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Faculty of Science Handbook, Academic Session 2021/2022

SIE 2011 TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY 2. Trujillo A.P. & Thurman, H.V. (2016). Essentials of
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oceanography. 12 Ed., Prentice Hall, Pearson, 624
Major elements of terrestrial ecology: the physical world, pp.
plants, animals, microbes. Energy and trophic levels. Time 3. Simon Oakenfold. (2016) Textbook of Aquatic
as a dimension. Ecology. Syrawood Publishing House. 213 pp
General vegetation categories and dependent organismal
assemblages. Life forms and general adaptations among
terrestrial organisms: autotrophs and heterotrophs in SIE 2014 PROTOZOA AND INVERTEBRATES I
different environments; light, water and nutrition. Diurnal
and seasonal variations and cycles. Introduction to protozoa and invertebrate: classification,
Types and characteristics of tropical forests. Diversity of life diversity, ecology and evolution will be explained in general.
in various environments. Reproduction in plants and Groups of invertebrate being discussed are Protozoa,
animals: comparative traits. Reproductive rhythms in Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophora and Lophotrochozoa. The
plants: flowering, pollination, dispersal. Behavioural biology, diversity, ecology, structure, function, importance
aspects of animal reproduction in rain forests. Other etc. for each group of these animal will be discussed in
rainforest adaptations and interactions among organisms: details.
herbivory and plant defences, myrmecophily, parasitism,
saprophytism. The relationship among soils, climate and Assessment Methods:
forest type. The forest growth cycle and dynamic Continuous Assessments: 50%
equilibrium. The ecology of nutrient cycling and importance Final Examination: 50%
of the hydrological system in forest growth. Relationships
among nutrients, growth, structure and biological diversity. Main References:
Key characteristics of biodiversity and biogeography for 1. Gullan, P. J. & Craustan, P. S. 2014. The insects: An
rainforest species. The concepts of carrying capacity and outline of entomology. Wiley-Blackwell.
environmental pressure. Degradation and regrowth of 2. Pechenik, J. 2014. Biology of the invertebrates.
forests. Consequences of various logging systems, McGraw-Hill
rainforest fragmentation and environmental catastrophes. 3. Brusca, R. C., Moore, W., & Shuster, S. M. 2016.
The rain forest as a renewable resource; the concept of Invertebrates. 3rd edition. Sinauer Associates
sustainable forest management. Carbon sequestration by
vegetation. Timber, non-wood forest products and other
forest functions as management objectives. Non-forest SIE 2015 INVERTEBRATE II
tropical landscapes: review of types, comparisons in terms
of productivity. Introduction and detail discussion on Nematoda.
Introduction to Arthropoda –biology, diversity, ecology,
Assessment Methods: structure and function, etc.; Detail discussion of the
Continous Assessment: 60% arthropod group – Trilobitomorpha, Chelicerata, Crustacea,
Final Examination: 40% Myriapoda, Hexapoda. Introduction to Deuterostomia and
Hemichordata - biology, diversity, ecology, structure and
function, etc. Detail discussion of the deuterostome group
Main References: – Echinodermata.
1. Prance, G.T. Tropical Rain Forests And The World
Atmosphere (2019) Taylor and Francis, UK. Assessment Methods:
2. Corlett, R.T (2017) What’s so special about Asian Continuous Assessments: 50%
tropical forests? Current Science 93 (11) 1551– Final Examination: 50%
1557.
3. Primack, R. & R. Corlett (2011) Tropical Rain Forests. Main References:
An Ecological and Biogeographical Comparison. 1. Brusca, R.C., Moore, W. and Shuster, S. M. 2017.
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Blackwell Publishing, Oxford. 2 Edition.
Invertebrates. Oxford University Press Inc.
2. Pechenik, J. 2015. Biology of the invertebrates.
McGraw-Hill.
SIE 2012 AQUATIC ECOLOGY
3. Ruppert, E.E, Fox, R.S. and R.D. Barnes. 2004.
Invertebrate Zoology: A functional evolutionary
Introduction to physical and chemical aspects of aquatic approach. Thomson Learning Inc.
systems, and their importance to organisms. A review of
marine and freshwater organisms with a focus on their
ecological role. The basic principles of aquatic ecology are SIE 2016 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
discussed at the community and ecosystem level, followed
by major marine and freshwater ecosystem studies. Types This course begins with the basic concepts in plant
and exploitation of aquatic resources. Human impact on physiology of cells, energy and enzymes. Next,
aquatic ecosystems. mechanisms in water absorption, water transport, phloem
translocation, photosynthesis in C3, C4 and CAM plants,
Assessment Methods: transpiration and the role of stomata in transpiration and
Continuous Assessments: 60% leaf gaseous exchange. The basic morphology and
Final Examination: 40% development of reproductive organs (flowers, fruits and
seeds), diversity of shapes and adaptations (including
Main References: propagation strategies) been relate to assimilate
1. Huber, P. & Castro, M.E. (2016). Marine Biology, 10th partitioning and plant adaptation.
Ed., McGraw-Hill Companies, USA.

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