryopreservation, Tissue culture bank; Long term captive breeding, Botanical gardens, Animal Translocation, Zoological Gardens; Concept of Keystone Species, Endangered Species, Threatened Species, Rare Species, Extinct Species
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Ecological Census Technique: A Handbook, Cambridge University Press, Sutherland, W.
- Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Academic Press, Simonson Asher Levin.
Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
- An insight into the structure and function of diversity for ecosystem stability.
- Understand the concept of animal diversity and taxonomy
- Understand socio-economic issues pertaining to biodiversity
- An understanding of biodiversity in community resource management.
- Student can apply fundamental knowledge of biodiversity conservation to solve problems associated with infrastructure development.
For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Civil Engineering 7th Sem, visit Civil 7th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.
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