Biodiversity Conservation detailed syllabus for Cyber Security (Cyber Security) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security 7th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Cyber Security 7th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Open Elective-IV scheme and its subjects refer to Cyber Security Open Elective-IV syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of biodiversity conservation is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
INTRODUCTION 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
INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL DIVERSITY AND TAXONOMY Principles and Rules of Taxonomy; ICZN Rules, Animal Study Techniques; Concepts of Taxon, Categories, Holotype, Paratype, Topotype etc; Classification of Animal kingdom, Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Evolutionary relationships between Animal Groups.
Unit III
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Unit IV
MEGA DIVERSITY Biodiversity Hot-spots, Floristic and Faunal Regions in India and World; IUCN Red List; Factors affecting Diversity, Impact of Exotic Species and Human Disturbance on Diversity, Dispersal, Diversity-Stability Relationship; Socio- economic Issues of Biodiversity; Sustainable Utilization of Bioresources; National Movements and International Convention/Treaties on Biodiversity.
Unit V
CONSERVATIONS OF BIODIVERSITY 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:
- A textbook of Botany: Angiosperms- Taxonomy, Anatomy, Economic Botany & Embryology. S. Chand, Limited, Pandey, B. P. January 2001
- Principles of Systematic Zoology, Mcgraw-Hill College, Ashlock, P.D., Latest Edition.
- Microbiology, MacGraw Hill Companies Inc, Prescott, L.M., Harley, J.P., and Klein D.A. (2022).
- Microbiology, Pearson Publisher, Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L.Case, 13th Edition 2019
Reference Books:
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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.
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