The overall
aim of this note is to introduce students to the basic variables associated with
the studying of the natural resources in our world. Topics covered includes:
Nature of resources, Man and the natural environment, Sustainability in the use
of resources, Policies, laws and regulations on natural resources, Instruments
of environmental protection, Conflicts in resource conservation, Economic,
cultural, political and social considerations in resource, conservation and
management, Watershed management and nature reserves, Wildlife conservation in
Africa and Emerging issues in resources conservations.
Ecology is defined as the study of inter relationship and interaction
of different organisms with each other and with their environment. It is
concerned with the general principles that apply to both animals and plants.
This PDF covers the following topics related to Ecology : Introduction,
Environmental Impact Assessment and Legislation, Planning and Evaluation
Techniques, Environment Quality and Design.
Author(s): Sathyabama Institute of Science and
Technology
Applied ecology is a framework for the application of knowledge about ecosystems so that
actions can be taken to create a better balance and harmony between people and
nature in order to reduce human impact on other beings and their habitats.
Topics covered includes: Conservation Management, Habitat Creation,
Agro-Ecological Systems, Wetland Engineering, Disease Transmission, Breeding and
Reintroduction of Rare Species, Environmental Valuation, Nature Tourism, The
Endangered Resources, New Societies and Cultures, Case Studies.
This book, Landscape Ecology has written
to present major and efficient applications in landscape ecology, as well as to
propose a solid action for this category of topics. The book aims to illustrate
various treatment methods of the land-use models impact on landscape ecology
creation.
This note will cover fundamentals of ecology, considering Earth as an
integrated dynamic system. Topics covered include coevolution of the biosphere,
geosphere, atmosphere and oceans, photosynthesis and respiration the hydrologic,
carbon and nitrogen cycles.
Author(s): Prof. Edward DeLong and Prof. Penny
Chisholm
This note covers the following
topics: Evolution, Physiological Ecology, Plant Physiological Ecology, Animal
Physiological Ecology, Population Ecology, Population Growth, Population Cycles,
Community Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology.
This book covers the following topics in plant ecology: Ecology of Roots,
Ecology of Stems, Ecology of Leaves, Symbiosis, Pollination, Reciprocal
Nutritive Disjunctive Symbiosis, Social Conjunctive Symbiosis, Nutritive
Conjunctive Symbiosis, Growth Habits of Plants, Plant Communities, Plant
Succession and Applied Ecology.
This practical dictionary is for the
use of students, teachers, and investigators in ecology and related fields such
as range management, forestry, wildlife, conservation, agronomy, and limnology.
The aim of this dictionary is to fill the need for definitions of many new terms
that have come into usage during the past thirty years and also to include many
of the old terms that are used in current literature.
This Introductory Ecology
Module explains the hierarchical structure of ecology-species, populations,
communities, and ecosystems. Each lecture will focus on a key ecological
principle then provide applied examples to further demonstrate the concept.