Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course student should be able to:-
Course Content
Biodiversity as a measure of ecosystem health, concepts of biodiversity, values of biodiversity, loss of biodiversity and its causes, functional classification of organisms, general patterns of species diversity, assessment of species diversity, theories of species diversity, mechanisms regulating diversity at various spatial and temporal scales, case studies of patterns and hypothesis, principles of measuring and monitoring biodiversity, genetic diversity, species and ecosystem diversity, methodologies for measurement of biological/ species diversity, biodiversity monitoring plans/programs
Required Reading
Recommended Reading