OEN352 Biodiversity Conservation Syllabus:

OEN352 Biodiversity Conservation Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVE:

 The identification of different aspects of biological diversity and conservation techniques.

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 MICROBIAL DIVERSITY

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 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

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
TEXT BOOKS:

1. A textbook of Botany: Angiosperms- Taxonomy, Anatomy, Economic Botany & Embryology. S. Chand, Limited, Pandey, B. P. January 2001
2. Principles of Systematic Zoology, Mcgraw-Hill College, Ashlock, P.D., Latest Edition.
3. Microbiology, MacGraw Hill Companies Inc, Prescott, L.M., Harley, J.P., and Klein D.A. (2022).
4. Microbiology, Pearson Publisher, Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L.Case, 13th Edition 2019

REFERENCES:

1. Ecological Census Technique: A Handbook, Cambridge University Press, Sutherland, W.
2. Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Academic Press, Simonson Asher Levin.

COURSE OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
CO1: An insight into the structure and function of diversity for ecosystem stability.
CO2: Understand the concept of animal diversity and taxonomy
CO3: Understand socio-economic issues pertaining to biodiversity
CO4: An understanding of biodiversity in community resource management.
CO5: Student can apply fundamental knowledge of biodiversity conservation to solve problems associated with infrastructure development.