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Main References: SIE 3018 MOLECULAR ECOLOGY AND
1. Newman,M.C. (2018). Fundamentals of APPLICATIONS
Ecotoxicology: The Science of Pollution, Fifth Edition,
CRC/Lewis Press, Boca Raton, FL The introduction and history of molecular ecology, issues in
2. Walter,C.H., S.P. Hopkin, R.M. Sibly, D.B. Peakall ecological and evolution studies, molecular genetic
(2016). Principles of Ecotoxicology, Fourth Edition. indicators, allozyme / DNA, molecular genetic engineering,
Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL molecular genetic indicator applications for ecological and
3. Sparling DW (2016). Ecotoxicology Essentials: evolutionary problems, systematic molecular and
Environmental Contaminants and Their Biological. phylogenetic, evolution and decomposition, genetic
Elsevier. structure of the population to communities, microsatellite
and genetic populations, structures and functions of
microbial communities, ancient DNA, molecular
SIE 3016 SOIL ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT approaches in conservation.

Introduction to the major soil type in Malaysia and its Assessment Methods:
vegetation. Soil biotic and abiotic factors that sustain Continuous Assessment: 60%
different vegetations on various soil types. Functions and Final Examination: 40%
inter-relationships between organisms in soil, including
bacteria, fungi, protista, arthropod and other organisms. Main References:
Effects of human and/or nature on soil habitat. 1. Beddek et al. (2018). Comparative phylogeography
of amphibians and reptiles in Algeria suggests
Assessment Methods: common causes for the east-west phylogeographic
Continuous Assessment: 60% breaks in the Maghreb. Plos One.
Final Examination: 40% doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0201218.
2. Guimaraes et al. (2016). A cost-effective high-
Main References: throughput metabarcoding approach powerful
1. Coleman DC, Callaham MA, Crossley DA. (2018). enough to genotype ~44000 year-old rodent remains
Fundamentals of Soil Ecology (3 ed). Academic from Northern Africa. Molecular Ecology Resources.
rd
Press. doi: 10.1111/1755-0998.12565.
2. Ashraf MA, Othman R, Ishak CF. (2018). Soils of 3. Ermakov et al. (2015). Implications of hybridization,
Malaysia. CRC Press. NUMTs, and overlooked diversity for DNA barcoding
3. Hamilton SK, Doll JE, Robertson GP. (2015). The or Eurasian Ground Squirrels. Plos One.
Ecology of Agricultural Landscapes: Long Term doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117201.
Research on the Path to Sustainability. Oxford
University Press.
SIE 3019 NATURE AND SOCIETY
SIE 3017 SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATION This course exposes students to community service and
volunteerism. Students need to plan and implement a
The course gives an opportunity for students to discuss community program in groups. Students are also required
research studies based on selective topics on ecology and to produce a reflection journal to record self-transformation
biodiversity. Students will be introduced to basic guidelines before, during and after the community program as well as
of scientific writing and editing particularly for literature group reports and presentations based on experiences with
review (term papers and current topics), scientific papers the local communities.
(laboratory reports, dissertations, theses, and
experimentation or survey), and critique of research Assessment Methods:
papers. Techniques on oral presentation in scientific Continuous Assessment: 100%
research will be introduced. The elements of writing that are
important to develop the clarity and precision required of Main References:
effective scientific communication will be emphasized. 1. Lina D. Dostilio, 2017. The Community Engagement
Professional in Higher Education: A Competency
Assessment Methods: Model for an Emerging Field, Campus Compact.
Continuous Assessment: 100%
2. Julia Preece, 2017. University Community
Engagement and Lifelong Learning: The Porous
Main References:
1. Turabian, K.L. (2018). A Manual for Writers of University, Springer.
Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. (9th 3. Benneworth, Paul. editor. 2013. University
ed). The University of Chicago Press. Engagement With Socially Excluded Communities,
2. Hofmann, A. (2019). Scientific Writing and Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer.
Communication: Papers, Proposals, and
Presentations. (4th ed). Oxford University Press
3. Hofmann, A.(2019). Writing in the Biological SIE 3020 FISHERIES ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
Sciences: A Comprehensive Resource for Scientific
Communication. Oxford University Press Introduction and overview of local and global fisheries and
aquaculture. Basis of fisheries . Linkage between fisheries
production and primary productivity. Single species versus
multi species stock assessment . Estimation of key fish
stock parameters. Ecosystem based fisheries

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